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In the short story “Shooting an Elephant” author, George Orwell tells of a British police officer in Lower Burma. The narrator begins by depicting how much prejudice is found in British Burma and how he endures jeers from the crowd on several occasions. Strangely, he does not blame the Burmese for the hatred they show towards the British. The story begins when one morning; an elephant shows up in the town and ravages a bazaar in a poor section of the town. He is called upon by a Burmese sub-inspector to go and remedy the situation, which meant that Continue reading...

In the modern world, new inventions don’t create such exaltation and interest as, for example, one hundred years ago. This phenomenon can be easily explained by the impetuous progress in the era of technology. A lot of today’s devices and apparatuses seem to be usual for people who cannot imagine their lives without these creature comforts, though the situation wasn’t the same all the time.
One of such inventions was an automobile. Of course, there existed the other vehicles before the invention of an automobile. However, the kinds of carriers were represented not so widely. To Continue reading...

I think that the information about segmentation is enough to develop a primary segmentation scheme for the brand as the information included valuable statistic data about frozen dinner and organic food consumption among different people of different age, ethnicity, education, and sex. Information about obesity likelihood among these people is also very important for the development of a segmentation scheme.

Which information do you consider more valuable, the trends Carol was look at or the facts in the article? Why?

I personally consider the trends that Carol was looking at much more valuable for several reasons. First of all, they come from a government report, which is a reliable source. Secondly, facts in the article included only a few Continue reading...

Arachnophobia

This paper will be a discussion of the phobia known as arachnophobia, which is the extreme and irrational fear of spiders and other arachnids like scorpions. A phobia is different from a regular fear because the thought of it can continually bother the sufferer so that the fear itself is a bigger problem than the risk from the thing they are afraid of. An arachnophobic person is terrified of spiders even when there are no spiders anywhere nearby.
It is normal to be a little scared of a spider. It would be unusual to like the idea of having Continue reading...

The Green Plane is a model of plane that was discovered by South West Airlines. It resembles the Boeing 737-700 aircraft (Kelly, 2009). However, it is prided to be very environmentally friendly with increased comfort to the consumers. In addition, there is reduced cost of management of the aircraft which eventually results to cost reduction for the consumers (Kelly, 2009). The plane is made using internal materials that are environmentally friendly. With these materials in use, about 2.27kg is saved per every passenger seat. Additionally, there is comfort for the passengers during transit.
Wastes have also been reduced due Continue reading...

Architectural designs of buildings of the present times need severe considerations in respect to energy and sustainability of the houses. Thus, application of the Zero net energy concept would warrant use of minimal energy within the building’s energy needs vis avis its renewable energy systems’ sources. Particularly, solar energy will be used based on the project’s allusion to Tucson, Arizona that considers the region’s subdivide climate and passive solar heating levels. As such, the design and performance of solar energy into the building project will relate to use of the solar panel system and significant passive Continue reading...

The relations between the worker and the management have been under strict scrutiny by the industrial theorists including the economists and the philosophers. The struggle between the have and have not’s has been the dominant theme right from the onset of the industrial revolution to the present post-modern times. The philosophers and thinkers involved with the explanation of the condition of the industrial labor have been mainly divided into two camps. On the one hand are the supporters of the ideology of capitalism and on the other hand are those that vehemently oppose the ideology and the practices Continue reading...

Impact of Engineering and Technological Developments on Society, and the Global Nature of Large Technical Companies

Impact of Engineering and Technological Developments on Society
It goes without saying that we are living in the world of advanced technology that has revolutionized all facets of life dramatically and allows us to differ from beasts by using power of our mind. The digitalization of world has tremendous impact on various niches like society, business, law and order, communication, etc. Consider the effect of Engineering and technological development on society in the light of the following points.
Development of social media using internet on PCs, laptops, and even on mobiles, has changed the way we interact with each Continue reading...

The ‘Iliad’ portrays several of its male characters as heroes, which conforms to the heroic warrior code during the ancient Greece. Every warrior is determined to win the battle. Hector and Achilles emerge as the major characters in the war. The Greeks and the Trojans are at war with each other and despite the similarities in the characteristics of Hector and Achilles, who belong to different sides of the war, they differ greatly. Moreover, Hector comes forth as nobler than Achilles. In this discussion, the similarities between Hector and Achilles will be addressed, as well as the differences that Continue reading...

Mergers and Acquisitions

Merger & Acquisition: Walt Disney and Pixar
The Walt Disney Company commonly referred to as Disney is an American multinational and also the second biggest television company of the world. The company was founded on October 16, 1923 by Walt Disney and Roy Disney (Walt Disney Company, 2015) To expand their operations they exercised the strategic option of diversifying their products and services by introducing innovative services and by acquiring companies having portfolio compatible with Walt Disney’s corporate goals. The strategic initiatives were motivated by their sole objective and that was to secure top position in the US television Continue reading...