E. M. Forster

Disgrace is told from narrator’s point of view which basically follows that of the main character David Lurie. That is why throughout the novel a lot is omitted, such as other characters motives and thoughts, like those of Lucy and Melanie. The author leaves them to reader’s personal understanding. On one hand it may frustrate us readers a we are always looking for clarity. But on the other hand, that is a projection of our real life, where we are so often unable to understand others. Rachel…

the workers to vote for the politicians that were supported by Tammany. Tammany had “bosses” also known as “Grand Sachem” as well as having their supporters, these supporters developed themselves by illegal means. The most well known boss was William M. “Boss” Tweed, he controlled Tammany Hall’s machine, in which allowed him to win election to the New York State Senate. Williams’ official positions were the city board of supervisors, chairman of the state finance committee and school…

The movie Split is a thriller/psychological horror film that has shocked millions of people around the world, earning up to 40.2 million dollars in just the opening weekend (Nolfi, 2017). This movie is full of great detail and important points, some of which I will and will not touch base on. The plot begins with three girls, Claire, Casey, and Marcia being kidnapped and knocked-out by a man named Kevin Crumb. Crumb is later determined as having dissociative identity disorder and has…

In 1984 Richard Scrushy founded HealthSouth, Inc., a chain of orthopedic hospitals and outpatient centers. His company grew quickly over the next 12 years achieving a market value of $12 billion. In the 1990s the government began awarding hospitals like HealthSouth with huge healthcare subsidies. Scrushy saw this as an opportunity and he used this source of revenue to finance acquisitions of various competing companies. Scrushy’s acquisition strategy was aggressive in that he began acquiring…

It is fascinating to find that things that apparently seem to be so different can be developed in such way that they sustain the same point of view. If we think about the career of a very tall, basketball player; people attraction to voyeurism; the career of a country music singer who beats records in discs’ selling, and the use of laugh tracks in comedy sitcom, it looks like there can not be a strong connection between them. Now if we consider that the public is looking for this basketball…

“Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them.” This quote once said by an American actor, Forest Whitaker, supports the idea that stereotypes which define a person’s gender are incorrect in reality. In these gender roles men are confident and calm during difficult situations, but in reality this is untrue and men are not always confident in tragic situations and sometimes act irrationally. In society the perfect man should not be able to sew because a woman’s job to do housework, like…

"The Goal" written by Eliyahu M. Goldratt is an interesting business novel published in 1984. It tells us a story about how Rogo, the plant manager, saves the plant with the efforts of both his staffs and the consultant Johan. The plant keeps shipping order overdue and losing money, so the supervisor comes to Rogo and tells him to solve the problem within three months by increase the productivity and efficiency. Otherwise, the plant would be shut down. Rogo quickly finds out that the problem of…

One key lesson I learned from this course is that companies focusing on both sustaining and disruptive innovations can become successful industry leaders. In Chapter 7 of The Innovator 's Dilemma, Harvard professor Clayton Christensen expounds upon the power of disruptive innovation, which arises in what industry incumbents have overlooked as “unattractive or inconsequential markets” (Christensen). These types of innovations can, over time, expand and capture more market share, displacing titans…

The music in the film plays a vital role in allowing the audience to understand the intentions and inner conflicts of the characters. In doing so, the film music can allow the mental illness that a character is experiencing to come to life on the screen, and allow the audience to relate to that character’s emotional state. Additionally, there are instances where the film music tries to do the opposite and play off of another character, and against the protagonist’s inner thought and feelings,…

I saw the play Peter and the Starcatcher, written by Rick Elice, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Elice’s comedic play acts as the prequel to J.M. Barrie’s play Peter and Wendy since it gives backstory to the character Peter Pan. Peter and the Starcatcher features the protagonist Peter Pan, originally a nameless orphan, who meets the brave Molly Aster while on a ship. The kids have a run in with Captain Black Stache’s band of pirates as they try to recover a chest filled with the Queen’s treasure.…