Abstract The following paper looks at the combined elements of chaotic transition and developmental diversification that have traditionally hovered over the Dominican Republic . The author explores the continuing influence and effect that have resulted from the merging of these divergent factors.
From the Paper "The same white beaches and blue waters that drew Columbus to discover the shores of the Dominican Republic some five hundred years ago continue to draw the interest and attention of modern researchers and writers. In recent years, a wealth of information has been studied and published regarding the various factors that have historically shaped the political, societal and economic cultures of this Caribbean country as well as the forces and influences that continue to affect it today."
Abstract This paper explains that Vassily Kandinsky's work is often chaotic and formless; however, they are somehow pleasing to the eye as seen in paintings such as "Landscape Near Murnau with Locomotive" (1909), "Black Lines No. 189" (1913) and "Little Pleasures" (1913). The author points out that Kandinsky believed the purpose of painting was to prepare people to think and see in terms of immaterial form rather than perceived objects like apples and nudes. The paper concludes that Vassily Kandinsky, the founder of abstract expressionism, was unique in his successful endeavors to juxtapose color, light, landscape, music, spirituality, nature and other essences of life into his artistic works.
Table of Contents
Introduction and Thesis Statement
Personal Feelings about Kandinsky's work
Biography of Kandinsky
Kandinsky's German Expressionism
The Blau Reiter (Blue Rider) Movement
The Influence of Theosophy on Kandinsky
Kandinsky's Color Theory
Conclusion
From the Paper "Typically, German Expressionists depicted aspects of real life as they saw it, not just abstraction and spirituality. Also, they painted not so much within a vacuum of pure art but rather to artistically express diverse influences on art and life of nature, spirituality, music, architecture and sculpture. Within that spirit, Kandinsky and Franz Marc co-founded the Blue Rider (Blaue Reiter) movement (1911-14), and along with it, their Blaue Reiter Almanac (1911) and a Blaue Reiter Exhibition (1912), all so-named because of Kandinsky's fondness for two canvases he painted years earlier."
Abstract The paper analyzes Margaret J. Wheatley's "Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World", which is a call to organizational leaders and managers to address the needs of their individual employees. The paper looks at the author's background, provides a summary of the book and relates the author's viewpoint and purpose. The paper also examines the author's use of evidence and counter-evidence and discusses how convincing the arguments are. The paper compares this book with other books and articles on this topic and concludes with a final, positive, evaluation of the book.
Outline:
Author's Background
Summary of Book
The Author's Viewpoint and Purpose
Evidence the Author Presents to Support Her Thesis
Author's Use of Evidence and Counter Evidence
The Book's Argument---Convincing or Not
This Book Compared With Other Books and Articles on the Same Subject
Final Evaluation of the Book
From the Paper "The book, Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World, demonstrates how the "new Science" discoveries in fields such as biology, quantum physics, and chaos theory are changing society's antiquated views of the universe. As a result, this new science provides model insights into management, design, and leadership of today's organizations (Wheatley, 2001, p. 4). Throughout her book, Wheatley explains how leaders can change the way they lead to create a competitive business that is able to competently compete in an ever changing world. She writes that good leaders can connect individuals to the identity of the corporation so these individuals can then accept responsibility for changing themselves rather than feeling as though change has been imposed from those at the top (Wheatley, 2001, p. 24)."
Abstract This paper discusses Harold Garfinkel's theory of ethnomethodology, a sociological perspective that studies the ways that people make sense of the chaotic social world. The author provides a short introduction of Garfinkel and describes the changes in the basics of, and analysis methods that ethnomethodology has undergone since its conception by Garfinkel and explains how these changes enabled more progress in the field. The paper further explains the application of ethnomethodology in fields such as education, communications and healthcare.
Outline:
Introduction
Garfinkel and Development of Ethnomethodology
Overview of Ethnomethodology
Applications of Ethnomethodology
Conclusion
References Cited
From the Paper "The social science of sociology is continually changing, due to the ongoing evolution of the society that it is studying. Although different methodologies, such as functionalisms, Marxism and symbolic interactionism have significant differences, they all are based on the premise that the social world is essentially orderly and that patterns of societal behavior and interaction are regular and systematic rather instead of haphazard and chaotic. A recent sociological perspective called ethnomethodology, theorized by Harold Garfinkel in the 1967 Studies in Ethnomethodology studies the ways in which people make sense of their potentially chaotic social world."
This paper discusses the possibility of more accurately forecasting weather through the application of Edward Lorenz' chaos theory as based on James Gleick's book "Chaos: Making a New Science".
Abstract This paper explains that James Gleick in his book "Chaos: Making a New Science" reports the work of meteorologist and pioneer of the chaos theory, Edward Lorenz, to computerize the forecasting of weather based on physical laws. The author points out that Gleick explains, even though the straight-forward mathematical attempt by Lorenz to find weather averages was a "failure", Lorenz discovered that the phenomenon of climate instability was related to the chaos theory. The paper relates that Lorenz' two non-linear discoveries are (1) that models of chaotic systems have an exquisitely sensitive dependence on initial dependence called the butterfly effect and (2) that even simple systems can show complex, chaotic behavior proving that the "clockwork" universe doesn't exist.
Table of Contents
Gleick's Belief of the Possibility to Forecast Weather
The Butterfly Effect
Nonlinear and Linear Systems
Similar to Predicting the Motions of Planets
Link between Aperiodic Behavior and Unpredictable Behavior
Thermal Convection
From the Paper "The very act of predicting weather is "fragile" when it comes to computer modeling, even though the data may be "reasonable trustworthy" and the laws of science are "purely physical" (20). But the computer modeling of weather patterns and air movement and temperatures and all the other ingredients that go into the stew, are only good for a day or two; "beyond two or three days the world's best forecasts" are / were speculative, and "beyond six or seven," Gleick writes, "they were worthless." Why were they worthless? "The Butterfly Effect was the reason.""
Abstract The following paper shows how the works of Poe, Whitman, and Dickinson all have an unreal quality about them as they are removed from real life and are emotional rather than intellectual.
From the paper:
"The subjects of Walt Whitman are wider ranging than Poe and Dickinson. They are also often on less emotional and more concrete subjects. Some of these subjects include the futility of war, love and separation, first love as well as more spiritual topics. What Whitman shares with Poe and Dickinson is the emotion levels of his work. In form, Whitman's poems are long. They are also more structured than Poe's, whose sentences tend to be short and stanzas tend to be irregular. Rhyme is used by Whitman though rhyme is sometimes unstructured and chaotic".
Abstract This paper looks at the many similarities in Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights", and Charlotte Bronte's novel, "Jane Eyre". The author discusses the gothic elements present in both books: the dark, the hidden, the secrets, and the brooding characters like Heathcliff and Mr. Rochester. The paper examines the element of the occult in both novels: ghosts, visions, the dead Catharine, and insane Bertha Mason Rochester.
From the Paper:
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Traditionally, Gothic elements were constituted by the ambiguous, the chaotic, the unenlightened, the supposedly irrational, the dark, the hidden, and the secret. According to literary handbooks, Gothic is a matter of d?cor and mood, of an obscurely pleasurable terror, of the nostalgic melancholy of ruins and of remote times and places. Conventions familiar in Gothic narratives include a vulnerable/curious heroine, a wealthy/enigmatic hero/villain, and a grand, mysterious dwelling concealing violent secrets."
An analysis of Arjuna and Odysseus, heroes of "The Bhagavad-Gita" and "The Odyssey," who, although from vastly different cultures, reveal through their heroic roles the quest of all human beings for identity.
Abstract Two epic heroes of vastly different cultures search for identity, representing all human kind. In the similarly chaotic worlds Arjuna, hero of "The Bhagavad-Gita", and Odysseus, hero of "The Odyssey", learn about themselves in depth and come to terms with death, war and the afterlife, revealing that heroism in these two worlds is quite similar. This paper examines the major differences in their responses to the challenges of their respective quests, their relationship to their gods.
From the Paper "Two ancient epic poems, The Bhagavad-Gita and The Odyssey, from vastly different cultures, reveal the ongoing search of the human race to understand the significance of the self and humanity's role in a world it cannot comprehend. In both these epics the quest for the individual human's sense of self is presented in the form of the hero metaphor in which a larger than life figure takes on the symbolic search for identity. Arjuna and Odysseus, the heroes of the two epics, both strive to bring order to the everyday chaos of the human world. In many ways the quests are similar. Central to both epics is the way their heroes struggle to discover what their relationship to the gods has to do with their identity. The major difference between Odysseus and Arjuna in the quest for identity, arises from their contrasting cultural conceptions of the gods, those superhuman forces, and how they influence, control, or guide mortal men."
Abstract An examination of Nietzsche's philosophies of music which are still applicable today, and can be seen as the foundation of modern music theory. Nietzsche extensively employed the terms "Dionysian" and "Apollonian" in his conjectures about music. These are terms that are in reference to Plato and his suppositions about simple, ordered and unassuming music (Apollonian) versus irrational, anarchic, chaotic music (Dionysian).
From the Paper "German Philosopher/Musician/Composer, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was particularly interested in what he believed to have been the higher quality of life that prevailed in certain periods of history, such as the Italian renaissance, the classic era of the Greeks, and Moorish civilizations in Spain. While most art forms were included under a single umbrella in Nietzsche's philosophies, he wrote extensively about music and musicians as a unique and separate entity."
Tags: apollonian, dionysian, friedrich, history, music, philosophy, theory
Abstract This paper compares and contrasts the characters of Lulu in "Love Medicine" and Mrs. Dalloway in "Mrs. Dalloway". Both stories have tragedy where the characters experience grief and use this to find their own identities. The writer shows how Mrs. Dalloway and Lulu are characters that find their lives in fragments, disrupted and chaotic. However, they turn their lives around and find that they are stronger than they think.
From the Paper "Both Love Medicine and Mrs. Dalloway use "metanarratives" in their stories. It is like there are several little stories that make up the whole. Modernists seem to realize that life is literally several stories of an individual combined to make the whole person. ?Modernists use of multiperspectivity generally to draw on "metanarratives" in which one or more characters can control and order the fragments of the world, but only as individuals and with great difficulty. There is no sense that any single perspective can convey cultural truths or that any individual's perception can work toward or participate in a communal vision? (Schultz80). Both Love Medicine and Mrs. Dalloway have different parts that the characters play in a series of small episodes. In the story of Love Medicine, the author uses many short stories to compose the book. Different characters are seen throughout the story with Lulu playing a major role as a female not quite sure about life."
Abstract The paper shows that human resource planning translates the organization's objectives into terms the workers need to meet those objectives. Human resource planning is divided into three main steps; the first of which is to assess current human resources, the second is assessing future human resource needs and the third is to develop a program to meet future human resource needs. The paper describes how the term: "Innovate or die!" has become the rallying cry of today's managers. In the dynamic, chaotic world of global competition, organization must create new products and services and adopt the state-of-the-art technology if they?re going to compete successfully. The paper discusses different issues relating to the innovations in organizations and how the managers deal with it. The study includes examples of some organizations that have successfully adopted new methods to stimulate innovation. It also reveals useful methods and procedures that different types of organizations can use to improve and manage innovation and deal with the critical issues regarding innovation.
From the Paper "The term creativity refers to the ability to combine ideas in a unique way or to make unusual associations between ideas. Innovation is the process of taking a creative idea and turning into a useful product. By just having creative people in an organization is not enough, it takes the right environment for the innovation process to take hold and prosper. Just like a flower requires the proper soil, watering, and light levels to grow. One of the factors influencing the innovation is the easy availability of resources, which provides a key building block for innovation. An abundance of resources means management can afford to purchase innovations, afford the cost of instituting innovations, and absorb failures. If an organization produces certain product(s) that has uncertainty in consumer demand than it becomes difficult to innovate. Further the general economic stability is necessary to instigate innovation. Many organizations recognized the importance of both individual and collective consciousness in producing autonomy and innovative behavior [Subramanian, 1996]."
Abstract This paper discusses how both James Joyce and William Faulkner achieved considerable success with the manipulation and disorder of time in their narratives "Sound and The Fury" and "A Portrait of The Artist As A Young Man". They both show plentiful use of the past to reveal the lack of purpose and barrenness of the present, as well as the futility of placing faith in the future. It shows how in Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury", past, present and future are represented as occurring simultaneously upon a single plane, yet the concept of time differs in each narrative perspective. In "A Portrait of The Artist As A Young Man" by James Joyce, young Stephen's consciousness is splintered and chaotic, returning to random memories of home, family, and assorted past injustices. Both authors skillfully employ literary pandemonium to emphasize the direct reverse of the notion of time as an ordered element; demonstrating that time, as an entity, is restrictive and uninspired.
From the Paper "One technique that is clearly used in the first few pages of Joyce's 'Portrait' is the "stream of consciousness" device. According to Humphrey (1954), this is common postmodern literary technique in which a character's thoughts are reproduced as they presumably occur; not in full sentences or in any logical sequence, but according to "an associative process that depends on the conscious or unconscious connections made by each individual's mind" (Humphrey, 1954). In "Portrait', young Stephen describes his world in a seemingly random, disjointed prose that is actually logical and coherent once the reader recognizes that it focuses, in part, on the child's five senses and what they tell him."
Abstract The paper examines two different philosophical concepts of the ideal society. It shows how Plato believed that humans are governed by three elements ? bodily appetites, spiritual elements and reason ? and how each person has a dominant element that determines his or her place in society. In Plato's ideal society, only people who are governed by the rule of reason should be allowed to rule as guardians. A society which allows the ill-equipped masses to lead will be chaotic, making it impossible for good people to live productive lives. It discusses how Marx, in contrast, believed that all human beings are creators, the natural essence of all humans is creativity and that human beings have triumphed over nature by creating society and social relations. The only way back to the creative human essence is moving back to a true communist state, one where people, no longer required to labor, are free to once again indulge in creative productive work.
From the Paper "Like the human soul, Plato also viewed society as an organism. In Plato's ideal society, each person's social role will be determined by the element dominant in his or her soul. People who are ruled by bodily appetites would make the best producers ? farmers, laborers, hunters, merchants and the others whose work sustains a populace's physical needs. People who are driven by honor, loyalty, fame and other spiritual elements should be members of a city's auxiliary and military staff (Lavine: 58).
Finally, there are the men and women who are ruled by reason. They are devoid of family ties and do not possess private property. Through years of training, they could enact laws and make decisions based on reason and wisdom, on what Plato termed the ?idea of the good.? (Lavine: 58)."
Tags: soul, elements, humans, guardians, reason, chaos, communism, work
An analysis of the novel "Foe" by J.M. Coetzee according to the narrative theory which states that humans rely on narratives to make sense of their lives.
Abstract This analysis takes a narratoloigical approach and how it applies to the novel "Foe". Through this novel Coetzee seems to question the validity of the narrative theory, which believes that humans use narratives to make sense of their lives. The writer shows how the result is a bizarre and somewhat chaotic portrayal of the characters.
From the Paper "One of the basic assumptions of a narratoloigical approach is that humans rely on narratives to make sense of their lives. Authority on narratives Julia Wood asserts that "humans make sense of themselves through stories, or narratives" (241). She goes on to say that these narratives are "most urgently sought out when experience does not make sense" (242). When an experience feels particularly bizarre, chaotic, or just doesn?t fit into a preconceived construct, we seek to create and tell a narrative in order to make sense of the seemingly insensible. While this can be exemplified in innumerable ways in everyday real-life, authors also reveal this tendency with their fictional characters in novels. Characters constantly try to tell their story and want to create a narrative about an experience. Usually this narrative is effective in communicating with others and making sense of a situation. However, through writing Foe, J.M. Coetzee seems to question the validity of this principle."
Abstract The paper states that one strategic mistake AOL made was to simply react to the "numbers" of potential users in the Economic Union and negated the rigid and carefully controlled infrastructure of the Economic Union. The author points out that the European cultures, which make up the EU, are an ever-changing patchwork of influences, ethnic backgrounds, religions and trends that blend chaotically with local traditions. therefore, the local ISPs, typically aware of these idiosyncrasies, are better able to market to the young net surfers. The paper describes the technological structure in Europe and concludes that AOL needs to rethink some of its technology.
From the Paper "A second Polish company, ATOM S.A. is the leading private Polish ISP specializing in business and government customers. The company was established in 1997 as a wholly owned subsidiary of ATM S.A., a leading systems integrator on the Polish IT market. Until AOL restructures some of its software so that it can handle Polish, and the cyrilic alphabet with greater dispatch, neither of these ISPs has agreed to do business with them."
