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Quality Textiles International Scenario
Quality Textiles International Scenario
Ruby R. Lopez
MGT 449
University of Phoenix
Quality Textiles International Scenario
Quality Textiles International is a company that sells weaved fabric by the oz per square inch. Recently, the company received complaints from customers that the purchased fabric weight is not meeting the requested requirements. Quality Textiles International's quality assurance department stated that the fabric is weighed regularly and carries a mean of 2.73 and a standard deviation of 0.31. Finally, this paper will conduct a thorough analysis to obtain the correct
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, 1986 this agreement shall be considered satisfied.E. On October 16, 1986 Laughlin stated that they definitely do not want bottles on the shelf of the quality submitted.F. On December 16, 1986 Buhlinger wrote that defendant would not renew any commitments to purchase goods from plaintiff after March 31, 1987 due to plaintiff poor performance.G. On May 12, 1987 plaintiff filled suit that defendant breached the July 29 agreement by failing to purchase plaintiff?s full output of plastic bottles through December 31, 1986.H. Plaintiff failure to provide either the quality or quantity of goods contemplated by July 29 agreement entitled defendant to suspend its performance.I. Final decision was made
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and service delivery•between service delivery and external communications to customers. (cited in Hope & Muhlemann, 1998,p.372 )Not only have theories to define service quality been put forward, but the expected relationships between quality and variables such as costs, sales growth, productivity, return on investment, prices, customer satisfaction and loyalty have been the foundation for the development of theories in current research (Andersen & Fornell, 2000,pp.255,267)Application of Total Quality Management For Quality Assurance:-An approach to quality within an organization which is committed to total customer satisfaction through a continuous process of improvement, and the
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expect an appropriate return on their investment. Employees provide labor and skills and in exchange expect commensurate income and job satisfaction. Customers want value for money and suppliers seek dependable buyers. Governments insist on adherence to legislative regulations. Unions demand benefits for their members in proportion to their contribution to the company while rivals seek fair competition. Local communities want companies that are responsible citizens and general public seeks some assurance that the quality of life will be improved as a result of the company's existence. So, with this all demand, we can say that stakeholder have a great influence on organisations.Stakeholders do
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as required to meet management needs. Objectivity is essential to the internal audit function. Therefore, internal audit personnel should not be involved in the development and installation of systems and procedures, preparation of records, or any other activities that the internal audit staff may review or appraise. However, internal audit personnel may be consulted on the adequacy of controls incorporated into new systems and procedures or on revisions to existing systems. An independent quality assurance review of the internal audit function is required by the IIA Standards every five years.Types of Internal AuditingFinancial AuditIt reviews an institution's financial statements, a
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The public relations campaign's overall objective is to promote the transition of a portion of Bell Computers customer service functions to a 24-hour call center located in India. The campaign will focus on the projected benefits attainable in reducing operational costs and improving the quality of customer service provided.Bell Computers recognizes the concerns of internal employees and local communities in moving a portion of their operations to a foreign country. The company's shareholders need assurance that the transition is a practical business decision that will maintain and ultimately increase Bell Computers market share. The political and community leaders in India, as well as the
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, any sealed container could be probed for quality assurance purposes (Savage)." T-ray scanners are also useful in identifying cancers, and because of the 3-D images, it will cut down on unnecessary surgeries. X-rays and MRIs only show 2-D images so doctors do not know fully what they are looking at all of the time, for example last year my mother's mammogram showed an abnormality in one of my mother's breasts. They really did not know what it was, so she had to wait one week to have surgery performed, in the end it turned out to be an air bubble. She had to put up with a lot of pain afterward for nothing. NASA even own one of these scanners, which they use to search for, gaps in the
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to support me through the program. Holding a graduate degree says a great deal about you. Graduate courses are taught to small, select groups who are capable of learning at a fast rate. The graduate courses impart a level of technical understanding that is hard to achieve once in full-time employment. Most subjects involve practical work that improves skills and builds additional techniques. Moreover, students learn to work and study by themselves. Graduate degree will make me more marketable and stable. It will radically increase my self-fulfillment, self-esteem and self-assurance. It will make me a candidate that many companies are thirsty to have in their teams. Today employers are
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requires management as well as engineering skills. Quality assurance engineers control the production process, making sure that the product is manufactured properly and that no flaws occur in production.There are a number of different specialties within design engineering alone. Device development: electrical engineers do device developments, it's a tiny electronic component such as a transistor that, when combined with other elements form a circuit.Circuit design: a circuit such as those found on silicon chips or printed circuit boards, is an electronic system that is designed to perform a particular function. Some design engineers specialize in creating circuits, designing them so that they
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conclude that the population mean is 63 pounds because it falls between the 68.765 and 51.235 intervals.Chapter 10 Exercise 6For Exercises 5-8: (a) State the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis. (b) State the decision rule. (c) Compute the value of the test statistic. (d) What is your decision regarding H0? (e) What is the p-value? Interpret it.The MacBurger restaurant chain claims that the waiting time of customers for service is normally distributed, with a mean of 3 minutes and a standard deviation of 1 minute. The quality-assurance department found in a sample of 50 customers at the Warren Road MacBurger that the mean waiting time was 2.75 minutes. At the .05 significance level, can
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includes like quality planning, quality assurance, quality control.Facilitating Management Function:Facilitating management function areas are means for achieving project objectives (2):1. Human resource managementHuman resource management means concerned with making effective use of the people involved with the project. In human resource management processes includes human resource planning, acquiring the project team, developing the project team, managing the project team.2. Communication managementCommunication management means involves generating, collecting, disseminating, and storing project information. In communication management processes includes communication planning, information
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developments. A 24-hour toll-free hot line was manned by Customer Relations to take calls from consumers with questions and comments. The Scientific and Regulatory Affairs department assigned technical and quality assurance specialists to work with the FDA to track each complaint. Sales and Marketing employees made sure the relationships with customers who sold Pepsi products was maintained on a good basis. Manufacturing experts assisted the FDA in developing a simple, easy to understand explanation of the filling line process for the public and news media. The legal department was involved from the very beginning to the very end of the crisis.PepsiCo needed something to prove to the publics that
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wide variety of different products and brands. Myers uses their branding strategy to portray an overall quality assurance and a pleasing shopping experience. In other words they don't sell a Myers brand as a product, so much as an opportunity to use their services to obtain high quality products, which consumers need at affordable prices in a very comfortable shopping atmosphere.4.0 USING THE FOUR P'S TO ILLUSTRATE THE MYERS BRANDING STRATEGIES FOCUSPromotionWhen consumers hear the words Myers, they associate words such as quality, comfort and accessibility. This proves that Myers is successfully promoting their overall marketing strategy. They aim their advertising at a predominantly middle
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reputation as it is under the Dairy Farm Group, which is the biggest retailing group in Asia. Thus, the group is experienced for providing retailing services, customers have more confident with Mannings. Second, Mannings provide high quality products that the quality assurance is proved by General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China(AQSIQ); and also wide range of products are offered includes local and foreign brands, thus giving more choices for customers to choose and compare between different brands. Third, Mannings provide wide range of pricing from low to high, which concerning the needs of different group of customers, and also
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have provide greater insight to the types of DVDs rented and might have determined if households with children tended to rent more DVDs. Perhaps with additional research and surveying we can determine more information about households with children, and the types of movies and where they rent them (ie more childrens movies online, more documentaries from Netflix, etc?).
ConclusionWhile Netflix certainly needs to tweak certain areas such as better accuracy and quality assurance in shipping and receiving, they are on the right track. In the future Netflix should remain flexible and liquid enough to adjust to a constantly changing market due to flux in demand, technology, fierce competition
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identifying potential sources.o Resource planning (Communication) - determining the information and communications needs of the stakeholders; who needs what information, when will they need it, and how will it be given to them.o Project plan development (Integration) - taking the result of other planning processes and putting them into a consistent, coherent document.Figure X: Planning Processes RelationshipsExecuting Processes - the purpose of the processes is to carry out the workable project or a phase of the project (see figure X).o Project plan execution (Integration) - carrying out the project plan by performing the activities included therein.o Quality assurance (Quality) - evaluating
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developed. Scientific and Regulatory Affairs assigned technical and quality assurance to monitor and track each complaint while sales and marketing personnel were charged with maintaining rapport and relationships with the organizations customers. Manufacturing experts assisted the FDA and developed simple, easy to understand explanations of the filling line process for the news media and the public. The legal department was involved in every stage of the communication process. This approach ensured that each of the organizations publics were communicated to in a way that has the most effect on their questions and concerns.The organizations response centered on four principles. First put public
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proof location with access normally restricted to QA personnel.III. Quality assurance records:a. Quality planb. Method statementsc. Check/inspection sheets certificatesd. Engineering queries and relevant correspondencee. Defect notices and concession applicationsIV. The quality records that demonstrate that the QA system has been compiled with are the completed standard formats and site register.Section 3Critical Path MethodThe essence of the method is to array graphically all the different tasks in temporal sequence, forming a network of task dependencies; it is essentially "a method of sinking method of presenting information. CPM was developed by DuPont and the US navy.P 258, 11.2, Critical
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& Echanis 2001, p 6). However, quality management is needed. The management will be the force that will lead, guide and direct the organization towards the fulfillment of a pre-determined object (Thompson 2003, p 32). Moreover, the external environment of the organization can also affect to its performance. The political, social, and cultural aspect of its environment can alter the situation and activities of the organization. Thus, it impedes them to grow and to have a considerable competitive advantage. In order to cope up or integrate the environmental concern, one author has researched on the implication of environmental issues to the strategic planning of organization. Banerjee
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MARKETING RESEARCH1.1 牋牋牋牋About GSKGlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is a world leading research-based pharmaceutical company with a powerful combination of skills and resources that provides a platform for delivering strong growth in today's rapidly changing healthcare environment. GSK's mission is to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. Headquartered in the UK and with operations based in the US, the new company is one of the industry leaders, with an estimated 7% of the world's pharmaceutical market's also has leadership in four major therapeutic areas - anti-infectives, central nervous system (CNS), respiratory and
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uncontrollable environmental conditions.2. Almost 70% of revenues are generated during the five-month ski season.SWOT AnalysisStrengths* Geographic Location: Four of the six resorts are conveniently located in Colorado, two of which are located on the largest mountain in North America. Colorado is the premier ski destination in the United States because it has many large mountains and optimal snowfall. Each resort is easily accessible from air and ground travel.* Innovation of Technology: Vail is upgrading to state-of-the-art equipment in all of their resorts. This gives the customer the assurance that their needs are of most importance to the organization.* Management: The management staff at Vail
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may be external to the project and would have to be kept in mind as they could have an impact on the end result in terms of quality, money and time. Inputs get transformed into outputs and result in progress of a project towards the end result.Every project would have some sort of disorder or a state of randomness in certain elements which a project manager would have to be aware of. A project also requires that there is some sort of ordered feedback which allows the monitoring of project as it proceeds to its predictable end.A project would have a number of specialized units performing specific functions, and could also be composed of a number of smaller projects or subsystems which would add
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sales, service, and development efforts.Increase marketing to assure future customers are aware of their offerings and aggressive pricing.Expand base of operations (using wholesale providers, partnerships, and other mechanisms) to include at least the top 10 Czech markets for Internet access.Perform research and development to bring new products to market (VVD - Voice, Video and Data through one connection). (lit. [3])2.1. MisionThe mission of Xxx is to provide customers with a complete solution to all their current and future Internet and private network needs.Xxx has established a reputation for quality work and plans to continue to enhance its image in the industry. The company seeks to
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Tramer founded the Zeitschrift fur Kinderpsychiatrie, (Journal of Child Psychiatry), which later became Acta Paedopsychiatria (American Journal of Psychiatry, 121: 103-4). The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry was formally founded by Dr. Leo Kanner in 1930, the first of its kind. Dr. Kanner was the first physician to be identified as a child psychiatrist in the entire country and his book, "Child Psychiatry", is credited with the honor of introducing the specialty that is child psychiatry to the academic community. Even today, the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry continues to provide the highest quality care for its patients (John Hopkins: Child Psychiatry). Adolf Meyer
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, quality assurance, or manufacturing). Tests on different samples also would further assess the validity, reliability, and factor analytic structure of this new instrument. Although our research focused on R&D, extended studies might examine the role of management styles across additional phases of product development.
Project Management Dynamics
Our findings indicate that, regardless of style, the use of most project management activities declines over time. The one exception was participative control, suggesting the unique nature of this emergent activity. The work of Van de Ven and Polley (2002, 92-116) offers a possible explanation. In their longitudinal study, managers tended to
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Universities ranked 3rd, 6th, 7th, and 27th in Asia (Appendix 6).Access to world class institutions was central to Silicon Valley and Route 128's success . Although high in the regional standards they are not by global comparison. "Hong Kong's seven well funded universities have failed to do their job in helping to develop the territory into a creative city. No metropolis ever became important without world-class academic institutions" .Attractive Quality of LifeHall commented that the higher quality of life the more attractive it is to talented individuals. Similar to Silicon Valley, Hong Kong benefits from good weather, with a subtropical climate . Hong Kong is an excellent location for expatriates
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will increase the quality of board oversight and lessen the possibility of damaging conflicts of interest. To make certain that an independent director is truly independent; certain standards are set to define the director.• No director qualifies as "independent" unless the board of directors affirmatively determines that the director has no material relationship with the listed company.• A director who is an employee or whose immediate family member is an executive officer, of the company is not independent until three years after the end of such employment relationship.b) The non-management directors of each company must meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without
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The short story 'The Yellow Wall-Paper' written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a cry for freedom. This story is about a woman who fights for her right to express what she feels, and fights for her right to do what she wants to do. The narrator in this short story is a woman whose husband loves her very much, but oppresses her to the point where she cannot take it anymore. This story revolves around the main character, her oppressed life, and her search for freedom.There are many male influences in this woman's life and although they may mean no harm, push her over the edge. The main character's husband, John, and her brother are well-known physicians. They use their power to control the main
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Edgar Allen Poe's Symbolism of Death in 'The Fall of the House of Usher'Death is defined as, 'The termination or extinction of something' (American Heritage Dictionary). Edgar Allen Poe uses this description in 'The Fall of the House of Usher' in different ways. Poe's intention when writing 'The Fall of the House of Usher' was not to present a moral, lesson, or truth to the reader; he was simply trying to bring forth a sense of terror to the reader. Poe's mind works this way, and critics believe this statement, especially when related to this story.Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. His life was filled with tragedies that started when he was ten months old and until he
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When one begins to analyze a military novel it is important to first look at the historical context in which the book was written. On the nights of February 13-14 in 1944 the city of Dresden, Germany was subjected to one of the worst air attacks in the history of man. By the end of the bombing 135,000 to 250,000 people had been killed by the combined forces of the United States and the United Kingdom. Dresden was different then Berlin or many of the other military targets which were attacked during World War II because it was never fortified or used for strategic purposes and, therefore, was not considered a military target. Because of it's apparent safety, thousands of refugees from all
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Psychoanalysis is a system of psychology originated by the Viennese physician Sigmund FREUD in the 1890's and then further developed by himself, his students, and other followers. It consists of three kinds of related activities: (1) a method for research into the human mind, especially inner experiences such as thoughts, feelings, emotions, fantasies, and dreams; (2) a systematic accumulation of a body of knowledge about the mind; and (3) a method for the treatment of psychological or emotional disorders.Psychoanalysis began with the discovery that HYSTERIA, an illness with physical symptoms that occurred in a completely healthy physical body--such as a numbness or paralysis of a limb or a
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It can be said that a certain degree of darkness lies within every person, but this darkness will not surface unless given the correct environment. The darkness, however, can emerge and ultimately destroy the person if not checked by reason. If one's inner darkness does surface, the victim then is given the opportunity to reach a point in personal growth, and to gain a sense of self-knowledge from it. That is, when one's darkness appears, one must learn from this experience how he or she can prevent similar results from occurring in the future. It is ultimately through self-knowledge that we gain the power to defeat our inner darkness, and all of its elements. Just as everyone has the
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The Odyssey is an epic about a Greek warrior in the Trojan War whose wanderings around his known world and his perilous encounters are the basis of the story. Odysseus' absence from his home is prolonged by the influences of the women whom he encounters.In this epic, several female characters had a profound effect on the plot. They wielded their influence through typically feminine skills and attributes: seduction, supernatural powers, intelligence, and beauty. Some of the women of The Odyssey influenced the actions of men, playing key roles in the epics, such as Calypso, the Sirens, Helen, or Circe; all of these women were responsible for the actions of the men.In The Odyssey, the females
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Aggressive and PassiveAggressive and Passive are two inverse attitudes to things, events or life. They cause different results. Offred and Ophelia are two women who have contrary destinies because of their different attitudes.Offred is a powerless woman in "the Handmaid's Tale". She's a handmaid of a commander in Gilead. She has no freedom. She belongs to him as a property. Her only duty is to have sex with the commander and give birth to a baby. Ophelia is also a weak woman in "Hamlet" play. She has no power over anybody. But their fates in the end are quite different. Offred succeeds in escaping from the dystopian socityGilead, while Ophelia dies of drown. Because Offred is affressive but
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Even though the books of Black Boy and Grapes of Wrath gave a vivid picture of the past American life to the readers regarding the socio-economic bigotry. Both books are similar in focusing the social and economic discrimination in the family setting. On Grapes of Wrath the California prejudice against the immigrants. Prejudice was a strong word, which leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. It is the prejudice against the migrant workers by the established financially Californians. Steinbeck provides four clear examples of prejudice; the man whose children died of starvation, the fishing story, the California police officer and the history of Californians. The best picture to describe was on
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treated nerves can be severely damaged causing no control over some parts of the body. Leprosy has two common forms; tuberculoid, and lepromatous. Both forms produce lesions on the skin, but the lepromatous form is very severe, producing large disfiguring nodules. Tuberculoid os known to cause tuberculosis and lepromatous is known to cause leprosy.The main challenges for Hansen's Disease is elimination efforts are to reach populations that have not yet received multi-drug therapy services, improve detection of the disease, and provide patients with good quality health care, and free medications.Hansen's Disease in the Western Pacific is a particular problem. In 1999, there were 640,000 cases in
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In the play "Hamlet," Shakespeare's characters are confronted with the timeless question: How can one determine what is actually true from what only seems to be true? Throughout the play, the theme of appearance versus reality is constant. This theme is played out from the beginning, with Claudius' attempt to conceal his secret intentions; Gertrude and Ophelia masking their own truths, and finally Hamlet, who assumes the role of a madman in order to uncover the reality behind his appearance.Various characters try to cover their secret intentions with a veneer of a whole other person. One of the most obvious is Claudius. Claudius murdered his brother, the former King Hamlet, in order to
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Among the places where I have traveled, I especially like Fort Lauderdale very much. It fills me with beautiful memories. It reminds me of the days when I lived in Vietnam where I was born, especially the coconut trees, the hot and humid weather are like Vietnam. Fort Lauderdale has almost all the tropical fruits like jack fruit, durian, and longan. All these fruits are not grown in California.I usually come to Fort Lauderdale for a vacation. I leave behind all the problems at work. I feel free of the stresses after I spend my days at the beach. Anyone who comes to Fort Lauderdale and does not take a swim really missed out on all the fun. The water is very warm in Fort Lauderdale, unlike the
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he almost seems to be rubbing his or her noses in it, as if to say 'now, if you were only as intelligent as I am and you could read this language, you would be able to hear my answer.'Canzone, also, means song in Italian, which leads one to believe this is a part of his answer. The canzone form, as well as Italian, has a singsong quality, thus another appeal for Milton. However, it is obvious that his main goal is to prove his intelligence by merging these two difficult forms together and making a poem out of it. In doing so, he proves his worth to himself, as well as his reader (those that know Italian) and are well versed in the different forms of poetry.Not only does Milton hold himself
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TrichotillomaniaTrichotillomania is a term coined by a French dermatologist in 1889 to describe the compulsive or irresistible urge that he saw in patients to pluck their hair out. The word trichotillomania is a Greek work meaning hair to pull, pluck, mania, frenzy, and madness. This is somewhat misleading as trichotillomania is referred to in psychiatry as an impulse disorder not a "madness" at all.Impulse control disorders are characterized by the inability to control or resist the impulse to do something harmful to oneself or to someone else. A sufferer sometimes experiences a sense of pressure or tension before performing the behavior and can feel a release of tension afterwards
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Romeo and Juliet is an awesome play written by William Shakespeare in the 15th century. This play is based upon two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, who in just a short period of three days meet, marry, make love, and die. Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. These two families have gone by many generations with hate towards one-another. Neither family can forgive and forget whatever argument had been started many decades ago. Although the two families despise one another, young Juliet still proclaims, "My only love sprung from my only hate! / Too early seen unknown, and known too late! / Prodigious birth of love it is to me, / That I must love a loath'ed enemy (1.5.137-140)", to Romeo, her
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In Jean Rhys's compelling novel about racial tension amidst confusion and anxiety, the author addresses this subtext in such a way as to portray Antoinette as a product of an intolerant society. While more of an underlying theme, the character's racial inner struggles in Wide Sargasso Sea represent a significance to the story's overall flavor and intensity, being that Antoinette is torn the entire time between calling herself black or white. Who is she really, and why is she having such a difficult time coming to terms with her true identity?In Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea, Antoinette is perpetually faced with having to deal with her racial obscurity. Not only does she lack a distinct perception
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J. K. RowlingC/O Scholastic Inc.555 BroadwayNew York NY 10012Dear Mrs. J. Rowling,I have read all four of your adventures, mystery series, Harry Potter. Most amazing out ofthe four is, Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban. Through out the series I could not live toput the book down and had to watch harry out wit every person who thwarted him. In effect hisenemies became more vengeful."Malfoy was furious about Buckbeak. He was convinced that Hagrid had found a way ofsmuggling the hippogriff to safety, and seemed outraged that he and his father had been outwittedby a gamekeeper."That is what kept me reading. You kept putting Harry in to these near impossiblesituations and through friend
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The Argument from Design - Fact, Fantasy or Wishful Thinking ?Tell me why the stars do shine,Tell me why the ivy twines,Tell me why the sky's so blue.Then I will tell you just why I love you.Because God made the stars to shine,Because God made the ivy twine,Because God made the sky so blue.Because God made you, that's why I love you.1Tell Me WhyIn Darwin's Dangerous Idea Daniel Dennett wistfully recalls this simple melody from his youth, but does not lament the demise of its literal meaning at the hands of the hero of his book. No thinking adult could still cling to the myth of the loving God who fashions each of us from earth and breathes life into us. There is no future in myths, no matter
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Although they use different terminology Susan Douglas, Ralph Ellison, and Walker Percy mention and emphasize the importance of control at several points throughout their essays. It can be concluded that all three authors believe that it is important for the individual to maintain control over their own self for to sacrifice control would be to lose the individuality that makes a person. The methods society uses to control the individual varies, according to each author.Douglas discusses the media and the immense power it wields over women and their "narcissistic" selves in her essay. She argues that the media contrives to deceive women into thinking that they are truly the ones in control
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Walker Percy's essay, "The Loss of Creature" maintains that we should "recover the creature" and learn to "extract the thing from the package." However, we can never exclusively recover the creature from the "symbolic package," for we are in a process of continuous discovery throughout our lives and we must see the symbolic complex for more than it appears to be. Percy's methods of perceiving the world are in fact impossible to put into effect for we could not go about placing ourselves into natural disasters and things of the like. Furthermore, that would be defeating the purpose, for once we set out to recover the lost creature, intentionally looking for "it", "it" is lost. However, that
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Aaron Shenassa5/6/01Mrs. WitheringtonWords: 391How Monkey Lost His Tail.It was a day just like any other, except for poor Monkey. It was a hot and windy morning in Mexico City, Mexico, and Monkey found himself on a wooden floor of a smoky bar. His arms were flaccidly dangling down over his legs and his upper body moving back and forth lifelessly, just like it usually does. But something was missing... HIS TAIL!!! Where had his tail gone? He poked his head around his back and it wasn't there, just a hairy stump. The first thing that came to his mind was, "How am I going to kick pests away, peel bananas, and on swing trees at the same time, and what about the Olympics??" You see, Monkey was a
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John GlennIn July 1957, while project officer of the F8U Crusader, he set a transcontinental speed record from Los Angeles to New York, spanning the country in 3 hours and 23 minutes. This was the first transcontinental flight to average supersonic speed. Glenn has nearly 9,000 hours of flying time, with approximately 3,000 hours in jet aircraft.NASA EXPERIENCE: Glenn was assigned to the NASA Space Task Group at Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, in April 1959 after his selection as a Project Mercury Astronaut. The Space Task Group was moved to Houston and became part of the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in 1962. Glenn flew on Mercury-6 (February 20, 1962) and STS-95 (October 29 to
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The problem with guns is fairly straightforward: Guns make it easy to kill or injure a person. This weapon that so many people own has the power to take someone's life in a split second. In this speech I will be covering this and other topics such as the Brady Law, the Second Amendment and some of the percentages and death rates is the U.S.Gun control aims to keep high risk people away from guns while not putting much of a burden on law abiding citizens. Guns should not only be restricted from known felons because new felons are being arrested every day. Statistics show that only 29% of those arrested for murder are previously convicted felons. Also, a national survey found that 2% of all
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During World War II, the Franks and the Van Daans were hiding in a small area of two to three rooms, with a single window, in the attic of an office building in Amsterdam. In her diary, Anne refers to it as the "secret annex." For two years, these close quarters serve as a shelter and protection for the families against the Nazi enemy. While in hiding, problems and the characters' true natures evolved, revealing their differing personalities and value systems. Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who writes a diary of her experiences during World War II, tells about the major characters in the play. The two characters that I chose to compare were Otto Frank, Anne's father and the only survivor of
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