Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Populating the New World Essays -- American America History
Populating the New World Upon the arrival of the first European explorers to the "New World," they encountered what they believed to be primitive savages. These creatures that ran about in the shape of humans showed no aspect of humanity and aroused wonder and curiosity on the part of the Europeans. When the Europeans travelled further into the heart of the land and saw the buildings of the Maya, Inca, Aztec and other ancient Indian nations, they were unable to attribute these massive structures to the people that they saw before them. Instead, they theorized that it was the descendants of one of the ancient European civilizations that built the temples. It possibly might have been the ancient Greek, Egyptian, or a lost tribe of Israelites. It did not occur to them that the Indians, erroneously named by Christopher Columbus, might have been capable of the construction of the buildings they found. As the Europeans became settled in the Americas, they began to wonder as to the origin of the indigenous population. The church, in accordance with the teachings of the 15th and 16th centuries, maintained that they were actually the descendants of sinful Babylonians that had survived the flood of Noah. In 1589, a Jesuit priest by the name of Joseph de Acosta jumped ahead of his contemporaries in explaining the arrival of the Indians into the New World. While he remained within the doctrines of the church, de Acosta put forth the theory that the Indians could have arrived to the Americas via three means: an organized and prepared transoceanic voyage, an accidental landing, or a migration over land. He worked under the assumption that man hailed from the Old World, as all humanity was descended from Adam, and that the Ind... ...n to leave. 6) As more people moved into the New World, they "pushed" people that had been here before further south. With these understandings, the identity of those that truly discovered America can be better discerned. Works Cited: Dixon, E. James. Quest for the First Americans. Albuquerque, University of New Mexico, 1993. "The First Americans." The World Book Encyclopedia. USA, World Book, Inc., 1994, vol.10, p. 155. Heinrichs, Ann. America the Beautiful: Alaska. New York, Children's Press, 1991. Maxwell, James A. America's Fascinating Indian Heritage. New York, Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1978. Snow, Dean. R. The Archeology of North America. New York, Chelsea House Publishers, 1989. Willey, Gordon R. An Introduction to American Archaeology. New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1966
Monday, January 20, 2020
Theodore Roethke Essay -- modern American poetry
Theodore Roethke ââ¬Å"Roethke was a great poet, the successor to Frost and Stevens in modern American poetry, and it is the measure of his greatness that his work repays detailed examinationâ⬠(Parini 1). Theodore Roethke was a romantic who wrote in a variety of styles throughout his long successful career. However, it was not the form of his verse that was important, but the message being delivered and the overall theme of the work. Roethke was a deep thinker and often pondered about and reflected on his life. This introspection was the topic of much of his poetry. His analysis of his self and his emotional experiences are often expressed in his verse. According to Ralph J. Mills Jr., ââ¬Å"this self interest was the primary matter of artistic exploration and knowledge, an interest which endows the poems with a sense of personal urgency, even necessityâ⬠(Contemporary Authors 476). Roethke was born in 1908 in Saginaw, Michigan to Otto Roethke and Helen Huebner. He demonstrated early promise in a Red Cross campaign speech as a high school freshman. This speech was translated into twenty-six different languages and showed that he had talent and potential even at a young age. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan in 1929, and was pressured to move on to law school by family members. However, he was not interested in law and dropped out in order to take graduate courses in literature at Harvard University. Allan Seager concluded, ââ¬Å"it was more than an unsuppressible awareness of life that led him to choose poetry as a careerâ⬠(Contemporary Authors 475). He took up various teaching positions afterwards at colleges including Lafayette College, Pennsylvania State University, Bennington College, and final... ...uminaries who had an effect on his writing were Leonie Adams, Emily Dickinson, Rolfe Humphries, Stanley Kunitz, and Emily Wylie (1). ââ¬Å"At the University of Washington, Roethke found talented protà ©gà ©s in Carolyn Kizer, David Wagoner, and James Wrightâ⬠(Kalaidjian 2). He is well known for his influence on this subsequent generation of award-winning poets. Works Cited Parini, J. ââ¬Å"Roethke, Theodore.â⬠Chambers Biographical Dictionary. Ed. Melanie Perry. New York: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers Inc, 1997: 1584. ââ¬Å"Roethke, Theodore.â⬠Encarta 2002. CD-ROM. Redmond, WA: Microsoft 2002. ââ¬Å"Roethke, Theodore (Huebner).â⬠Contemporary Authors. Volumes 81-84. Ed. Francis Carol Locher. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1979: 475-479. ââ¬Å"Theodore Roethkeââ¬â¢s Life and Career.â⬠Walter Kalaidjian. 1999.
Monday, January 13, 2020
Notes on Psychology
Mary Insinuators: Methods: Insinuators performed a longitudinal study in Uganda. She used home visits, naturalistic observations, and interviews with the mothers of the children, using an Interpreter. The babies ranged from 15 weeks to two years old when the study began, and were observed every two weeks for nine months In a natural environment (the family living room). A researcher observes a child's reactions when a mother briefly leaves her child alone in an unfamiliar room. The way the child behaves during the separation and upon the mother's return can reveal Important Information about attachment.Four categories of behaviors were assured and observed: (1 ) separation anxiety: the unease the infant showed when left by the caregiver, (2) the infant's willingness to explore, (3) stranger anxiety: the Infant's response to the presence of a stranger, and (4) reunion behavior: the way the caregiver was greeted on return The observer noted the behavior displayed and scored the behavio r for intensity on a scale of 1 to 7. Describe the Work of Bowl Bowl was one of the most influential theorists In the area of children's emotional and social development Define ââ¬Å"Attachmentâ⬠Attachment is the emotional bond between child and caregiver.It can be observed from around 7 months of age, and manifests itself as separation anxiety in the child when the caregiver is not present. A key element in attachment is parent sensitivity Name the 3 Main Theories of Attachment The Strange Situation Paradigm (Insinuators) which showed the different categories of attachment. Bellboy's Internal Working Model, which showed how early attachment patterns resulted in internal schemas about relationships.Continuity Patterns in Romantic Love (Hazy and Shaver), which showed childhood patterns were repeated In adult romantic relationships, and Social ND cultural Factors In Attachment (Van l]candor and Greenberg, Malarkey,et al, which showed attachment patterns were constant cross-cult urally, but which were most prevalent varied by cultural parenting styles. Describe Insinuator's ââ¬Å"Strange Situation Paradigmâ⬠An experiment that measured the anxiety and behavior between Infant and mother through a combinations of separations and reunions.Also featured in the ââ¬Å"Strange Situationâ⬠was the introduction of a stranger, someone not known to the child, in order to observe the child's reaction Name the 3 Categories of I OFF stressed when mother leaves, seeks contact upon her return. Ambivalent Attachment (type C): infant is distress when mother leaves, quickly seeks contact upon return, but then rejects mother Avoidance Attachment (type A): infant show no distress when mother leaves, avoids contact upon return, and is not afraid of the stranger.Typical of babies of unresponsive mothers. Describe the 4th Attachment Category added by Main and Solomon (1990) Insecure/Disorganized/Disoriented Attachment (type D): child shows no reaction to mother leaving or returning. Associated with abused children. Research Evidence for Attachment Theory: Insinuators (1969) Agenda Project Observed 28 Uganda mothers interacting with their child through naturalistic observations in the home. Measured mother's sensitivity to infants signals and needs, identified as 2 key factors in attachment.If a secure attachment is formed the child will feel worthy of love and attention. This internal model tends to be reproduced in adult relationships. Explain Bellboy's Theory of Attachment History The internal working model reflects an individual's experiences about the accessibility of attachment figure, different experiences may explain different attachment patterns, as well as attachment disorders What does the study of Social and Cultural Factors tell us about Attachment?Cross cultural studies tend to confirm the four attachment categories, but also show different distributions, based on differing cultural practices. Research Evidence for Social and Cultura l Differences in Attachment: Van Condoner and Greenberg (1988) Looked at 32 studies from 8 countries, covering 2,000 infants. They found, for example, that Japan showed more ambivalent attachment than the West, but no avoidance attachment. Secure attachment was more common in the West.Explain Continuity Attachment Patterns in Romantic Love The theory is that the patterns of attachment form in early childhood and that are translated into schemas via the inner working model repeat themselves in adult romantic relationships Research Evidence for Continuity Attachment Theory: Hazy and Shaver (1978) Compared attachments with parents to romantic adult attachments. Assumed inner workings model, and then compared self-reported attachment ACH of Insinuator's categories were roughly the same.Further, secure lovers described their relationships as happy, trusting and friendly, Avoidance lovers displayed fear of intimacy, emotional highs and lows, as well as Jealousy. Bivalent attachment charac terized romantic love as obsessive, filled with highs and lows, extreme sexual attraction, and Jealousy Evaluation of Hazy and Shaver (1978) Supported idea that attachment styles could be found in adult romantic love. Some concern that sample was self-selected and disproportionately female. Forced choices may have skewed the data. However, a follow by Hazy and Shaver ten years later replicated the results.Research Evidence for Social and Cultural Differences in Attachment: Mistake et al. (1985) Explained attachment differences between US and Japan. Japanese mothers put greater emphasis on close relationships, but urge children to develop their own identity and solve problems with a wider social group. US children are more independent, but rely on adults to solve problems. US shows more avoidance attachment, a consequence of independence, while Japanese children show more secure attachment and are more sensitive to group needs as adults.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Marvel Enterprises
Marketing Strategy 8050 Marvel Enterprises, Inc. Case Writing by Xiaodan Dong February, 2008 Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (b) Why was Marvelââ¬â¢s turnaround so successful? Would you characterize that success as a fluke? Or do you view it as sustainable? Why? How? Marvelââ¬â¢s success is not a fluke because its business model is sustainable. Marvelââ¬â¢s new strategy monetized the content library by licensing characters for use with media products. During an era in which mass media is very important in peopleââ¬â¢s life, only one media tool, publishing, is not strong enough to expand Marvelââ¬â¢s influence to consumers.Comic books can target a very limited market, mostly composed of male teenagers and young adults from 13 to 23 years old. It is very difficult to expand this traditional market. After many years of development, this market has matured and is very stable. Meanwhile, people have been more exposed to movies, televisions, and video games, which more effectively influence peopleââ¬â¢s consumption behavior than do comic books. All these media modes are able to reach more consumer segments than traditional comic-book publishing.Marvelââ¬â¢s potential to develop increased dramatically when its market expanded to broadcast media. Other consumer products, such as toys, worked in conjunction with media products, these two kinds of products reinforced each other. Marvelââ¬â¢s market expansion developed in both a comprehensive and intensive manner. Marvel emphasized long-term value in its new management strategy. They planed ââ¬Å"careerâ⬠for each of their characters. For example, Spider-Manââ¬â¢s career over the next five years is to have two more movies, DVDs, toys, a video game, and a promotion with Burger King.The intensive ââ¬Å"career planâ⬠extend characterââ¬â¢s life and can have each character penetrate into peopleââ¬â¢s lives by media on a long term basis. The third main strategic dimension is to ensure the quality of the content which featured Marvel characters. Creation and consistency in characters and stories mean everything for Marvel. Before Marvelââ¬â¢s turnaround, the low publishing market share was mostly due to a lack of quality control. When efforts were put into improving creativity and fine artwork, the publishing business was rejuvenated and the market share increased.The publishing business provides the primary support for both licensing and toys. Marvelââ¬â¢s success will sustain, because the products lives are extended with well-planed ââ¬Å"careerâ⬠, and the market is expanded with thriving licensing and toy businesses. Investment in quality can enhance the productââ¬â¢s competitive ability in terms of both product life and market expansion. Great potential exists in each aspect of Marvelââ¬â¢s market. (c) How important are each of Marvelââ¬â¢s three divisions ââ¬â Comic books, toys, and licensing ââ¬â to its past and future performance? T he comic book business was Marvelââ¬â¢s core in the past and earned almost all revenue.Comic books were so important for Marvel that its market share determined if Marvel would live or die. That is why Marvel went bankrupt in the mid-1990s, when mismanagement caused a huge drop in comic-book sales. After Marvel turned around, comic-book publishing was important as a primary business, but not a core business. Since 1997, Marvelââ¬â¢s financial performance in comic-book industry has been very stable and the annual sales totaled around 300 million every year. While comic book revenue should continue to be stable, its percentage will decrease in the future as Marvelââ¬â¢s other businesses grow.Licensing was only a small part of Marvelââ¬â¢s overall revenue in the past. Marvelââ¬â¢s licensing was mostly concentrated within the comic-book industry, selling the publishing license to some book-related businesses or some toy merchants. After Marvel took advantage of broadcast media, such as movies, television, and video games, its licensing become the largest division and collected the majority of the profit for the company. In 2003, licensing accounted for 70. 5% of the gross profit (See Appendix A Figure 1). Licensing profit had a much sharper increase from 2000 to 2003 than the other two businesses (See Appendix A Figure 2).In the future, licensing will keep increasing and its percentage of revenue will grow, especially if the management adopts a strategy of capitalizing on it. In the past, the toy business was just an annex of the publishing industry. Little effort was invested in toys which were not even mentioned strategic plans. Now the toy industry is the second-highest profit maker in Marvel, generating over $20 billion in sales in 2003. The toy business is very promising in the future. However its percentage in revenue will still remain stable or slightly decrease, just as publishing will do, because licensing has such a strong possibility for growth.In addition, while the toy industry competition is too fierce to permit further achievements. (d) To what extent is Marvelââ¬â¢s success due to only one character, Spider-Man? How can Marvel develop its lesser-known characters? There is no doubt that, to a great extent, Marvelââ¬â¢s success since the 1960s is due to Spider-Man. However, during the 1990s, the company declined despite such a successful superhero. ââ¬Å"Exploitingâ⬠strategy by significantly increasing the number of titles stretched out consumersââ¬â¢ interest. Marvelââ¬â¢s new CEO, Peter Cuneo, restructured the company with negative assets and turned the company around.Spider-Man was resuscitated in comic-book sales. In the Publishing Division, Marvelââ¬â¢s 64. 7% revenue was from Spider-Man among the top famous titles in the second half year of 2003 (See Appendix A Figure 3). In the movie box office revenue, Spider-Man collected 33. 75% revenue in the US market and 37. 2% in the world mark et among Marvelââ¬â¢s eight titles movies, ranking the first (See Appendix A Figure 4). Spider-Man has gained great achievements, since the company turned around. However, Marvelââ¬â¢s success is not due to only one character.According to figure 3 and figure 4, other lesser-known characters, such as the X-Men and Fantastic Four, have also contributed to the companyââ¬â¢s success. The entertainment market is difficult to predict. Consumersââ¬â¢ interests for media products are notoriously fickle. It could be very risky to continue to infuse resources to Spider-Man. Spreading limited resources to lesser-known characters helps the company reduce risk. Marvel needs to shift their focus to lesser-known characters which have great potential to be popular with wider public.Integrated marketing communication can be a very useful strategy to promote lesser-known characters by using prominent characters. For example, the Fantastic Four can be guests in Spider-Manââ¬â¢s comic-bo oks or movies. When lesser-known characters and Spider-Man are presented to people as ââ¬Å"Marvelââ¬â¢s Superheroesâ⬠, lesser-known characters can be promoted by the fame of prominent characters. As Marvelââ¬â¢s previous CEO Peter Cuneo (2003) said, ââ¬Å"this is about converting Spider-Man fans into Marvel fans. ââ¬
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Cry, The Beloved Country Journal - 1487 Words
Jeffrey Dao Ms. Hastings Period 1 October 7, 2014 Cry, the Beloved Country Journal Table of Content Topic Page Number Focus on Conflict Responses 2 Focus on Theme Responses 3-5 SAR Responses Chapter Questions Responses Dialectical Journals Works Cited Focus on Conflict In book 1 of Cry, the Beloved Country, the main conflict was Kumaloââ¬â¢s loss of faith. In this quote,ââ¬Å"But that he should kill a man, a white man! There was nothing that he could remember, nothing, nothing at all, that could make it probable.â⬠(Paton 119). Alon Paton shows how Kumalo could not grasp the reason why Absalom would go away from home to Johannesburg and later decide to murder a white man. He is beginning to lose faith in his search of his son and faith overall since his family is essentially drifting away from the way of life they were raised into. In book 2 of Cry, the Beloved Country, the main conflict was how Absalom could not cope with being sentenced to death. ââ¬Å"Be of courage, my son. I am afraid, he cried. I am afraidâ⬠(Paton 241). This showed how he was fearful and was struggling to accept the fact that he will be executed soon. In this quote, ââ¬Å"Then he preached a few words to them, that they were to remain faithful, and to bring up what children there might be in fear of God. 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Friday, January 3, 2020
Related Literature in Technology and Lifesyles - 4620 Words
NASPA Journal, 2007, Vol. 44, no. 3 Studentsââ¬â¢ Technology Use and Its Effects on Peer Relationships, Academic Involvement, and Healthy Lifestyles Jan M. Lloyd Laura A. Dean Diane L. Cooper The purpose of this study was to explore studentsââ¬â¢ technology use and its relationship with their psychosocial development. Previous research explored studentsââ¬â¢ computer use in conjunction with their cognitive development. This study examined the effects of computer use and other technologies, such as instant messaging, handheld gaming devices, and MP3 players, and the impact they have on studentsââ¬â¢ peer relationships, academic involvement, and healthy lifestyles. Results show both positive and negative effects on all three constructs of psychosocialâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦On average, students in the 2005 study reported that they spend 11 to 15 hours a week using technology. Despite the increase in all types of technology, little is known about how these technologies impact student development (Lewis, Coursol, Khan, 2001). A perception by colleges is that technology will have a positive impact on student learning. Academically, computers allow students to communicate with faculty more often (Arend, 2005), which can improve student-faculty relationships. Students claim to have a better understanding of course material through the use of technology in the classroom (Arend, 2005). Some research studies, however, have conflicting results. Kuh and Vesper (2001) examined the relationship between studentsââ¬â¢ use of computers and studentsââ¬â¢ cognitive and intellectual development gains reported on the College Student Experiences Questionnaire. These 23 developmental gains include student reported gains such as writing clearly, ability to learn on own, understanding other people, and understanding science as some examples. Students who used computers more often outscored students with low use on every developmental gain. Students also scored significantly higher on learning how to function as a team member. The authors surmise that computers may make it easier for students to communicate with one another and therefore does not hinde r studentsââ¬â¢ social skills. However, a study by Flower, Pascarella, and Pierson
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Fracking Its Impact On The United States - 931 Words
If John D. Rockefeller, one of the first oil tycoons, were to look at the oil industry today, would he believe his eyes? With millions of oil barrels being imported and exported each year, the oil industry has changed dramatically since the 19th century. At the forefront of the oil industry is the emergence of an oil drilling technique known as fracking. Fracking is an unconventional drilling process that is accomplished by using high-pressured water to release oil and natural gas from rock formations, known as shales. The use of fracking in the United States has made it one of the top oil producing countries in the world. However, this newfound oil and gas drilling method has not come without its costs. Despite the economic boom near drilling locations, politically, fracking has caused some international relationships to be strained. Also, fracking is seen as highly controversial by conservationists because of the environmental threats that it poses. 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This is why hydraulic fracturing is currently such an important and controversial topic in the United States. Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking or hydrofracturing, is the process of using pressurized liquids to fracture rocks and release hydrocarbons such as shale gas, which burns more efficiently than coal. This booming process of energy production providesRead MoreFracking : An Effective Energy Resource1144 Words à |à 5 PagesHydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is the process of drilling wells thousands of feet below the Earthââ¬â¢s surface to extract natural gas deposits that are trapped in shale layers. La rge amounts of a solution containing water, sand, and chemicals are shot down the well to fracture the shale layers, thus releasing the desired product. Natural gas is seen as a potential solution to the energy dilemma that faces the world today. 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