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of miscegenation. Because of this division, it enabled him to be promoted as a white foreigner rather than what could be perceived as a radicalized American, which would discourage the acceptance of the relationship (as this was one of the biggest hurdles in airing interracial relationships on tv) due to the recent war. Secondly, as the idea of the nuclear family was so vital at this time, the Ricardos used this to present to their audience the image of the happy American family. The producers…

First off, the envious relationship of Finny and Gene prove to be a hardship that they overcome, however, only after Gene realizes his vision was clouded with envy. The fact that they overcame the hurdle within their relationship proves namely Gene, matured considerably. Also, the way the boys at the Devon School experienced the academic preparations of going to war in their adolescence and school days can demonstrate another transition into adulthood…

Derek Sivers demonstrated in his video, "Weird or just different?" that every society has its own unique way of doing things, which is termed as a people's culture. The demonstration about streets in the U.S.A. and blocks in Japan shows that what one community thinks is obvious in their setting is totally strange in another community/society. Sivers stresses the importance of traveling away from one's country to learn and understand other people's culture to avoid contradictions especially when…

“Trail Lawyers Cater to Jurors’ Demands for Visual Evidence” is an article written by Sylvia Hsieh about how visual evidence is presented in a courtroom for jurors and the challenges lawyers face using them. The author begins by listing some of the technology and entertainment readily available and attributes that to the expectation jurors have of being entertained. The lower cost of acquiring produced visual evidence has also sparked competition among creators of the medium and has made it…

The Australian feature film industry had many hurdles in the 20th century, with World War 1 and 2, the great depression and the increase in production costs because of the sound era. The film industry in Australia started with the Tait brother’s film production The Story of the Kelly Gang which was released in 1906, this is now known as the world’s first film length feature. Many other film were released until 1911 when the output of film decreased. World War 2 brought the film industry in…

group was a groupthink victim partly due to the actions of the leaders. Lumsden, Lumsden and Wiethoff (2010 p. 284) add that when the leader pushes the group toward consensus, without seeking input or alternative perspectives, members quickly learn that their qualms about the group’s direction are not to be voiced. This student witnessed this revelation with regards to this student’s team. In hindsight, this student’s team needed to believe it was ONE well-oiled unit. After all, this student’s…

April 15th, the world would be silent as Mr. Lincoln’s body would be laid away in a grave, but a great man is never really gone. According to eyewitnesstohistory.com editors, the day prior, Mr. Lincoln, rising from his bed to greet the day(w/w), “awoke the morning of April 14th in a pleasant mood” (par. 1). Past the monotonous part of his day, paper work, he met with his cabinet, discussing the ongoing war and what was to be done about the abhorrent conflict. (4)Pressing on through the meeting…

The topic of marijuana has always been an interesting debate. Some say marijuana will only cause harm if it's legalized. While others see the benefits of it, if it's legalized. The primary misconception of marijuana is that it is good or bad. This idea of categorizing marijuana into one of those two groups is outdated. By labeling marijuana as good or bad will only hinder its beneficial use in a medical setting. Currently, marijuana is a Schedule I drug meaning it has no currently accepted…

In act 3 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet , Juliet is a driving force of the narrative in her search for autonomy, overtly rebelling against her parents and deciding to give herself ‘the power to die’ (3.5.242), if she cannot be with Romeo. This scene draws together major themes of the play – maturation, sex, day and night, the use of language and class roles – demonstrating how they interact and are involved in the inevitable culmination of the narrative. The first passage of this scene sees Romeo…

4.4 Blue Ocean Strategy W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne has published a book in 2005 which explains businesses to find market places which are free from competition. They are called uncontested market or “blue oceans”. The markets where competition exists are called “Read Ocean”, in this market rivals compete vigorously which leads to lesser profit margins. If businesses create Blue Oceans, competition is irrelevant. In order to create Blue Oceans businesses may have to create new industry or…