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Continuity and Discontinuity in "Last Orders", 2008.
This is a summary and review of the story "Last Orders" by Graham Swift.
3,447 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 97.95
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This paper deals with the motive of continuity and discontinuity in Graham Swift's novel "Last Orders", focusing on postmodernism and intertextuality. The recollections of each character are related and utilized to demonstrate the underlying theme of continuation and discontinuation.
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"The reader, because he bears the role of voyeur and intruder in those streams of consciousness, progressively happens to own more knowledge than any isolated enunciator. The reader is like the private eye of a detective story, slowly watching the truth unfold. This very precisely worked-out reorganization of time makes him the only omniscient instance of the discourse. For instance, in Vince's soliloquy of page 136 to 137, the photograph of Ray and Jack in the desert - a recurring object that participates in the dimension of continuity - wouldn't have the same effect if we had not known before that it was taken after both of them came out of the Egyptian brothel. Vince's mentioning of Jack appearing "all by himself, with his shirt undone, chest bare, holding a ciggy" or "grinning, still alive, like he knows you don't know who he really is" bears then another meaning, only accessible through our experience as intruders."
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Continuity Plan for Riordan Manufacturing, 2005.
An analysis of Riordan Manufacturing and a continuity plan presented by ab HR Consulting Firm.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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The following paper provides a broad overview of a continuity plan geared towards enabling Riordan Manufacturing to comfortably overcome the loss of many employees as a result of the baby boomer exodus from the workforce. The paper examines the prospects of single point failure at Riordan Manufacturing and the methods of recruitment and selection by which the company can in an expeditious and cost effective manner find capable employees both full time and part time or supplemental. The paper then concludes with a brief review of what the company has done wrong and what it still may do right.
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"HR Consulting Firm and a Continuity Plan for Riordan Manufacturing The imminent departure of the baby-boomers from the workforce has forced all companies, Riordan Manufacturing among them, to seek out the expertise of human resources consultants so that they can devise a strategy by which an apocalyptic labor shortage may be avoided. The following paper will offer a tentative "continuity plan" which will take into account the following workforce issues: "single-point failure" or critical skills the dearth of which can severely (even fatally) debilitate Riordan Manufacturing; methods the company may wish to employ in order to recruit/select desirable full-time employees; methods the company can utilize to recruit part-time and supplemental employees; and what rationale exists for the use of these supplemental employees and - no less importantly - what risks and advantages accrue to a company employing such individuals."
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Philosophical Discontinuity, 2007.
This paper discusses philosophical discontinuity; disagreements in decision-making.
1,244 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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The paper explains how in business and other endeavors, communication and decision-making are invariable factors that contribute to the success - or failure - of any undertaking. The paper examines Mark H. Fowler's term of philosophical discontinuity in a case where one manager left a company due to disagreements in decision-making. The paper shows how despite the misgivings of the one manager, the decision was seen as the best one for the company. The paper looks at Allan Chapman's "decision-making maxims" and at Carter McNamara's "downward and upward communications." The paper concludes that the key to avoidance of disagreement is communication.
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"Simplistically, it may be termed as "difference of opinion" or "varying viewpoints." But as Fowler (2002) presented in the case of the "Owner vs. Manager" wherein the owners "wanted to focus on the existing customer base and develop new products for existing customers" while the managers "wanted to reach new markets and expand firm capabilities", despite growth in sales after "discussing the different plans and agreeing to" the direction of the owners, one manager still left. This is also a case in point of not being able to satisfy everyone's wish and if a person strongly disagrees with management decision, quitting is always a prerogative."
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Business Continuity Plan, 2007.
An analysis of the effects of an Internet intrusion on a business continuity plan.
1,020 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This essay discusses the discovery of an Internet intrusion compromising the database system of a company. It then discusses the responsive action undertaken to the perimeter violation into the networking system by the incident response team. The paper analyzes whether or not the attack mode was internal or external, the timeliness and the competence of the incident response team and how these determined the final outcome for the business continuity plan.
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Introduction
Discussion
Discovery of Cyber Onslaught
Responsive Action Undertaken
Conclusion
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"In the succeeding days, the company's public relations individual provided a press release to the media outlining the successful abortion of the cyber attack and the apprehension of the notorious Chameleon members. Chameleon was phishing for client information to solicit business for cyber attack toolkits riddled with glitches so that private information would be exposed as opposed to protected. These charlatans of security intended to market faulty software protection and in addition steal the information from the clients under the guise of a more reliable protection program. However, it backfired on Chameleon. As a result of this success, sales skyrocketed for the network intrusion detection software generated by the software company and the software company is now considered a heavyweight in the computer software security industry."
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Historical Continuity of Ancient and Modern Hospitality, 2008.
A historical look at the continuity of ancient and modern practices in hospitality.
1,016 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper compares the use of ancient and modern hospitality in the context of literary and modern practices of caring for a guest. The paper notes that, although the context of travel and hospitality were not as open and dignified as it is in a modern context, the use of familial or guest orientated hospitality in the ancient world is still ever-present today. Moreover, the paper concludes that the ideology of generosity to travelers is the continuous strain of thought that is every present in a humans "natural" ability to help those that need help while away from home
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"In ancient biblical times, the family unit was a major component for hospitality within the Judaic tribes, which made a manifest unit that was bound to be respectful to one another. This early interpretation of hospitality was often thought to have been exclusive to the tribes alone, yet there is a great deal of information that suggests there was more connection to the outer world than once thought. The primary suggestion that early tribes were isolationist is an absolute in historical studies that has been challenged due to the nature social interaction that must have occurred for human connectivity to occur. However, the majority of opinions on these ancient tribes appear to provide an insular perspective on hospitality, since the laws of the tribe may have appeared exclusive to the tribe alone. But in certain case, one can derive a certain modernity about tribal customs that deviated from this linear view:"
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Henshall's "The Myth of Absolutism, Change and Continuity in Early Modern European Monarchy",, 1994.
This paper is a critical analysis of Nicholas Henshall's methods of questioning the validity of absolutism as label for 18th Century. European monarchiesin as presented in his book "The Myth of Absolutism, Change and Continuity in Early Modern European Mo
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, $ 63.95
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"Nicholas Henshall, in his book "The Myth of Absolutism, Change and Continuity in Early Modern European Monarchy", argues that the concept of absolutism as generally used by historians to describe kingly rule in early modern Europe is badly misleading and inaccurate. Henshall argues that absolutism is no longer a valid and significant concept, for it is too often equated with outright despotism, instead of being seen as a description of broader and more varied forms of monarchic rule. Therefore, the author examines the misuse of the term and endeavors to redefine the governments it was meant to describe in a way that will be useful to the understanding of the era and the governments in question. Monarchies were not "absolute" in terms of force and despotism and the crushing of liberties. In opposition, to traditional theories, Henshall argues that monarchies were ... "
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Continuity, Change and Religious Beliefs Korea, 2002.
An overview of the changing religious beliefs in nineteenth and twentieth century Korea.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper is written about the continuity, change, and religious beliefs in the 19th and 20th Centuries. It can be observed in Encounter, The Moving Castle, and Words of Farewell that current religious beliefs are characterized as much by continuity as by change. Continuity and change are not paradoxical trends in Korean religious life because two cultures and two competing worldviews are maintained in a state of balance.
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"The Japanese Today: Change and Continuity", 2002.
Reviews this book by Marius Jensen and Edwin Reischauer which explores the major issues connected to contemporary Japan.
2,275 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 1 source, $ 84.95
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In "The Japanese Today; Change and Continuity", they explain why Japan has come to be regarded as one of the three of four most important countries in the world. More than anything, the authors concentrate on the Japanese people, their society, political institutions, business organization and increasingly complicated and significant relations with the rest of the international community. They show that, in one very important sense, the success of Japanese society has almost been a miracle in the context of the defeat in World War Two. Indeed, the manner in which Japan has risen up after its conquest at the hands of the United States has truly been remarkable. One of the central issues that the reader is left pondering after reading this book is the phenomenon of Japanese homogeneity and its consequences for Japan's future. Indeed, in our multi-cultural world, Japan remains a society where discrimination continues to be practised.
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Narrative Continuity and Rupture in "Memento", 2003.
A discussion of the non-chronological narrative in Christopher Nolan's film "Memento".
1,251 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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A discussion of the non-linear film "Memento" in terms of narrative continuity and rupture. It looks at film technques and the thematic effect of the films unconventional narrative. The paper explores the film noir elements used and philosophical and psychological issues in terms of the films structure and themes.
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"Christopher Nolan?s Memento, described as a neo-noir revenge film uses a rather unconventional non-linear narrative structure to achieve thematic effect. Protagonist Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) suffers from a memory problem, limiting his short term memories to only a few minutes; the narrative structure attempts to put us within Leonard?s world by creating a reverse chronological order of events, starting with the killing of Teddy, and moving backwards from there. There are also, in contrast the chronological black and white scenes. Through the ?rupture? of the narrative into a series of non-chronological scenes, making meaning and continuity rests on the readers fabula ? ?the viewer?s or reader?s mental reconstruction of the narrative?s nonchronological arrangement of events into chronological order? . Memento in this sense ?demands constant attention from its spectators.? , with the movie hinging on the viewer?s ability to make continuity from rupture. This narrative structure works to great thematic effect, emphasising the conventional noir elements, mirroring the alienation and disorientation of Leonard, and exploring philosophical and psychoanalytical themes."
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From Yalta to Potsdam: Continuity or Change?, 2001.
This paper explores U.S policies toward the Soviet Union.
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This paper contrasts the policies of the Roosevelt and Truman administrations toward the Soviet Union, especially as displayed at the Yalta and Potsdam conferences.
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"As World War II labored toward its end in 1945, two final conferences of the Grand Alliance would begin to shape the postwar world. However, as put forth in lecture, between the Yalta Conference in February and the Potsdam meeting in July, the position of the United States changed dramatically. At Yalta, Roosevelt hoped to achieve an agreement on the United Nations, guarantee Soviet entry into the war against Japan, and continue to mold the postwar balance of power. In Europe, Roosevelt pushed for the dismemberment of Germany into seven pieces and the ?pastoralization? of the defeated power."
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Kennedy and Johnson: Continuity or Change?, 2001.
This essay discusses the differences in JFK and LBJ's views on foreign policy.
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This paper compares and contrasts the foreign policies. of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. The author examines why Kennedy was a new world order and detente advocate while Johnson was a conventional, containment cold warrior. The paper provides numerous examples of the Presidents' differing global strategies
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"Kennedy and Johnson represented two vastly different foreign policy strategies. Kennedy supported a new world order? of detente and cooperation with the Soviet Union. Johnson favored continuing a policy of global containment and confrontation with the Soviets. Kennedy?s goals are best seen in his policiess after the Cuban Missile Crisis and in regard to Vietnam. After what amounted to a crushing Soviet defeat and the calling of their strategic bluff, Kennedy actually gave in to Soviet demands to remove Jupiter missiles from Turkey and pledged not to invade Cuba."
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"The Papacy, 1073-1198: Continuity and Innovation" by I.S. Robinson, 1992.
A critical review of the work on the medieval Church.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, $ 63.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine Part I of I.S. Robinson's history of the medieval papacy, The Papacy, 1073-1198: Continuity and Innovation. The plan of the research will be to set forth the overall pattern in which information emerges in the work, and then to discuss the principal points of interest and analysis that arise throughout. As appropriate, reference will be made to the effectiveness Robinson's method and the persuasiveness of his point of view.
In order to understand the significance of The Papacy as a modern history of the medieval Church in the larger context of European medieval history, it is useful to examine the style that Robinson uses to convey his ideas. His thesis is set forth in the introduction, wherein he explains the two parts of the work. Part I is subtitled "The Papal Government," and Part II, as the..."
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Structuralism and Modernization Theory, 2006.
A look at continuities and discontinuities in modernization and Marxist theories of development.
1,383 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper explores the nexus between modernization and development, the different aspects of modernism and its contribution to the discourse of development. It argues that the modernization perspective has been discursively significant in the development of the underdevelopment discourse and has been widely applied as a political tool in prescribing development for Third World societies.
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"The two great wars in the first half of the twentieth century fundamentally altered the way Europe dealt with its former colonies. As the rise of welfare states changed the economic orientations of states, the provision of humane conditions of living became part of state responsibility. The development project rose in the context of a post-colonial international system with the aim to modernize societies along the lines of the Western democracy-capitalism model. Governments in former colonies also known as third world countries faced dual pressures: how to fit in a Western balance of power-based state system and how to rapidly 'develop'. As observed, there is an enormous emphasis on the state in delivering a better quality of life for the people. This is the historical context of development. On the other hand, the discursive context of development comes from a realisation. "
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The Continuous Improvement Model, 2004.
This paper discusses the continuous improvement process, a project management improvement tool used to design training programs, and its application to schools.
2,095 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper explains that a continuous improvement process relies on the collection of accurate data about how people are performing a task, which is used to design training programs that better prepare people for the work expected of them. The author points out that school systems have been some of the first venues to embrace continuous improvement systems because there is a natural fit between the educational system and an overall organizational or management approach that emphasizes the importance of continuous learning. The paper relates that schools have integrated a continuous improvement model into their overall project management frameworks to improve the situation of both teachers and students. Charts.
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"The best fit between worker and organization can often be achieved through a multi-level process. At the first stage of this process the organization uses certain criteria (which may include formal measures such as whether an individual holds a specific degree or more informal measures such as whether a person is detail-oriented) to screen out as well as to select certain individuals. This helps to ensure that those who enter a training program (or who begin to work at an organization) have the right basic tools with which to do the job)."
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