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- 431: Death And The Maiden - Film Vs. Text Comparison
- ... not only destroying a phallic symbol, and thus undermining Robertos sexuality and any claims he has on sexual dominance or superiority, she is destroying a perfect symbol of the male thirst for power and control, and the pragmatic logic to which her need for revenge has been sacrificed, into the infinite, chaotic abyss that defies all these principles, and unquestionably swallows it up. In doing this she breaks the railing ... lighting. Her sharply focused face lit by an almost electric blue with harsh shadows cast across it, highlighting her features contrasts strongly against the blurry background. Having bound Roberto, she is physically empowered by the gun (P: "
as soon as I drop the gun all discussion will cease
youll use your strength to win the argument
") to act aggressively. The gun is another phallic symbol; hence much of this aggressive behaviour takes on a sexual quality. Unlike ...
- 432: Dr No
- ... Soon after Bond arrives in Jamaica, he learns that no car should have arrived for him. He tells the driver to loose the car following him. They pull off the road and Bond pulls a gun on the driver. A fight ensues and Bond beats the driver Mr. Jones and starts questioning him. He asked for a cigarette, puts it in his mouth, bits it, and dies. This scene is important ... of its own. Bond follows Quarrel to a storeroom at the back of a bar. Once there him and the owner of the bar Pus-Feller attack Bond. Eventually Bond gets a hold of his gun. Then a man puts a gun in Bond's back. After a short conversation, he reveals himself to be Felix Lighter. A character who is in most of the Bond books but not in Dr. No. The next is a ...
- 433: The Bay of Pigs Invasion
- ... forces were quick to react and Castro ordered his T-33 trainer jets, two Sea Furies, and two B-26s into the air to stop the invading forces. Off the coast was the command and control ship and another vessel carrying supplies for the invading forces. The Cuban air force made quick work of the supply ships, sinking the command vessel the Marsopa and the supply ship the Houston, blasting them ... 5th battalion was lost, which was on the Houston, as well as the supplies for the landing teams and eight other smaller vessels. With some of the invading forces' ships destroyed, and no command and control ship, the logistics of the operation soon broke down as the other supply ships were kept at bay by Casto's air force. As with many failed military adventures, one of the problems with this ... the slow moving B-26s of the invading force. On Tuesday, two were shot out of the sky and by Wednesday the invaders had lost 10 of their 12 aircraft. With air power firmly in control of Castro's forces, the end was near for the invading army. Over the 72 hours the invading force of about 1500 men were pounded by the Cubans. Casto fired 122mm. Howitzers, 22mm. cannon, ...
- 434: ABORTION
- ... the decision to abort a child, the female or the male? It has also raised many moral questions, questions that differ among society. Societies' view on abortion has been greatly influenced by factors beyond ones control. Dealing mainly with circumstances that a woman has little or no control over. These circumstances are unfortunate and often lead to ones decision to have an abortion. The reasons as to why a woman may have an abortion varies from individual to individual. A woman may have ... the fetus is visible or capable of living outside the womb. It is also defined as the termination of a pregnancy before twenty-eight weeks. In modern society, abortion has become the number one birth control pill. Women who become pregnant often consider abortion as their first option. If they are not ready to take the responsibility of raising a child, they choose to have an abortion. Today, women believe ...
- 435: Comparing Ballistics Of A .30-06 And .270
- ... 30-06 rifles into a 2x4, then I will be able to determine from the ballistics which caliber rifle is better. For my experiment, I fired two rounds of ammunition into a 2x4 with each gun. Both rifles were fired at a range of 50 yards away, into the wind, while using 150 grain shells. The rounds for the .270 used soft tips, but the .30-06 used sharp tips. The ... inches; most hunters prefer this one compared to other rifles because of its versatility and accuracy. The expansion is also good, depending on the type of shell tired-used. The kick and distance of the gun are considered to be wonderful because the kick is normal and the distance is better than normal. The .270 rifle is a reasonably good rifle. This rifle is mainly used in open field shooting as ... out to be great, especially if soft pointed shells are used. The kick and the distance from the .270 rifle work relatively well as a whole. The .270 is considered to be a fairly light gun. Even though the gun may be light its shells can push a 150 grain bullet to a range of about 3000 fps (foot pounds second), and 1200 ft/lbs. at 400 yards. The .270 ...
- 436: How To Rejuvenate A Mature Bus
- ... challenges of the competitive environment in the 1980s. Kaplan and Johnson (1987) identified the failings and obsolescence of existing cost and performance measurement systems which led to re-examination of traditional cost accounting and management control systems. Conventional financial and management accounting methods have developed primarily as a result of corporate legislation in the 1930s forcing companies to provide externally published financial accounts. Management accounting is primarily focused as a decision ... flexibility. According to Kaplan management accounts have become a subset of financial accounts and that they reflect more on the external rather than internal requirements of the company. Most of the managerial decision-making and control systems in use in the late 1980s were described by Johnson and Kaplan as stagnant. As a result, they went onto research in new accounting systems raising the profile of internal accounting systems by use ... essay aims to discuss the ways in which new management accounting techniques can bring life into mature businesses, in particular those using non-financial measures. Most companies still use the same cost accounting and management control systems that were developed decades ago in a competitive environment drastically different from today. These systems have major drawbacks described below: h They distort product costs i.e. absorption of production overheads into product ...
- 437: Fahrenheit 451: The Strength of Beatty
- ... an issue -- in this case, the burning of books. Captain Beatty had the greatest influence on public opinion regarding this issue. Beatty illustrates the ability to confuse and to make a person insane, he can control a community of people, and he can frighten people. Beatty is, clearly, the strongest character in the book Fahrenheit 451. One of his influential talents is Beatty's ability to confuse in his arguments. He used this ability to weaken Montag. He once said, "So! A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon. Breach mean's mind. Who knows who might be the target of the well-read man? Me? I won't stomach them ... people. By depriving people of books he striped the residents of knowledge and therefore withdrew their power. One of the ways that Beatty controls is with fright. He is very proficient at using fear for control. During his speech he said, "What if a fireman accidentally, really not intending anything, takes a book home with him?" When hearing this, Montag stirred with fright. "We're book burners, too. We burnt ...
- 438: What is Fascism and Why does it Emerge?
- ... Why does it Emerge? The purpose of this essay is to explain what fascism is and why it emerges. Fascism is a political ideology that consists of an all powering totalitarian government, which has total control of the people, the nation and the economy. The fascist economic system creates an upper class for the owning/ruling class and leaves the working class in a lower state who in turn produce for ... it is usually easy to get support from the upper class. The fascist political structure consists of a totalitarian government with an extreme sense of absolutism. Absolutism is the principle of a absolute power in control with power that transcends even the laws itself, under the control of one main dictator who carries traits of of a geniuses or of a hero. This way the masses can be drawn into him through emotion and appeal. With the totalitarian government the fascist ...
- 439: Internationalization of Accounting Standards for Consolidation - Japan: A Case Study
- ... detailed codes leaves flexibility to respond to pressures. The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands are examples of countries in this category (AAA, 1995). US consolidation policy begins with a definition of control. It is based on the simple legal concept that the majority shareholder controls a company and that even without a majority, a stockholder can exert significant influence. Thus, consolidated financial statements reflect the financial position ... business relationships. This obviously impairs the ability of readers to make appropriate judgments from these statements. The Japanese form of business grouping is called the keiretsu. This term indicates a grouping or alignment when stockholder control is formally lacking. It enables companies to share risk and allocate investment to strategic industries (Lamb, 1993). Lowe outlines the characteristics of a keiretsu: (1) Members are all "independent" major firms in their own oligopolists ... upper level managers. (6) Interfirm business within the group has a high priority. (7) Holding companies at the top are prohibited so the relationship between the firms in these groups is based on cooperation not control as would be the case in the U.S. Each of these groups is centered around a bank and includes a trading company, a real estate company, an insurance company, and numerous other companies ...
- 440: Brave New World
- ... freedom and the resulting over-population in Brave New World. Over-population is another problem which is addressed by Huxley, and is the direct result of sexual freedom. The fear which Huxley addresses concerning population control is: "Food supplies cannot grow as fast as people can, and population growth in underdeveloped countries will jeopardize the world order." Simply stated the growing population of earth will consume more than it will be ... produce as many or as few humans as are necessary to keep the population at equilibrium. The solution is test-tube babies or "bottled babies" as they are referred to in the book. Effective birth control of such a large population is difficult to achieve, especially in a society where people are encouraged to be sexually active with numerous partners. Today, the world is facing over-population head on, with mixed results. Abortions are not readily accepted by most, and birth control in third world countries is virtually impossible. Huxley realizes the problem with mass birth control, and solves it by making seventy percent of the female population sterile, while only thirty percent of the women ...
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