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The functional character of fabrics: fabrics as aedificestuff beyond that of a inactive tegument. Much of the Interior Architects work consist of the adaptative re-use of concrete, steel and brick edifices. In a universe where resources are scarce and edifices have to be demolished to do manner for new 1s, fabrics could go an attractive option to traditional edifice stuffs. Could textiles serve edifice demands beyond that of a inactive tegument, beyond that of a cosmetic characteristic? Table of Contentss:Page figure: List of Figures†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦..†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦twoIntroduction: Buildings beyond inactive shelter†¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ .1Fabrics as a inactive tegument [ shelter ] †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ †¦ .2Curtain as architecture [ the interior tegument ] †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.†¦ .3More than a skin†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦..†¦ .4Conclusion†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦..†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦..7List of references†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦..†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â ‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦8List of Figures: FIGURE 1: Curtain Wall House, Shigeru Ban [ pg.2 ] FIGURE 2: Axonometric position bespeaking drape as exterior facade [ pg.2 ] FIGURE 3: Section through concert hall [ pg.3 ] FIGURE 4: Large window with functional drape [ pg.3 ] FIGURE 5: Fabric facade [ pg.4 ] FIGURE 6: Responsive photovoltaic fabric strips [ pg.4 ] FIGURE 7: Diagram bespeaking response energy reaping facade elements [ pg.5 ] FIGURE 8: Curtain as splitter and illuming system [ pg.6 ] FIGURE 9: UV-resistant plastic insularity [ pg.6 ] FIGURE 10: Multi layered membrane construction [ pg.6 ]Introduction: Buildings beyond inactive shelterâ€Å"ALL BUILDINGS, Once HANDED OVER by the builders to the client, have three possible destinies, viz. to stay unchanged, to be altered or to be demolished. The monetary value for staying unchanged is eventual loss of business, the menace of change is the entropic skid, the promise of destruction is of a new building.† -Fred Scott ( SCOTT 2007:1 ) Current building rates and techniques could be seen as a response to society’s demands for a peculiar criterion of life ( ADDIS 2006: 5 ) . Within our current preponderantly industrialized society, it is usual pattern to cover with unwanted edifices by taking those things with immediate value, pulverizing what is left over and disposing of it by lodging it into the land ( CROWTHER 1999: 1 ) . This has a great impact on our environment, and can be seen in the depletion of non-renewable natural resources, air pollution and the debasement of the natural landscape to call a few ( ADDIS 2006: 5 ) . These patterns with their damaging environmental effects can non be sustained, either environmentally or economically, and convey on a demand for newer and more efficient building techniques and material utilizations ( CROWTHER 1999: 1 ) . Harmonizing to Guy and Shell,Design for deconstruction and stuffs reuse( 2001 ) The overall end with Design for Deconstruction†¦ â€Å"†¦is to cut down pollution impacts and increase resource and economic efficiency in the version and eventual remotion of edifices, and recovery of constituents and stuffs for reuse, re-manufacturing and recycling.† Design for deconstruction starts to oppugn traditional edifice methods and ways of believing simply by look intoing the mode in which things connect and gulf. With anticipations such as energy scarceness and resource depletion designers in assorted Fieldss should no longer be planing edifices merely to function as reclaimable shelter. Therefore, for a edifice to merely be demountable and adaptable is no longer plenty. Buildings should instead hold the potency of tackling the sustainable resources that are available. In this essay, the functional usage of fabrics as an architectural stuff will be questioned. First, the rediscovery of fabrics as an architectural stuff will be considered. Second, the usage of fabric drapes as a functional architectural stuff within Casa district attorney Musica will be briefly investigated and in conclusion, functional applications of fabrics as a inactive tegument within the architectural envelope will be discussed in short.Fabrics as a inactive tegument [ shelter ] Fabrics being one of the nimblest and lightest edifice stuffs, serve as a premier pick in the building of demountable and adaptable edifices. They are easy to transport and put in and hold a comparatively low embodied energy and C footmark. Developing engineerings besides demonstrate the extent to which fabrics are adaptative every bit good as multifunctional as a edifice stuff, doing the stuff capable of turn toing a assortment of human demands ( BROWNELL 2011 ) . While much of the current fabric engineerings are extremely advanced, the basic rules of cloths have ancient roots. The earliest grounds of woven fabrics goes back about 7000 old ages, puting it about instantly after the last ice age. Fabrics were besides found in the Paleolithic colonies in the signifier of portable tent-like huts clad with animate being teguments, imputing it with a long history as an architectural stuff ( McQUAID 2005: 106 ) ( QUINN 2006: 23 ) . This ancient system displays the careful consideration of resource usage every bit good as leting for constituents to be disassembled and relocated, replaced and maintained. The typical compressive frames and tensile membranes used within the constructions could be easy taken apart by the user as it was lightweight ( CROWTHER 1999:5 ) . With clip fabrics were replaced with lumber, rock, concrete and masonry constructions, deteriorating the usage of fabrics as edifice stuff in architecture. Consequently, fabrics are perceived as vulnerable to H2O, flammable, impermanent and weak whereas architecture is associated with mass and denseness. Therefore, fabrics are frequently limited to cosmetic elements ( QUINN 2006: 23 ) . The incorporation of soft cladding stuffs as an built-in constituent of reinforced infinites challenges this premise ( KLASSEN 2008: 1 ) .Shigeru Ban’sCurtain-wall house (see FIGURE 1 ) serves as an advanced modern-day illustration of the usage of lightweight fabrics in building. The fabric is incorporated as a bed of the exterior edifice envelope moving as a shade supplier ; splitter and enclosure in a domestic context ( see FIGURE 2 ) . By utilizing a fabric in topographic point of a structural wall, Shigeru creates paradoxes between the thoughts of openness and separation, permeableness and enclosure, every bit good as working with the thought of motion across interior and exterior infinites. This design offers credibleness to fabrics as a building stuff hinting to the rediscovery of fabrics as a important architectural stuff ( KLASSEN 2008: 3 ) ( QUINN 2006: 23 ) .Curtain as architecture [ the interior tegument ] â€Å"We shortly forgot about ornaments and colorss and began to construe the drape as walls, frontages, built-in parts of the architecture, structures that finish a room.†Ã¢â‚¬â€œPetra Blaisse ( WIENTHAL 2011:274 ) TheCasa district attorney Musicacreated by Rem Koolhaas, with interior infinites shaped by Petra Blaisse reiterates Shigeru’s usage of fabrics. Even more so than theCurtain house, theCasa district attorney Musicareappropriates fabrics as a functional architectural stuff within the inside. ( This illustration serves merely to beef up the instance for fabrics as a functional architectural stuff beyond ornament but does non look at the application beyond a inactive tegument ) . Contrary to conventional public presentation halls, the Casa district attorney Musica consists of big nothingnesss encroaching the edifice margin. This is chiefly because the halls were ‘excavated from the monolithic volume’that forms the edifices shell ( see FIGURE 3 and FIGURE 4 below ) . Initially the impression of drapes served a strictly ocular map within the architect’s theoretical account and was represented as garbages of fabric inserted as topographic point holders ( WIENTHAL 2011:272 ) . The demands and outlooks of the drapes changed as the design squad realized that even the slightest change of graduated table, stuffs, place or construction significantly impacted on the public presentation and potency of the suites. Finally the usage of blackout drapes mediated between the visible radiation and acoustic public presentation within the halls in order to heighten the ocular and audile quality of the infinites ( see FIGURE 4 on pg.3 ) ( WIENTHAL 2011:274, 275 ) . The coaction between Rem Koolhaas and Petra Blaisse exemplifies the ability of a fabric drape to excel the mere cosmetic and enter the kingdom of the functional. The acoustic and atmospheric definition that the fabric curtains conveying to the interior infinites of the Casa district attorney Musica exceeded even those initial outlooks of the designer. The fabric performs a specific map that could be considered architectural in nature and challenges the typical premise that cloth serves merely as a cosmetic addi tion.More than a skin [ the functional character of fabrics ] A new paradigm in architecture is emerging which includes net teguments, flexible skeletons and lightweight interwoven textile constructions that replace traditional positions of architecture as solid gravitation edge constructions. Dense compaction based edifices can be replaced with more efficient tensile systems that besides has the capacity to react to the natural environment ( McQUAID 2005: 104 ) ( QUINN 2006: 23 ) . This displacement enables designers every bit good as interior designers to make constructions that act beyond the boundaries of a inactive tegument. Buildings that harness their ain power from renewable beginnings. Architecture house KVA Matx late published an article in the Energy Future Journal ( Spring edition ) about theirsoft houseconstruct. This construct aims to make an active architecture that responds to environmental conditions. It includes the usage of a movable fabric substructure thatcrops solar energyby agencies of a antiphonal photovoltaic fabric [ 1 ] facade on the outside of the edifice that adjusts to follow the Sun ( KOEPPE 201: 378 ) ( STAUFFER 2013:21 ) . The row of lodging units portion the energy reaping facade as indicated in FIGURE 5 and FIGURE 6. These are equipped with incorporate flexible solar cells. The facade consists of single strips that change place to track the seasonal motions of the Sun ( See 4 diagrams on the right of FIGURE 7 ) . The fabric photovoltaic’s are made up of fabric strips with a fictile,spring-like construction of fibre-reinforced composite boardsthat bend to organize flexible [ 2 ] PV’s. See FIGURE 6 ( BROWNELL 2011 ) . Here the incorporation of fabrics in architecture is critical in order to let for the tegument of the edifice to reap solar energy. Different shadiness forms are besides created in the inside when the facade responds to the Sun ( STAUFFER 2013:20 ) . The Soft House antiphonal facade demonstrates how traditional‘hard’architectural stuffs (such as non-renewable energy, glass-based solar panels and Sun trailing machinery) can be replaced by low C, lightweight stuffs such as fabrics that allow for easy deconstruction and reuse. Here fabrics are used as a soft cladding stuff on the exterior facade of the edifice, nevertheless becomes a well indispensable constituent of the reinforced infinite. The fabric performs a specific map that surpasses that of mere inactive tegument and challenges the typical premises that it serves merely as cosmetic addition. Within the inside of the row lodging units a set of textile ‘smart curtains’ provide movable lighting. Brooding strips and LED’s provide an energy-efficientilluming systemthat allows for adjustable interior infinites. See FIGURE 8. Harmonizing to Kennedy, personal microclimates can be created†¦Ã¢â‚¬ When you [ enclose ] littleinfinites, the brooding elements in thedrapes reflect the heat from the radiantfloor in winteror roll up cooled air ifit’s summertime†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ( STAUFFER 2013:20 ) . The utilizations of proficient or smart fabrics expand beyond that of fabric photovoltaic panels and LED lighting drapes. ThePolar bear marqueeis the first edifice to implement ground-breaking engineering to expeditiously absorb and hive away heat ( See FIGURE 9 ) ( www.business.highbeam.com ) . The multi-layered construction comprises of a heat insulating membrane on a textile footing. The outer bed is composed of a crystalline UV-resistant plastic that provides heat insularity. Below this bed is a black absorbent fabric which is warmed by the Sun. Roll uping paths form an incorporate system of faculties oriented toward the Sun. This het air is so guided to the energy shops ( see FIGURE 10 ) . Here the heat is transformed into chemical energy within the energy shops by agencies of silicon oxide ( www.bio-pro.de ) ( www. techtextil.messefrankfurt.com ) . This extremely advanced system is still in the development stages but suggests countless chances for fabrics in the hereafter. This invention goes beyond that of fabrics as mere tegument and touches on the functional character of fabrics. DecisionInterior designers are continually forced to revaluate current design attacks due to pressing environmental concerns and technological promotions. Despite the current development in fabrics and as discussed, the advanced usage of fabrics in architecture, the applications thereof beyond a inactive tegument are still in their babyhood. I believe that fabrics could potentially go an environmentally sustainable design solution to that of traditional building stuffs. Therefore, non merely moving as a inactive tegument, but besides making chance for interaction with the environment and that we could potentially profit from the functional character of fabrics. This premiss derives from the case in points that focus on the development of antiphonal fabrics and their applications in the reinforced environment. The assorted inventions within the architectural fabric sphere is increasing and turning toward an environmentally sustainable solution.List of MentionsADDIS, B. 2006.Constructi ng with rescued constituents and stuffs: A design enchiridion for reuse andrecycling.United Kingdom: Earthscan. Biopro baden. 2013. A warm house thanks to polar bear rule: News.Found online at:hypertext transfer protocol: //www.bio-pro.de/magazin/index.html? lang=en & A ; artikelid=/artikel/09100/index.html. [ accessed: 24 February 2014 ] . 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Business - Essay Example Differences between the 80s and 90s generations are more prominent in terms of relationships and values attached to work, materials, information and technology. Research conducted by Luo and Lagerdahl (2010; p.7) indicated that the 80s youth gave more importance to friends and enjoyment. The reason is attributed to the single-child family norm introduced in 1980s, which also resulted in individualistic attitude to an extent. This research showed that the 80s generation was enthusiastic about the new life style, trendy and fashionable living, and extremely competitive about status symbols in comparison with peers and friends. Because of the importance attached to status symbols, this group felt the pressure of acquiring more wealth and material in order to improve their standards of living; as a result, even expenditure was high. Television affordability had major impact on this generation (Wu, 2009 p.19). The 80s generation laid much emphasis on collective improvement of living stand ards (Luo & Lagerdahl, 2010, p.7). Moreover, post-80s generation are active, independent and with diversified opinions, and "feel China is closer to the rest of the world" (China Daily, 2009, p.1). These findings indicate that though individualism emerged, it was submissive and group culture dominated due to the values attached.

Should national energy policy in the US focus on building more nuclear Research Paper

Should national energy policy in the US focus on building more nuclear power plants - Research Paper Example Due to the growing issue of safety and security globally, many terrorist organizations are trying to access nuclear facilities for endangering the security of the United States. Internally, the existing nuclear reactors in U.S. will experience change in their design as they have received 20 year operating license extensions (Blatt 228). Nuclear disposal management poses a severe challenge for the authorities as well. The problem of highly radioactive waste disposal and storage has adopted a controversial aspect. Consequently, it is more feasible to use alternative energy resources such as biomass, wind energy, ethanol, and other resources. In the subsequent part of this research paper, first the Energy Policy is accounted for, which is followed by cost, safety and security side, and waste management of nuclear plants. Before summary, alternative sources to nuclear plants are elaborated. Energy Policy The Energy Policy Act (EPA) accounts for energy production in the United States (Env ironmental Protection Agency). The Policy includes the issues such as energy efficiency, oil and gas , coal, renewable energy, nuclear matters and security, tribal energy, vehicles and motor fuels including ethanol, energy tax incentives, hydrogen, hydropower and geothermal energy and climate change technology. ... On the other hand, the secondary energy source is provided by electricity that is produced from the primary sources. According to the statistics provided by the EIA, the breakout of total energy production in 2010 was: Coal- 30 % Natural gal -30% Petroleum (crude oil and natural gas plant liquids)- 19% Nuclear electric power- 10% Renewable energy- 10%. Cost Side of Nuclear Energy Development Nuclear energy requires higher cost for development and maintenance as well. In this regard, Holt (2) contends that the reasons for the 30-year halt in U.S. nuclear plant orders include higher capital costs. Holt further elaborates the construction costs for reactors completed since the mid-1980s remained within $2 to $7 billion, averaging more than $ 3,700 per kilowatt of electric generating capacity- in 2007 dollars. Without any doubt, the higher cost of development would put more pressure over the U.S. economy which is already squeezed by the current waves of financial crisis. Additionally, th e 30-year halt in nuclear plant development clearly highlights the existing concerns over developing or going nuclear for fulfilling energy needs. Safety Side of Nuclear Plants Safety of Nuclear plants has become a burning issue. On the external side, many terrorist organizations such as Al- Qaeda and its associates are putting everything they could to destabilize American economy and people. For their dirty aims, they can go to any extent. Under such conditions and threats, the nuclear safety has become more significant than ever before. On the internal side, Blatt argues that over the next two to three decades, the existing nuclear reactors in U.S. will observe change with improved designs as most existing reactors are receiving twenty-year operating

Microscope Lab Report Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1500 words

Microscope - Lab Report Example Bright field microscope is also called as student microscope. Bright field microscope can be used to study live micro organisms and pre- prepared slides. (Fixed stained smears). (Bain 2008). Bright Field Microscope: In this lab bright field microscope is used. The main parts of the microscope are lens system, revolving nose piece, stage, condenser and Iris diaphragm, light source, course focusing knob and fine focusing knob. The lens system consists of ocular and objectives. Ocular lens is the eye piece lens through which the specimen is viewed. Oculars have a magnifying power of 10 x in student microscope and the level of magnification is marked in the ocular. (Bisen and Sharma 2012). There are three objectives with different magnifying power. The scanning objective has the shortest magnifying power of 4x and it is the lowest magnifying power in a microscope. This lens is used to locate the specimen in the slide and to observe the large structures. The low power objective has the ma gnifying power of 10 x and used to observe the smaller structures at little detail. The high power objective of the student microscope has the longest objective and magnifying power of this objective is 40 x. fine details about the specimen are studied using this high power objective. (Bisen and Sharma 2012). The revolving nose piece has the objectives. The objectives with different magnifying power are chosen using this revolving nose piece. The stage is the flat surface on present below the objective on which the specimen is mounted. The centre of the stage has an opening through which the light passes on the specimen. (Bain 2008). The stage is mechanical and geared. The mechanical stage can be... In this lab bright field microscope is used. The main parts of the microscope are lens system, revolving nose piece, stage, condenser and Iris diaphragm, light source, course focusing knob and fine focusing knob. The lens system consists of ocular and objectives. Ocular lens is the eye piece lens through which the specimen is viewed. Oculars have a magnifying power of 10 x in student microscope and the level of magnification is marked in the ocular. (Bisen and Sharma 2012). There are three objectives with different magnifying power. The scanning objective has the shortest magnifying power of 4x and it is the lowest magnifying power in a microscope. This lens is used to locate the specimen in the slide and to observe the large structures.   The low power objective has the magnifying power of 10 x and used to observe the smaller structures at little detail. The high power objective of the student microscope has the longest objective and magnifying power of this objective is 40 x. fin e details about the specimen are studied using this high power objective.   The revolving nose piece has the objectives. The objectives with different magnifying power are chosen using this revolving nose piece. The stage is the flat surface on present below the objective on which the specimen is mounted. The centre of the stage has an opening through which the light passes on the specimen. (Bain 2008). The stage is mechanical and geared. The mechanical stage can be move to obtain the better resolution.

Contemporary Employment Relationship Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1500 words - 4

Contemporary Employment Relationship - Essay Example Employment relations play an important role in the economy of any given country. It is also the main subject in the political arena, but what do we understand about employment relations? One’s mind can ring on unions, issues to do with strikes, not leaving out salaries or better working atmosphere and maybe friendly terms regarding working condition. Employment relation can mean a legal binding existing between an employer and an employee. Normally, it occurs when an employee does a task or a service guided by specific legal conditions in return for pay or wage (MILLER, & CROSS 2013). It is through these relations that the privileges and responsibilities are developed between the employer and employee. Through time memorial, it has been and will always continue being the main engine behind workers freedom at various workplaces in relation to social security and labor act. Without employment relationship conditions, application of both social and labor acts may prove to be futi le to employees. It contains the main guidelines used in defining the type and degree employer’s privileges towards his or her employee.  Whatever is contained and the outlining of anticipations from both employer and employee, plays a significant role in determining the resilience of the affiliation to exert a lot of force on the agreement. A situation may turn to be contradicting especially when two individuals implicated have a different opinion over an agreement that has been set. This may bring the need for a psychological contract in a work environment. The psychological contract can be defined as an implicit agreement concerning the employee and employer (ROUSSEAU, D. M., & SCHALK 2000).

Acute Pneumonia Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 3000 words

Acute Pneumonia - Essay Example As the paper outlines Mr. Jones Stromenger (J.S) age 70 was admitted to the emergency care unit. He was complaining of acute pain when he coughed or when he took deep breaths. He had experience shortness of breath when he walked more than 20 feet. On admission he was recorded to have high fever accompanied shaking chills, sharp pleuritic chest pain, headache and sweaty and clammy skin. When he coughed he produced rusty sputum with mixture of blood. His skin was showing mild tinge of blueness and he was reported to have nausea and vomiting. The temperature was >38.6 degree c with more than 25 breaths per min, systolic BP 100breaths per min. on laboratory finding, arterial pH was less than 7.35, blood urea nitrogen > 30 mg/ dl and sodium < 130mmol/dl and PaO2 < 600mm Hg. On pulse oximetry the patient showed hypoxia and arterial blood gas exchange showed slower oxygenation so breathing tube was introduces and adequate oxygenation was given. The age was the critical factor and the patie nt was considered to be in Risk class 1 that favored the admission of the patient into the critical care. This study highlights that as the first level of emergency care the patient was made to undergo physical examination and chest x-ray. A Blood test and a sputum culture were also ordered. When given a physical examination it was found that the patient had a fever, increased respiratory rate, low blood pressure, fast heart rate and sinus problems. The lungs were auscultation, with stethoscope crackling sounds found, and an increase loudness of whisper speech showed the areas of lungs that were stiff and full of fluids – â€Å"consolidation â€Å".  

Product Innovation Essay Example for Free

Product Innovation Essay Holography breaks through the density limits of conventional storage by going beyond recording only on the surface, to recording through the full depth of the medium. Unlike other technologies that record one data bit at a time, holography allows a million bits of data to be written and read in parallel with a single flash of light. This enables transfer rates significantly higher than current optical storage devices. Combining high storage densities, fast transfer rates, with durable, reliable, low cost media, make holography poised to become a compelling choice for next-generation storage and content distribution needs. In addition, the flexibility of the technology allows for the development of a wide variety of holographic storage products that range from handheld devices for consumers to storage products for the enterprise. Imagine 2GB of data on a postage stamp, 20 GB oncredit card, or 200 GB on a disk. How is data recorded? Light from a single laser beam is split into two beams, the signal beam (which carries the data) and the reference beam. The hologram is formed where these two beams intersect in the recording medium. The process for encoding data onto the signal beam is accomplished by a device called a spatial light modulator (SLM). The SLM translates the electronic data of 0s and 1s into an optical checkerboard pattern of light and dark pixels. The data is arranged in an array or page of around a million bits. The exact number of bits is determined by the pixel count of the SLM. At the point of intersection of the reference beam and the data carrying signal beam, the hologram is recorded in the light sensitive storage medium. A chemical reaction occurs in the medium when the bright elements of the signal beam intersect the reference beam, causing the hologram stored. By varying the reference beam angle, wavelength, or media position many different holograms can be recorded in the same volume of material. How is data read? In order to read the data, the reference beam deflects off the hologram thus reconstructing the stored information. This hologram is then projected onto a detector that reads the data in parallel. This parallel read out of data provides holography with its fast transfer rates. It examines the possibility of manufacturing the end product in the predetermined quantity with desired quality and the sale of the same results into adequate return to payback the investment made within a reasonable period of time over the project life with the help of facilities installed and resources employed Why would you even want a 1 TB CD? In five years, demand for such a product will exist with the addition of wireless streaming from the device. For example, users could scroll through 200 movies along with 10,000 photos and 50,000 songs on the CD. As for the feasibility of such a device, 1TB CD is possible within five years. 1. 8-inch drive capacities should reach 500GB in that time, which would enable to create a 1TB CD with a two-platter drive, like it does now by combining two 30GB platters to produce a 60GB CD. The gigabit-ethernet unit has two drive bays, each approved to accept a SATA hard drive up to 750GB, for a total of 1. 5TB. The company is still evaluating the feasibility of using two 1TB drives in the chassisfor a total of 2TBinstead. We have planned to simulate the Fast Ignition with self consistent fields in full parameters. Our final goal is 500 x 20 x 20 microns up to 100 times critical density plasma and our target is, of course, a 1 TB CD. Traditional PIC code requires an unrealistic huge number of particles to simulate such parameters and it is impossible to run the PIC code even on such massive parallel computer. Treating only super hot electrons as particles and other background electrons as a fluid is one method to solve this problem. As super hot currents are in the order of 100-1000 MA, return current electrons are too warm and the cold return current should not be treated as same temperature as background electrons. Thus we should employ two temperature electron fluids for return current and background. This hybrid approach, however, has uncertainty about a return current temperature and densities of both fluids. To avoid these difficulties, and to reduce the number of particles and computations, we have done one dimensional feasibility study for the PIC code with the collective particles and found that the 1TB CD worked well but it is still in the R D stage.

Similarities And Differences Between Sport And Physical Education Essay

Similarities And Differences Between Sport And Physical Education Essay Introduction Throughout this essay I will identify the definition for both sport and physical education, implementing my own interpretation. I will also explain the differences and similarities between them. My research will be based largely on the affect physical activity has on school children. I aim to concentrate my research on the method of teaching PE and sports, introducing both linear and non-linear pedagogy. Finally, I will conclude with my own understanding of my findings and where I feel research should be continued in order to ensure both PE and sports is an active part of every childs life, especially after leaving school. Sport v PE Classifying the definition of sport is not as simple as it seems. Research states, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sport). This is true, however, there is a lot more to it that just skill and competition. Although rules are a major part of sport, making it sound more serious, it can also be fun and entertaining. Physical skill is a key advantage in playing sport, however lets not forget that most sports also require mental skill for strategic planning. The most important aspect of sport is having fun with the added bonus of maintaining a good fitness level. The term sport comes from the old French desport which means leisure. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport. Physical Education is Training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene. http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/PHYSICALEDUCATION. It is a taught course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_education. In the UK, Physical Education classes are compulsory in school until approximately age 16. As well as learning basic sporting skills, the curriculum also pays attention to health and fitness. My first recollection of PE at School was playing pirates in the school gym which involved running around on sporting apparatus being chased. PE is not always being taught the obvious sporting game such as football, hockey, etc. Its aim is to enhance an individuals progress through a variety of activities, which will boost their confidence level; hence my pirate game vastly improved my agility skills. As the student progresses, leaders hip skills are incorporated into the programme as well as being encouraged to be player independent in their decision-making. The most obvious similarity between sport and PE is that they both involve physical activity. Physical health benefits are gained by taking part in regular physical activity, whether that is during school hours (PE lessons), an extra-curriculum activity, or playing for a local club. Research shows that children who participate frequently in physical activity will reduce their chances of acquiring certain ailments such as diabetes and obesity, therefore improving their quality of life. However, other benefits such as affective and social are also gained. Research suggests that affective development is now evident with children. One of the main signs of this is a childs self-esteem that grows stronger when partaking in physical activity. Research show that stress, anxiety and depression, can also be significantly reduced with regular exercise. Probably the most important aspect of both sport and PE is social benefit. Whether you are playing football with a few friends or in a controlle d PE lesson, it is evident that this is a major part of a childs social learning skills. Anti-social behaviour is frowned upon and, to fit in, children tend to conform to the norm. Also, for an introvert child, communication though activity can help dramatically improve their interaction with other children outside of sports and PE and this has a knock-on affect with their affective skills also (Bailey, 2006). However, there may be implications. For example, we are assuming that pupils are enjoying the physical activity and are good at it. What if a child suffers with ability and/or may be teased by other school children for their lack of coordination? This may cause the child to become introvert and depression and anxiety could occur. Although PE has a positive effect for most, this concern needs to be considered carefully when planning PE lessons at school. However, sport is more about being competitive and winning medals and trophies. Although PE can be competitive, teachers introduce fair play; ensuring teams are equally balanced, whether that is by age, sex, and/or ability. However, in sports, the best players are selected for the clubs first team and those with less skill will be placed in a lower performing side. Sport is voluntary and the number of participants can vary from club to club, but the size of group/team can be adapted to suit the requirements of a match. However, PE is compulsory in schools and classes can be vast, this can cause problems for the teacher when applying rules and instructions, especially given that a proportion of children do not want to partake and may be unruly. Within sports there are leagues and competitions, involving officials and a fixture secretary and each club concentrates on one particular sport. However, the chosen activity for a particular PE lesson is usually decided by the teacher and can vary from lesson to lesson. This decision can also depend on the environmental conditions and equipment available to that school. For example, it is difficult for a school in the centre of London to partake in an outdoor adventure activity, as there are no local amenities to support this and some inner city schools dont have the funds to purchase expensive equipment. Linear and non-linear pedagogy The basic skills of PE are learned during a childs school years. This is normally taught using linear pedagogy, a more traditional method. Once the basics are learnt, a pupil may wish to expand on this skill and join a particular sport they excel in. This is where further, more advanced coaching, takes place and in my experience, a more non-linear pedagogy approach is implemented. Linear pedagogy is teacher centred, instructional, technique-based and practiced method. This style is more advantageous in schools than clubs, where, due to enormous class sizes, it is easier for the teacher to maintain control of the class. However, there are problems with this approach. For example, in my school-day experience, in order for skills to be learned, the teacher would use drills to demonstrate a technique and it was a luxury to play a game. This was a disappointment to my peers and me. Tactics were rarely mentioned therefore my decision-making was poor. Non-linear pedagogy leans more towards the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) way of teaching where it is player centred, involving engaging an individual in being encouraged to think for themselves in both tactical and technical aspects (Thorpe and Bunker 1989). Its major advantage it that it is designed to guide players to become independent in their decision-making. For example, a typical training session may involve a short modified game to identify the teams failings. Drill sessions would then take place to strengthen these weaknesses. After the drills, another game would be played to implement the new skill, using their own thoughts. The coach encourages player independence by applying strategies to match an individual players game, therefore improving their decision-making throughout a game (Light, 2006). The main problem with linear pedagogy is that it can be strict and disciplined, almost military style, therefore enjoyment, which should be a major factor, is low on the list of achievements and participating in both PE and sport should definitely achieve this. Lessons become predictable and children tend to pay less attention due to boredom, therefore not much learning will take place. Also, too much structure wont allow those with less ability to achieve the aimed outcome and, instead, may become stressed at their inability to master the skill. This could also damage their confidence. By not allowing children to think for themselves, it reduces their scope of learning and their tactical skills will be limited. Non-linear pedagogy is not without its faults. At school level, it may lack adequate theoretical teaching from a motors learning perspective. Receiving little instruction from the teacher can result in the child not being able to make the correct decision. It is very difficult to measure whether or not the children are learning anything and it can look a lot like chaos (Mack, et al, 2000). Conclusion Taking into consideration the research and my own interpretation, it is encouraging to see that both PE and sports has a positive affect on majority of children. However, my findings highlight the need for schools to reconsider their method of teaching PE. Other less traditional styles should be implemented to enhance the enjoyment of the lesson, which may encourage children to continue their interest in extra-curriculum sporting activities and perhaps join sporting clubs upon leaving school. This will then increase the number of potential elite athletes. Further research needs to be undertaken to investigate the effects of social behaviour in children. For example, how does participating in PE and sports help reduce crime rate? What can the government do to ensure people from deprived areas are given more opportunities to partake in sport? Overall, any type of physical activity should be a part of everyones lifestyle. Although playing sport is more of an individual choice, it is vital that PE remains a compulsory part of the curriculum at schools as this is the grass roots encouragement they require to continue in their enjoyment and progress to playing sport after leaving school. Reference list: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sport http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Physical+education Ones I have not used yet: http://www.tgfu.org/taskforce/index.htm http://www.citejournal.org/vol1/iss1/currentissues/english/article1.htm http://www.suite101.com/content/teaching-breathing-exercises-for-singing-a146136 http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=5002249790 http://www.bmj.com/content/327/7415/592.full

Indigenous Living Standards Pre Post Invasion Sociology Essay

Indigenous Living Standards Pre Post Invasion Sociology Essay Introduction It is unquestionably assured that the health of all Indigenous peoples around the world, after the trauma of colonisation, has been significantly under threat to better maintain health. Before the arrival of European settlers, Indigenous peoples in both Australia and New Zealand had inhabited their countries for thousands of years. They had complex social systems, which they relied heavily upon, and highly developed traditions reflecting a deep connection with the land. Though, the effects of colonisation, has been apparent. These cultural aspects between person and land, has been somewhat degraded. Many aspects of culture are interrelated to each other, for example, not only does land provide basic necessities for Indigenous communities, which improves the status of health, due to access to native plants, however, it additionally provides connection between spirit ancestors, who provided land to future generations. The enduring grim nature of Indigenous health, especially in Australia, is substantively associated to the outcomes of mismanagement of governments, government health departments and Indigenous affairs ministers, both past and present. This notion is supported by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs in its 1979 Report on Aboriginal Health. The committee found that the low standard of health apparent in the majority of Aboriginal communities can be largely attributed to the unsatisfactory environmental conditions in which Aborigines live, to their low socio-economic status in the Australian community and to the failure of health authorities to give sufficient attention to the special health needs of aborigines and to take proper account of their social and cultural beliefs and practices (Osborne: 1982, p. 1). In comparison, Maoris similarly experienced consistent struggle facing health status. David Sheppards analysis within the New Zealand Environment Court in 2005 specified the overwhelming problems that were faced by Maoris during traditional times. These problems included the lengthy expeditions away from home to hunt food, dietary intake, clothing, shelter and degenerative diseases, such as stomach and intestinal tumours, associated to inadequate health services and facilities. Additionally, Sheppard indicates that skeletal studies on the Maoris did not conclude with positive readings that sort to find epidemics, chronic diseases such as tuberculosis, debilitating parasites, heart disease, [nor] cancer (Sheppard: 2005), which highlights the notion that health was satisfactory, compared with the present. This paper will examine the health problems faced by the Maori and Aboriginal peoples (including Torres Strait peoples), both in the past and present. Additionally explored are the fundamental differences between the two Indigenous peoples and how Maori peoples have progressed far better into the future regarding health status, compared with Aboriginal peoples as a result of the Treaty of Waitangi. Indigenous health in Australia Before the invasion It is merely impossible to realise the present status of Aboriginal heath without comprehending the historical perspectives. Marcia Andersons background paper on measuring the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, clarifies that it is evident that pre-contact, health care systems indisputably functioned with a social system based on three sets of inter-relationships (Anderson: 2006, p. 2), those were between people and the land; between people and creator beings; and between people. It is crucial to comprehend the hindrance of British contact onto the morale of Indigenous peoples in Australia. Though Aboriginal medical practices sought, and continue to seek, meaningful explanations for illness and to respond to the personal, family and community issues produced by [illnesses] (Anderson: 2006, p. 2), this signifies the notion that health matters were not impeded in any particular way, during the period of colonisation, however, other factors imposed by the British, inevitably degraded the Indigenous community, shortly after arrival, and into the future. Throughout and beyond the invasion The arrival of European settlers in the eighteenth century, led to a dramatic fall in the Indigenous population, witnessing less than seventy thousand Aboriginals in the 1930s, from a staggering number of Indigenous peoples estimating seven hundred and fifty thousand. This is comprehensible due to 150 years of exposure to white civilisation' (Borrie: 1975, p. 478), where Indigenous peoples were the victims of massacres, subject to health problems apparent through morbidity and mortality rates, hospitalisation and a considerable amount of disease infected cases which is associated to substance abuse and respiratory related problems relevant to their diet. It is unquestionably clear that these social and health problems experienced by Indigenous communities, are apparent through a number of matters, including introduced infectious diseases, frontier violence and the socio-economic devastation consequence on colonisation (Tilton: 2001). There were no particular health care systems in place to address the disruption that occurred to community wellbeing, due to altered relationships to the land, creator beings and other people. In fact, despite the oft-state intention to protect dispossessed Aboriginal peoples from further harm, suffering continued under various government systems which were established in different colonies, such as the Victorian Board for the Protection of Aborigines, which was established in 1860. The board founded a system of reserves across the colony and hand the authority to force Aboriginal people to move away from their homelands and onto the reserves, and to forcibly remove Aboriginal children. The concept shaped by non-Indigenous government representatives, attempted to control essentially every aspect of their lives including work and earnings, clothing diet, marriage and religion (Vickery: 2005). Furthermore, the level of Aboriginal ill-health will only be reduced if there are dramatic improvements in the physical environment, maximum participation by Aboriginals in all stages of planning and delivery of health care, and if Aboriginal peoples were given, as are all other Australians, the opportunity to choose the type of health care they consider best suits their personal needs. Governments have been under great pressure to deliver effective solutions to the withstanding issue of Indigenous health status, especially through the distribution of health reports, regarding the current position of Indigenous health. Though, the fundamental principle to consider is that the reports that are being released, have no particular impact on the influence of establishing a solution, but rather, the reports cast a shadow over many unresolved matters, for example, land ownership and education, because governments have tended to adopt ineffective and ethnocentric approaches to the Aboriginal health problem based on a lack of understanding and lack of data concerning the problem (Osborne: 1982, p. 2). The reports, however, sought to identity, classify, evaluate and inter-relate current Aboriginal health problems, and to additionally measure the performance of governments, government health departments and authorities in managing and overcoming these difficulties. This indeed establishes a positive footing on issues that are raised in each report, however, reports that are being preceded from the former, are intentionally disregarded. Indigenous affairs spokesperson Nigel Scullion emphasises his support in support of a need to focus on results rather than goals (Symons-Brown: 2011). In order to progress comfortably into the future, governments must be in a position to discuss the positives and negatives of proposals, without bias. Indigenous health in New Zealand Before the invasion Prior to colonisation in New Zealand, the overall health of Maori people was significantly better than [what] it is today (Levien: 2008, p. 18). Whilst life expectancy was considerably low by modern standards, Maori people did not live by current socio-economic standards that ruled their present society in New Zealand. James Cook also expressed his perspectives concerning the stature of Maori people, concluding that the Maori were a health race (Wright St Clair: 1974). Traditional Maori spiritual beliefs also contributed to the health of communities. Mason Durie describes the concepts of tapu and noa, with regard to these communities, and the protective influence this had on health. While tapu was a spiritual concept, it also had practical applications. Tapu, for example, ensured that the sick and dying were separated from the general population, reducing risk of contagion. It protected resources such as harvested food, the sea, nesting bird and water sources, preventing contamination, and preserving resources through conservation (Durie: 1998). It is not surprising therefore, that illness was a rare occurrence among pre-European Maori peoples. Mentioned earlier in the paper, infectious diseases were particularly rare. Geoffrey Rice believes that this is supposed due to both the relative scarcity of contagious disease prior to European settlement and to the careful management of community resources and populace by pre-European Maoris (Rice: 1992). Throughout and beyond the invasion Before European settlement, Maoris had been protected from many childhood illnesses, due to New Zealands geographical advantage over other countries. Alike Indigenous Australians, bacterial infections were not uncommon, however, viral diseases were new. Although, according to Sheppard, measles, mumps, and influenza were regarded in Europe as incidental afflictions, with no serious medical implications; they produced devastation to New Zealand (Sheppard: 2005). Correspondingly the remark made by Levien, had been supported by Sheppard, and suggests that Maori life expectancy [was significantly] short (Sheppard: 2005), where the majority of Maoris struggled to reach thirty years of age, rarely [living] past their fifties (Rice: 1992), due to deaths relating to natural causes (mentioned earlier). Statistics New Zealand conducted an investigation into Maori health in 2007, signifying that Maori life expectancy improved dramatically between 1955 and 2007. A new born Maori girl between 1955 and 1957 could be expected to live to the age of 59. In comparison, if that girl were born between 2005 and 2007, she would expect to live to the age of 75, due to the New Zealand federal government introducing the Primary Health Care Strategy in 2001, which improves Maori access to health, and those peoples with the greatest health needs will be among the first to be addressed by primary health organisations, reducing financial barriers, and most importantly prioritising the health of Maori peoples before other New Zealanders. Dissimilar to Indigenous Australia, the Maori people had formed a treaty with the British soon after the colonisation of New Zealand. It is evident that the Treaty of Waitangi, was the basis of the Northland District Health Board, where in 2001, the board recognised the rights of Maori to equality of health status. The history of colonisation and the current problems of poverty and rheumatic fever, contribute to further health issues. Though, nurses who are working in conjunction with Maori peoples are guided by the Treaty of Waitangi, in order to understand the particular needs relevant to Maori health, similar to any guideline. The benefits of the treaty have been apparent through statistics, both compared with the past and present. Conclusion The consequences of colonisation in Australia and New Zealand are apparent today. Native peoples of both countries have experienced the trauma of colonisation, and the social effects it has had on Indigenous communities. However, the health status of Maoris compared with Aboriginals is significant, merely because of a treaty. Indigenous health in Australia is gradually increasing; however, health statistics concluded throughout the twentieth century, compared with the twenty-first, are indistinguishable. In order to promote Indigenous health in Australia, governments must work cooperatively with Indigenous elders and communities, in order to achieve effective results.

Imagery in Edwards Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Essay

In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Jonathan Edwards created the emotion of fear by using imagery and figurative language to persuade his audience. He used imagery and figurative language so the wrath of God is more fearsome and gave you a mental picture of hell in your head. Imagery is one of the components that were used by Edwards to make his story more persuasive. As the short story begins, the first sentence was an example of imagery. Edwards wrote when men are on God’s hands and they could fall to hell. “…natural men are held in the hands of God, over the pit of hell…” Knowing that you might fall into hell at any moment should scare you. God decided to save you until he wants to let you fall into an eternity of burning flames. Another example of imagery is when he talks abo...

Anne Hutchinson and the Consequences of Misreading :: Anne Hutchinson Essays

Anne Hutchinson and the Consequences of Misreading METHODOLOGY Literary historicism, in the context of this discussion, describes the interpretation of literary or historical texts with respect to the cultural and temporal conditions in which they were produced. This means that the text not only catalogues how individuals respond to their particular circumstances, but also chronicles the movements and inclinations of an age as expressed in the rhetorical devices of its literature. Evaluating the trial of Anne Hutchinson within such a theoretical framework means speculating on the genesis of her theological beliefs with recourse to prevailing theories of gender, class, and interpretation. Because texts are self-contained spheres of discourse, nuanced interpretations of them can be undertaken with greater assiduity than in the case of individuals whose private experiences remain largely concealed from the interpreter's knowledge. A historical analysis of Anne Hutchinson herself is hence, in the present discussion, secondary to the analysis of ho w she comes across in textual discourse as a palimpsest of seventeenth century gender controversy. According to David M. Carr, the history of Scriptural interpretation indicates that religious texts are popular candidates for reinterpretation and, as such, are spaces wherein the personal identity of the reader frequently inscribes itself at length: It is the reader and his or her interpretive community who attempts to impose a unified reading on a given text. Such readers may, and probably will, claim that the unity they find is in the text, but this claim is only a mask for the creative process actually going on. Even the most carefully designed text can not be unified; only the reader's attempted taming of it. Therefore, an attempt to use seams and shifts in the biblical text to discover its textual precursors is based on a fundamentally faulty assumption that one might recover a stage of the text that lacked such fractures (Carr 23-4). I do not so much wish to emphasize the deconstructive rhetoric of this approach as the fact that religious texts lend themselves to creative readings that originate in the reader's experiences or historical circumstances. In other words, the history of Scriptural interpretation exemplifies the text's role as a space where emerging ideologies may be refigured and incorporated into an authoritative cultural tradition. One may think of the genesis of such readings in terms of Harold Bloom's notion of literary succession as "an act of creative correction," the difference in this case being that Anne Hutchinson's creative act involves reviewing the Scripture itself and deriving spiritual knowledge from a finite textual canon (Bloom 30).

Mythology in the World :: essays research papers

  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  How did the world begin? Have you ever wondered this most likely yes. Everyone has been asking this question for millions of years. The explanation of this is called Mythology. By looking at What Mythology is, the categories of Mythology, the regions of major myths, some of the key players of myths, and finally the similarities of the cultures. With that I will start my paper and by the end of it you will have a more in depth knowledge of Mythology.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Mythology meaning the study of Myths. Myth comes form the Greek word Mythos meaning speech or discourse later meaning fable. Myth is defined as a story of forgotten origin, it is religious or supernatural. It seeks to explain the creation of the universe, everyday phenomena and everything in it. The different regions of the world all have a different story and set of characters they use to explain this. Now that you know what exactly what mythology is we will look at the different categories of mythology.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  The different categories of mythology are explanatory myths and adventure myths. Explanatory myth will break down into smaller sub divisions called Cosmogony, nature myths, and eschatological myths. Explanatory myths these are myths that nature or certain events and customs of different cultures. Cosmogony is a big word for creation myths. Creation myths explain the origin of the universe. They use primal gods and animals to tell the story. There are different types of creation myths as well. The first is the single stage creation where a god existed ex nihilo. Which means a god existed in a vast space and created the universe out of nothing. The other is multi stage creation. In this the universe is created by one god. His children then continue to create the rest of the world. Nature myths have to do with animals and everyday phenomena like the rising and setting of the sun. The last explanatory myth is eschatological. This tells how death and other bad things c ame into the world and how the world is going to end. The next category of mythology is adventure myths. These are myths that involve humans. These are stories of major events in history that parts have been embellished or forgotten and made up. Now that you know the different categories of mythology we will look at the different regions where the stories came from.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  The different regions of mythology are Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

Junot Diaz Treflection

JuJunot Diaz Reflection From what I had previously read and heard from about Junot Diaz, I expected the typical speaker that usually stops by our campus: tall male, dressed in a suite, with a charming personality. Knowing he was a Hispanic author I felt like I would be exposed to nothing new during his readings or presence for that matter ( seeing as how being from Colombia and have had a lot of exposure to Hispanic authors).This immediately changed as a couple classmates and I got together to walk over to Sorenson Hall, and, as I we were walking to the auditorium, found multiple students heading to the same even but not because their curriculum required it but rather because they were so intrigued to hear him speak. Obviously, this triggered my own interest in what this author, that I originally found so predictable, had to say. From the moment he set foot on the stage to when he said goodbye, I was intrigued.Diaz evoked a casual atmosphere; through cursing and joking he made the cr owd feel comfortable. What I found most interesting was how he explained the different views between him and his family and how looked negatively it seemed for him to become an artist. He also explained multiple aspects about the cultural differences, and talked about the concepts of â€Å"trading your culture† he explained how crazy it is to realize at our age that everyone’s dreams aren’t your dreams.I agreed with everything he had to say and I found the way he evoked his opinions, through casual conversation and a comical tone, to be very effective. What I found most interesting though, is how he compared writing to an art form which says the stuff people don’t want to hear. As he was talking about this topic, I couldn’t help but compare his style of writing to that of graffiti art. He holds a rebellious attitude towards society that makes his writing appealing.Attending this reading taught me much about the topic of learning by making mistakes. My whole life, I’ve been raised thinking that mistakes shouldn’t occur, and the fact that he mentioned that one should take time out to learn through failure and making mistakes caught my attention immediately. Attending Diaz’s reading has been one of the most interesting things I’ve experience while at Babson and I know that when I type the last sentence of this reflection I am buying logging on to amazon and buying his book.

Hoebel, The Cheyennes: Indians Of The Great Plains Essay

E. Adamson Hoebels The capital of Wyomings Indians of the Great Plains is a detailed, comp ethnographic memorize of the tribes be deceitfulnessfs, practices, and translation to their harsh environment. Though non the strongest Plains people, the Cheyenne used their strengths to overcome their obstacles and prevent a cohesive, stable cultivation. A inactive village culture of the Algonquian linguistic communication family, the Cheyenne moved from the upper disseminated multiple sclerosis valley to the risque plains of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming around 1800 to function the hostilities of the neighboring Lakota (5).Their settled ways were break up and they became horse-riding and nomadic, leaving behind their village ways. Hoebel depicts their culture as structured yet flexible, discerning and skilled in cultural adaptation (103), and geargond toward national harmony as a means of maintaining cohesion. The harsh plains environment, with original weather and little wa ter or wood, is the essential ecological fact arbitrary the Cheyenne (63). They adapted to this by befitting mobile, moving fit to where resources could be advantageously obtained, mastering their gathering, hunting, and trading skills over a wide area, and relying heavily on horses.Their theology is hierarchical, with being at all levels gift with spiritual powers. Spirits can license in human form and their attri providedes lie in their knowledge of how to operate at bottom the globe. Hoebel writes that the Cheyenne believe the universe if essentially a mechanical system which is dependable in essence, but which must be properly understood and used to sustain it producing what humans need (89). They see the universe mechanically, with spirits responding somewhat predictably according to human acts. To survive in their dry grassland environment, the Cheyenne divided their labor stiffly along gender lines.The women gathered roots, berries, and seeds maculation also for aging for wood, raising and doctor tipis, epoch the men hunted spoiled game (mainly bison, antelope, and elk) for meat and smaller animals (wolves and fox) for fur. sexual practice roles govern not only labor, but also most areas of Cheyenne favorable life. Males and females generally stop mixed-sex socializing at adolescence, and males join any of five phalanx clubs once they reach fighting age, while women have only the Robe Quillers (an first of their role as makers of clothing).However, some excursus exists Contraries become transvestites while overdoing the warrior role, while halfmen-halfwomen are homosexual. (Both are isolated yet tolerated. ) The Cheyenne economic system relied heavily on grapple, though because of their location on the high plains they had limited access to many traders. They frequently served as intermediaries between poorer and richer tribes, traveled capital distances to trade their meat and vegetable goods (as closely as robes and leather g oods) for more food, as well as ornamental items alike(p) beads and silver jewelry.Their most historic commodity was the horse, often acquired in trade or stolen from enemies in raids. Cheyenne governance were organized by family, kindred, and band, and governed by the tribal council, where power lay not in the hands of aggressive war leaders but under the engage of even-tempered peace chiefs (43). Composed mainly of sr. men elected for ten-year terms, the council worked to resolve internal conflicts, which were considered more threatening than war, and had a well-nigh supernatural authority.A head priest-chief (the amiable Medicine Chief) and five medicine chiefs presided and had control over most rituals. Hoebels study examines most major areas of the Cheyennes lives and depicts them as a tribe that survived not by fire power, but by adapting well to a demanding environment, trading as well as possible, and maintaining internal harmony and stability.Hoebel, E. Adamson. The Cheyennes Indians of the Great Plains. red-hot York Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978.

Our hearts fell to the ground Essay

Some authorities would like you to set apply your palms up.It provides us with the actual perspectives of Indian other people who lived through those times of manifestation and assimilation. extract From the Lewis and Clark expedition to the old building of railroads, he attempts to explain the traumatic changes of the old Native Americans during the nineteenth century. He opens how our eyes from what earlier historians whose work seems now outdated, preferring to rescue elements of their work.The narratives what are divided into fourteen chapters, which supply historical document and higher secondary essays placing these documents within their historical context.If some tribes adopted varieties of private communication abilities than other tribes theres no telling what various kinds of confusion might have existed during the early nineteenth century.Unlike the books in the past, Calloway used tribal customs as a means to manifest the actual torment the Plains Indians encountered .The Native many Americans were regarded as â€Å"people without history†, when in fact the Indians recorded preventing their history by songs, dances, stories, legends, and visual records on buffalo robes well known as winter counts. Calloway reveals to the reader the Ways the Native American used the winter total counts as a mnemonic  device passed from one generation to another marked keyword with pictographs that recorded noteworthy events in tribal life how that took place each year. It was these customs deeds that enabled 2 OUR HEARTS FELL TO THE high GROUND elders to chronologically pass on their heritage to ensure the survival of their tribe.

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Plato, Descartes and The Matrix

Plato, Descartes and The hyaloplasm what a angiotensin-converting enzyme-third of development that if non for my faculty to select with kayoed accept everything that was in the lead my eyes, I would non hit the hay what to cin unmatchable caseptualise. afterward interpreting the tether synopses I had to shake up and recollect, did I state this or was this a inhalation? I al integrityow today render and analyse and distinguish the 3 and expose if thither were close to(prenominal) similarities and differences. I provide arrive with flowerpotvas Plato and the ground substance in that in that location be similarities in the midst of the cardinal. The similarities atomic number 18 that in both(prenominal) synopses the players ( modern of the intercellular substance and the lot in the subvert) be be deceived by what is before them.The spate in the sabotage argon fooled by items carried on the clearance of deal designateing on a brocaded walk easy them. These items drag a vestige on the border in introductory of them non astute they be shadows the prisoners conceptualize they atomic number 18 palpable. The tone that came get rid of the circumvent grade by move from the paseo was survey to be real(a) sounds do by the shadows on the circumvent. In veracity they were set up feet and come and could non natter the end rump them that caused the shadows on the wall(a) as population would walk by.In the ground substance we name modern who believed he was a figurer programmer for a softw argon corporation, at darkness he would unravel on his calculator hacking into several(prenominal) an advanced(prenominal)(prenominal) computers. He was told that in public his gentleman was an illusion, which was designed to handle population low control. In the legend of the counteract Socrates decla rosy that when one was freed and had to hurt up and pass his head and guess almost com prehend firing for the depression clip he would be uneffective to cope the items whose shadows he once see on the wall.When told that the items was make of oppose and woods and some other materials and non real, it would be ambitious for him to believe. In the matrix Morpheus tells Neo that the whole human course race is unconscious(p) with a lusus naturae car charge them alive. He at that placefore pop the question him a stylus proscribed by fetching the red pill, which he does and recoup out what is real loss on. When we hear at Descartes venture comp ard to the other both synopses, at that place ar some differences. get-go the hyaloplasm and Plato are both fooled by perceptions of what is real and what is not.In the conjecture Descartes is not really fooled, he destiny to pass all beliefs in things that are not all certain, and clear what can be cognise for sure. To do this he moldiness send-off separate his beliefs by posture in headi ng the position his senses had fooled him previously. He thusly proposes other reasons to head that his beliefs are confessedly. nigh he make up his reprehensible heller opening which could deceive him, he past choose if he is queasy or dreaming. He urgency to avoid notion on his beliefs level off if there is each inquiry what so ever.In culture we make up two synopses that ease up some similarities and differences and one that is alone difference. The ground substance and the the great unwashed in the cave perplex allusions that are not real. Where as in the conjecture we aim one that call for to immobilise everything that he ever believed to be true, and come forth everywhere to edition a new representation of believe what is true and what is not true. every trine synopses did merely make you think what if? alone believe in a deity that created all things and everyone, I do not believe that I am dreaming.

Mcdonalds †Operations Mgt Essay

1. What characteristics of McDonalds discoverturn memorial tablet of rules tole rate been de envisionationination primal in twist its present of achi invariably and crop in the attention? McDonalds crotchety takings transcription has been of import to their bodily schema. rotating shaft Kroc directly apothegm extol in the McDonald brothers achievement methodology. The McDonald brothers statementled the readiness of distri exceptively card item, regulation on the dot how frequently of from for each cardinal virtuoso outstripping would go on each burger, in enunciate to substantiate conformity and uniformity. red forward, the c in everyer-out would stern their vocation example on triplet rein tenets circumscribed visiting card, piticapable prices, and nimble divine overhaul. Kroc g server e genuinelywhere perfecting the operate(a)(a) arranging with these tether tenets in oral sex. He believed that accord and uniformity, with gaze to w ars, should be the everywherearching goals of this surgery dodging. It began with the Speedee value constitution of rules in 1948 and move to originate from that point. McDonalds in subroutine(p) placement rivet on quadruplet list beas up(a) the harvest- sentence, meliorate equipment, let approximatelyment fine supplier relations, and maturation and observe certifyes.McDonalds had created a whimsical descent with its franchisees and suppliers. McDonalds believed that franchise increment was where they should learn a crap their pro gets, non chiefly from the franchise fees, which had been the attention standard. This consanguinity fostered branch and grounding as franchisees do recommendations and tind feedback on what was operative and what wasnt. McDonalds broke some other industriousness standard by unquestionable very close human relationships with supplier. McDonalds act uponed intimately with suppliers to fit schemeatic eachy in high spirits character pabulum ingatherings make to McDonalds aim specialisedations. By wees with the suppliers to control the prime(prenominal) of their products, McDonalds was destiny to insure that a burger served at any one of their locations would estimate the resembling, penchant the same, and reinforce McDonalds temper for none and consistency. The suppliers k bracing that if they met the very restrain standards find off by McDonalds, they would be rewarded with the dedication of a very moneymaking customer. This relationship was in return full as the accordant hire from McDonalds service of processed suppliers get down on board the twine, bout wasted earth trading trading out suppurations into major(ip)(ip) institutional vendors.2. What are the primary feather sunrise(prenominal) scraps McDonalds faces in the mid-nineties? In the advance(prenominal) 90s, McDonalds k instantlyn ingathering rate began to s embarra ssed. Consumer preferences were ever- changing and McDonalds unbalanced that the bound plug-in that had served them so healthy over the anterior decades efficacy non be seemly to admit them into the proximo. discharge into the mid-nineties McDonalds confront umpteen challenges, including change magnitude disputation in the interior(prenominal) quick- dish out marketplace, consumer drag to post fitter options, and annex environmental criticism. The major challenges draw in the faux pas involve the fol get downs chance(a) eat eating places, much(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) as cayennes and chromatic Garden, were get progressively popular. These restaurants abideed a commodious pickaxe of card items, with prices that could deal with McDonalds. Drive-thru all gyves, such(prenominal) as transonic and tease aparts, were out-performing McDonalds on reanimate of service. These chains were now sightedness largish offset, where Mc Donalds working out was retardant down. taco buzzer had sustain some other cock-a-hoop competitor. wetback buzzer foc officed on providing an coarse offer of tatty Mexi back excessivelyth victuals. greaser bell had 26 circuit board items down the stairs one dollar. They were able to hap their prices execrable by switching fodder forwardness to offsite suppliers, requiring little kitchen reside on-site. livelihood was a maturement fright among galore(postnominal) Ameri sack consumers, and McDonalds had incur corresponding with high- lucubrate, high-calorie spendthrift food. thither was entire contract for McDonalds to attach their remotee with better options, subvert in eke out and atomic come 11 than the tralatitious burgers and fries. Including a broadr motley of items on their notice was promising obligatory to wreak the changing take and preferences of their consumers, provided McDonalds incumbrance competencies were reinfor ced rough an operate(a) carcass that was intentional for bustling spoken language of a particular get along of wag items. McDonalds had get going the indicate of environmental activists who criticized the rural practices of McDonalds suppliers and the comm social unitys big use of liquid packaging.3. What are the reveal types of flexibleness which McDonalds operations strategy postulate to reinforcer? Which does it second and how? Which does it not take s humiliatedly and wherefore? harvest-time/service tractableness is the baron of the organization to overhaul smart products and run which customers whitethorn find attractive. McDonalds achieved great triumph with the founding of its break sporting carte in the 1970s, proving that product tractability is an burning(prenominal) utensil for harvest-time in their indus essay. That said, the long term advantage of McDonalds direct molding is largely referable to their loyalty to asseveratei ng a check posting. while McDonalds should conserve to go up and shew pertly products, they imply to be fabian about expanding their identity card a standardised much. mountain and preservation tractability imparts the operation to mark its outturn levels and its words procedures in shape to mete out with unprovided for(predicate) changes in how to a greater extent than products and operate customers compliments, when they take them, and/or where they want them.McDonalds equipment and work f showtimes were intentional for maximum efficiency. ready service was deprecative to increase book of gross gross revenue per unit time. With prize to speech flummoxs, McDonalds had overly certain a calculate of diametric building designs, such as drive-thru nevertheless facilities and cafs fit for dinky towns. They withal pose McDonalds in peeled venues, such as schools, hospitals and airports. smorgasbord tractability allows an organization to produ ce a ample shape of products and go for its customers to involve from. The operating(a) system at McDonalds had been constructed to encounter uniformity, fictitious character and repair in all of their restaurants. If they inscribe a tolerant conformation of foods it would pick an operation strategy built virtually a expressage notice. McDonalds whitethorn bedevil treasured to offer a wide manikin of products still it would be a received challenge to maintain their standards with appraise to quality, speed, and pricing.4. How would you hold the system to keep back these changes in the US? McDonalds could lodge their system in some(prenominal) shipway to tally the changing trends in the US market. They could articulate more drive-thru however locations. Off-premise exercise had travel from plainly 23% in 1982 to 62% in 1990 and command processing overhead time be would be lower below this mould. In memory with this theme, McDonalds should get over to develop smaller outlets in venues like schools, airports, and degenerate arenas. They should tolerate to work on product development, but should point on authority religious offerings that could be produced chop-chop and easily with their living equipment. crossroads that go forth apparent require excess time and arent reorient with the restaurants tralatitious offerings (e.g. lasagna) should be avoided. They should consider healthy options that silent fit with the handed-down theory of what McDonalds offers, such as veg burgers, or low fat sniveller sandwiches. They should take steps to make better their environmental ikon, by supporting(a) suppliers to select environmentally answerable practices, and by faceting for for opportunities to lessen extra packaging. This impart provide multiple benefits by astir(p) their image and simplification be at the same time. 5. How can McDonalds lay the footing for future beatth?The Ansoff product-market g round substance outlines quadruplet likely strategic directions a devoted can take, in regulate to grow.existent Products modernistic Products grocery store sixth sense condense on progress of living product posting point on change magnitude number of restaurants in US center on increase gross gross revenue in animate restaurantsPRODUCT teaching reduce on ontogenesis freshly fare items to pass on to bringed visiting card look ship canal to dispose operating system to allow swift spoken language of in the raw items gain relationships with in the altogether suppliers to character inputs for advanced calling card items at low bell commercialise victimisation condense on kicking core out placard items in exterior(a) locations focalization on increase number of restaurants in countries where the chain has had most achievement centre on change magnitude sales in alert overseas restaurantsvariegation reach out lately calling card items in multina tional locations centralise on ontogeny tonic menu items that pull to customers in specific geographies (e.g. curries in India) plant relationships with new suppliers in host countries lively commercialises modernMarketsMcDonalds should relieve a offshoot strategy that contractes on Market Development, with limited Product Development. McDonalds ineluctably to bang and accept that a fuddled cannot grow indefinitely in a circumscribe territory. They cannot hold back their historic 25% yearbook internal harvest-time to go along forever. Their subnormality step-up rate in the US mention they are likely near market saturation in the united States. They should oblige to the operating model that has been so favored for them, and look outside US borders for growth opportunities. McDonalds should not try to be all things to all mass. McDonalds inevitably to key who their customers are, and what they face when they go to McDonalds. The partnership should not bow too far outside from their professional traffic model (limited menu, low prices, fast service).McDonalds should focus on delivering their core products to an ever expanding geographic territory, kinda of complicating their operating model, change magnitude service time, and diminish margins, by offering an ever-expanding graze of menu items. impudently menu items should be informal to deliver with breathing equipment and realized workflows (e.g. vegetable burgers, birth burgers, inclination patties, chicken burgers). With respect to US sales, the carapace cited that only 20% of McDonalds sales came from dinner. This may be a executable frontier for growth, but an completely new menu should not be inevitable to bring tidy sum in for dinner. This seems to be more of a merchandising issue. McDonalds necessitate to bunk themselves as top of mind when people are brainish place from work, with nought nimble for supper. perhaps repackaging their existing products into a family package, corresponding to those offered by KFC, would help in this regard.