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- 18001: Frederick Winslow Taylor: Business Management
- ... instrumental in bringing industry out of the dark ages by beginning to revolutionize the way work was approached. Taylor was able to increase wages, productivity and reduce per piece costs at the same time. Taylor's work was eventually adopted in a wide array of applications. Taylor's ideas had a significant influence on the industrial life of all modernized countries. Even Lenin went as far as to publish an article in Pravda , “Raising the Productivity of Labour,” based on the writings of Taylor. Thus Taylor changed the way the world conducted business. Taylor's work was an extension of technology. It was a marriage of human work and technology. His Priniciples of Scientifiic Management was conceived to be free of value judgement. The Younger Years Frederick W. Taylor ...
- 18002: Al Capone : The Myth, The Legend
- ... led a life of show-boating and other such means of a rich and immoral man. His thoughts were only of what would help him to succeed, not of what would help others. Al Capone's mother was named Teresina Capone. Despite having many growing boys, she was still able to take in sewing piecework. Teresina was a mother of four, and also, she was a housewife. She made sure that the Capones were taken care of. Because of this, it is hard to understand why Al Capone became such a hated criminal. Gabriele Capone was Al Capone's father. Since he had the ability to read and write, he was able to get a job in a grocery store, until he was able to get enough money to open his own barber shop ... Island. Yale hired Capone because Torrio had recommended him. Capone worked as the bartender. Capone learned from Yale that he should control his temper, or soon Capone would be killed. Capone was taken under Yale's wing. Al Capone then met a woman. After awhile, they were married and had a child. He focused mostly on his family and a good career. He moved to Baltimore after he stopped working ...
- 18003: "Casablanca:" A New Perspective
- ... New Perspective Throughout history, the film industry has seen many directing styles and techniques. The early part of the 20th century saw a factory style of film production, but as the years went by, director's began to employ new and untried techniques in their pictures. One such technique which these director's implemented was a new approach to the use of the camera and camera angles. "Casablanca," an Academy Award winning film of 1942 saw director Michael Curtiz manipulate the camera in ways others had not. He ... the story to the viewer without the use of excessive dialogue. In this instance, the viewer is introduced to the main character, Rick, through the use of the close-up. The first scene in "Rick's Cafe," shows people gambling and making illegal deals to leave Casablanca. An employee of the cafe bring a check to a man seated at a chess table to sign. The signature reads, "OK. Rick." ...
- 18004: The Crucible--a Harsh Reality
- Authur Miller's play, The Crucible, is about the persecution of persons falsely accused of being witches in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. Many people die in the village after a series of lies and unjust practices. Abigail Williams ... had an affair with a married man, begins this cycle of lies and accusations in an attempt to get her lover back. Her character includes both superiority and resentment throughout the play. Miller shows Abigail's superiority as complex from the beginning. When all of the talk about witchcraft troubles her uncle, Abigail thinks she should be the authority. When she says, "Uncle, the rumor of witchcraft is all about; I ... Proctors, she says that "they want slaves, not such as I. Let them send to Barbados for any of them!" (12). She is prejudiced against these people and her remarks reveal her snobbishness. Finally, Abigail's snobbish character is apparent through her statements to John Proctor about his wife Elizabeth. She says, "Oh, I marval how such a strong man [can be with] such a sickly wife" (23). Abigail obviously ...
- 18005: Battle Of The Bulge
- The battle of the bulge The battle of the bulge was Hitler's last chance to win the war or at least make the allies go for a treaty. He did this because his forces were being pushed back into Germany and soon they would run out of ... not try any thing through the narrow passageway. The Germans wanted the opposite of what the Americans wanted to do. As stated above the Allied troops were 'resting' and reforming; they consisted of General Simpson's 9th Army and General Hodges 1st US Army in the north and General Patton's 3rd Army to the south. The Ardennes was held by General Middleton who had the 8th US Army Corps, 106th and 26th Infantry Divisions and 4th and 9th Armored Divisions. The object of the ...
- 18006: Acid Rain
- Acid Rain Within this past century, acidity of the air and acid rain have become recognized as one of the leading threats to our planet’s environment. No longer limited by geographic boundaries, acid causing emissions are causing problems all over the world. Some laws have been passed which limit the amount of pollutants that are released into the air, but ... atmosphere where air currents can pick them up and carry them as far as into an entirely different country. This cross-border issue is causing global concerns as it is no longer simply one country’s problem. This concern has been well identified in North America where pollution emissions from Canada and the U.S. are crossing into each others territory. For example coal-powered electric generating stations found in Midwestern U.S seem to be the cause of a severe acid rain problem in eastern Canada. Acid rain ...
- 18007: A Little Bit About Einstein
- ... along with his help in developing the laser.) He also influences many other scientists in the study of quantum theory and the cosmos. Know one really will ever understand what went on in this man s mind but he was defiantly one of the greatest men of all times. The following is a description of this great scientist. Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1879. He was ... in subjects such as Geography, Language, and History, but excelled in Mathematics and Science. He generally did his real studies at home where he concentrated on physics, mathematics, and philosophy. One year one of Einstein s teachers suggested that he leave school, so at mid-term the 15 year old boy quit school. Einstein then moved to Italy to help his father in business. In 1895, he failed the entrance exam ... Government gave Einstein a Swiss Research appointment in Berlin, plus a membership in the Prussian Academy of Science. Soon after this, Einstein and his wife separated and then divorced in 1919. The reason being Einstein s love affair with his cousin, Elsa Lowen, who nursed him back to health in 1917 after he fell deathly ill. Einstein continued with his theory of Relativity and a solar eclipse proved that it ...
- 18008: Freud Foucault And Society
- ... the claim that knowledge is power, then it will be logical to assert that all people want power. The person or persons that have knowledge also acquire the power of that knowledge. In Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish he clearly shows the power-knowledge relationship that is prevalent in society both on the large and small scale, and how these affect society as a whole. Whereas, Sigmund Freud who has mastered the discipline of psychotherapy, which he uses to help others without this knowledge clearly demonstrates the power of knowledge. In Sigmund Freud's Studies on Hysteria there are studies which show this use of power-knowledge to unlock problems in their mind creating the hysteria for which they suffer. These two authors use their power of knowledge in ... ceremony hidden behind walls, and consisting of mental torture. The individual wants to feel that punishment is carried out in some moral way. However, this way is not moral but simply a veil from society's view. This way one can pretend it is not going on. This book is intended as a correlative history of the modern soul and of a new power to judge; genealogy of the present ...
- 18009: Oil Corporations: Who Are The Greenhouse Gangsters?
- ... to the defense of the global logging industry. Should this wholesale destruction continue, the problems in the environment from the increase of deforestation already taking place today shall be further multiplied. Consider that the Earth’s forests play a crucial role in the absorption of carbon dioxide. The naturally occurring process of photosynthesis is how the world’s vegetation converts this molecule into oxygen (the stuff we all breath…remember?). The government subsides and procurement policies that label the climate for protection may be facing attack by the WTO. Unfortunately, there are no human rights, labor, or environmental groups on the official U.S. government trade advisory committee. Fourteen oil, gas, electric and mining companies along with other industrial associates practically run this committee for energy issues. (Coincidence?). If these methods of global policy-making are to continue ...
- 18010: Beowulf 4
- ... still others thought of Beowulf as the human condition. I feel that if you read the story carefully you will find out that Beowulf was nothing more than a fallen flawed hero. Along with Beowulf's actions, he showed nothing more than a self-centered "typical" Viking that thought of nothing more than killing anyone and anything he could to become immortal for his deeds through the poems and songs written ... life from the enemies' clutches, worn out by my venture...I have not heard tell that you have taken part in such contests, in the peril of sword-play....(478- 501) In addition to Beowulf's egotistical actions, he tries show a strong sense of power by ripping off Grendel's arm, slowly Grendel could "feel his fingers cracking" and after Beowulf successfully tore it off, he put it over his head so that everyone could see, but this only further proves how self-indulged ...
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