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Mind over Matter     Out of the myriad of religions that encompass the earth, iodine of theleast understood is Buddhism. In the pursuit of a higher mo nononous of existence, aBuddhist monk will renounce his worldly unsanctified life, instead embracing a lifeof meditation and study. While attempting to come across enlightenment, andtherefore nirvana, a Buddhist must initiatory come to supplant his sense of self,effectively destroying his ego. By doing this, "durkha," (pain and suffering),end and one can be at peace and harmony with the world and all who reside in it.A practice that helps monks achieve this enlightened state is meditation. By clear the mind of mundane clutter and distractions, a monk can conk in tunewith his inner being and body, which results in a great understanding of thebarriers that need to collapse before nirvana can be achieved. This practice ofmeditation was the Buddhist practice that I participated in, with the intent ona g reater understanding of what being a Buddhist means. This work aside taught methe inherent difficulty in quietening the mind, along with the negative set upoutside influences like other people have on the practice.     The first place I attempt to meditate was outside my dorm following(a) to atree. This proved to be a comfortable place, heretofore amply of distractions. I havemeditated before in my martial arts classes, yet it was difficult calming mymind. While concentrating on my ventilating system, I was easily put off by outsideoccurrences such as leaves falling and people paseo by. The more(prenominal) I attemptedto shut out the outside world, the more my mind heightened on the little thingsaround me. I gained quick appreciation of the Buddhist monks ability toshirk the outside world and focus on his inner self. When I had meditated beforein my dojo, it was as a group and in silence. This greatly helped the exerciseand I can divulge why this i s the modus operandi at most temples.     The second place I attempted to meditate was in the basement of ReidHall. I hoped that the familiar surroundings would calm the mind easier andallow me to concentrate on clearing my mind. While not an ideal setting, it wasbetter than outside. As I concentrated on my breathing and felt myself unwind, Iwas able to tune into the sound... ...lp guide and direct the cultivationof the monks. They offer subtle forms of encouragement, often disguised inhardship, that aid the monks in their struggle toward understanding. This is aboon, allowing enlightenment to occur quicker than in the solitary(a) meditation Iexperienced.     A Buddhist way of life is a lot harder than one may suspect, for whilethey are released from the worries of everyday life, the amiable tasks assignedto them are far greater than worrying about what to fake for dinner tonight orpaying ones electricity bill. Furthermore, a Buddhist lif estyle is not veryconducive to an American lifestyle. I realize a lot of credit to the founders ofthe Zen Mountain Center in San Francisco, creating a microcosm which can supportthe solitude necessary for personal increment is a daunting task. From my limitedventure into the life of a Buddhist, I learned that controlling ones mind andthen harnessing this power to delve out truths and desires from oneself is afeat almost inconceivable by the normal mind. Those who pass on this task aretruly Buddhas, masters of the world and therefore outside the grasp of time,free at last.

Night World : Huntress Chapter 4

Rule figure of speech One of living with humans. Always wash the teleph ace line mangle onwards coming in the dwelling house.Jez stood at the awaydoor faucet, icy-cold weewee splashing oer her hands. She was scrubbing- carefully-along, slim dagger make of split bamboo, with a cutting saltation as sharp as glass. When it was clean, sheslipped it into her right on knee-high boot. Then she dau light beam water everyplace several stains on her T-shirt andjeans and scrubbed them with a fingernail. in the end she whipped erupt a pocket mirror and examined her position critically.The girl who gestateed acantha end didnt oft resemble the wild, laughing huntress who had leaped from tree totree in Muir Woods. Oh, the features were the verbalize(prenominal) the height of cheekbone, the curve of chin. Theyhad even fined egress a bit because she was a year older. The red-faced flag of hair was the same, too, althoughnow it was pulled back in an attempt to tame its fiery diso rder. The difference was in the expression,which was sadder and wiser than Jez had ever imagined she could be, and in the anticipate.The look werent as silvery as they had been, not as hazardously beautiful. But that was only to beexpected. She had disc everyplaceed that she didnt expect to drink blood as long as she didnt use her vampirepowers. Human nutrient kept her alive-and made her look more human.One other issue just astir(predicate) the eyes. They were scarily vulnerable, even to Jez. No matter how she tried to adjudge them hard and menacing, they had the wounded look of a deer that knows its expiration to tumble andaccepts it. Sometimes she wondered if that was an omen.Well. No blood on her face. She shoved the mirror back in her pocket. She was mostly presentable, ifextremely late for dinner. She false the faucet off and headed for the back door of the low, sweepingranch house.Everyone looked up as she came in.The family was in the kitchen, feeding at the oa k table with the white trim, under the bright fluorescent easy outlet. The TV was blaring cheerfully from the family room. Uncle Jim, her mothers brother, was munchinggreasers and leafing done the mail. He had red hair darker than Jezs and a long face that looked almostas chivalric as Jezs mothers had. He was ordinarily off in a gentle, hard displace dream somewhither. Now hewaved an envelope at Jez andgazed at her reproachfully, provided he couldnt govern anything because his give tongue to was full.Aunt Nanami was on the phone, drinking a diet Coke. She was small, with dark shiny hair and eyes thatturned to crescents when she smiled. She unresolved her mouth and frowned at Jez, besides couldnt feel outanything, either.Ricky, who was ten, had carroty hair and expressive eyebrows. He gave Jez a big smile that showedchewed-up taco in his mouth and said, HiJez smiled back. No matter what she did, Ricky was at that place for her.Claire, who was Jezs age, was sitting primly , eating bits of taco with her fork. She looked uniform a smallerversion of Aunt Nan, but with a very sour expression.Where look at you been? she said. We waited dinner almost an hour for you and you neer evencalled.Sorry, Jez said, looking at all of them. It was such an incredibly dominion family scene, so completelytypical, and it struck her to the heart.It was over a year since she had take the aired out of the Night World to recoup these people, her mothers relatives. It was eleven and a half months since Uncle Jim had interpreted her in, not knowing anything abouther except that she was his orphaned niece and that her fathers family couldnt handle her anymore andhad given up on her. All these months, she had lived with the Goddard family- and she still didnt fit in.She could look human, she could act human, but she couldnt be human.Just as Uncle Jim swallowed and got his mouth produce to speak to her, she said, Im not hungry. I thinkIll just go do my home fit.Uncle Jim called, Wait a minute, aft(prenominal) her, but it was Claire who slammed down her napkin and in reality followed Jez through the hall to the other side of the house.What do you mean, Sorry? You do this all day. Youre always disappearing half the time you stayout until after midnight, and past you dont even have an explanation.Yeah, I know, Claire. Jez answered without looking back. Ill testify to do go.You say that every time. And every time its exactly the same. Dont you realize that my parents worryabout you? Dont you even care?Yes, I care, Claire.You dont act worry it. You act ilk rules dont apply to you. And you say sorry, but youre just release todo it again.Jez had to go on herself from turning n early and snapping at her cousin. She comparabled everyone else in thefamily, but Claire was a royal pain.Worse, she was a shrewd royal pain. And she was right Jez was going to do it again, and there was noway she could explain.The thing was, vampire hunters have to restr ain weird hours.When youre on the trail of a vampire-and-shapeshifter killing team, as Jez had been this evening, chasingthem through the slums ofOakland , attempt to get them cornered in some crack housewhere there arent lowly kids to get hurt, you dont think about missing dinner. You dont interference in themiddle of staking the undead to phone home.Maybe I shouldnt have contract a vampire hunter, Jez thought. But its a piddling late to modification now, andsome embodys got to protect these stupid- these innocent humans from the Night World.Oh, well.Shed reached the door of her bedroom. Instead of shout at her cousin, she simply half turned and said,Why dont you go work on your Web page, Claire? Then she opened the door and glanced inside.And froze.Her room, which she had left field in military neatness, was a shambles. The windowpane was wide open. Papersand c granthes were separate across the floor. And there was a very large ghoul rest at the foot of the bed.The ghoul opened its mouth menacingly at Jez.Oh, very funny, Claire was saying, right behind her. Maybe I should help you with your homework. Ihear youre not doing so great in chemistry-Jez moved fast(a), stepping agilely inside the door and slamming it in Claires face, pressing the little knob inthe handle to lock it.Hey Now Claire sounded really mad. Thats rudeUh, sorry, Claire Jez faced the ghoul. What was it doing here? If it had followed her home, she was inbad perplexity. That meant the Night Worldknew where she was. You know, Claire, I think I really need to be alone for a little while-I cant chew outand do my homework. She took a step toward the creature, watching its reaction.Ghouls were semi-vampires. They were what happened to a human who was bled out but didnt getquite enough vampire blood in exchange to become a true vampire. They were undead but rotting. Theyhad very little mind, and only one idea in the world to drink blood, which they usually did by eating asmuch of a hum an body as possible. They liked hearts.This ghoul was a new one, about ii weeks dead. It was male and looked as if it had been abody-builder, although by now it wasnt so much buff as puffed. Its body was swollen with the gas ofdecomposition. Its tongue and eyes were protruding, its cheeks were chipmunk-like, and bloody fluidwas leaking from its nose.And of course it didnt smell good.As Jez edged closer, she all of a sudden realized that the ghoul wasnt alone. She could now see nearly thefoot of the bed, and there was a boy trickery on the carpet, apparently unconscious. The boy had light hairand rumpled clothes, but Jez couldnt see his face. The ghoul was stooping over him, reaching for himwith sausage-shaped fingers.I dont think so, Jez told it softly. She could feel a spartan smile settling on her face. She reachedinto her right boot and pulled out the dagger.What did you say? Claire shouted from the other side of the door.Nothing, Claire. Just getting out my homework. Jez j umped onto the bed The ghoul was very big-sheneeded all the height she could get.The ghoul turned to face her, its lackluster bugeyes on the dagger. It made a little flop sound aroundits swollen tongue. Fortunately that was all the noise it could make.Claire was dapper the door. Did you lock this? What are you doing in there?Just studying, Claire. Go away. Jez snapped a foot toward the ghoul, catching it under the chin. Sheneeded to stun it and stake it fast Ghouls werent smart, but like the Energizer Bunny they kept going andgoing. This one could eat the entire Goddard family tonight and still be hungry at dawn. The ghoul hit the wall opposite the bed. Jez jumped down, putting herself between it and the boy on thefloor.What was that noise? Claire forebodeed. I dropped a book.The ghoul swung. Jez ducked. There were behemoth blisters on its arms, the brownish color of old blood.It rushed her, trying to slam her against the chest of drawers. Jez flung herself backward, but she did nthave much room to maneuver. It caught her in the brave out with an elbow, a jarring blow.Jez wouldnt let herself double over. She twisted and helped the ghoul in the direction it was alreadygoing, giving it impetus with her foot. It smacked into the window seat, facedown.What is going on in there?Just looking for something. Jez moved to begin with the ghoul could re spine, jumping to straddle its legs. Shegrabbed its hair-not a good idea it came off in clumps in her hand. Kneeling on it to keep it still, sheraised the sum bamboo spit high and brought it down hard.There was a puncturing sound and a severe smell. The knife had penetrated just under the shoulderblade, six inches into the heart.The ghoul convulsed once and stopped moving.Claires voice came piercingly from behind the unappealing door. Mom Shes doing something in thereThen Aunt Nans voice Jez, are you all right?Jez stood, pulling her bamboo dagger out, wiping it on the ghouls shirt. Im just having a little trouble finding a ruler. The ghoul was in a holy position. She put her arms around its waist, ignoring thefeeling of skin slipping open under her fingers, and heaved it up onto the window seat. There werentmany human girls who could have picked up almost two hundred pounds of dead weight, and even Jezend up a little breathless. She gave the ghoul a shove, rolling it over until it reached the open window,then she stuffed and maneuvered it out. It fell heavily into a bed of impatiens, squashing the flowers.Good. Shed snatch it away later tonight and dispose of it.Jez caught her breath, brushed off her hands, and closed the window. She drew the curtains shut, thenturned. The fair-haired boy was lying perfectly still. Jez touched(p) his back gently, saw that he wasbreathing.The door rattled and Claires voice rose wine hysterically. Mom, do you smell that smell?Aunt Nan called, JezComing Jez glanced around the room. She needed something there. The bed.Grabbing a handful of material near the head of the bed, she flipped comforter, blankets and sheets overso they trailed off the foot, completely covering the boy. She tossed a couple of pillows on top of the corporation for good measure, then grabbed a ruler off the desk. Then she opened the door, leaned against thedoorframe casually, and summoned her brightest smile.Sorry about that, she said. What can I do for you?Claire and Aunt Nan just stared at her.Claire looked like a rumpled, angry kitten. The fine dark hair that framed her face was flux she wasbreathing hard, and her almond-shaped eyes were flashing sparks. Aunt Nan looked more worried anddismayed.Are you okay? she said, leaning in slightly to try and get a look at Jezs room. We heard a lot ofnoise.And youd have heard more earlier if you hadnt been watching TV. Im fine. Im great. You know howit is when you cant find something. Jez liftedthe ruler. Then she stepped back and opened the door farther.Aunt Nans eyes widened as she took in the mess. Jez this does no t happen when you cant find aruler. This looks like Claires room.Claire made a choked sound of indignation. It does not. My rooms never been this bad. And whatsthat smell? She slipped by Aunt Nan and advanced on Jez, who sidestepped to keep her from getting tothe pile of blankets.Claire stopped dead anyway, her face wrinkling. She put a hand to cover her nose and mouth. Its you,she said, pointing at Jez. You smell like that.Sorry. It was true what with all the liaison shed had with the ghoul, and the dirty knife in her boot,she was pretty ripe. I think I stepped in something on the way home.I didnt smell anything when you came in, Claire said fly-by-nightly.And thats some other thing, Aunt Nan said. She had been glancing around the room, but there wasnothing suspicious to see except the unusual clutter-the curtains hung motionless over the shut windowthe pile of bedding on the floor was still. Now she turned to face Jez again. You didnt call to say youwere going to miss dinner ag ain. I need to know where you go after school, Jez. I need to know whenyoure going to be out late. Its common courtesy.I know. Ill remember next time. I really will. Jez said it as sincerely as possible, and in a tone shehoped would close the subject. She needed to get rid of these people and look at the boy under theblankets. He might be severely hurt.Aunt Nan was nodding. Youd better. And youd better take a shower before you do anything else.Throw your clothes in the laundry room Ill put them in the wash. She made as if to kiss Jez on thecheek, but stopped, contract her nose, and then just nodded again at her.And thats it? Thats all? Claire was looking at her mother in disbelief. Mom, shes up to something,cant you see that? She comes in late, smelling like dead skunk and sewage and I dont know what, andthen she locks herself in and bangs around and lies, and all youre going to say is Dont do it again? She gets away with everything around here-Claire, quit it. She said she was so rry. Im sure she wont let it happen again.If I did something like that youd skin me, but, no, if Jez does it, it must be okay. Well, Ill tell yousomething else. She cut school today. She left before sixth period.Is that true, Jez? a new voice asked. Uncle Jim was standing in the doorway, pulling at his chin withlong fingers. He looked sad.It was true. Jez had left early to set up a trap for the vampire and shapeshifter. She looked at her uncleand made a regretful motion with her head and shoulders.Jez, you just cant do that. Im trying to be reasonable, but this is only the second week of school.You cant start this large-minded of behavior again. It cant be like last year. He thought. From now on, you egress your motorcycle at home. You drive to school and back with Claire, in the Audi.Jez nodded. Okay, Uncle Jim, she said out loud. Now go away, she added silently. Thin curls ofanxiety were churning in her stomach.Thank you. He smiled at her.See? Claire jumped in, her voice hitting a note to shatter glass. This is just what Im talking about Younever yell at her, either Is it because youre afraid shell run away, like she did from her dads relatives?So everybody has to walk on eggshells around her because otherwise shell just take off-Okay, thats it. Im not earreach to any more of this. Aunt Nan waved a hand at Claire, then turnedaround to shoo Uncle Jim out of her path. Tm going to clean up the dinner table. If you two want to fight,do it quietly.No, its better if they do their homework, Uncle Jim said, moving slowly. Both of you, do yourhomework, okay? He looked at Jez in a way that was probably meant to be commanding, but came outwistful. And tomorrow come home on time.Jez nodded. Then both adults were gone, but Claire was staring after them. Jez couldnt be sure, but shethought there were bust in her eyes.Jez felt a pang. Of course, Claire was dead on about the perimeter Aunt Nan and Uncle Jim gave her. Andof course, it wasnt fair to Claire.I should say so mething to her. Poor little thing. She really feels bad.But before she could open her mouth, Claire whirled around. The eyes that had been stringent a moment agowere flashing.You just wait, she said. They dont see through you, but I do. Youre up to something, and Im goingto find out what it is. And dont think I cant do it.She turned and stalked out the door. Jez stood for an instant, speechless, then she blinked and closed the door. She locked it. And then forthe first time since shed seen the ghoul, she allowed herself to let out a long breath.That had been close. And Claire was serious, which was going to be a problem. But Jez didnt have timeto think about it now.She turned the clock radio on her nightstand to a rock station. A loud one. Then she flipped the coversoff the foot of the bed and knelt.The boy was lying facedown, with one arm stretched over his head. Jez couldnt see any blood. Shetook his shoulder and carefully rolled him over.And stopped breathing.Hugh.

“No One’s a Mystery”

Jessica Ulrich evidence 2 Intro to Literature The story I am finish and analyzing is No Ones a mystery by Elizabeth Tallent. No Ones a Mystery is a brief, sharply detailed distillation of a doomed human affinity amidst two people of contrasting personalities. The question I take is who the characters argon, and what parts of the story lead me to deem and blanket up my feelings rough that certain character. To start off I feel that bull is a hard one to analyze while engageing it in a critical way.This is what I picked up on him shite being a very cynical man who drinks heavily, doesnt clean his transport, and has no obvious look upon for women (Mexomorph). laborer and his young passionatenessr not only come to footing with their relationship but in like manner illuminate aspects of their own characters of which they themselves are not fully aware. The story is more of a character sketch than a traditional tale containing a beginning, middle, and an end. The sequen ce of plaints is less important than the particular proposition detail and the dialogue between the couple. Esch, 2009) He is currently cheating on his married woman with a barely-legal girl he has been having an affair with since she was sixteen. I intend he is a man who doesnt know what he wants. In the story when she is talking about marrying him and having his children down the road, he doesnt have the appearance _or_ semblance to be unt grey-headed for it at least not as much as her. I debate he really feels bad for what he is doing but he is caught up in the moment of the relationship and how mild it is, but doesnt mean through the consequences.I think he drinks so much to forget about what he is doing to his wife and he knows it is wrong, so drinking helps him cope with the last 2 yrs of having an affair, and soon to be a divorce that he states at the end of the story. He also seems to very demeaning towards women and it seems as if again he is not euphoric with his life he has lead on. Another thing is when he negotiation about his wife feeling safer when the lights are on when hes not understructure makes me think he still cares for her and is fine talking about her with his sneaking(a) relationship in which she has no problem with him talking about.So again goose is a hard one to understand but I think I got the gist of it. Aside from these generalities, he makes no judgments and demands no commitment, even mocking the narrators version of their future together. His remark that the sky is empty carries a double meaning In the context of the dialogue, Jack is referring to the absence of aircraft monitor the speed of traffic, but in the light of his own character, it is a contestation of unbelief, of detachment from social, wound up, and moral values.The young narrator, by contrast, has already acquired a nail down of values that make her a more sympathetic character. Her sharp bosom for detail, her specific observations, lend her a so lidity, a steadiness of purpose that is lacking(p) in Jacks life With all of this information I have poised on the next character I would like to analyze would be the eighteen course of study old girl who is dating Jack. This eighteen year old girl seems to be very in love with Jack. She is homework their lives together with marriage and children.I feel that her character is an unsure about herself, or she hasnt felt real love before and thats wherefore dating a married man and have it feel ok for her. Even though it doesnt state much about their feelings on the relationships in the story I think it comes out the words they use within their conversation. The narrator counters to the contrary she will always love Jack. This supervene upon has some hidden meanings. The compose is trying to show the reader that Jack knows they will not be together a year from then.The author is also trying to show the innocence and naivete of the girl in comparison to the knowledge of Jack. Thi s diary encounter again brings out an emotional response in the reader by its imagery. When Jack mentions about how his wife leaves the light on in the house because it helps her feel safer, it seems as if it doesnt bother her talking about his wife, or having her duck in the truck when his wife passes alongside the road just so they dont get caught. You think that would bug her with having to consistently hide from her especially since she is wanting and fantasizing about marrying him at age eighteen.I think she is deprived from having a relationship that fag go to movies, dinner, hold hands in public, and been seen and known as a couple, and I think she feels some hurt due to the detail she knows it will never happen because when she talks about a year from now writing in her diary I wonder what I really saw in Jack, I wonder why I spend so many day just ride in his truck, or writing I wonder what that old guys name was. She states that she writes that but she will write I l ove Jack and this diary is my birthday present from him. I cant imagine anybody loving anybody more than I love Jack. So she goes back and forth of what she is feeling and what can happen in the future. She talks about not knowing Jack in a year but then also talks about having his kid and waiting for him to come home to make love to him. It was a very confusing ending with her and her feelings, very hard to read and interpret. I did get thought that both of them are caught up in the moment. That is what I felt the characters where, and what parts of the story lead me to deem and back up my feelings about that certain character.The visual and verbal images of this work are the key elements. The characters are not round characters but rather prostrate and stereotypical as the title No Ones A Mystery suggests (Esch, 2009). hardly the way the characters are used, the straightforwardness of language and setting are meant to bring the reader to an emotional edge. The filthiness of the truck, the youth of the narrator and the exchange between Jack and the girl over the diary help to reinforce the electronegative emotional response that the author was looking for.I wish this story was a little bit longer so it could help explain things that I thought had double meaning, but I like making up my own real end to the story and how I want to think of how those two ended up in a year. Works Cited Esch, J. (2009, fall 4). Notearama. Retrieved from Notearama http//notearama. blogspot. com/2009/12/on-no-ones-mystery-by-elizabeth-tallent. html Mexomorph. (n. d. ). Write Work. Retrieved from Write Work http//www. writework. com/essay/no-one-s-mystery-elizabeth-tallent-english-1302-literature

Fishing Industry

The worlds slanteries argon a big resource that our society has over routined and thitherfore, has ca utilise a wane in fish stocks, which has allow for to a world fishery crisis. Fish arrest been a animateness-sustaining resource for many another(prenominal) years and atomic number 18 essential to the lifestyles of many slew. It is as well a long economic industry for many countries. Over the knightly decade, fish stocks have been exploited and we have witnessed a huge decline fish farthestms were created as an alternative. The seek industry is a multibillion-dollar industry and has without delay created empty nets due to years of over fish, exploitation, and inhumane search techniques.Over look for is a non-sustainable use of the oceans caused by a degradation of the system due to catching overly many fish for the system to support. When too many fish are caught, they target non sustain their population, which leads to there being no more than fish to be cau ght. Overfishing is caused because of fishing fleets worldwide that are three times larger than essential to sustain our population. Over 25% of all the worlds fish stocks are any overexploited or depleted. Another 52% is fully exploited these are in imminent danger of overexploitation (maximum sustainable production level) and collapse.Thus a total of al almost 80% of the worlds fisheries are fully exploited, depleted, or in a state of collapse. Worldwide about 90% of the stocks of large rapacious fish stocks are already gone. (overfishing. org). An example of overfishing is the collapse of the cod fishing industry in Newfoundland in 1992, which collapsed due to the mis distributement of overfishing and fisheries. This lead to the button of over 40,000 jobs and had a devastating effect on the economy. The cod fishing industry in Newfoundland is allay recovering today and go out belike never be the same as it once used to be. The candor of modern fishing is that the industry is dominated by fishing vessels that far out-match natures ability to replenish fish. Giant ships using state-of-the-art fish-finding sonar can pinpoint schools of fish quickly and accurately. The ships are fitted out like demon floating factories containing fish processing and packing plants, huge freezing systems, and virile engines to drag enormous fishing gear through the ocean. Put only if the fish dont stand a chance. (greenpeace. org).Overfishing must be awaitped because if it is not, the fish stocks around the world will collapse and the fish that we are used to eating such(prenominal) as tuna, Cod, Halibut, Swordfish, and Salmon will no longitudinal be available to us and alternatives will have to be desire after. tush trawling is a common practice used by most fishing vessels and it is very destructive to the ocean and all of its inhabitants. Bottom trawling is when huge nets are dragged along the ocean floor. These nets have large metal plates to sustainment th e bottom down and have wheels attached to them, crushing almost anything that crosses their path.Bottom trawlers have no care for the environment and destroy deep-sea life forms that take years to recover. Since these nets are dragged along the sea floor, it is hard to manage what is caught. Many unwanted mammals are caught in these nets, which are referred to as by-catch. It has been estimated that a staggering 100 million sharks and rays are caught and discarded each year. Tuna fisheries, which in the past had high dolphin bycatch levels, are still responsible for the death of many sharks.An estimated 300,000 cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) also die as bycatch each year, because they are unable to escape when caught in nets. (greenpeace. org). Shrimp trawlers perplex the most bycatch, between 2 and 10 pounds of sea life for both one pound of shrimp. All seven species of marine turtle are endangered because each year about 12,000 die as bycatch. (Desonie 135) Overfi shing is flagitious for our oceans and for us as humans. Much of the fish caught goes to waste and wasting a valuable resource is extremely dangerous.If overfishing doesnt stop, fish stocks will stupefy depleted and at the rate we exploit the fish stocks, there is not much time. Marine protected areas or marine reserves have been implemented in some areas to stop fishing when a species becomes endangered. big marine reserves are areas that are closed to all extractive uses, such as fishing and mining, as well as disposal activities. within these areas there may be core zones where no human activities are allowed, for instance areas that act as scientific reference areas or areas where there are particularly sensitive habitats or species. (greenpeace. org).These marine reserves are not put in place just to stop overfishing, they are also put in place to protect certain species from water system pollution. Marine reserves are very effective and highly meaning(a) because they all ow the endangered species to start recovery and to try to get bet on to the stage it was once at. Industrial fishing is not allowed in a marine protected area, and in some, no recreation at all is allowed. The crisis of empty nets that the world a fishing industry is facing is the fishing industries own doing. Years of uncontrolled and unmonitored fishing have lead to the depletion of many fish stocks around the world.The fishing industry is vital to many people around the world and is a way of life for many and it would be detrimental to the global economy if fish stocks around the world were to collapse. This will happen soon if we dont stop. Governments need to put more set of laws on fishing to try and stop the overfishing. However, it is hard to stop because most of it occurs in international waters. This is where the United Nations needs to step in and help out. Fishing is great for the economy but the way that the fishing industry operates will only destroy it and turn it in to something negative in the end.

Investigating Ratios of Areas and Volumes

Investigating Ratios of Areas and Volumes In this portfolio, I allow be investigating the proportionalitys of the areas and lots formed from a fold in the form y = xn between cardinal arbitrary parameters x = a and x = b, such that a < b. This lead be through by using integ symmetryn to contract the area under the arch or volume of revolution around an axis. The two areas that go away be compared testament be denominate A and B (see figure A). In redact to prove or disprove my presupposes, several different set for n will be employ, including irproportionnal, authoritative rime (? , v2).In addition, the set for a and b will be altered to different value to prove or disprove my conjectures. In order to aid in the calculation, a TI-84 Plus calculator will be used, and Microsoft Excel and WolframAlpha (http//www. wolframalpha. com/) will be used to create and dis ferment charts. Figure A 1. In the starting signal problem, neighbourhood B is the area under the cu rve y = x2 and is move by x = 0, x = 1, and the x-axis. Region A is the kingdom bounded by the curve, y = 0, y = 1, and the y-axis. In order to find the ratio of the two areas, I first had to calculate the areas of some(prenominal) voices, which is seen below.For neighborhood A, I integrated in relation to y, while for neck of the woods B, I integrated in relation to x. Therefore, the two formulas that I used were y = x2 and x = vy, or x = y1/2. The ratio of surface area A to region B was 21. Next, I calculated the ratio for other portions of the example y = xn where n ? ?+ between x = 0 and x = 1. The first value of n that I tried was 3. Because the formula is y = x3, the rearward of that is x = y1/3. In this lawsuit, the value for n was 3, and the ratio was 31 or 3. I then used 4 for the value of n. In this case, the formula was y = x4 and its inverse was x = y1/4.For the value n = 4, the ratio was 41, or 4. After I analyzed these 3 value of n and their corresponding ratios of areas, I came up with my first conjecture guesswork 1 For all positive integers n, in the form y = xn, where the graph is between x = 0 and x = 1, the ratio of region A to region B is be to n. In order to test this conjecture further, I used other numbers that were not necessarily integers as n and placed them in the function y = xn. In this case, I used n = ?. The two equations were y = x1/2 and x = y2. For n = ? , the ratio was 12, or ?. I too used ? as a value of n.In this case, the two functions were y = x? and x = y1/?. Again, the value of n was ? , and the ratio was ? 1, or ?. As a result, I concluded that Conjecture 1 was true for all positive sincere numbers n, in the form y = xn, between x = 0 and x = 1. 2. After proving that Conjecture 1 was true, I used other parameters to check if my conjecture was only true for x = 0 to x = 1, or if it could be applied to all possible parameters. First, I tested the formula y = xn for all positive unfeigned numbers n fr om x = 0 to x = 2. My first value for n was 2. The two formulas used were y = x2 and x = y1/2.In this case, the parameters were from x = 0 to x = 2, precisely the y parameters were from y = 0 to y = 4, because 02 = 0 and 22 = 4. In this case, n was 2, and the ratio was 21, or 2. I to a fault tested a different value for n, 3, with the same x-parameters. The two formulas were y = x3 and x = y1/3. The y-parameters were y = 0 to y = 8. Again, the n value, 3, was the same as the ratio, 31. In order to test the conjecture further, I obstinate to use different set for the x-parameters, from x = 1 to x = 2. utilise the general formula y = xn, I used 2 for the n value. Again, the ratio was live to the n value.After testing the conjecture treble generation with different parameters, I decided to update my conjecture to hypothesise my findings. The n value did not necessarily pass on to be an integer using fractions such as ? and irrational numbers such as ? did not affect the outcom e. Regardless of the value for n, as long as it was positive, the ratio was always equal to n. In addition, the parameters did not have an termination on the ratio it remained equal to the value used for n. Conjecture 2 For all positive real numbers n, in the form y = xn, where the graph is between x = a and x = b and a < b, the ratio of region A to region B is equal to n. . In order to prove my second conjecture true, I used value from the general case in order to prove than any values a and b will work. So, instead of special(prenominal) values, I make the x-parameters from x = a to x = b. By doing this, region A will be the region bounded by y = xn, y = an, y = bn, and the y-axis. Region B is the region enclosed by y = xn, x = a, x = b, and the x-axis. The formulas used were y = xn and x = y1/n. The ratio of region A to region B is n1, or n. This proves my conjecture correct, because the value for n was equivalent to the ratio of the two regions. . The next part of the portfo lio was to determine the ratio of the volumes of revolution of regions A and B when revolve around the x-axis and the y-axis. First, I fit(p) the ratio of the volumes of revolutions when the function is rotated about the x-axis. For the first example, I will integrate from x = 0 to x = 1 with the formula y = x2. In this case, n = 2. When region B is rotated about the x-axis, it burn down be easily solved with the volume of rotation formula. When region A is rotated about the x-axis, the resulting volume will be bounded by y = 4 and y = x2.The value for n is 2, while the ratio is 41. In this case, I was able to figure out the volume of A by subtracting the volume of B from the cylinder formed when the whole section (A and B) is rotated about the x-axis. For the next example, I integrated the function y = x2 from x = 1 to x = 2. In this case, I would have to calculate region A using a different method. By finding the volume of A rotated around the x-axis, I would also find the vol ume of the portion shown in figure B labeled Q. This is because region A is bounded by y = 4, y = x2, and y = 1.Therefore, I would have to then subtract the volume of region Q rotated around the x-axis in order to get the volume of only region A. In this case, the value for n was 2, and the ratio was 41. After this, I decided to try unrivalled more example, this time with y = x3 but using the same parameters as the previous problem. So, the value for n is 3 and the parameters are from x = 1 to x = 2. In this case, n was equal to 3, and the ratio was 61. In the next example that I did, I chose a non-integer number for n, to determine whether the current pattern of the ratio be two times the value of n was valid.For this one, I chose n = ? with the parameters be from x = 0 to x = 1. In this case, n = ? and the ratio was 2? 1, or 2?. After this, I decided to make a conjecture based on the 4 examples that I had completed. Because I had used multiple variations for the parameters, I h ave established that they do not play a role in the ratio only the value for n seems to have an effect. Conjecture 3 For all positive real numbers n, in the form y = xn, where the function is limited from x = a to x = b and a < b, the ratio of region A to region B is equal to two times the value of n.In order to prove this conjecture, I used values from the general case in order to prove than any values a and b will work. So, instead of specific values, I made the x-parameters from x = a to x = b. By doing this, region A will be the region bounded by y = xn, y = an, y = bn, and the y-axis. Region B is the region enclosed by y = xn, x = a, x = b, and the x-axis. In this example, n = n and the ratio was equal to 2n1. This proves my conjecture that the ratio is two times the value for n. When the two regions are rotated about the x-axis, the ratio is two times the value for n.However, this does not apply to when they are rotated about the y-axis. In order to test that, I did 3 exampl es, one beingness the general equation. The first one I did was for y = x2 from x = 1 to x =2. When finding the volume of revolution in terms of the y-axis, it is significant to note that the function must be changed into terms of x. Therefore, the function that I will use is x = y1/2. In addition, the y-parameters are from y = 1 to y = 4, because the x values are from 1 to 2. In this example, n = 2 and the ratio was 11. The next example that I did was a simpler one, but the value for n was not an integer.Instead, I chose ? , and the x-parameters were from x = 0 to x = 1. The formula used was x = y1/?. In this example, the ratio was ? 2, or ? /2. After doing this example, and using prior knowledge of the regions revolved around the x-axis, I was able to come up with a conjecture for the ratio of regions A and B revolving around the y-axis. Conjecture 4 For all positive real numbers n, in the form y = xn, where the function is limited from x = a to x = b and a < b, the ratio of r egion A to region B is equal to one half the value of n.In order to prove this conjecture, I used values from the general case in order to prove than any values a and b will work. This is similar to what I did to prove Conjecture 3. So, instead of specific values, I made the x-parameters from x = a to x = b. By doing this, region A will be the region bounded by y = xn, y = an, y = bn, and the y-axis. Region B is the region enclosed by y = xn, x = a, x = b, and the x-axis. The ratio that I got at the prohibit was n2, which is n/2. Because the value of n is n, this proves that my conjecture is correct.In conclusion, the ratio of the areas formed by region A and region B is equal to the value of n. n can be any positive real number, when it is in the form y = xn. The parameters for this function are x = a and x = b, where a < b. In terms of volumes of revolution, when both regions are revolved around the x-axis, the ratio is two times the value of n, or 2n. However, when both region s A and B are revolved around the y-axis, the ratio is one half the value of n, or n/2. In both situations, n includes the set of all positive real numbers.

Albrecht durer

When and where did traveling bag work? Durra worked during the middle ages, and lived in Murderer during what we be recognize as its golden age. 2. Who and what was an influence on his subterfugeistry? In 1494, traveling bag traveled to Italy to study art, grip was heavily influenced by the Italians, and iodin writer in particular Vitreous. grip was most interested in their efforts to find the mathematical proportions for characterization the perfect figure. One artist old bag drew inspiration from in particular while he was perusing in Italy, was Andrea Antenna, an Italian painter fascinated with the division of perspective.But a ample fear that Udder captu ruddy and employ, as inspiration was the idea of the world approach shot to an barricade, the idea of the end of the world was one everyone at the time was ghost with. Udder seized this idea and ventured out to complete the tedious, and never before undefiled project of being the first person to both publish and ornament a book. The task was incredibly complicated, though as a result, Udder invented the fall guying press, and Udder successfully created the book, which told of both the end, and the new beginning that was to come. 3. What techniques does Udder use?Udder uses the technique of line and food grain very often in his printing, drawing and paintings. The image to the right shows a drawing by Udder, this drawing features both the techniques of line and texture very understandably, line, being used to create an almost tactile texture of the hands, making them seem real. why dose he work this bearing? I bank Udder worked in such a way because it was exactly how the reconcile reckoned in real life, he didnt try and situate the hands (in this case) look how sight pictured the hands to look, he drew them in the exact way he saw them.What affect dose this have on the delineation of his subject theme? This has the simple effect of making the drawing look very realistic. Udder also painted m some(prenominal) self portraits, about take down accuse him as being vein, this realistic method meant that hostile almost every portrait of the time, Udder painted his subject, himself, looking hearty at the viewer, stead of doing what most painters did, which was to turn the person three quarter of the way, so the were looking out, and not directly at the viewer. Was it different from his propagation?Although Udder was the first of his time to discover and use the printing press, I dont believe Udder was so different from his contemporaries he did things that at the time were seen as quite revolutionary, though his art shares realityy similarities with other(a) artists of his time, such as Lucas Crash. Based on what you can see in the image and your research, in 4 sentences describe the subject matter and the radix of the work. The subject matter of the print includes the horses, and their riders, the horses are all parables of what would cause the apocaly pse.Another element of the subject matter includes the devastation that the horses are causing. The themes present in the artwork include, the clear theme of death, and also destruction. In 2 sentences describe bondage use of materials and techniques- (placement within the composition, printing method). Be sure to mention where this is patent in the artwork The print is highly intricate, and the use of line which is clearly evident, particularly around the clouds, and at the feet of the horses, giving the effect they are running. Udder uses the element of shape and color to make the print look tear down and lanced.In 4 sentences discuss what you believe are the most dominant art elements in this work? How is it affected by the art principles? I believe the most dominant art elements in this print are line, texture and color, or in this case shading, the use of color helps to create concurrence and balance in the print by making it look even and composed. The use of line creates texture, contributing to the presence of contrast in the print. Do you think the use of contrast is important? Why? I do think the use of contrast is important, primarily because the contrast is the actual lines, which make up the print.But also because the contrast helps to form the shapes of the print and separates the different elements of the subject matter. How do you think the formal qualities in conjunction with the subject matter help to create meaning? In your response identify any signs and symbols evident in the work. 8 sentences. The work is deeply metaphoric, the main metaphor in the print is the obvious 4 horses, the horses were seen to be symbols of what would, in the end, end the world, the first horse, the white horse was a symbol for, The second horse, the red horse held a metaphoric symbol for war.The third kings men rode a black horse, which was seen to resemble famine. And the last horse was k directlyn as the grim horse, and was named death. At the top of the print there is an angle whos gown, once elaborate, is now wrecked and seems almost burnt at the bottom. At the bottom of the print you will find people being trampled by the horses, and unluckily for the man in the bottom left corner, it looks as if he is about to be eaten by some kind of fire monster. Efforts to find the mathematical proportions for portraying the perfect figure. One

Developing an action plan Essay

The Utah unison has turn out its power to generate substantial sums of Revenue with twain(prenominal) performance revenues and by securing large sums of income from governmental grants along with disinterested contri just nowions from individuals, corporations and foundations. The Symphonys king to draw large crowds along with their demanding schedule length every last(predicate)ows them to offer the conjunction ample opportunities to participate. The Symphony turn ins sustainability for 83 full time musicians, and this allows them to concentrate on the cultivations of the Symphony without the worries of looking for other income opportunities.Mr. Lockhart is a actually talented and experient music director that has a personalised commitment to his music. Mr. Lockharts piece as the music director comes with m each challenges, it is through these challenges that he has princely the Utah Symphony to the status they enjoy today. The musicians and Mr. Lockhart admit devel oped a relationship of trust and respect, Mr. Lockhart has universely ac jockeyledged how important they are to the boilers suit victory of the symphony and his advantage as a director.The Utah Symphony has a precise demanding schedule and with it comes great expense the symphony of necessity to look for cost cutting options to deem operations. They are relying on generous governmental funding and other contributions that are simply not what the antecedently had been. The symphony go forth contain to look towards the possibility of reducing its rungs income and benefits, to overcome this shortfall, which is a hard situation to deal with. Mr. Lockhart lead need to take a stronger leadership role and develop a plan to approach the musicians astir(predicate) the dire situation they are in and try to develop a strategy to cut cost, nonetheless his personal relationship with them present a challenge that is not easy to overcome. some other concern is Mr. Lockhart does not wa nt be perceived as contend second string when it comes to his Symphony and impart need to look at the bigger picture to see what is best for the Symphony.Anne ordain need to be as straight forward and h unitaryst as possible about the realties that the symphony faces, with regards to budget management and cost saving techniques. She will need to gain the trust of the musicians much the same way Keith has by develop the understanding of the importance the musicians hold within the developing memorial tablet for the optical fusion to be successful. She needs to develop a relationship with Keith and his position with the symphony that does not create tension within the merged organization.The Utah opera house has developed a business strategy that consorts. They are zip a very profitable organization that utilizes effective methods for fund meridian and obtaining other contribution resources. They build appropriated their budget to allow them to maximize what revenue they attain wisely they will have very little reduction in governmental grants, and a projected increase in contributions for individuals, corporations and foundations in the year to come. They have a large inventory of costumes and productions sets and own the building and land they operate in. With Anne as the head of the UOC she has grown the budget from 1.5 one million million million to almost 5 million shes an accomplished fund raiser for the UOC. Anne bring many talents to the UOC from introduce director, to general director Anne is a very crucial part of the success of the UOC.The UOC faces a challenging future with the lack of performance revenues projected for the future season and increase in production cost they may have to define adjustments to staff to maintain their direct of guarantor, however they have been running an impressive surplus of nearly half a million dollars. With the merger details made public they have had some staffing concerns and even the patience of the Director of operations Leslie Petersen. Some members of the UOC staff feel they may be placed in the shadows of the Symphony and end up flipping the bill for the symphonies failures. Anne has undertaken a huge role within the merger of the organizations and she will need to make sure she doesnt lose focus with the day to day operations of the UOC, since she is currently without a Director of operations. Anne has a proving record of running businesslike organizations and may not be sensitive to the needs and desires of the employees from both the UOC and USO, collectible to her drive for efficiency.Anne needs to place a Director of operations for the UOC as soon as possible. She will need to talk with her current employees and provide the assurance they need in regards to the important role they play in a successful merger. She will want to assure that the organizations will work together as one and the UOC will not be unexpended flipping the bills from the shadows. Anne w ill want to continue to meet the needs of the UOC to maintain it level of success.Analysis of Company scorecardsFinancially the goals of the USO and UOC are quite similar they both are concerned with financial stability with increased lucrativeness. Fund raising is realized as being very important to maintain that favourableness with the USO focused more(prenominal) on property fine prices the same as last year and the UOC with increasing their endowment being a priority, which has one to think that the UOC is more concerned with money then the artistic ikon aspect that the USO has. Both organizations have goals of increasing profitability, with the USO planning on a signifi slewt increased goal, the UOC just wants to increase the reserve funding (there security blanket).Both organization have similar goals with respect to notoriety however due to the size and scope of the entertainment they provide, the USO has a more universe vision on success with the UOC is focused on na tional and regional recognition. Both organizations realize their success depends on great performances and talented performers they bear on very similar in that aspect. The crowds say it all and both the UOC and USO know that feedback and attendance is very important, but they have dissentent views on how to venture this with the USO focused on feedback directly from exiting customer and the UOC judging this by the ability to producing sell out performances.The internal processes of the two organizations are quite incompatible with the USO maintaining the staff of it musicians tear round, and the UOC gaining in the altogether performers for different performances, they face different sets of challenges they both negotiate salaries for the performers and talents with profitability being a major tactic. They measure the success of the internal process differently as we with the USO depending on improving ticket gross sales and returning customers the UOC is depending on re views and profitability measurements for success.With respect to learning and growth, the organizations differ slightly. They are concerned with increasing the amount of performances, with the USO focused more on gaining a younger crowd the UOC is just trying to keep sales growing. They both realize the importance of ticket sales to their success with the UOC again is concentrating on having the increase in bottom line, where as the USO wants greater returning audiences.The scorecard does address some of the expertnesss and weakness, I developed prior but should have a better focus on what the organizations can do to improve and assure they will be successful in the future. The symmetricalness score card may not align with all the military forces and weaknesses of an organization but it more approximately focuses on what direction the organization desires to go to meet its desired outcome.USO & UOC Balanced ScorecardFinancialstrategic Goal Being Financially stable with increa sed profitability faultfinding Success FactorMaintaining highly successful fundraising efforts to maintain ticket prices and endowments. meter append profits providing Surplus deficits.CustomerStrategic Goal Providing cover version notch performances and gain NotorietyCritical Success Factor acquiring quality performers sum of money Ticket sales and exit retrospectsInternal doStrategic Goal Attracting top talent while improving profitabilityCritical Success Factor Negotiating contracts closely to assure profitability Measure Improved profitability, and ticket sales.Learning and GrowthStrategic Goal Increase of productions to more appealing crowdsCritical Success Factor Increased profitability with Larger demographicMeasure Return sales and exit survey resultsThe weakness of the merged organization with regards to the financial stability will be how to distribute the profits they both have goals to increase profitability which is a good starting point, they will just need to dev elop a solid plan. With regards to the customer the organization wants to increase its overall notoriety and impression to different demo graphs and this is a great strength they share and can benefit from.With regards to Internal processes the current goals they share to maintain profitability while negotiating salaries is a weakness due to the inherently different classes of talents the organizations face and how they can ease that difference while maintaining peace.The organizations share the goal of increased growth and exposure to a varied age stem while increasing production so this should be a strength that they both will benefit from and have little trouble adapting to.With the balance scorecard in place, the financial issue that could arise would be how the profitability of the organization should be allocated, whereas the UOC is more focused on maintaining its endowment the USO is more concerned with keeping ticket sales stagnate while keeping the musicians happy.The Hu mans resources division will be dealing with two very different groups of talent and with the USO musicians union to deal with they will have a very challenging task with the merger. When dealing with customer satisfaction, due to the organizations producing very different types of productions they have a level of frustration and confusion with computer programming and production run times. The best way to educate customers on the performances will be through advertisements and customer interactions such as exit surveys and questionnaires.The new merged company executive will want to develop a detailed business strategy that will show how the organization will be able to maintain its level of profitability while achieving all the financial goals it has developed. The new executive must help the Human resources department understand their roles and assemble this department from both organizations to be successful. As with any company customer satisfactions should be a priority and by educating the public about the benefits of the newly merged company and the great performances you provide can greatly increase your exposure to a larger customer base.

American History Essay

The civil war, according to President Abraham capital of Nebraska, was non re solelyy fought to destroy the prolonged existence of thralldom in the United States. The American obliging struggle was fought to preserve the pairing and safeguard the interest of the American spate plainly not of the slaves. capital of Nebraska, who was not an absolute abolitionist himself, believe that the slaves should be free gradually and not on a one sequence big time basis.But as the civil war became lengthy, capital of Nebraska and his administration has made colossal changes to the original plan and had to issue an license promulgation freeing the slaves in the Confederacy. This action was well thought of Lincoln. When the sexual relation has passed the Second confiscation Act on July 17, 1862, Lincoln was prompted to react. The Second Confiscation Act entailed that all slaves of everyone in rebellion to the United States were declared free. The act from the congress was not only what impelled Lincoln to act but also the commonwealths growing aversion of slavery.Lincoln has read his drafted Preliminary contract to Secretary of State William H. Seward and Secretary of Navy Gideon Welles. Both were overwhelmed and were unable to respond quickly. On July 22, Lincoln discussed the matter to his cabinet and has received a chaw of mix reactions but majority of the cabinet approved of the proclamation. Yet, it was only a consultation. The cabinet reviewed the contexts on September 22 and Lincoln has composed the nett liberty Proclamation on youthful Years sidereal day of 1863.The E whilecipation Proclamation pronounced that all slaves within any installs or on a designated part of a State whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, henceforward, and forever free The Emancipation Proclamation guaranteed freedom only of those slaves in the states not in the legal power of the Union. Lincolns Secretary of State William H. Seward has criticized the irony of the emancipation. Seward pointed out that the Union might contrive been sympathetic to slavery by freeing the slaves on the states uncontrolled by the Union but holding them in servitude in places possible to be freed by the govern handst activity.Lincoln has known this but he did not want to irritate the slaveholders in the Union. Moreover, the Emancipation Proclamation would get under ones skin not been easily released if it were not a war necessity. The Union saying its last resort on freeing the slave to increase its soldiery and to antagonize the farms and the industries in the South. The proclamation was not sympathy to the slaves but a remedy to the unending war. Yet, the Emancipation Proclamation was one of the greatest victories of the Lincoln administration and of American democracy.It has also stressed that the war is not all about preserving the Union but also on the pressing destiny to abolish slavery. It was also the foundation of the 13 th Amendment to the Constitution, which forever end slavery in the United States. On the other hand, after the Emancipation Proclamation the war did not ended soon. Many critics of the Lincoln administration supposed that the proclamation has only worsened the situation. The Union was still deficient of soldiers. Lincoln was prompted to create solutions by issuing the Enrollment Act of tipple on March 3, 1863, which agitated many Northerners.The Union at the early portray of the war has relied on volunteerism but fewer men wanted to enlist. The Conscription Act imposed military duty to every capable man of 20 to 45 years old. Yet those who can find a substitute or pay $300 could be exempted from the draft. This exemption has fierce the poor. Leslie M. Harris (2003) reported that antiwar newspaper in parvenu York began criticizing the draft law citing the governments interference on local affairs on behalf of the coon war.The most unruly response to the act happened in New York metropolis when unruly ingroups appeared on July 11, 1963 when the draft took effect. Even though New York politicians have been very supportive of the Emancipation Proclamation, New Yorkers were divided on their post towards the proclamation. Likewise, the mob consisted mostly of the poor Irish and German immigrants who lived on New Yorks slum area. Irish and German immigrants in New York were told to frame for the emancipated slaves who will flee to the North and would seek job.The immigrants did not hypothecate it was necessary for them to fight and they also have bigotry towards the African-American because they were normally their competitors to lowest-paying jobs. Yet, the main problem arose when the mob started to create commotions on the city. The first targets of the mob include military and government building, which instituted the inequitable draft. But after a while, the mob targeted the black people. First, they assaulted a black vendor and a nightclub year-old bo y before burning to ashes the Colored Orphan Asylum on Fifth Avenue between Forty-Third and Forty-Fourth Streets.Luckily, no electric razor was hurt in the attack. However, the mob has continued to attack Black people and sometimes killing them. Harris (2003) further reported that the mob singled out men for special violence. William Jones, a black man was hanged and his body burned afterward. some group white men were even cheering when they kill William Williams, a black sailor, shouting vengeance on every nigger in New York. The mayhem which lasted five days forced hundreds of Blacks to leave the city. Yet, not every Irish were sympathetic to the mob.There were reported cases were Irishmen helped black men. Irish neighbors of Philip White, a black drugstore owner at the corner of metallic and Frankfurt Street, help drove the mob away because White has been a good neighbor and creditor. However, this interracial cooperation was very least as compared to the slaughter against the black people. However, the Union Army stationed at the Potomac were able to pacify the rioters and sterilize order in the city however they remained encamped around the city for some(prenominal) weeks.The Emancipation Proclamation and the Draft Riots embodied the bearing of the people during the cultured War. Though, only was a war measure, the Emancipation Proclamation was a great demonstration of democracy. The Draft Riots proved that not every person has the center of attention to fight for the Union and not everyone was in favor of the Emancipation. However, though uppercase Times wrote, The nation is at this time in a state of Revolution, North, South, East, and West, those who believed in the restoration of the Union and the rule of law never gave up hope but fought for what they believe was right.The New York Draft Riots, the Civil War and all its casualties were the price paid by the United States in order to protect and defend the Constitution, its people and those unalienable rights that were bestowed to each citizen which are Life, familiarity and the Pursuit of Happiness. ReferencesHarris, L. M. (2003). In the Shadow of Slavery African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863. Chicago University of Chicago. Smith, A. I. , (2007). The American civil war. Macmillan New York.

Compare and Contrast Women at Home in Ww1 and Ww2

Compare and contrast the manipulation of wo man spring at mansion during cosmea struggle I and humankind state of war II. Before knowledge base struggle I and knowledge base contend II, women at home had the roles of maintaining duties for their family and children, such(prenominal) as cleaning, caring for the house, and cooking for the family. They were more likely judged by their exquisiteness earlier than their ability. Just before World War I began, women were solution to let on away from the traditional roles they had played at home.Throughout two World Wars, women in the unite States faced similar challenges, however, during the Second World War women were trusted with much more freedom and responsibility than they had in the firstly World War. In comparison, the first and second World Wars bound a great change in the ways women interacted with the rest of the world. While more men in the United States had to serve in war, women took on more of the roles at h ome that traditionally belonged to men.Women in both wars took on jobs in the war lawsuit which included creation military nurses, factory adders, journalists, and umteen more occupations that helped the war and occupied women in jobs that were primarily for men. One of near ordinary jobs women took during both wars was that of a nurse. Women joined the military forces to become nurses that helped ameliorate soldiers who were wounded. Although men doubted the lather women green goddess put in an emergency situation, women proven themselves and men became more certain. An important job that was taken by women at home during both wars was plumping in a factory.Having so some(prenominal) a(prenominal) men serve in war, women were obliged to tap in factories and uttered their trump efforts into helping the war. Once women began taking oer, the idea was caught by the government in which they put great effort into hiring women for many jobs that helped the war effort. The s tartle World War marked the stem of the womens new era. During World War one, women were greatly demanded to fill in jobs for men who served in war. Jobs such as nursing, telephone operations, and running(a) in factories were some of the important jobs women were permitted to take.At the beat of World War one, the Young Women Christian Association (YWCA), Patriotic League, and the exit Cross organizations were made to help the war efforts. The Red Cross for example, allowed women to work and help the war effort as nurses. As women were not covern to work in higher praised jobs that only men could do, they proved themselves to be as skilled if not more during World War one. Women worked in industries and their cultivation was drastically spoken about in newspapers and articles.There successes and skilled efforts was comm bared and was beginning to change the minds of men who thought women were incapable. Women, during World War one, replaced men in skillful jobs such as railroa d workers, and other machine operators. During the beginning of World War one, women were seen as incapable of holding professional jobs that men took. However, demonstrating their efforts in factories and helping the war effort showed the capability of women to work in any job that was traditionally for women.Throughout World War one, women gained the positions of being doctors, lawyers, and bankers. These job opportunities during World War one gave women a chance to show the male-dominated parliamentary procedure that they were proficient and were able to more than staying at home and genteelness their children. Throughout World War one, women had played a vital role in helping the war and its soldiers. Women also played a learn role in helping the nation moving in their efforts in industries. Prior to the First World War, women had no power socially and economically.Women were seen as house wives and were to follow the road of raising children and taking caring of the househol d. However, the First World War was a turning point for women. By the end of war, they had proved to be just as important to the war effort as men. Transportation, nursing, and working in factories were needed to a great achievement and it was given to women to handle which shows their significance to society. Before the war, none of these jobs had been permitted to women, only with the expulsion of nursing.Women, in World War one, proved that they could contribute and take as much responsibility as men could. However, as many make believe seen women as capable and skillful as men, some still see women as not proficient and skillful to play the roles of men in society. The role of women tended to differ in importance between World War I and World War II. Women began to gain more freedom and appraise when men realized that women were capable of working. Women fought for equal pay and made a drastic impact on the workforce. Women began to gain confidence in themselves, and took ov er many male-dominated jobs.During War World One and Two, women took on many of the identical jobs such as nursing, machine operators, doctors, and lawyers. However, in World War Two, women power was in demand and changed tremendously. In World War One, many debated and contend the use of women in armed forces and were needed in jobs such as telegraphers and operators. However, during World War Two, thousands of women served in the Womens Army corps and the United States Navy. The Womens Air Force also began during World War Two, where women were expert as pilots who would be able to fly planes to military bases.Women helped the war effort by working to help with machinery and making weapons for the war. Women had more responsibility during World War Two in operating heavy construction machinery, working in steel mills and munitions. The number of women working had significantly increase since World War One. In World War Two, over hexad million women entered the work force makin g them one third of the prod force. A drastic increase of women began to work in war industries in helping the war effort. For the majority of women, World War Two was a symbol of freedom.Women were able to work in any profession they wished to work in rather then forced into the roles the society created for them. World War One and War World Two for many women was about the gaining cogency and mobility. As many men had to serve in the war, women took over many male responsibilities. Women have always been limited in strength and mobility however, both World War I and World War II had changed the set of any rule. Both these wars became the doorway in which women were released. The roles of women in the World Wars had modify the future significantly.Due to their vital roles in both Wars, their roles in society became much different then it had been before World War I. after(prenominal) both these wars, women became free to create their own lives there was an increase in freedom a nd an increase in equality. World War II was another(prenominal) chance for women to prove their capability and efforts. Life for women had changed, and they were able to do what they sprightly and became more independent. There were far few obstacles that stood in the way of women proving themselves as extremely capable and worked through extreme barriers to prove to society what women can do.

Horace Miner’s Body Ritual Among the Nacirema Essay

AbstractHorace Miners point by dint ofout the unblemished article of Body Ritual Among the Nacirema was to prove to us, Ameri preempts, that we are non master to anyone else or any other culture, society, or religion. We are all the same, and we on the solelyton to need to keep in the back of our minds that everyone does everything disparately. Whether it is a dramatic difference, or barely noticeable, each person does everything different from the next person. Throughout this canvas pass onbe examples on how Miners article went to prove how ethnocentric Americans through the phthisis of sociological imagination.AbstrAnthropologist, Horace Miner, wrote an article on a tribe called the Nacirema, who originated from amongst the Canadian Cree, the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. This specific tribe is so superficial, and focuses so much cartridge clip on their bodily appearance. The people of this tribe go through more daily rituals to checkout healthy, clean, and as perfect as possible. This tribe that is verbalize of is the American. Nacirema is American spelled backwards. Throughout the article, Miner, strived to prove how ethnocentric we, Americans, are through sociological imagination.Reading the article without knowing it is about Americans will put a person in the point of count on of an impertinentr from a different culture. We think the tribe, Nacirema, thinks that the service troops body is ugly and its natural leaning to flunk and disease is an awful thing, and that their only hope to avoid these characteristic of the human body, is to keep up with their daily rituals. Americans are always trying to recognize up with new ideas to prevent natural aging, the deterioration, and weakness of the body. We feel so ashamed of our supposed weak bodies that the rituals performed in our families shrines (bathrooms) are kept entirely private and should not be shared with anyone. Just because of our s hamefulness, we have already proven that we are not a perfect people.Americans can turn their appearances in simple, some no effort ways. Professor Linton referred in discussing a distinctive part of the daily body ritual which is only performed by men. This part of the rite includes scraping and lacerating the sur side of the face with a smashing instrument. (Miner divide 12) This ritual described the process of men shaving their face with a razor and along with the ritual is a possibility of bully the face. Special womens rites are performed only four times during each lunar month, but what they lack in frequency is made up in barbarity. As part of this ceremony, women bake their head in olive-sized ovens for about an hour. (Miner Paragraph 12) This ceremony is talking about women firing to beat their hair done to improve their looks. The small ovens are old fashioned hair dryers, which would dry their hair into the style that woman wanted it to be. other ritual that the Nacirema people go through is to find a holy-mouth man (dentist).The holy-mouth man pokes and prods at the clients teeth, and it is not always a pleasant experience. The holy-mouth man likes performing awkward and slightly irritative rituals on the clients teeth. The client allows for the holy-mouth man to whatever he or she likes with their teeth. The man ritual of shaving, woman ritual of take aimting their hair done, and going to checker a holy-mouth man at least once a year all have sadistic and masochistic qualities. The specialists that complete these go like seeing their client uncomfortable and in pain on some level.The people of the Nacirema tribe continue to return these specialists and continue the rituals, proving that in some sort of way that they must like being uncomfortable and in pain. People of the Nacirema tribe can also physically trade their appearance by having a special medicine man interchange parts of the body. Mainly the women of the tribe are the o nes who see the specialist. These specialists can baffle a womans breasts larger or smaller if needed. other(a) surgery, besides on the breasts, can be performed, such as the face, stomach, and arms.To view all these rituals that have been aforementioned, from an outsiders point of view can make the American people look barbaric, weird, and not natural. The people of the American culture are so wrapped up in self-image that it is almost sickening to look at it from another view point. The people will go to almost any length to look better and stay looking young that they will go through many painful and uncomfortable rituals. Talking about conjure upual intercourse is a not something to talk about openly, especially in public. To avoid pregnancy the use of magical materials or by limiting intercourse to the certain phases of the moon. (Miner Paragraph 19)Birth control is taken to avoid becoming pregnant, and when women do pose pregnant they wear loose clothing as to hide the de tail that there are carrying a child. Other cultures see intercourse as a natural thing to reproduce, and that pregnancy is a beautiful thing. They see us not talking and being open about sex as taboo. We, Americans, are not superior to anyone else. That is what Horace Miner wanted to get across to all of us. He wanted us to think outside of the box. We need not to look at other cultures as strange, but just as different and unique because the other cultures look at us and think we are the weird ones.Referenceshttp//jihunkmla.blogspot.com/2013/05/review-on-nacirema-colored-glasses-i.html https//www.msu.edu/jdowell/miner.html

E-commerce techniques and marketing strategy

The signal of Boo.com was to develop into the popular online international sports retail company. It was supposed to be a European trademark, but with a worldwide demand. At the beginning it cherished to work for both United States and Europe.The customers of boo.com could be described as young, robust and style- oriented, approximately 19 to 25 year olds. The idea was that internationally the clinical grocery store place should be anxious about sports and style trademarks supplied by Boo.com.According to the summary the market for clothes in this field was determined as actually huge, so the idea was that having just a small section of this market was enough for boo.com to be triumphant. That time the vision on the size of the market and the source of triumph was pointed out by New Media mount (1999). They tellThe $60b USD industry is dominated by Gen Xers who are online and according to market explore in need of knowing what is in, what is not and a way to realise such goods quickly. If boo.com kick the buckets known as the place to keep up with contrive and can supply the latest trends then there is no surmise that there is a market, a high schoolly profitable maven at that for profits to grow from. (Acito 2006)The development in market was in summing up held up by trade forecasters, with judgment foretelling selling in the UK to rise from 600 million to 12.5 billion by the year 2005.Nevertheless, New Media Age (2005) did make a note of a number of uncertainties about this marketplace, stating wearing apparel and trainers have a high rate of return in the broadcast order/home shopping world. Twenty year olds may be online and may have disposable income but they are not the master(prenominal) market associated with mail order. To date there is no one else doing anything uniform to boo.com. (Acito 2006)The three polar merchandising strategies utilise in global merchandising are characterized in different ways, have different aims and use different instruments for the achievement of set goals moreover, the targeted customer audience in the three cases is similarly different, and while standardized and concentrated global selling strategies are moderately similar, the standardized and differentiated strategies represent the two opposite risees to the general purpose of the marketing lead.However, all three strategies described are successful if decent applied, and the three examples of the global companies have proved this assumption.In reality, the choice of the global marketing strategy, depends on the specific characteristics of the company and the segments it wants to conquer if all segments are aimed, it is affirmable to create differentiated campaign with variety of products or standardized campaign appealing to the common interests of consumers concentrated strategy will work for the stamp down one large portion of one or several marketing segments.Boo.com had concentrated marketing strategy. Concentra ted global marketing is a lovely of the global marketing strategy which cannot be contrasted to the standardized ascend, but which is a different choice for the company which wants to achieve success in one single chosen global market segment.This kind of marketing is used when the organization has large character of market in one or several small segments opposed to the concentration of efforts in the small share of a large segment. (Kotabe & Helsen, 2004)Concentrated global marketing is effective for the companies with the expressage resources and for the companies of small business, but for the global companies it is essential to have a high reputation of the product.For example, the acquisition of the EnviroSystems by the Telecomm sales Network in 2006 has become one of the recent examples of the chosen concentrated marketing strategy on the global market it may be similar to the standardized ascend because it does not require changes in the strategy, but while the standa rdized approach is applied to all segments, the concentrated one is used only deep down the limited marketing segment or several segments. (Phillips, 2007)EnviroSystems is the company specializing in the production of disinfecting products, which presupposes in it that the company should use only concentrated approach due to the very special products it offers.

Favourite Place

Question no. 2 As we all know that everyone has their declare favorite place which they indigence to go. The place is whether in our own uncouth or overseas. Before travelling they need to assimilate some prep in term of financial. Some people same to travel from their dry land to other country or overseas, they need to have some training on their financial because the cipher is not very cheap. While others who worry to travel locally they no need to worry about the budget because it is cheaper than travelling overseas.Most of the people like to travel overseas because they want to muckle their place, their lifestyle, and their ball club. For me, I prefer Bintulu as my favorite place because I like their environment. Even though they Bintulu is smaller when compare to other city exclusively people who live in Bintulu is very polite and friendly. I have a lot of friend in Bintulu which I wish to tuck up with them and hang out together.Due to the increasing population in Bintulu the curate of Bintulu are trying the best to increase the facilities such as hospital, obtain mall, Wi-Fi area and public telephone. The government is built cafe patronage and obtain mall near to the housing estate. As the result, these facilities can help the society the better way of living and its easier for them to walk to the cafe shop or shopping mall. Besides, in Bintulu the environment is very clean. Other than that, the trade protection in Bintulu is very reliable because the police done their duty.I also want to visit their beach which nearer to the Centre of the city. The beach is very fine and many people have their family vacation there. Other than that, while visiting, the visitor have the chance to drink sweet coconut. As a conclusion, this is the crusade why Bintulu is my favorite place. Other than the facilities, security, society and environment which are clean, ripe and enjoyable. Bintulu can also know as my second home because I feel safe and com fortable. I would like to visit my friend in Bintulu.

Fast Food Whos to Blame On-Demand Essay

You get out have 45 minutes to plan and spell out an prove on the consequence assigned below. Before you begin writing, fill the portrayal circumspectly and plan what you volition say. Your taste should be as well-organized and c befully written as you empennage guess it. As Ameri bungholes add on pounds, critics atomic number 18 increasingly blaming the quick- regimen industry. Teenagers have filed lawsuits blaming McDonalds for their wellness problems, and a public health group in California has asked the governor to decl ar sisterhood fleshiness a state of emergency. But p atomic number 18ntsnot the unwavering regimen companies, not the organizationare in the best po depend uponion to fight the epiphytotic of over slant children. Parents are trustworthy for instructing sun-loving alimentation and praxis habits. Parents are to bill if they permit their kids feed un fit regimens and sit in front of the television or computer for hours at a clip. We hav e laws against parents leaving a irritated weapon where children can find and lend starself it to hurt themselves or others.Its time to get parents to nonplus the resembling right to protect their children from unhealthy provenders and drop of exercise. Adapted from Daniel WeintraubsThe Battle Against steady nourishment Begins in the HomeThe Sacramento Bee, declination 17, 2002 Explain Weintraubs argument and discuss the extent to which you accord or disaccord with his analysis. Support your position, providing reasons and examples from your avow experience, observations, or interpreting. The sample scholar experiments that follow m apply the EPT pull ahead Guides criteria. type savant essay with a take a shit of 6 Daniel Weintraub, in The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home, states that parents are responsible for the increasing epidemic of child obesity. Parents request to be responsible overflowing to teach their children healthy consume exercis e habits. In our world to twenty-four hour period, children sit rough play video games exclusively day, if they are allowed to. Weintraub argues that parents carry to look up to the plate and get children involved in some fount of exercise. I agree that parents adopt to take more responsibility for child obesity, precisely schools, dissolute food companies the government also need to take that same initiative. Parents have a lot of influence on their children from the day that child is born.Children hear how to talk from their parents, how to respect their elders and they should learn healthy alimentation exercising habits from their parents. There are many steps to take in showing a child what is healthy unhealthy. A parent could play sure that a child receives a serving of fruits or veget fits at lunch dinner, kill soda from the house and even eliminate all junk food from the house. From a young age, my parents taught me to have an apple for a snack instead of a ta ke inie that I should be getting 5 servings of fruits or vegetables a day. This lesson has influenced me even until today when my friends I go away go and eat a salad at lunch instead of pizza or chips. I have also eliminated all soda from my diet. Parents need to show their children that exercise is not a bad thing. At a young age, parents need to show children that there are other things to do, same playing tag or playing at the park, than incisively honoring t.v. Parents could introduce their children to different sports until the child finds one that he or she is interested in.My parents entered me in dance class were lucky in finding that that was what I enjoyed. I have been dancing since I was three years grey-haired I also played soccer for 8 years. It isnt very unwieldy to turn off a t.v. and send your children outside to play. Parents are not restorely responsible for child obesity schools, turbulent food companies the government also need to take action against child obesity. Schools today do not forget a great selection of healthy food. My student body is luck that we have an off-campus lunch merely even indeed it is difficult to find healthy food. Fast food companies definitely need some diabolic. With denote that appeals to children, it is no wonder that America is fat. Through whining for that rook that a child can get with a kids meal, the parent is pressured to go to a debauched food place. Daniel Weintraub argues that parents are responsible for child obesity. I agree with Weintraub tho schools fast food companies also need to attention in the fight against child obesity. input This essay illustrates the EPT Scoring Guides criteria for a sum up of 6. The superior response prognosticates that the generator is very well-prepared to insure college-level reading and writing. The writer cl untimely apologises Weintraubs argument regarding childhood obesity in the first off paragraph and takes a thoughtful position, conten ding that Weintraub is right to a degree but that schools, fast food companies the government also need to take that same initiative. The writer skillfully restates Weintraubs argument in the first paragraph and take ins a further connection in the second paragraph by saying, they should learn healthy eating exercising habits from their parents. However, the emphasized should suggests that the writer questions whether this al right smarts happens. The cobblers last again refers back to Weintraub. The essay demonstrates quality and clarity of thought with its careful analysis of both the strengths and falteringnesses of Weintraubs somewhat overstated position. The essay reflects an effective use of issuance statements and strong personal examples to both sponsor Weintraubs argument that parents are responsible for childhood obesity with respect to eating and exercise habits and make the case that others are responsible as well.Sentence structure is alter and word pickax i s precise. The essay has few errors. Sample student essay with a score of 5 America is now haven as the fattest country in America. Many of our countrys pile blame the fast food industry for over-advertising, selling unhealthy food, and selling oversized portions. However, others feel that Americas obeisity is a matter of personal responsibility. In his expression The battle against fast food begins in the home, Daniel Weintraub explains that parents need to take responsibility for the eating habits of their kids, and I agree with his opinion in this matter. As Americans, we are given the freedom of choice, however, to begin with we become adults, it is our parents that have to teach us how to make the right decisions. This is Weintraubs point. If parents are not willing to teach their kids the dangers of eating too much fast food and not getting enough exercise, then those kids have no way of life to make the right choices. Kids learn best at an early age, therefore, teaching them good habits will allow them to make the correct decisions later. I agree with Weintraubs opinion that parents are responsible. Obviously, fast food companies are expiration away to market towards kids they are more impressionable.Because of this, if parents would start teaching kids early on, they could use that impressionable quality to their advantage. The benefits of information are apparent in closely everything we do. For example, a better educated person can solve problems promptly and easily. The same goes for someone educated in terms of health habits. They can make the best choices because they have been taught to do so. Fast food companies provide a service. It is up to us, or our parents if we are not yet of age, to finalise how much of that service we should use. In finding, Daniel Weintraub is correct in his assesment of one of the causes of Americas obeisity. The lawfulness is that no child can grow up to be an keen human beingness without a proper learn ing, wether it be in math or eating habits. Fast food companies are al shipway going to compete for customers and try to make property, but they cannot realise our decisions. The besides people that can make choices for us our ourselves, and we cannot make the right choices without proper education from our parents. We cannot blame others for our own problems.Only when parents and the population of American in public are educated and choose to live healthy lifestyles will the countrys obeisity cease. comment This essay illustrates the EPT Scoring Guides criteria for a score of 5. The clear competence of the essay indicates that this writer is quite spry to handle college-level reading and writing. The writer addresses the topic of childhood obesity clearly, summarizing and then agreeing with Weintraubs position. Further references to Weintraub in the body and conclusion maintain a clear focus on the argument. The essay presents a well-reasoned response, indicating that va rious factors contribute to childhood obesity but finally widening with Weintraub in placing the responsibility on parents We cannot make the right choices without proper education from our parents. The essay shows some depth of thought in reservation the case that adults are responsible for devising their own sound choices while parents are responsible for the choices their children make. However, the writer simply dismisses the responsibility of the fast-food industry without analysis.The essay is fair clearly organized around the thinkers that parents are responsible for their childrens choices and that the best way to counter fast-food advertising is through education however, some repetition and a lack of strong examples weaken the writers argument. The sentences are varied and word choices are generally precise and effective. The essay has only(prenominal) a few tike errors failure to use a semicolon with however, misspelling of obesity, and the distracting repetition of America in the first line. Sample student essay with a score of 4 Obesity Can Be Stopped Within the Home The article titled, The battle against fast food begins in the home, is the authors Daniel Weintraub, point of view on the rising obesity problem in America. Mr. Weintraub wrote this particular piece with one intention to educate the readers with his own views. Mr. Weintraub doesnt blame the Government, or advertising for Americans weight problem.But, instead he feels that parents are the sole component. He not only blames parents for their childrens poor eating habits, but also for they lack of exercise, and physical activity. I strongly agree with Mr. Weintraub because of the dynamics and regimne of parents lives today and parents deficient to blame everyone and thing but themselves. I strongly agree with Mr. Weintraub because of the dynamics and regimne of parents lives today. Mr. Weintraub makes the point in his article that, Fast Food is fast., and It can also seem in expensive. (Weintraub) This is just what parents who work all day want. They want to feed their children, not cook but feed, and relax after a hard geezerhood work. They may not mean to, but they are already to blame for their childs eating habits. However, taking the easy route, they have already put their children at risk. The dynamics of their daily regimne naturally allow them to feed their child junk. Not only do I believe that Mr. Weintraub is correct because of the dynamics and regimne of parents lives today, but I also strongly Agree with Mr. Weintraub because of parents wanting to blame everyone and thing but themselves.First off, in an article written by Shannon Brownlee titled, Its Portion twisting that makes America fat, a mother who was suing McDonalds stated, 1 everlastingly believed McDonalds food was healthy for my son. (Brownlee) This statement shows a parent who is willing to blame a company, whose sole think is making money, for her childs obesity. All the wh ile parents eat, themselves, the exact same food as their child. They dont hold any responsibility that maybe their child will mimic these same habits. In the Letters to the Editor section a woman, Patricia Gonzalez, poses a good question Why arent they (parents) home cooking them (children) healthy food (Letters to Editor) Instead of parents complaining about how companies frenziede their kids fat, or how advertising hooked their kids, why dont they eliminate these factors and cook their children a meal they go to sleep is healthy I strongly agree with Mr. Weintraub because of the dynamics and regimne of parents lives today and parents wanting to blame everyone and thing but themselves. Mr. Weintraub expressed the right point.As Americans, we need to take responsibility ourselves and not just blame other people. Parents could eliminate obesity before it became a problem in their childs life. That is why I strongly agree with Mr. Weintraub. Commentary This essay illustrates the EP T Scoring Guides criteria for a score of 4. This adequate response to the topic suggests that the writer should be able to handle college-level reading and writing. The writer clearly addresses Weintraubs argument that parents are responsible for the epidemic of childhood obesity but fails to explain why the fast-food companies, whose sole purpose is making money, do not share responsibility. The writer generally understands the handing over and develops a sensible, if somewhat simplistic, response why dont they . . . cook their children a meal they know is healthy The essay has a clear organization around the issues of parents lack of timedynamics and regimne of parents livesand parents desire to shift blame to others. However, well-chosen examples would strengthen the support for this argument. The essay demonstrates adequate use of syntax and language however, word choice is sometimes imprecise. For example, The article . . . is the point of view . . . and hold any responsib ility. kinetics and regimne are used both imprecisely and repetitively. The writer has general control of grammar and usage however, errors in punctuation and capitalization are frequent and distracting. Sample student essay with a score of 3 Who is to blame the parents, fast food companies, the government or yourself People now a days are so quick to sue fast food companies for making them fat but its all about self control. One should know his or her own body and watch what they eat. Fast food places are on almost every corner but doesnt mean their making you eat there. In New York a teenager is sueing McDonalds for making her fat. He weighs in at 400 pounds. His mother says I always believed McDonalds food was healthy for my son. How is this executable Two patty cheeseburgers, deep fried potatoes, and a turgid cup of soda is clearly not healthy.This kid probably ate at McDonalds majority of the time but I mistrust he ate there everyday for every meal so how is McDonalds fully to blaim. Whatever happen to exercising, if this teenager was getting the required exercise there is no way he could way in at 400 pounds. Dont get me wrong Im not just on the fast food companies side. Yes McDonalds super-sizing most of their meals is a little extreme. Having good deals like dollar sign nugget Tuesdays is also a big temptation. Fast food companies could cut stack on the location of there restuarants. Being that its so convinent that its close to your house, cheap and fast is another way that makes Americans so addicted. In conclusion, Both Americans and Fast Food Companies can change for the better. Americans start taking some responsibility for what you put into your own body. Fast Food Companies think of how many lives are at risk because of what your feeding them and cut back on expanding your franchises.Commentary This essay illustrates the EPT Scoring Guides criteria for a score of 3. Although the essay indicates a maturation competence on the part of the w riter, it is flawed in significant ways that suggest the writer needs additional practice before being able to succeed in college-level reading and writing. The writer does not fetch at a thesis until the conclusion, which states, In conclusion, Both Americans and Fast Food Companies can change for the better. Even if this thesis had been presented in the introduction, however, it would need to be made more specific. The writer does not summarize or explain Weintraubs argument and fails to respond to the argument that parents are primarily responsible for their childrens eating and exercise habits. The writer does not use Weintraubs argument about the lineament of parents to develop the response as a result, the essay is not pore on Weintraubs argument but instead focuses entirely on the responsibility of the individual and the fast-food industry.The essay demonstrates simplistic thinking. It ignores the socioeconomic and developmental issues that can pack children and paren ts from making wise decisions about what they eat. It also ignores the imperative for businesses to make money when it suggests that McDonalds could cut down on the location of there restaurants. A superfluous organization is present, with the two body paragraphs each addressing a single idea that is summarized in the conclusion. The paragraphs are underdeveloped they need additional specifics and analysis. In addition, the federal agency of parental responsibility needs to be explored. The paragraphs need effective topic sentences relating back to a controlling idea or thesis. The writers language is super informal, relying on a series of rhetorical questions and colloquial comments (Who is to blame . . . How is this possible Whatever happen to exercising Dont get me wrong.) in place of analysis. The writer uses vague or incorrect pronoun reference (one should know . . . and watch what they eat but doesnt mean their making you eat there), and sentence structure is weak (Being th at its so convinent . . . is another way that makes Americans so addicted.).The main errors, however, are in the mechanics, with numerous errors in punctuation, spelling, and capitalization. Sample student essay with a score of 2 Bigger isnt always better Last year a Bronx teenager who weighted in at a wooping 400 pounds sit in a confrence room while their mother tryed to file a suit againt McDonalds for make her kid fat. When ask why she replyed I always believed McDonalds food was healthy for my son. More and more americans are trying to blame fast food for the reason they are fat, but is it what they eat or how much. Shannon Brownlee asked this question and this is what she found. Portion sizes has been creeping up ward science 1972. That when McDolands introduced its large size fries. (which now was smaller than a medium today.) And now they make more money then ever, they do it by consumer manipulation. Example 7-Eleven can sell the 64-ounce Double Gulp for only 37 cents mo re the 16-ounce 89 cent regular Gulp. Youd feel ripped off if you bought the smaller size. And thats just the way I feel when I go to fast food why not get the bigger size your pay just as much as a regular.After reading Shannon Brownlees article I understand and agree that people arnt getting fat from the food but from how much they eat. So maybe all those moms should stop getting mad that their kid are getting fat and be mad at their kid for eating so much and throwing away money on food that 70 of the time they dont finish Commentary This essay illustrates the EPT Scoring Guides criteria for a score of 2. The near flaws here indicate that this writer will need considerable additional practice before being able to succeed in college-level reading and writing. The writer does not summarize or respond to Weintraubs argument, instead lifting portions from another article by Shannon Brownlee about fast food. The writer does not use the passing at all. Sample student essay with a scor e of 1 Many people blame the fast food industry for making them obese. But its not their deformity it is the fault of the parents. It is theirs for not teaching the person how to eat right.It is the parents responsibility to teach their children o eat right and to excise at lest once a day. Americans have taken the blame of obesity and put it one that fast food industry. Many parents have filled lawsuits against McDonalds for their health problems. Commentary This essay illustrates the EPT Scoring Guides criteria for a score of 1. The fundamental deficiencies of this essay clearly indicate that the writer needs much additional practice to be ready to succeed at college-level reading and writing. The essays lengthsix sentencesis insufficient to respond to the question. The writer misunderstands the passage and fails to refer to it. The essay is repetitive. The first and fifth sentences repeat each other, as do the second, third, and fourth sentences. The writer culls the idea of par ental responsibility from the passage but offers no support, reasons, or examples as the prompt instructs.The essay appears to be incomplete. It ends with a (misstated) statement of fact from the passage that either belongs in the synopsis portion of the essay or should be omitted in lieu of the writers own opinions and supportthe better option. The writer lacks basic control of syntax and vocabulary. The writer has serious and persistent errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics that severely interfere with meaning. Pronoun confusion (It is theirs . . . ), preposition contumely (blame of obesity), and punctuation errors are profound.