Abstract In this article, the writer discusses that the play 'BurningVision' raises questions about race, nation, identity and belonging, particularly through the metaphor of mixing. The writer notes that "BurningVision" is a complex play, in which many story-lines mix together simultaneously. This reflects the complexity of the subject matter, as the play deals with profoundly important issues, such as war, death, colonialism, grieving, loss, hope, racism and exploitation, etc. The writer maintains that the play highlights the interconnectedness of all of these geographically, racially and nationally divided people, in a huge cycle of death of destruction. In so doing, it highlights Canada's limited ability to be inclusive, and finally offers a possibility for overcoming those limitations. This essay examines what the play has to suggest about the nation's ability to be inclusive, and what it offers as a possibility for overcoming those limitations. The writer concludes that the play ends on an upbeat note of mixing in a positive sense.
From the Paper "This is chilling in many ways. First of all, LITTLE BOY is a lost and lonely, pathetic character in the play. Second, LITTLE BOY was also the name of the bomb dropped on Nagasaki, so the character is associated with death and murder. Third, LITTLE BOY implied that identities are stolen when colonialists lay claim to a people - which, as we know, is very much the Canadian reality, with horrors such as the residential schools, which were explicitly designed to steal Aboriginal identity. Thus, the play speaks to the key theme of colonialism - the foundation upon which modern Canada was built - in a very negative way. It speaks not of mixing, but of smothering. It thus shows us the potentially catastrophic implications of people mixing in a way that is not inclusive, but rather divisive, exploitative and repressive."
Abstract This paper discusses how Marie Clements' two plays, "BurningVision" and "The Unnatural and Accidental Women", both feature primarily Aboriginal characters, and foreground Aboriginal issues. The paper examines how the two plays approach these subject matters in very different ways and how Clements situates Aboriginals as people who have been oppressed by colonizers from over the seas. The paper also looks at how Clements depicts urban Aboriginals as living in poor socio-economic conditions, vulnerable to white psychopaths, and how she seems to imply that Aboriginal people belong where they were before the colonizers came - if not physically, then at least psychically.
From the Paper "Burning Vision is set in many different locations, as it is about colonialism and the atomic bomb. However, with regard to Aboriginals, it features the Dene people who mined pitchblende near Great Bear Lake in the North West Territory in the 1930s. The Unnatural and Accidental Women focuses on an entirely different group of Aboriginals, i.e. poor women living in Vancouver's Eastside in the 1980s. The two plays thus feature geographically and chronologically different people. However, certain commonalities can be detected, primarily related to the fact that both groups are the victims of colonization in one way or another."
A review of First Nations Literature including two plays by Marie Clements: "BurningVision" and "The Unnatural and Accidental Women", and a poetry book "Exercises in Lip Pointing" by Annharte.
Abstract This paper discusses of some of the ways in which First Nations literature makes a criticism of North American society and culture. the paper explains that in "BurningVision", Clements makes it clear that the First World is pathologically sick in terms of its attitude to the world and its people and resources. The paper then examines the theme of resistance and struggle and decolonization in three of the texts. The writer believes that if First Nations' existence is defined by their status as having been colonized by people of a different race, then their salvation lies in resistance and struggle. The writer concludes that if First Nations cannot decolonize their countries, they can at least decolonize their minds, and that is what many of the best First Nations writers strive to do, which accounts for the central importance of this theme in much of their literature.
From the Paper "Clements also seems to imply that the ultimate expression of this rape is nuclear destruction - the ultimate assertion of power, delivered in phallic-shaped bombs by phallic-shaped jets. In this regard, it is important to remember that FAT MAN was the name of one of the atomic bombs. Moreover, the other atomic bomb was code named LITTLE BOY. This was unintentional irony, given that it is Western male aggression that propelled colonization, as well as the kind of destruction meted out by the atomic bombs. In The Unnatural and Accidental Women, Clements seems to be on a totally different track, focusing on poor women living in Vancouver's Eastside in the 1980s."
Abstract This paper reviews a court case involving flag burning and free speech as examined by author Robert Goldstein, who frames the issue of flag burning as a symbolic fight over a symbol. The author points out the positions of Justices William Brennan and Antonin Scalia and Chief Justice William Rehnquist. The paper includes several analyses of the significance and implications of the case.
From the Paper In the case of Texas v Johnson, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the state of Texas could not prosecute Gregory Lee Johnson for burning the flag without violating the First Amendment."
Abstract This three page undergraduate paper examines Faulkner's short story, "Barn Burning." The author notes that in detailing the distinctive formal characteristics of William Faulkner's short story, 'Barn Burning', it is evident that these characteristics reveal the modernist elements in the story. The form Faulkner used in telling the tale of Sarty Snopes and his family is typical of modernist approaches to literature, for he utilized a stream-of-consciousness narrator and created scenes where the action took place in culturally degenerate settings.
From the Paper "In detailing the distinctive formal characteristics of William Faulkner's short story, "Barn Burning" it is evident that these characteristics reveal the modernist elements in the story. The form Faulkner used in telling the tale of Sarty Snopes and his family is typical of modernist approaches to literature, for he utilized a stream-of-consciousness narrator and created scenes where the action took place in culturally degenerate settings. These distinctive formal characteristics of modernist literature were incorporated by Faulkner into "Barn Burning'' because he considered that modernist literary devices were necessary in order to portray his characters exactly the same way as he envisioned them."
Abstract The paper presents a review of the movie "Mississippi Burning" that focuses on the 1964 brutal murder of three civil rights workers, and the terrorist actions of the Ku Klux Klan and the FBI.
From the Paper The movie Mississippi Burning presents a fictional account of the very real tragedy that occurred in Philadelphia Mississippi in June of when three civil rights advocates were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan KKK..."
Abstract This book review describes the theme shared by both "Barn Burning" and "Araby" about the conflict between a protagonists' inner conceptions of what the external world should be like, and the actual reality of their respective circumstances. The review includes a plot summary of both novels, with a focus on the theme of inner conflict. The reviewer concludes that each of these stories tells the tale of a young boy being introduced to adulthood by having his innermost conceptions of truth coming into conflict with the very real circumstances of his life.
From the Paper " In "Araby," the narrator becomes increasingly consumed by idealistic and romantic thoughts of Mangan's sister as the story progresses. There is a tumultuous mingling of the realities in the narrator's life, and the imaginary and exotic dreams that come to dominate his thoughts. Of course, this dangerous combination centers upon Mangan's sister; she represents both the exciting and the mundane. This is fundamentally because although she is a part of the ordinary atmosphere of northern Dublin, she remains something strange and somehow unattainable for the main character."
Abstract This paper explores the concept of marketing mix. The author describes the 4 Ps (product, place, price, promotion) that make up the marketing mix. The paper points out the marketing mix used by Motorola, with emphasis on brand identity.
From the Paper "The parameters in the marketing mix for a product include the product itself along with the place price and promotion-also referred to as the 4Ps. The product parameter includes such things as brand name, functionality and quality, as well as cosmetic features such as packaging. The product's repairs support, warranty ,accessories and features also play a part in its overall desirability from the customer's standpoint. The place parameter refers to distribution of the product and includes such factors as distribution channels, market coverage, warehousing ..."
Abstract This paper discusses the marketing mix in terms of the combination of elements that go into a marketing plan. The marketing mix is often identified in terms of what are called the 4 p's, those being product, price, placement, and promotion. Any company will base its marketing plan on how these are combined and on how they answer consumer needs. The paper further discusses the use of the marketing mix by Sears.
From the Paper " The marketing mix is the combination of elements that go into a marketing plan. The marketing mix is often identified in terms of what are called the 4 p's, those being product, price, placement, and promotion. Any company will base its marketing plan on how these are combined and on how they answer consumer needs. Sears is such a company. The term "marketing mix" was made popular by the publication of an article by Neil H. Borden in 1964. Borden offered a number of elements in the marketing mix, and these were later combined in the 4 p's by McCarthy (The marketing mix, 2005, para. 1). Marketing may be undertaken by a company that produces a product, or by a company that sells a lot of products. In either case, the four elements are considered. For a retailer, for instance, the purpose may be to differentiate the store from others in the same field."
Abstract This paper defines the concept of the marketing mix. The author points out the role of the 4Ps. The paper relates the marketing mix to the marketing strategy of three organizations---one each from the government, non-profit and service sectors.
From the Paper "The marketing mix is the four main elements used by a marketing manager to market goods and services These elements are product price distribution or place and promotion. These four tools and more specifically the interplay between these elements combine to shape market demand with a target market. It is the effective blending of product packaging and price, channels of distribution, advertising, promotion and personal selling to get the product in the hands of the customer that determines a marketing program's success. Dell Incorporated is ..."
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Abstract This paper discusses the elements of the marketing mix: product, price, placement, and promotion. The paper discusses these in general terms and then considers how they apply to the marketing of the Apple iPod and its related products, noting the way the company has positioned the product and the way the mix serves the needs of the company.
From the Paper "The marketing mix is the combination of elements that make up a marketing strategy and that help define a given product in the marketplace. One way of viewing the mix is in terms of what are called the 4 p's, meaning produce, price, placement, and promotion. The importance of these has been emphasized many times and can be seen in campaigns both successful and unsuccessful. Marketing is a difficult art to master, and it involve a number of unknowns which can alter the nature of the process itself in some instances: Of all the disciplines that businesses must master, marketing may the hardest to grasp. Technology at least obeys the laws of physics. Finance, however skewed by ego and fear, is girded by mathematics. But marketing is messy: Companies try to respond to customers' wants and needs, and manipulate them simultaneously. Emotions rule; motives are unclear (Brookes & Stodin, 1995, p. 24)."
Abstract This paper examines the research on the effectiveness of teaching in mixed-grade classrooms as compared to single-grade classrooms, with a particular emphasis on academic achievement and an even more specific math performance. The paper investigates the historical and cultural forces that shaped the one-age/one-grade classroom as a way of identifying the underlying pedagogical assumptions about the primacy of single-age teaching in he 21st century.
From the Paper "We are now so accustomed to the idea that students should be segregated from each other along narrow age bands that must of us do not question the efficacy and the rightness of doing so. But, of course, the idea that children should be placed into grades defined by age and separated from their peers is a recent trend in education as we well know. The practice is based as much in historical and social beliefs and circumstances as it is in sound pedagogy, and recently some schools have begun to ask whether single-grade classrooms are in fact the most effective atmosphere in which to teach elementary-age students. This paper examines the research on the effectiveness of teaching in mixed-grade classrooms to that of teaching in single-grade classrooms with a particular emphasis on academic achievement and an even more specific focus on how well students in both kinds of classrooms perform in math. Before looking at how these two types of classroom environments serve their students in the 21st century, it will be useful to examine the historical and cultural forces that shaped the one-age/one-grade classroom to begin with as a way of identifying the underlying pedagogical assumptions about the primacy of single-age teaching."
Compares and contrasts Ousmane Sembene's and Nelson Mandela's visions of a postcolonial Africa and argues that Mandela's vision is more realistic and realizable.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, 2002, $ 26.95
Abstract Ousmane Sembene and Nelson Mandela offer two visions of postcolonial Africa. Mandela envisions the future as promising and sees the possibility of cooperation between former oppressors and victims. He sees the struggle through the lens of the individual and envisions humanity as frail and yet filled with courage. He is optimistic and forgiving. Sembene is not as forgiving and his vision is one more of protest. He does not see the possibility of cooperation and envisions the struggle through the lens of the collective, rather than through the individual. Overall, Mandela has the more realizable vision, because it is more tuned into the real world and understanding of human nature. There cannot be perfection and a society must ultimately try to reconcile its differences.
Abstract This document discusses the elements of the marketing mix in any given organization, concentrating on the four primary components thereof: product, price, place, and promotion. These concepts and strategies, as they relate to the marketing strategy and plan of an organization, are then examined in relation to an actual company; in this case, Toyota. Further, the writer looks at its gas efficient brands such as the Prius.
From the Paper "An organization that sells products, services or a combination thereof is very dependent on its sales and marketing strategy. By extension, the sales and marketing strategy is reliant on solid market research and experience with marketing approaches made relevant to specific markets. There are myriad approaches to developing a marketing plan but some solid assumptions regarding its structure can be based on being familiar with the following: (1) highlighting key sampling issues specifically associated with international research; (2) considering the relationship between sampling and internal and external validity; (3) examining the way in which research objectives impact upon sampling (and, through sampling, on validity)."
Abstract This paper discusses how establishing an effective media mix for business to business (B2B) media plan is, or should be, a carefully planned task that incorporates a considerable amount of research and reference to existing literature relevant to the product, services, or relationships being marketed. Companies must take careful consideration of all their media advertising options and incorporate only those that offer the greatest return on investment, rather than rushing pell-mell to solely the internet with all its allure of instant gratification. The paper further discusses how while print advertising seems to be in decline, rather than in its death throes, as some researchers would have it, it is still a highly visible and effective option given the appropriate product, service or relationship.
