Closing Time

At the very outset, two misconceptions should be cleared. First, that the term ‘social learning’ is a recent development. Actually, it has been there since long. The ancient philosophers, Socrates and Plato have been known to practice social learning almost exclusively. Talking about the corporate scenario, even the most primitive learning models of organizations have incorporated social learning as the basic fundamental. Then, why does it seem to gain so much importance in the recent past. This…

that this book was written before the twenty-first century was here, and that it was written before many in the conducting class were alive. Yet, the majority of the information within the text was spot on for even today’s society. It is an amazing time to be alive in the twenty-first century and many people could not have fathomed that music would have headed this way. Ray Robinson as he was writing this chapter seem to have the foresight, that was needed to even give people considering music,…

Gatsby’s Ambitions In some novels, there is always a character who had a life that was never been good and sometimes some of the things would put the end of the line for them. Many characters fulfilled their achievements before they tragically died. It could be any achievements that they had wished to complete, like wealth, love, popularity, and many other more. The character’s ambition really does show clearly in the novels. Like in one novel, a narrator had talked about one character that he…

The scenario initially chosen (ANT) refers to SAPLIMP software. The 53 tasks are performed on a single line, with a C = 72s, 19 workstations and 21 work posts (equal to the number of human resources), a total inactive time of about 88.26s (Table 3) and an efficiency of 94%. Considering the original scenario to produce more 80 bicycles per day, were reduced 4 work posts and consequently4 workers and 6 workstations. With this scenario, the efficiency in the line increment 32.03% (61,97% to 94%).…

Imagine being immortal for the rest of your life. In a second, you have the power of living forever imposed on you without your consent. Would that be amazing or tragic? That is the life of the Tucks. In Tuck Everlasting, the main characters; Angus, Mae, Miles and Jesse Tuck, experience what it is like to be immortal and Winnie Foster, a normal girl, and her experience with this family. Immortality, death and greed are key themes that make Tuck Everlasting a lesson to be learned about the value…

Epiphany to Lent Read Ephesians 6 On Ash Wednesday things will change. The light of the world will become the sufferer of life. It seems too soon. On the first day of January, annually Christians and others may celebrate the birth of Mary's baby - Jesus. Now look and listen as songs have turned from praise of birth to hymns and music for a season of ministry, before death. What makes it bad or sad? Why is it that there often a madding sense of frustration that comes, after such a…

presents a character who is also willing to make sacrifices to get justice, not just for one person but for a whole society. In the novels “Antigone” and “Fahrenheit 451” there are people who push the boundaries and can be seen as pioneers of their time. First of all, Antigone’s goal is to get justice for her brother and be able to bury and mourn his death. Antigone’s brothers killed each other in battle.…

The word "iceberg" is most likely a Dutch term "ijsberg," which translates to ice mountain; only one-eighth of the mass can be seen above the surface of the water ("Iceberg Facts"). Iceberg also refers to a theory/style of writing in which the vast majority of the story is not read in black in white but inferred and hidden throughout the writing. Ernest Hemingway was famous for the style, and it can be seen throughout, “Now I Lay Me” a short story about a religious man during The Great War who…

characters that builds to climax and at the end everything sorts out but on the contrary Vonnegut offers us a war story without heroic characters or glorious battles instead he portrays a war story filled with science-fiction elements but at the same time makes it sound as real as possible. In the eighth chapter, Vonnegut declares that his…

husband, but uncovers the truth of her marriage instead. This play is structured around the loan that Nora took before the play takes place. The play has many complications but what complicates the script the most is that Nora is a woman who at the time didn’t have many rights. The climax doesn’t actually take place until the play is near its end. When Torvald reads a letter delivered by Krogstad, Torvald snapps at his wife telling her she is useless and no good. From that point the whole play…