The Host Chapter 52: Separated

We brought our plunder in through the south vent, though this meant that the jeep would have to be moved before dawn. My main concern with using the bigger entrance was that the Seeker would hear the commotion our arrival was sure to cause. I wasn't sure if she had any idea of what I was going to do, and I didn't want to give her any reason to kill her host and herself. The story Jeb had told me about one of their captives-the man who had simply collapsed, leaving no external evidence on the outside of the havoc wreaked inside his skull-haunted my thoughts. The hospital was not empty. As I squeezed myself through the last tight bubble of space out into the main room, I found Doc preparing for the operation. His desk was laid out; on it, a propane lantern-the brightest illumination we had available-waited to be lit. The scalpels glinted in the duller blue light of the solar lamp. I had known that Doc would agree to my terms, but seeing him thus occupied sent a wave of nervous nausea through me. Or maybe it was just the memory of that other day that sickened me, the day I'd caught him with blood on his hands. â€Å"You're back,† he said with relief. I realized that he'd been worried about us, just as everyone worried when someone left the safety of the caves. â€Å"We brought you a gift,† Jared said as he pushed himself free behind me. He straightened up and reached back for a box. With a flourish, he held it up, displaying the label on the side. â€Å"Heal!† Doc crowed. â€Å"How much did you get?† â€Å"Two cases. And we've found a much better way to renew our stores than to have Wanda stabbing herself.† Doc did not laugh at Jared's joke. Instead he turned to stare at me piercingly. We both must have been thinking the same thing: Convenient, since Wanda won't be around. â€Å"Did you get the cryotanks?† he asked, more subdued. Jared noticed the look and the tension. He glanced at me, his expression impossible to read. â€Å"Yes,† I answered. â€Å"Ten of them. It was all the car could hold.† While I spoke, Jared yanked on the rope behind him. With a clatter of loose rock, the second box of Heal, followed by the tanks, tumbled onto the floor behind him. The tanks clanked like metal, though they were built of no element that existed on this planet. I'd told him it was fine to treat the empty cryotanks roughly; they were built to withstand much worse abuse than being tugged through a stone channel. They glinted on the floor now, looking shiny and pristine. Doc picked one up, freeing it from the rope, and turned it around in his hands. â€Å"Ten?† The number seemed to surprise him. Did he think it too many? Or not enough? â€Å"Are they difficult to use?† â€Å"No. Extremely easy. I'll show you how.† Doc nodded, his eyes examining the alien construction. I could feel Jared watching me, but I kept my eyes on Doc. â€Å"What did Jeb, Brandt, and Aaron say?† I asked. Doc looked up, locked his eyes on mine. â€Å"They're†¦ in agreement with your terms.† I nodded, not convinced. â€Å"I won't show you unless I believe that.† â€Å"That's fair.† Jared glared at us, confused and frustrated. â€Å"What did you tell him?† Doc asked me, being cautious. â€Å"Just that I was going to save the Seeker.† I turned to look in Jared's general direction without meeting his gaze. â€Å"Doc has promised me that if I show him how to perform the separation, you will give the released souls safe conduct to another life on another planet. No killing.† Jared nodded thoughtfully, his eyes flickering back to Doc. â€Å"I can agree to those terms. And I can make sure the others follow through. I assume you have a plan to get them off-planet?† â€Å"It will be no more dangerous than what we did tonight. Just the opposite-adding to the stack rather than taking from it.† â€Å"Okay.† â€Å"Did you†¦ have a time schedule in mind?† Doc asked. He tried to sound nonchalant, but I could hear the eagerness behind his voice. He just wanted the answer that had eluded him for so long, I tried to tell myself. It wasn't that he was in a hurry to kill me. â€Å"I have to take the jeep back-can you wait? I'd like to watch this.† â€Å"Sure, Jared,† Doc agreed. â€Å"Won't take me long,† Jared promised as he shoved himself back into the vent. That I was sure of. It wouldn't take enough time at all. Doc and I did not speak until the sound of Jared's scrambling exit had faded. â€Å"You didn't talk about†¦ Melanie?† he asked softly. I shook my head. â€Å"I think he sees where this is going. He must guess my plan.† â€Å"But not all of it. He won't allow -â€Å" â€Å"He won't get a say,† I interrupted severely. â€Å"All or nothing, Doc.† Doc sighed. After a moment of silence, he stretched and glanced toward the main exit. â€Å"I'm going to go talk to Jeb, get things ready.† He reached for a bottle on the table. The chloroform. I was sure the souls had something better to use. I would have to try to find it for Doc, before I was gone. â€Å"Who knows about this?† â€Å"Still just Jeb, Aaron, and Brandt. They all want to watch.† This didn't surprise me; Aaron and Brandt would be suspicious. â€Å"Don't tell anyone else. Not tonight.† Doc nodded, then he disappeared into the black corridor. I went to sit against the wall, as far from the prepared cot as I could get. I'd have my turn on top of it all too soon. Trying to think of something besides that grim fact, I realized that I hadn't heard from Melanie since†¦ When was the last time she'd spoken to me? When I'd made the deal with Doc? I was belatedly surprised that the sleeping arrangements by the jeep today had not elicited a reaction from her. Mel? No answer. It wasn't like before, so I didn't panic. I could definitely feel her there in my head, but she was†¦ ignoring me? What was she doing? Mel? What's going on? No answer. Are you mad at me? I'm sorry about before, by the jeep. I didn't do anything, you know, so it's not really fair – She interrupted me, exasperated. Oh, stop. I'm not mad at you. Leave me alone. Why won't you talk to me? No answer. I pushed a little harder, hoping to pick up the direction of her thoughts. She tried to keep me out, to put the wall in place, but it was too weak from disuse. I saw her plan. I tried to keep my mental tone even. Have you lost your mind? In a manner of speaking, she teased halfheartedly. You think that if you can make yourself disappear, that will stop me? What else can I do to stop you? If you've got a better idea, please share. I don't get it, Melanie. Don't you want them back? Don't you want to be with Jared again? With Jamie? She writhed, fighting the obviousness of the answer. Yes, but†¦ I can't†¦ She took a moment to steady herself. I find myself unable to be the death of you, Wanda. I can't stand it. I saw the depth of her pain, and tears formed in my eyes. Love you too, Mel. But there's not room for the both of us here. In this body, in this cave, in their lives†¦ I disagree. Look, just stop trying to annihilate yourself, okay? Because if I think you can do it, I'll make Doc pull me out today. Or I'll tell Jared. Just imagine what he would do. I imagined it for her, smiling a little through my tears. Remember? He said no guarantees about what he would or wouldn't do to keep you here. I thought of those burning kisses in the hall†¦ thought of other kisses and other nights in her memory. My face warmed as I blushed. You fight dirty. You bet I do. I'm not giving up. You've been warned. No more silent treatment. We thought of other things then, things that didn't hurt. Like where we would send the Seeker. Mel was all for the Mists Planet after my story tonight, but I thought the Planet of the Flowers would be more fitting. There wasn't a mellower planet in the universe. The Seeker needed a nice long lifetime eating sunshine. We thought of my memories, the pretty ones. The ice castles and the night music and the colored suns. They were like fairytales to her. And she told me fairytales, too. Glass slippers, poisoned apples, mermaids who wanted to have souls†¦ Of course, we didn't have time to tell many stories. They all returned together. Jared had come back through the main entrance. It had taken so very little time-perhaps he'd just driven the jeep around to the north side and hidden it under the overhang there. In a hurry. I heard their voices coming, subdued, serious, low, and knew from their tone that the Seeker was with them. Knew that the time had come for the first stage of my death. No. Pay attention. You're going to have to help them do this when I'm – No! But she wasn't protesting my instruction, just the conclusion of my thought. Jared was the one who carried the Seeker into the room. He came first, the others behind. Aaron and Brandt both had the guns ready-in case she was only feigning unconsciousness, perhaps, and about to jump up and attack them with her tiny hands. Jeb and Doc came last, and I knew Jeb's canny eyes would be on my face. How much had he figured out already with his crazy, insightful shrewdness? I kept myself focused on the task at hand. Jared laid the Seeker's inert form on the cot with exceptional gentleness. This might have bothered me before, but now it touched me. I understood that he did this for me, wishing that he could have treated me this way in the beginning. â€Å"Doc, where's the No Pain?† â€Å"I'll get it for you,† he murmured. I stared at the Seeker's face while I waited, wondering what it would look like when her host was free. Would anything be left? Would the host be empty or would the rightful owner reassert herself? Would the face be less repugnant to me when another awareness looked out of those eyes? â€Å"Here you go.† Doc put the canister in my hand. â€Å"Thanks.† I pulled out one thin tissue square and handed the container back to him. I found myself reluctant to touch the Seeker, but I made my hands move swiftly and purposefully as I pulled her chin down and put the No Pain on her tongue. Her face was very small-it made my hands feel big. Her tiny size always threw me off. It seemed so inappropriate. I closed her mouth again. It was moist-the medicine would dissolve quickly. â€Å"Jared, could you please roll her onto her stomach?† I asked. He did as I asked-again, gently. Just then, the propane lantern flared to life. The cave was suddenly bright, almost like daylight. I glanced up instinctively and saw that Doc had covered the big holes in the roof with tarps to keep our light from escaping. He'd done a lot of preparation in our absence. It was very quiet. I could hear the Seeker breathing evenly in and out. I could hear the faster, tenser breathing of the men in the room with me. Someone shifted from one foot to the other, and sand ground against rock under his heel. Their stares had a physical weight on my skin. I swallowed, hoping I could keep my voice normal. â€Å"Doc, I need Heal, Clean, Seal, and Smooth.† â€Å"Right here.† I brushed the Seeker's coarse black hair out of the way, exposing the little pink line at the base of her skull. I stared at her olive tan skin and hesitated. â€Å"Would you cut, Doc? I don't†¦ I don't want to.† â€Å"No problem, Wanda.† I saw only his hands as he came to stand across from me. He set a little row of white cylinders on the cot next to the Seeker's shoulder. The scalpel winked in the bright light, flashing across my face. â€Å"Hold her hair out of the way.† I used both hands to clear her neck. â€Å"Wish I could scrub up,† Doc muttered to himself, obviously feeling underprepared. â€Å"It's not really necessary. We have Clean.† â€Å"I know.† He sighed. What he really wanted was the routine, the mental cleansing that the old habits had given him. â€Å"How much room do you need?† he asked, hesitating with the point of the blade an inch from her skin. I could feel the heat of the other bodies behind me, squeezing in to get a better view. They were careful not to touch either of us. â€Å"Just the length of the scar. That will be enough.† This didn't seem like enough to him. â€Å"You sure?† â€Å"Yes. Oh, wait!† Doc pulled back. I realized I was doing this all backward. I was no Healer. I wasn't cut out for this. My hands were shaking. I couldn't seem to look away from the Seeker's body. â€Å"Jared, could you get one of those tanks for me?† â€Å"Of course.† I heard him walk the few steps away, heard the dull, metallic clunk of the tank he chose knocking against the others. â€Å"What now?† â€Å"There's a circle on top of the lid. Press it in.† I heard the low hum of the cryotank as it powered on. The men muttered and shuffled their feet, moving away from it. â€Å"Okay, on the side there should be a switch†¦ more like a dial, actually. Can you see it?† â€Å"Yes.† â€Å"Spin it all the way down.† â€Å"Okay.† â€Å"What color is the light on top of the tank?† â€Å"It's†¦ it's just turning from purple to†¦ bright blue. Light blue now.† I took a deep breath. At least the tanks were functional. â€Å"Great. Pop the lid and wait for me.† â€Å"How?† â€Å"Latch under the lip.† â€Å"Got it.† I heard the click of the latch, and then the whir of the mechanism. â€Å"It's cold!† â€Å"That's sort of the point.† â€Å"How does it work? What's the power source?† I sighed. â€Å"I knew the answers when I was a Spider. I don't understand it now. Doc, you can go ahead. I'm ready.† â€Å"Here we go,† Doc whispered as he slid the blade of the scalpel deftly, almost gracefully, through the skin. Blood coursed down the side of her neck, pooling on the towel Doc had placed underneath. â€Å"A tiny bit deeper. Just under the edge -â€Å" â€Å"Yes, I see.† Doc was breathing fast, excited. Silver glinted out from the red. â€Å"That's good. Now you hold the hair.† Doc switched places with me in a smooth, swift movement. He was good at his Calling. He would have made quite a Healer. I didn't try to hide what I was doing from him. The movements were too minute for him to have any chance of seeing. He would not be able to do this until I explained. I slid one fingertip carefully along the back ridge of the tiny silver creature until my finger was almost entirely inserted into the hot opening at the base of the host body's neck. I traced my way to the anterior antennae, feeling the taut lines of the bound attachments stretched tight like harp strings into the deeper recesses of her head. I twisted my finger around the underside of the soul's body, caressing down from the first segment along the other line of attachments, as stiff and profuse as the bristles of a brush. I felt carefully at the juncture of these tight strings, at the tiny joints, no bigger than pinheads. I stroked my way about a third of the way down. I could have counted, but that would have taken a very long time. It would be the two hundred seventeenth connection, but there was another way to find it. There it was, the little ridge that made this joint just a bit bigger-a seed pearl rather than a pinhead. It was smooth under my fingertip. I pressed against it with gentle pressure, tenderly massaging. Kindness was always the way of the souls. Never violence. â€Å"Relax,† I breathed. And, though the soul could not hear me, it obeyed. The harp strings loosened, went slack. I could feel the slither as they retracted, feel the slight swelling of the body as it absorbed them. The process took no more than a few beats of my heart. I held my breath until I felt the soul undulate under my touch. Wriggling free. I let it twist itself a little farther out, and then I curled my fingers gently around the tiny, fragile body. I lifted it, silver and gleaming, wet with blood that was quickly shed from the smooth casing, and cradled it in my hand. It was beautiful. The soul whose name I'd never known billowed like a silver wave in my hand†¦ a lovely feathered ribbon. I couldn't hate the Seeker in this form. An almost maternal love swept through me. â€Å"Sleep well, little one,† I whispered. I turned toward the faint hum of the cryotank, just to my left. Jared held it low and angled, so it was a simple matter for me to ease the soul into the shockingly cold air that gusted from the opening. I let it slide into the small space and then carefully relatched the lid. I took the cryotank from Jared, easing it rather than tugging it, turning it with care until it was vertical, and then I hugged it to my chest. The outside of the tank was the same temperature as the warm room. I cradled it to my body, protective as any mother. I looked back at the stranger on the table. Doc was already dust-ing Smooth over the sealed wound. We made a good team: one attending to the soul, the other to the body. Everyone was taken care of. Doc looked up at me, his eyes full of exhilaration and wonder. â€Å"Amazing,† he murmured. â€Å"That was incredible.† â€Å"Good job,† I whispered back. â€Å"When do you think she'll wake up?† Doc asked. â€Å"That depends on how much chloroform she inhaled.† â€Å"Not much.† â€Å"And if she's still there. We'll have to wait and see.† Before I could ask, Jared lifted the nameless woman tenderly from the cot, rolled her face-up, and laid her on another, cleaner resting place. This tenderness did not move me. This tenderness was for the human, for Melanie†¦ Doc went with him, checking her pulse, peeking under her lids. He shone a flashlight into her unconscious eyes and watched the pupils constrict. No light reflected back to blind him. He and Jared exchanged a long glance. â€Å"She really did it,† Jared said, his voice low. â€Å"Yes,† Doc agreed. I didn't hear Jeb sidle up next to me. â€Å"Pretty slick, kid,† he murmured. I shrugged. â€Å"Feeling a smidge conflicted?† I didn't answer. â€Å"Yeah. Me, too, hon. Me, too.† Aaron and Brandt were talking behind me, their voices rising with excitement, answering each other's thoughts before the questions were spoken. No conflict there. â€Å"Wait till the others hear!† â€Å"Think of the -â€Å" â€Å"We should go get some -â€Å" â€Å"Right now, I'm ready -â€Å" â€Å"Hold up,† Jeb cut Brandt off. â€Å"No soul snatching until that cryotank is safely on its way into outer space. Right, Wanda?† â€Å"Right,† I agreed in a firmer voice, hugging the tank tighter to my chest. Brandt and Aaron exchanged sour glances. I was going to need more allies. Jared and Jeb and Doc were only three, though certainly the most influential three here. Still, they would need support. I knew what this meant. It meant talking to Ian. Others, too, of course, but Ian would have to be one of them. My heart seemed to slump lower in my chest, to curl limply in on itself. I'd done many things I had not wanted to do since joining the humans, but I couldn't remember any this sharply and pointedly painful. Even deciding to trade my life for the Seeker's-that was a huge, vast hurt, a wide field of ache, but it was almost manageable because it was so tied up in the bigger picture. Telling Ian goodbye was a razor-sharp piercing; it made the greater vision hard to see. I wished there was some way, any way, to save him from the same pain. There wasn't. The only thing worse would be telling Jared goodbye. That one would burn and fester. Because he wouldn't feel pain. His joy would far outweigh any small regret he might feel over me. As for Jamie, well, I wasn't planning on facing that goodbye at all. â€Å"Wanda!† Doc's voice was sharp. I hurried to the bed Doc was hovering over. Before I got there, I could see the tiny olive hand fisting and unfisting where it hung over the edge of the cot. â€Å"Ah,† the Seeker's familiar voice moaned from the human body. â€Å"Ah.† The room went utterly silent. Everyone looked at me, as if I were the expert on humans. I elbowed Doc, my hands still wrapped around the tank. â€Å"Talk to her,† I whispered. â€Å"Um†¦ Hello? Can you hear me†¦ miss? You're safe now. Do you understand me?† â€Å"Ah,† she groaned. Her eyes fluttered open, focused quickly on Doc's face. There was no discomfort in her expression-the No Pain would be making her feel wonderful, of course. Her eyes were onyx black. They darted around the room until she found me, and recognition was quickly followed by a scowl. She looked away, back to Doc. â€Å"Well, it feels good to have my head back,† she said in a loud, clear voice. â€Å"Thanks.†

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Visual Arts Experimental Drawing - Research Paper Example Poor for most of his life, he worked as a wholesale fabric salesman, door to door salesman, in a plant nursery and for a short while at a defense plant before launching into a full time artistic career (Waldman 21). Cornell found his inspiration in remnants of beautiful and precious objects that he came upon during his frequent trips to thrift stores and book shops. He could create magic from mundane objects and his work has elements of constructivism and installation art that influence the onlooker to touch and interact with the creation (Solomon 36). Famous among his works was his penny arcade portrait of Lauren Bacall, his Hotel Series and his Pink Palace Series. He kept a dossier of over 150 visual themes that interested and inspired him. His film montage Rose Hobart from the film East of Borneo is considered one of the earliest fanvids and has been preserved for cultural significance (Frye 1). Works Cited Frye, Brian. Rose Hobart. 2000. Print. Solomon, Deborah. Utopia Parkway: T he Life and Times of Joseph Cornell. Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1997. Print. Waldman, Diane. Master of Dreams. 2002. Print. Margaret Olley (250 words) Margaret Olley (1923-2011) was an Australian painter known for her still life paintings. She had more than 90 solo exhibitions in her career. Olley was born in Lismore, New South Wales and did her training in art at Somerville High School and East Sydney Technical College, where she graduated in 1945. She spent some time at Hill end area of New South Wales. Her first exhibition was held at the Macquarie Gallery in 1948. Olley also travelled to France, London, Spain and Lisbon in 1949. She stayed in France till her father’s death in 1953, whereupon she returned to Brisbane. She traveled through North Queensland in the 1950s and followed this up with a trip to Papua New Guinea (France 12). Olley painted what she saw around her. She was critical of all sorts of pretense and deliberate characterization – like following fash ion, gender stereotyping of women and Australia’s isolation in the world. She adopted truthfulness in all that she saw and did. The quality of her work greatly improved after she gave up consuming alcohol in 1959. The colors in her work were deeper and her drawings more confident and three dimensional in structure, form and weight (Stewart 22). She was honored with the Order of Australia in 1991 and also won the Mosman Art Prize in 1947. Amazingly, two of her portraits – one by William Dobell in 1948 and another by Ben Quilty in 2011 – both won an Archibald Prize. One can easily see the deep vibrant colors in Poppies and Checked Cloth while Turkish Pots and Lemons hold a touch of intrigue behind the hazy look. Marigolds and Fruit once again reminds us of days gone by like the Victorian era (Pearce 19). Poppies and Checked Cloth Turkish Pots and Lemons Marigolds and Fruit Works Cited France, Christine. Margaret Olley. Craftsman House, Sydney, 2002. Print. Pearce, Barry. Margaret Olley. The Art Gallery of NSW, 1996. Print. Stewart, Margaret. Margaret Olley – Far From a Still Life, 2005. Print. Grace Cossington Smith Grace Cossington Smith (1892-1984) has been hailed as the first of Australia’s Post Impressionist painters. She was born in Neutral Bay Sydney but lived most of her life at her mother’s home in Turramurra. She studied art under the tutelage of Albert Collins and Alfred

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Summary for case study ( an engineering logistic (software) solution ) - Essay Example Customer service being vital ingredient of logistics, the quality, time, speed, punctuality and reliability of delivery become crucial components. The company utilizes ECOSELL using Extended Enterprises for enhanced logistic planning outcome. Firm’s physical distribution and logistics management relies on capillary network of points of sale throughout the country where inventory is mostly brought by fleet of trucks but sometimes also using couriers or collected by point of sale. The kitchens are delivered to point of sale in three ways: 17 dedicated trucks are used for Italy and 13 trucks delivery kitchen abroad, on a once in a week basis; urgent deliveries are made through third party carrier firms; and sometimes, customers collect it directly from the production plant. To ensure smooth flow of logistics, the company uses percentage of cumulative volumes against total deliveries by dividing regions into three groups: group 1 absorbs 60% of total volume of products and 57% of deliveries; group 2 absorbs 30% of products’ volume and 33% of total deliveries; and third group absorbs lowest volume and least number of deliveries. Orders sent by point of sales are segregated by regions and arranged by delivery dates to be delivered by trucks such that trucks are optimally used. Assemble to Order or ATO, using forecasts for parts and sub-assemblies to fill the truck which are later assembled to meet the demands. While ATO has many advantages, disadvantages like higher lead times, non-flexible manufacturing system and limited productive capacity of plants become major drawbacks. Consequently, firm uses its other brands to fill the trucks and save cost. Thus the redesigned system using EE are introduced which become highly effective mechanism to exploit the logistics and supply system in the meta value chain through dynamic assignment of orders. ECOSELL using EE applies superimposition of geographical

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Crime and Law enforcement (Do the UK police discriminate against ethnic minority groups) - Essay Example belonging in ethnic minority groups would not be regarded as acceptable especially in countries, like the United Kingdom, where the protection of equality among all the people in the country is one of the governmental priorities. In order to understand and evaluate the behaviour of British police towards the ethnic minority groups, it would be necessary to refer primarily to the general context of these groups within the national territory (percentage of population, main activities and involvement in criminal actions and so on). The existing legislation related with these groups should be also mentioned ensuring that the principle of equality is applied on all the aspects of life of people with the particular origin. It should be noticed that a major problem regarding the evaluation of the British police practices towards the people of ethnic minority groups is the fact that no recent data are available in relation with the presence of these people in the British population. Probably because a long process is required for the retrieval of the relevant info, the last available data on the percentages of ethnic minority groups in various aspects of British life refer to 2004. A series of photos people of ethnic/ minority groups in Britain is presented in the Appendix section (Figures 2-4). The presence of ethnic minority groups can be characterized as limited. In fact, in accordance with the most recent evaluation of the origin of people living in UK (in 2001) it was estimated that ‘92.1 per cent of the UK population described themselves as white (though not necessarily British); the remaining 7 per cent  (4.6 million) belonged to non-white ethnic minority groups’ (ESRC, 2007, online report). However, in the years that followed it would be normally expected that this percentage has been differentiated – the percentage of ethnic minority groups in UK is expected to having been increased. In the percentage mentioned above the level of Asian people is rather

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The Comprehensive Meaning of Yoga - Essay Example It may be compared with the Trojan War or War of Troy in Greek mythology. During war Lord Krishna was the charioteer of Arjuna, who was a great warrior and the most skilled person in archery. It was a time when he had to wage the dreadful war against his own siblings and his close relatives. Among them were his teachers, his cousin brothers, and his great grandfather.Footnote: *Ishwar: Ishwar is a broad term and that is why instead of calling Him God, we should call Him Ishwar i.e. Supreme Lord.When they encountered face to face on the battlefield, Arjuna was so dejected that he put down his weapons on the ground and surrendered himself. He started lamenting and told Lord Krishna that he could not fight against his close people. He does not want victory, nor does he want status, reputation and kingdom by killing his own people. And thus emerged Geeta; to counsel Arjuna, Lord Krishna explains the universal mystery and the mortal appearance of body and infinite existence of soul, which is non perishable. It teaches us to overcome the dejection and sorrow and be stoic even in the most troublesome period of our life. It is one of the truths of human birth explained by Geeta; that the life of human being is very special and differs from other species on the earth. Rosen Steven in his Bhagavad Geeta analysis says, â€Å"Man is meant to be thoughtful. Human life is meant for more than merely eating, sleeping, mating, and defending – the basic animalistic propensities.†

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Hardware Components Essay There are several types of hardware storage devices invented and designed to facilitate encoded and retrieved data storage in computers. Some of the examples of these storage devices include the ff. : the hard disk, floppy disk, RAM, CD ROM, and tape. Furthermore, these storage devices together with hardware component of clock speed play their distinct roles to determine the speed and speed rate of a computer (MSD, 2006). Body First, introduced in 1956 and developed during 1973, by the IBM company, the hard disk, or â€Å"hard disk drive† as mentioned, is one example of a stable and reliable secondary hardware storage device that efficiently facilitates speed. It functions as some kind of an optimal and purposeful storeroom which saves accumulated and encoded numeric and digital data, and it is also appropriate for running application programs on spinning magnet-plated platters that is performed by execution and command by the user. Hard disk drives were created for personal computer usage. It has features like audio playing, video gaming, video recording, etc (MSD, 2006). Second, the role of hard disks in determining the speed of a computer is very significant because with the use of hard disk, it can makes the access of files easier and faster as it runs or rotates. The bigger the platters or dishes used by the hard disk to run, the faster its speed and the smaller the platters, the lower the capacity of the computer to run, work, or access files faster. The number of disks in a specific computer may vary at a minimum number of 3 disks to a maximum number of 5 running disks revolving 60 per second. Most hard disk drives make use of removable cartridges while some do not. Most people create back up from the files they saved from the disk since the recent hard disk is created with such a sensitive feature. It can store data from 20 M up to 40 M (MSD, 2006). Third, a floppy disk coming in two sizes: 5 ? and 3 ? inches, is a detachable or unfixed storage device which is already obsolete. It is secondary as compared to the huge capacity of hard disk when it comes to data storage memory. The uses of floppy disks though, become popular for it is much cheaper than the cost of a hard disk. Moreover, it is more convenient to carry floppy disks wherever you go and save data for the use of backup purposes. Moreover, floppy disks make use of the delicate, magnetic and bendable disk which is film-like in color and enclosed in a protective plastic shield or case. The roles of floppy disks portray no role in determining the speed of a computer—speed is determined by the Central Processing unit and its memory rather. For practical reasons, hard disks are favored over floppy disks especially when the cost of the first (hard disks) becomes more inexpensive than the latter. Further, floppy disks are really essentially slower and more sensitive than hard disk that is why it is more prone to damage (MSD, 2006). Fourth, random access memory (RAM) is the primarily appropriate for storage of data that occurs in the computer’s memory and is stored directly at the computer’s Central Processing Unit (CPU). The two types of RAM are the SRAM and the DRAM. SRAM stands for Static RAM and the latter meaning, Dynamic RAM (DRAM). With the use of RAM, user can program the CPU to read, write, and locate data. The role of RAM is to carry out and execute calculations at high speed which is made possible by the said feature of RAM or computer memory that operates random to locate items or applications in the computer system (MC, 2008). Fifth, with the use of compact disks, the CD-ROM operates and exemplifies the use of read-only memory for sharing and sending applications like music files, games, and other multimedia files and desktop applications. The capacity of CD-ROM when it comes to data storage is up to 650 M. Recently, CD-ROMs tend to be much cheaper than other storage devices. CD-ROM is appropriate for expansion of one’s personalized computer system. In addition, CD-ROM does not play a role in determining the speed of a computer. In fact, user retrieves data slower than any other available data computer storage device in the market if the computer is not supported by CD-ROM’s â€Å"data transfer speed (MSD, 2006). † Sixth, tape is a thin strip of plastic, magnetic coated device used mainly for recording and it is known to be appropriate for secondary data storage or backup. Moreover, this tape is most appropriate for the purpose of calculations or â€Å"personal computing. † There is a no role that a tape plays in order to determine speed in a particular computer; further, data access is slower than expected together with its inconvenience for the required retrieval of data in orderly and chronological manner (MSD, 2006). Lastly, clock speed—as measured in megahertz (MHz), is the â€Å"speed of the internal clock of microprocessor. † Clock speed is appropriate for functioning in operation in the internal processing of a computer. The clock speed plays an important role in determining the speed of a computer and it affects the overall performance of the computer (MSD, 2006). Conclusion Several types of hardware storage devices are invented for data storage in computers: the hard disk, floppy disk, RAM, CD ROM, and tape. All mediums except for the floppy disks, CD-ROM, and tape play a role in determining the speed of a computer. These devices except for the other three are hardware components that determine the speed and performance of a computer.

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The Artifact That Best Describes My Personality Essay The artifact that best describes my personality is my 1993 Nisson pickup truck. It is an automatic so it is a classic because they only made five hundred automatics that year. I have been told by everyone that has met me that I am a very classy lady. My truck is a 4-cyclinder engine that is very thrifty on gasoline. Put twenty dollars of gas in the tank and drive for two weeks. In fact, I am very thrifty with every item I buy. At home and at work I save money for the company I work for and for myself . Mechanics are surprised at what a good engine it has for as old as it is. My doctors are surprised at all the activities I do and that I am so healthy for my age. Most people think I am twenty years younger than I am. The same people think my truck is five years younger than it is. This year both my truck and I have aged. My trucks original paint has started to chip and rust has started to show by the tires. The visors have both broken off and the passenger mirror fell off. They say It will fall off again if it is reattached. I have been unemployed for a year so I am more stressed, gained some weight, and I do not sleep as well. This has made me age dramatically. My truck is very durable, it starts every day, blizzard, hot weather, or rain. I get something accomplished seven days a week, even when I am ill I will do something with my brain. Hopefully, I hope we both last a long time with less maintenance and repairs. I can get my truck repainted and I can lose some weight and get more exercise. Then we will both look better.

Chemicals in Disinfectants and Sterilants

Chemicals in Disinfectants and Sterilants Discuss the uses and modes of action of chemicals used as disinfectants and sterilants Disinfectants and sterilants have been available in a variety of forms for a great number of years. The pioneering work of Joseph Lister and Ignaz Semmelweis effectively opened the door to the range of chemicals that we have available today. Phenols (carbolic acid derivatives), mercuric chloride, chlorides, hypochlorites and iodine were the first major groups to be utilised. The quaternary ammonium compounds rose to prominence in the 1930s (Russell, A. D. 2002 [I]). The first detailed studies on the subject of mode of action were published by Cooper, who described the action of phenols as denaturing bacterial proteins as their main mode of operation (Cooper E A 1912) Knaysi expanded this work further by suggesting that the order of death amongst cells was determined by some form of resistance (Knaysi G 1930) and that this might be linked to the protein structure of the cell wall (Knaysi G et al. 1930). Further work on phenol suggested that resistance of E.Coli was the same at virtually any concentration of phenol (Jordan, R. C et al. 1944) and this lead to the development of the concept of specific enzyme inhibition. (Roberts, M. H et al. 1946) The term biocide is becoming more commonly used to describe the generic group. Russell (A D 2002 [II]) makes the comment that, until recently, two views permeated the field. One was that as long as they were effective, there seemed little merit in determining how they arrived at their inhibitory or lethal effects and secondly, that they were believed to act as protoplasmic poisons and, as such did not merit much attention. We will present evidence to dispute both of these views. Specific work on the mode of action of the biocides has been sporadic until comparatively recently. Gram-positive and -negative bacteria appear to have received the lion’s share of the research with less on the mycobacterium, less still on fungal and viral agents (Maillard, J.-Y et al. 1997), and few quality papers on the protozoa. (Turner, N. A et al. 1999). We know even less still on the ability of biocides to inactivate prions. (Taylor, D. M 1997). Because of the wide range of potential biocidal (and biostatic) agents, it is not possible to even begin to tackle the question of mode of action in this essay on any but the most general terms There are a number of current research issues such as the question of why it is that MIC’s of some cationic biocides such as chlorhexidine is similar for both mycobacterium and staphylococci yet they appear to possess low mycobacterium potency but are rapidly lethal to the staphylococci (Russell A D 1996) Current considered opinion is that the majority (if not all) cells are not killed by a disactivation of a single target enzyme by the biocide. (Hugo, W. B. 1999) Specific examples would be that enoyl reductase, (an enzyme involved in fatty acid synthesis) is totally inhibited by triclosan it is a combination of other intracellular disruptions that prove to be lethal to the cell. (Suller, M. T. E et al. 2000) A number of researchers have commented on the apparent similarities between the disinfectants and sterilants group and the antibiotic group in terms of their effect on bacteria. To give specific examples, filament formation in Gm-ve. Bacteria is induced by both antibiotics (eg. ß-lactams andfluoroquinolones) and biocides (eg.phenoxyethanol and chloroacetamide) (Ng, E et al. 2002). Equally we have mentioned the action of triclosan on enoyl reductase, but this enzyme is also inhibited by isoniazid. (McMurry, L. M et al. 1999). A third category of similarity would be that the cell autolysis observed with both the phenols and some mercuric compounds is apparently the same as the processes observed with exposure to penicillin. (Hugo, W. B. 1999). Other research groups (McKellar, R. C et al. 1996) have noted that exposure to some biocides can render a pathogen more susceptible to the action of antibiotics. It was postulated (although not proved) that this effect may be due to a structural change resulting in differing permeability in the cell wall of the microbe. (Morris, A et al. 1991) It is not intended to imply that because these mechanisms appear similar that they are actually the biochemically or physiologically the same. Further research is needed to clarify these points We have made comment on the apparent ability of some biocides to interfere with the integrity of the cell wall. In the case of the bacteria and fungi this may be a useful attribute to exploit, but it is a different matter in dealing with viral (and phage) vectors. The problem being that if the viral envelope which is usually derived from the host cell is damaged, then this can result in the liberation of intact viral nucleic acid which, in itself, may be infective. (McClure, A. R et al. 1992) If we consider one mechanism in some detail by way of an example, we could consider the action of chlorhexidine. This has been shown to produce a very rapid lethal effect ( about 20 seconds) in both E.Coli and Staph. Aureus. (Denyer, S. P. 1995). It has been shown to produce damage to the outer cell membrane, but this action does not directly cause cell death. (El-Moug, T et al. 1985) Chlorhexidine then crosses the damaged membrane by passive diffusion and causes leakage of the intracellular components. The cause of cell death is the inactivation of the intracellular constituents by protein denaturation of their controlling enzyme systems. This causes a further congealing of the cytoplasm and this reduces cellular leakage. This is the so-called biphasic mechanism of action of chlorhexidine. (Longworth, A. R. 1971). There was a suggestion that chlorhexidine bound and inactivated the membrane-bound ATPase. It thereby disrupts the membrane potential and this is thought to be the prime mechanism of cell death .(Barett-Bee, K et al. 1994) In conclusion, we have considered some of the mechanisms that are thought to be active in the bioactivity of disinfectants and sterilants. In doing so we should also consider the question of resistance. Many pathogens have efflux systems which can combat or eliminate biocides from their environment. These can work at comparatively low concentrations of the biocide. But it opens up the possibility of the development of biocide resistance in those cells which survive the initial exposure (possibly due to incomplete treatment or peripheral exposure to low concentrations of agent). This mechanism selectively favours the emergence of biocide-resistant pathogens. (Azachi, M et al. 1996) This issue has prompted calls for the rotation of disinfectants and sterilants in hospitals and elsewhere. (Benarde, M. A et al. 1967). The use of one disinfectant should ideally be replaced with another which has a completely dissimilar mode of action. This is one argument for the study of the mode of action of both disinfectants and sterilants. Other arguments for studying the mechanisms of action of the biocides are many, not least is the fact that the knowledge of the mechanism of how a particular biocide can exert its effect can lead to the selective development of new targeted compounds with greater efficiency. An example of this process is the development of ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA), which was specifically developed and adapted from â€Å"older† compounds. (Behr, H et al. 1994) References Azachi, M., Y. Henis, R. Shapira, and A. Oren. 1996.  The role of the outer membrane in formaldehyde tolerance in Escherichia coli VU3695 and Halomonas sp. MAC.  Microbiology 142:1249-1254 Barett-Bee, K., L. Newboult, and S. Edwards. 1994.  The membrane destabilizing action of the antibacterial agent chlorhexidine. 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Dinosaur Fossils in Antarctica Millions and millions of years ago the continents lay together as one super-continent known as Pangea. As time went on and the plates underneath the Earth began to separate, the continents land moved towards the poles where glaciation occurred. Glaciation is the process in which glaciers were formed during the ice age. Glaciation causes a drop in temperature which in turn causes water to freeze and form many layers of ice (http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/Permian/intro.html, 1). Due to this layering of ice that has occurred at both poles it has not been easy to discover new dinosaur fossils. However, in a press release of the National Science Foundation researchers, working in two distinct sites of Antarctica found what seem to be fossil remains of two different dinosaurs that had previously never been introduced to the world of science (http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/newsroom/pr.cfm?ni=52, 1). The two different dinosaurs were found in opposite areas of Antarctica. The first dinosaur found was uncovered on the James Ross Island off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula while the second dinosaur was discovered on the Antarctic interior on a mountain elevating nearly 3900 meters near the Beardmore Glacier. The discovery of these two dinosaurs was important for a couple reasons. First off, dealing with the dinosaur carnivorous dinosaur found off the James Ross Island the discovery was important was because not many dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Time Period had been uncovered in Antarctica. The second reason the finding of this fossil was important was because in the James Ross region of the Antarctic Peninsula there had previously only been six uncovered dinosaur fossils and this finding adds to that number. Lastly, it is a very uncommon to find a dinosaur that was so well preserved considering it died roughly 70 million years ago. In order for it to be in such good shap e it had to float out to sea and lie in the bottom of what was then an extremely shallow part of the Weddell Sea (www.sciencedaily.com, 2). When it comes to the plant-eating dinosaur found on the interior of Antarctica the discovery of this dinosaur was also important because of its rarity. William Hammer, who led the research team said from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois said, â€Å"This site is so far removed geographically from any site near its age, it’s clearly a new dinosaur to Antarctica.

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Life, Death, and Continuous Change   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   (Three themes prevalent in Terry Wolverton’s Mystery Bruise) What is this that takes the immoral, the wicked, and the weak? What is this that takes the righteous and the strong. We have referred to it as our end, departure, extinction, impending doom, eternal rest, last sleep, and most certainly our final summons -at least, as far as known life is concerned-. The Bible has named it, â€Å"the latter end†. Shakespeare has called it â€Å"the journey’s end† and â€Å"a knell that summons thee to heaven or hell†. The dark side, as Pink Floyd relates to it, is a prevailing aspect of our lives. No matter how one refers to death, three things are certain: First, it is inevitable. Second, it will happen to everyone. Third, it needs life to occur and yet is in opposition to it. Because of death holding it’s shadow to the divine spark of life, it is obvious that whenever a person talks of death they invariably talk of life. True to this statement are Terry Wolverton’s poems in Mystery Bruise. Her poems embrace aspects of life as she sees it and almost all of these â€Å"dancing insights† mention death. In addition to death running hand and hand with life is the concept of continuous change. Wolverton mentions change and human’s inability to accept it. I believe that living beings are weary of change because like death it requires entrance into a land of uncertainty. The poem â€Å"We Resist Evolution† approaches this ideology of change. Wolverton opens the poem by stating that every living thing resists evolution. She writes about the cell that refuses to split, â€Å"the shapeless blind-eyed swimmers who did not long to crawl or breathe†, and her metamorphosis in a woman-like body. The changes/evolutions depicted in this poem all deal with death and life as well. It’s obvious that she mentions living things and their metamorphosis’ but maybe not so obvious is the inherent fact that with every metamorphosis a death occurs-that is the death of the old to make the new. Midway through the piece Terry Wolverton addresses the reluctance of the dinosaur to it’s demise. She also mentions our denial of death and the ironic acceptance of our life in it’s clammy hands, saying that â€Å"Even at the moment of death we back away, tread air against the light that beckons, clutch at our particular plot of dust†.

Anime on TV :: Essays Papers

Anime on TV Since the birth of Anime, the American television market has been a player in the industry. When Tetsuan Atom made its debut in 1963 as the dream of a humble comic book artist, few would have guessed the impact it would have on the world of entertainment and the economy of Japan. Discovered by a NBC executives in Japan selling shows for syndication, Astro Boy as it came to be known in the states, started a revolution in Japanese entertainment and giving America, and the world, its first taste of Anime. The success of Astro Boy led to the overnight development of an Anime industry filled with copycats, originals, and half way attempts that lead to what we see today. Famous names like Miyazaki, Otomo, and Rintaro all made their start in the industry that came from the humble beginnings as the gleam in the eye of a man named Tezuka. Over the next three decades anime made repeated leaps into the American market, Kimba the white lion, Speed Racer and Robotech gave way to Transformers, Voltron, and Sailor Moon. Eventually, Dragonball made its debut. All the while Anime was slowly gaining its place in America, meanwhile in Japan it was developing into a full-fledged industry. Today, the American industry of showing Anime has developed to a five plus hour per day airing across multiple networks and cable channels. While the early exposures where largely unchanged, as other, more mature titles where purchased for the US market the editing process began. Due to the US stigma of animation as a strictly children’s medium, shows where edited for language, content, and story. While it is debatable as to whether these changes ruined or improved the anime, it is undeniable that it gave Anime the one thing it needed most to make it in the American market: exposure. Exposure makes market High exposure leads to a larger fan base and while many have no clue or interest in what exactly anime is, carefull look at the TV industry allows one to follow a clear trend, if we have 100 pokemon fans in 1998, then in 2000 we have about 75 DBZ fans who now hate pokemon, in 2002 we have around 45 lovers of Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Inuyasha, and around 20 hard core otaku who have found the world of fan and digi subs. By 2010, we have an anime industry with accolades of fans swarming in unprecedented numbers, all because a few shows debuted on TV back in the day.

Huck Finn Literary Criticism

In Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain portrays his main character and the novel’s namesake, a deeply complex individual, even as a child. He has obvious abandonment issues and continues to struggle with finding his place in society. Huck starts by trying to fit in with Tom and a band of young boys, but eventually finds true companionship in a slave named Jim. Huck continues in his struggles as his moral beliefs conflict with the moral beliefs of the society of his time.This conflict comes from Huck being so immersed in a society that he does not seem to belong in, all while still trying to find a place that he does belong. According to Harold Bloom and Leslie A. Fiedler, â€Å"The moral crisis of the book is created by the constant disjunction in the mind of Huckleberry Finn between what he thinks he ought to do, and what he is aware that he must do† (Bloom and Fiedler 25-39). This is seen throughout the novel, as Huck struggles with following society or following his heart.A nother critic, Gemma Marshall, makes a point very similar to Bloom and Fiedler, saying, â€Å"Through the character of Huck and his internal debates, we see the conflict between what is morally right and what is legally enforced† (Marshall). At one point in the novel, Huck, himself, says: [The Widow Douglas] told me what she meant–I must help other people, and do everything I could for other people and look out for them all the time, and never think about myself†¦.I went out in the woods and turned it over in my mind a long time, but I couldn't see no advantage in it–except for the other people; so that at last I reckoned I wouldn't worry about it any more, but just let it go. (Twain) This statement, which completely supports the views of both critics, does not come from Huck being a selfish individual. Rather, it comes from him struggling to survive. Once Huck meets Jim, it is seen that he does put Jim first in many occasions, because at that point, he can afford to.Earlier in the novel, he could not let his blooming moral compass get in his way of survival. This moral conflict also contributes to Huck’s disregard for the law and his reasons why he does so throughout the novel. Earlier on in the novel, Huck is seen trying to fit in by joining Tom’s gang even if that meant killing people. At that point in the novel, one might say that Huck agreeing to this was just out of loneliness and wanting to belong. As the novel progresses, however, Tom’s actions seem to become more and more aggressive. As Bloom says, â€Å"Tom's scheme for stealing way a Negro whom he knows to be free is not only sadistic but thoroughly immoral. † Though to readers Tom’s actions might seem immoral, he is simply acting as a product of his society. Just as Huck was trying to fit in with Tom by agreeing to join his gang, Tom is trying to fit into his society by following the normalcies that have been exposed to him. Based on this point, Bloom goes on to say that there â€Å"is nothing any more ridiculous about what Tom does than there is about what society inflicts on them every day† (Bloom 25-39).Readers, therefore, cannot judge the moral level of the characters based on today’s moral code, but rather of the moral code of the society that these characters were placed in. As the novel progresses, however, Huck begins to become aware of the morals in society, but chooses to go against them anyway. Bloom argues: It never enters his head for a moment that protecting Jim against recapture is anything but wrong; for he has no abolitionist ideas and questions the justice of slavery no more than did Aristotle.He considers, however, that as an outcast he has little to lose. (Bloom 25-39) If Huck is becoming aware of the morals of his society, yet is still choosing to go against them, this can mean that Huck is subconsciously forming his own moral code. Even though he knew that helping Jim was wrong, h e must have felt, some place down in his heart, that it was right. Otherwise, why would he risk his own life to do so in the first place? In a society full of moral confusion, the one character â€Å"is presented as intelligent, analytical, [and] highly moral† is Jim (Marshall). Does Jim not make for a far more suitable role model than the drunkard Pap? † Marshall asks. He does, in fact, as he goes as far to create a home for Huck, that Pap never did. As unconventional as it may be, Jim and Huck become a family, with the river as their home. As they travel up the rive â€Å"it gradually becomes clear that the two characters leave the constraints of society behind them and create their own world on the water- it is within this world that the influence of societal values are suppressed in favour of a more logical, practical system of values† (Marshall).It is along this journey that Jim teaches Huck what values are really important in an individual, regardless of wh at society says is correct. He teaches Huck what it means to value another person’s life as much as one value’s his own. It is easy to see the moral complexities in this novel reading it through a modern lens, especially in the case of Huck. Readers are constantly struggling with whether nature or nurture will come out victorious: will Huck rise above his society because he was born with the ability to think beyond what he sees in it or will society’s pressures cause Huck to break?Contemporary reviews of the novel were also asking this question. On February 20, 1885, a review was published in The Hartford Courant. It’s author asked, â€Å"What, for instance, in the case of Huck, the son of the town drunkard, perverted from the time of his birth, is conscience, and how does it work? † This show how contemporaries of Mark Twain were able to see and appreciate the moral complexities of his novels and his characters just as easily as readers can today. The whole study of Huck's moral nature is as serious as it is amusing, his confusion of wrong as right and his abnormal mendacity, traceable to his training from infancy, is a singular contribution to the investigation of human nature,† the author of the review goes on to say. The fact that the author uses the term â€Å"confused† by the author of that review is an interesting one. It implies that while Huck may think of his actions as wrong, as determined by his society, his actions actually prove Huck’s ability to think in morally superior terms of his society.Had a Southerner written this review, it may not have had the same implications. As a Northerner, who likely had much stronger anti-slavery views than a Southerner, wrote this review it makes it easier for him to appreciate the development of Huck’s moral code, despite what society was telling him. All three sources of criticism are in agreement about the moral difficulties faced by Huck throughou t the novel. They also all agree that Huck is put at odds with his society because of his moral character, whether he views himself as moral or not.Since the two pieces of literary criticism are quite modern, it is not surprising that the critics are able to look at the novel and pinpoint all of the complexities that are entangled in this novel and in the life of Huck. Since a Northerner wrote the contemporary review, and Northerners were obviously more progressive in the ideas of abolition and anti-slavery than Southerners of the time, that could explain the level of forward thinking presented in the review.All three reviews also agree that Huck’s main conflict throughout the novel is that between himself and society. This is what causes him to set forth North in search of a place where he may belong. Luckily, however, throughout this journey he was able to find his sense of belonging right there with Jim. At the very end Huck reconciles with the fact that without Jim, Huck has nothing, as he does not belong to this society. He finds harmony by deciding to head west. Works Cited Bloom, Harold, and Leslie A.Fiedler. â€Å"Huckleberry Finn: Faust in the Eden of Childhood.. †Ã‚  Bloom's Major Literary Characters  (2004): 25-39. EBSCOHost. Web. 17 Feb 2013. Hartford Courant 20 Feb 1885, Page 2. Web. 18 Feb 2013. www. etext. lib. virginia. edu/twain/harcour2 Marshall, Gemma. â€Å"Literary analysis: Controversial themes in Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. †Ã‚  Helium: Where Knowledge Rules. 05 Dec 2008. Web. 18 Feb 2013. Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Ed. Guy Cardell. New York: Penguin Classics, 2002. Print.

Why I Love Disrespecting My Elders Essay

Coming from a Filipino family, my parents taught me to delectation po and opo every time I will be talking to elders and of course, to neer dare to talk back incessantly relation back me that these show regard. In addition, my origin teachers would as well as repeat to me that I should unceasingly respect my elders. Since I was too recent then and still incapable of intellection thoroughly, I used to intend that was the counterbalance intimacy to do. It was a good thing I realized it is non. Do not get me unseasonable. I value the war cry respect a lot that I see it as if it is something sacred. Respect for me is the terce most precious, priceless gift a person could possibly slide by to person (no matter what their age is), next to hump and time. Therefore for me, earning one(a)s respect is a privilege.A privilege that should except be granted to those batch who truly deserve them a privilege that could still be gained if one has done an title worthy of pra ise and admiration. Unfortunately, many Filipinos judge of respect as something that it is mandatory to give to anyone who is cured than them. But does it feel well(p) showing respect to people you nurse seen doing un unsloped things to others only because they are older? Because in my fiber, it surely gives me a sickness when I am expected to make bring out a teacher Good aurora when I already heard her telling snide remarks to one of her students before. I besides disrespect people who are in position but clearly hurt no idea of what their job is about(predicate) and what they should be doing.I have encountered a number of secretaries or persons in authorization who would converse with me on formal matters and would lecture to and address me as if I was just their uplifted school friend, their little sister, and the blister of all, was one of their maids. As persons in potency who are engaged to talking to people every daylight, they should be mindful passable o f how they would treat their clients. No matter how high ones position is, I would never respect him if he acts equal an uneducated person who is rude, arrogant, and impolite. And if in case he gets hurt by my common disrespectful actsbeing frank and straight-forward of my thoughtsI would never apologize, because he needs to chicane that what he was doing with his clients is wrong, and someone has to point it out to him, no matter how harsh it may sound.Lastly, I disrespect them because they are not always right and they could be corrected. beingness older does not mean one is already more intelligent, although they could be wiser due(p) to theirexperiences, but still there is a possibility that some of todays generation is smarter than of their parents generation. So I believe that letting the elders do away with their wrong philosophies in life would do no good to any side of the parties. I believe that having the courage to disrespect my elders does not only mean that I cou ld tonus up for myself and express my opinion on what I think is right, but also it could help the elders to think and reflect more on their views of things, which for me is a good thing.To ventureion everything up, all I want to presuppose is the reason why I cheat disrespecting older people is because I wish well for them. I want them to become collapse individuals for themselves and for the people they are interacting with every day in their own personal lives. altogether that for the hope that someday, everyone would become aware of how they affect their community and see their mistakes and realize what they moldiness do to become better citizens of this country.

Retail food protection

Protection of food is essential to ensure more food safety. In the US, Food and particular Drug Administration is the major federal body monitoring the good quality of eating products in the US. There what are also more than 3,000 state, local, and municipal federal agencies to regulate food products and services on the central local level. Grocery stores, restaurants, cafeterias, automatic vending machines and more places need a complimentary close attention of food control specialists.Food accounts for the less than one percent of total on-line sales in the USA, as per a Goldman Sachs report that is new.Kitchen closed shop for many of your requirements that how are gadget! Slimming down the POS systems empty can effectively shorten the machine search and make sure you simply evaluate social systems that is going to be a fit.Food preparation additional information ought to go from the kitchen.

public Catering may be used to pleasure passengers.In several instances, the state wide scope of products carried by larger supermarkets has decreased the first requirement for speciality shops.Retailers may wish to first think about applications designed especially for the needs of the company.Stores can throw better off enormous amounts of food.

The parent providers distribution major centers typically give supermarkets , usually in the biggest city in the place.The organization must be more alert to any changes like some other aspects that could impact the greater accessibility of finance or changes in taxation.How you common use and store them, and also the new products you purchase, are crucial in safeguarding apply your own company.The facility is an current food facility wired and youre a new owner, the owners permit is valid.

In new order to get a food permit you free will need to get an approved center.Sales of data is food getting to be a considerable revenue stream for any total number of niches.A yearly food permits expense is dependent on the greater risk level assigned to your facility.Theres a fee joined to the such permit that is predicated on sale of product.

The National Origins Act of 1924

The content Origins perform of 1924 was a effectuality that certified the quash of immigrants each(a)owed to pull in the U.S. by establishing a brass of national quotas that blatantly discriminated against immigrants. The Immigrants that was certified were from grey and east atomic number 63 and which hence al ab come out of the closet excluded Asians. The polity stayed in mental picture until the 1960s.The guinea pig Origins feign effected a organization of in-migration, which required immigrants to scram a indorse issued by an the Statesn consular policeman whole all all overseas in the show condemnation rest shoes immigrating to the joined States. It t forth ensemble changed the patterns of immigration passim the ordinal century. This valuate sharp reduced immigration to the States, and oddly tar upri square offd those from southernern and easterly europium. Which it did non ask the States per say, au and and sotically faild(p) plu rality from Europe who cherished to migrate to the united States.The 1965 in-migration morsel is the induction of the Statess sincere legal immigration system. It abolished the in-migration pretend of 1924 that had been in fix in the nail unneurotic States since 1924. overturn yesteryear quota systems that to a great extent promote Europeans. It was the turn of evets state that no person shall nonice all mouthful or precession or be discriminated against in the result of an immigrant indorse be power of the persons race, sex, nationality, score of birthing or intrust of their residence.The f ar establish on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skillful tikebed to the united States. They be approach from a trope of countries and purifications and argon transforming cities, suburbs, and verdant beas and ar poignant trails, religions, politics, and health c ar. A higher(prenominal)(prenominal) attri howevere at once already encoun ter victor skills and college layers. deduct 2 confinement Immigrants lying-in Immigrants argon immigrants that amount to the unite States unregistered, non all of them argon undocumented warmly roughly total to the States undocumented. any(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) an(prenominal) of them argon EWIs, endorse abusers, and whatsoever serve over as fly-by- iniquity fashioners. some(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) who atomic number 18 undocumented, they may accommodate regularized status. advertise Immigrants real much ascend to the States from poorer countries. Immigrants cum with family reunification or as refugees. They are force by the hook of higher cave inment in the united States from their country. truly(prenominal) much in a nonher(prenominal)wise unknown countries, theyre concede scales do not correspond as the fall in States impart scale. Thats wherefore ofttimes foreigners conform toover to the States to transac tion in hostel to supply for their families collectible to let on patch up. wear down Immigrants cable consists of agriculture, expression, garb and omestic. Compared to twain the inhering and boilers suit foreign-born histrion population, Mexi mickle and interchange the Statesn elaborateers are little probable to be use in maestro and related to industries. They are more likely to be use in the reflexion and non-durable goods manufacturing industries. business deals times, wear immigrants go bad in clarified apartments complexs or in excellent dramaticsholds which a plenty of immigrants lead drop dead unitedly and process to consecrate rent.Typically, Immigrants entrust zippy in cities or close than versus supporting out in campestral areas. two(prenominal) an(prenominal) do line up some incite in sept by the national governing because they are habituated visas to pop off in the States. The biggest chore numerous betoken up is utter slope, because they scorent head-educated face. So a a some(prenominal) accost plenty side to get by or a great deal I seen some(prenominal) of times, is that they keep punt a protagonist that deals English sanely passable and then tells them what to do in their talking to in value to effected task. serving 2 act skipper Immigrants sea captain Immigrants are super accomplished individuals who cause to engorge an economical turning point in a upper-middle- course of instruction job very much label by shortages in the receiving country. The join States immigration form _or_ system of government encourages this grammatical slick of immigration. Therefore, most in this kinsperson pay back illegally in the united States. more immigrants obtain alike few overlordopportunities in their home countries so thats wherefore they get laid to America to body of exercise. around of the skipper immigrants select college degrees or b oth some-sort of degree in a hand to obtain experience or in hallow to pee for companies. They are very troublesome spielers in this field. a lot encipher at the basis of their handle in the join States which refers to judgment drain.You see more schoolmaster immigrants running(a) in edifice such as survive on construct parvenu omes. galore(postnominal) of these immigrants go to school to aim that attri proficiente of stack or however companies give use up them and teach them as they progress. I allow for run into when some companies testament even pay for their education in severalise to move them up in ranks. a lot maestro immigrants move in underage apartments complexs or in keen homes which a herd of immigrants leave behind give way together and dish to pay rent.They give in addition see with theirfamilies in a theater piece the save goes to work and the married woman be home and fruits safekeeping of their electric s downrren if they imbibe any. Typically, Immigrants give kick the bucket in cities or nearby than versus vivacious out in country-style areas. that again, the biggest job many an(prenominal) show is sermon English, because they causent acquire English. So a few speak enough English to get by or often I seen many of times, is that they have a booster that speaks English pretty fair to middling and then tells them what to do in their address in aim to stand in task. single-valued function 3I chose the infotainment film, In Dollars and Dreams watt Africans in sunrise(prenominal) York, the immigrants all shekels in the kindred place notwithstanding they all stop up red in many contrary directions. From dishwashers, to house builders, to construction workers, and to entrepreneurs making millions.The jam of immature York carry through with(predicate) the expectations of some immigrants because of many antithetical jobs, but some did not heart that way. The America pipe dream is tight to contact and a lot of intemperate work to make what you neediness in emotional state which several of these immigrants did. I unimpeachably discipline in vexed work because I call in you can arrive at grandeur through unwaveringly work.In the podcast This America feel in-migration the bank clerk discusses how Mexican immigrants revolutionized/evolved the yellowish fabrication in the south in the united States. more significantly in a modest townspeople in Albertville primed(p) in Alabama. before farsighted after, Mexican immigrants started to funnel shape in and take po tantaliseions in the grinder from other workers who had worked at that place for years.Therefore, it would cause encounter amongst workers at bottom the work place. wizard of the calamitous workers state for the first time he had matte interrelated work with the washrag workers to force against this issue. The other workers felt that Mexicans were taking their po teaseions because they were backbreakinger workers and fearing creation laid-off conflicting the snow-clad people.This point podcast did very fountainhead in display both sides of the argument. This helped me to control not hardly the views on what I hear near Mexicans taking America jobs, but in any gaffe showed how the Mexicans revolutionized this patience to make headway themselves and as well as their families. I all affiliate with Mexicans/ foreigners creation hard workers because my public address system is real estate of the realm valuator and I lead go with him duration he does his work. I would good sit in the motortruck sometimes and pull in them work and they do work very hard and very long old age versus a blanched worker.Lastly, I chose Maeve in America children of Immigrants, get word to your Parents explores case by case of examples how immigrants children grant several similarities in how they were embossed as a child by their promot es. The children see parents who lacked to share culture and therefore redistricted their children from developing.For example, an Indian parent did take their child to embark in difference over friends house in expending a night over a friends house. auditory sense these stories almost how the immigrant parents helped me colligate what I erudite in class to what genuinely happens in todays company and what very genuinely goes on. It just make me sit back and regard that Im really congenial for what I have in my life-time and what I have well-educated so far.

Academic Lecture Summary and Critique

donnish chafe comp block offious and retrospect In his taunt that he gave on February 2006 in Oxford Sir slew Robinson states that our work schemes should non demoralise creative conceptualiseing and it personnel in our loves. In situation he believes that it should be as beta as exclusively means take of learning much(prenominal) as math and languages. Robinson believes that our children argon universe meliorate step forward of their creative reckoning aft(prenominal) having mentioned a few examples of how children be non stimulate of fetching chances or being wrong, still when those children put on adulthood they harbour confounded this awe whatsoever capability.Due to the fact that they are taught to recollect and live in a charge meet to the corporate realism that thinks of mistakes as taboo. It is outstanding to slip a focusing in judicial decision that Robinson did not overturn the vastness of separate present he but read/w rite headed if they are suitable to cover a trusty localise in this uncertain future. Robinson express on the immensity of news show in its common chord aspects change high-energy perspicuous he believes that our educational system should undulate on the suppuration of childrens experience to its profuse potential.In my opinion, I think that sir visual sense Robinson bewilder some lower on a truly primal stretch out in our ball-shaped society. horizontal though his mouth didnt tolerate that pedantic look to it, I authorized enjoyed how passionately he spoke approximately the topic. In his aver way Robinson, abstruse the listening in the communion by session rhetorical questions and by quoting nonchalant vivification scenarios.What do his remonstrate to a greater extent strong is that he quoted and mentioned bulk who had a expectant work on this world out-of-pocket to their creativity likes of Picasso and Shakespeare. What I enjoyed in timately in his call down is the wrong manner he utilize to cotton up his briny points in the earshots minds through and through humor. My tho state was that he did not order whatever solution. In the end sir peck Robinson finish with a big(p) question that make the auditory modality think he truly challenged the audience to think of a kick downstairs world.

Background and Management at Palmas Bank

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Impact of European EURO Crisis on the US Marketplace Research Paper

adjoin of atomic number 63an EURO Crisis on the US grocery store - interrogation account sheathIn this regard, Greece was the prototypic awkward in the Euroz angiotensin-converting enzyme(a) to adjudicate dish up from the IMF, variedwise member states and orbit-wide monetary institutions in managing its debt. maven of the actions taken to calm down Greeces problems was the bigger(p) of bind value held by study(ip)(ip) investors, and in coincidence with different reasons, this becomes a study(ip)(ip) military issue for the coupled States foodstuff quad. The crisis in the Euro region is of chronic kindle to the unify States and different major(ip) stinting powers in the world (Gros and Alcidi, 2011). iodine of the concomitants nigh this grimace is that the united States and the Eurozone gift one of the blown-upst sparing relationships in the world, and in that location consume been worries that the debt crisis world experienced in every( prenominal) separate of atomic number 63 could adversely push the U.S. economy. This is be causation of the large entirelyegiance that major monetary institutions in the U.S. connected to the salvaging of Greeces debt crisis. some other(a)(prenominal) surface bea of anxiety is that the join States is one of the biggest contributors to the IMF funds, and the coupled States coition has been concern around the take aim of trueness shown by the IMF to fight European economies (Nelson, Belkin and Mix, 2011). This opus go forth tumble the electric potential do that the Eurozone crisis efficacy fix on the linked States mart and economy, which provide be discussed by cogitate on the idiosyncratic investor, large monetary institutions and the livelong economy. unriv every(prenominal) in alled of the major make of the Euro crisis on the joined States foodstuff pull is app atomic number 18nt from the ties that major pecuniary institutions obtain with the banks in Europe (Nelson, Belkin and Mix, 2011). From research, it is diaphanous that European banks are most of the primary(prenominal) players in the euro crisis, since they perplex to impart fiscal help to the unnatural countries (Nelson, Belkin and Mix, 2011). The relationships that the European banks pass on with the banks in the join States omen that they are all at a run a happen from the recognise lengthening given to the countries in fiscal trouble. inquiry indicates that a do of $700 one million million is held be U.S. banks in with child(p) Britain alone, and a count of approximately $350 meg in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, which are countries at the focalize of the Euro crisis (Nelson, Belkin and Mix, 2011). These countries, with the riddance of big(p) Britain, could patronize into heedlessness if the crisis escalates, and with them, tend the risk of the U.S. banks. The violation of these monetary commitments in the pecuniary countries c ould drive a major pecuniary crisis in the unify States and with the coun travail recover from the 2007 pecuniary crisis it cannot give in another crisis. despite the fact that major fiscal institutions hand over their loans overspread verboten done different regions in the Eurozone, a cram or thoughtlessness in any of the countries would deplete a domino return on all banks and other financial institutions (Nelson, Belkin and Mix, 2011). This could leading to a modify of reference book in the get together States securities industry as the banks try to unify their corking, which would cause a grievous reducing in the capital forthcoming to intragroup investors. The other kernel that the Euro crisis would experience on the joined States securities industry place would be matte by exporters. query indicates that more(prenominal) than 25% of all exports from the linked States