Scenario Baal was the sort of musician who plays in smokey, uncrowded bars, where only half the people there had come for the music and the rest are talking over it with loud and drunken abandon. Still, he was sufficiently well known that certain facts of his life were public knowledge -- at least in his hometown of Memphis. Things were changing for him. Baal had gotten a record deal with Metropolis, and free booze for a year at several local bars, and consequently his rent had been paid ahead of time for months. All this is relevant to the story, the audience must understand, because Baal killed Erik in a club venue where he was performing that night. Erik was his best friend -- he may have been his only close friend. Erik was a songwriter specializing in synthesizers. They had toured together (that was the official story, though Erik described it more as an extended bout of migrant homelessness), and they had lived together. Some had said they were lovers, though

Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" is largely autobiographical and expressive of his yearnings. His main character, Anna, exemplifies both what he admires and what he repels in a woman. Anna embodies more than human fullness in a lovable woman, specifically in the mother Tolstoy lost before he could be fully conscious and appreciate her. Anna also represents the extents to which a woman can go, something, which, in Tolstoy's time, was taboo (1877). He could derive the idea of strong and nurturing womanhood from his aunt that reared and sent him to school, which he did not finish. Even with the nurturing he received from an aunt, the impress of a splintered family hounded him in life and is basic in this novel. The fullness and extremes of human life in Anna and the foulness of death in Tolstoy's experiences are both major themes in his novel. Without a mother, he lost his father to murderers when Tolstoy was only 10. Hence, a sense of death prevails in the w

The Christian Project of the Personalâ€"The thematic of pragmatological personae in Goethe's "Faust" Some of the greatest literary manifestations of the Christian message in the Western tradition can be found in the gospel narratives themselves, Dante's "Divine Comedy," and Milton's "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained." Although all of these literary and spiritual works come from different nations, times, and different theological aspects of the Christian tradition, all show the increasing emphasis on the individual person (and persona) within the Christian tradition, as opposed to epic, nationalistic struggles of heroism that places their emphasis on the nation- state rather than on the individual soul. Jesus offered a radical reinterpretation of the Hebraic tradition, whereby Mosaic Law in the context of the nation-state of Israel was overridden by an emphasis on the individual pursuit and perfection of the internal life of the soul. Dante created, out of his own personal struggles with his soul and the familial struggles within the Italian nation state, an entire personal and temporal cosmology

Organizations and groups, particularly in the business setting, have significant roles in influencing the kind of interaction and communication among its members. Groups, through its members, can create cultures that may be also the organization's business culture. However, it is not uncommon that diversity exists within the organization, where conflicts may develop as a result of individu

The first step to maximize the productivity of a learning team is to set appropriate expectations and address concerns prior to team member participation. When possible, learning teams should consist of individual with similar degrees of experience and skills to avoid frustrations that can result from a heterogeneous group with different goals and objectives. And, the sel

In the theories of marketing there are various reasons why products succeed and not all of them are known to the people, who market the products, and certainly not of them are set up through plans of the marketing team. This is a case of a relatively new health beverage company that started in the beginning of the 60s in Chicago and the biggest advantage of the product was that it was based on natural products and nothing else. The product was developed by the pioneers personally and the objective was to get sales in the restaurants and other retail outlets in their local area. The approach in terms of advertising was light hearted and the product was viewed as a fun-product in their advertising. The product was not sold at a price platform, but based on quality. Over a period of time, there was increased awareness of the product and demand, and this led to gradual increase in sale and flavors, and

In terms of pricing many marketers fear the Internet because of the perceived negative impact on pricing. As search costs are reduced for consumers to locate the lowest price available for goods and services, markets become even more efficient and customers have more power in setting price. However, despite these concerns, there is also significant opportunity for savvy professionals that leverage marketing fundamentals to move products and services a

One of the most useful aspects of the Internet is its accessibility to the development of new business ideas regarding the gathering and disseminating of information. One Internet marketing aspect that cannot be deployed by a brick and mortar firm, for example, is the use of Internet search engines, such as Google (which has recently gone public' to investors) as a business. In other words, actual portholes to information on the World Wide Web can become businesses and advertising sites themselves. Other aspects of using the Internet for as a way of marketing actual information systems can be found at the Electronic Library, where users can pay a fee to access protected documents in a number of online journals. Access to information very quickly becomes a commodity to be bought and sold, in other words,

Court Brief Ulster County V. Allen 422.U.S.140 Facts: When they were stopped for evidence of a speeding violation, three adult males and a sixteen-year-old girl, henceforth known as Jane Doe', were accused of illegally possessing firearms. Two loaded handguns and a machine gun (as well as a pound of heroin) were found in an automobile in which they were riding when it was stopped for speeding. The guns had been positioned crosswise in Jane Doe's open handbag on either the front floor or front seat on the passenger side where she was sitting. All were jointly tried in a New York state court on charges of illegally possessing these firearms. Issue: All four defendants objected to the introduction of the guns into evidence, arguing that the State of New York had not adequately demonstrated a connection between themselves and the guns. When this objection failed, the

1926 -1991 Miles Davis is an icon, a true legend of music. He was a masterful trumpet player who "explored the instrument's lower register and tended to play slower, more lyrical lines, often melancholy, rather than the showers of high notes," such as that of Dizzy Gillespie and others (Miles pp). Davis, who released a multitude of recordings during his forty-five year career, offering a bewildering array of different styles, was at the center of almost every movement in modern jazz, from early be-bop, the cool sound, hard bop, orchestral experimentation, the "modal revolution," and fusion (Miles pp). Davis played with most of the key jazz artists from the post- war era, including Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Tony Williams (Miles pp). Davis has been called the Picasso of Jazz, for he reinvented himself and his sound endlessly in his musical quest (Cool pp). "He was an artist that defied (and despised) categor

Dorothy Day and Charles Colson experience their respective religious awakenings in substantially different ways. Day, a bohemian and social activist prior to her conversion, sees her post-conversion life as infused with a deeper meaning and understanding that comes from a knowledge of God and human tradition. Colson, who was an arguably unethical and self- centered individual prior to his conversion, sees his post-conversion life as living in subservience to the will of God, and that loving other individuals and God is a fundamental part of this obedience to God's will. Charles Colson is a former Nixon aid who went to jail for his involvement in the Watergate scandal, and an influential born-again Christian who founded the Christian Prison Fellowship foundation. Colson converted to Christianity while facing jail for his part in the illegal wiretapping of Democratic headquarters. After his release from jail, he became actively involved in Christian minis

Protection of privacy is an important issue and one that has often been passionately debated in political, social and business circles since privacy is no longer a free commodity. There was once a time when we could take privacy for granted but with advanced technology and better modes of communication taking over rapidly, privacy has become a debatable issue and the most serious concern of business organizations is how should privacy be protected without compromising the organizational need for security. In his article Right to Privacy in the Workplace in the Information, Lloyd Rich (1995) maintains that while the constitution doesn't explicitly grant rights to privacy, Supreme Court has over the years advocated more privacy and has supported the individual's right to a private right under Fourth Amendment. The main concern of employees today is protection of their private communication conducted through and saved on computers. The email that an employee sends is meant for the recipient only and he world thus not appreciate it being intercepted by the employer. However the employer feels that for the sake of the security of the entire organization, it is h

Capital punishment is perhaps the most widely debated issue of criminal justice in the United States. Many are for this punishment, citing as their primary reason that it is a deterrent for violent crime. Others argue that inadequate police investigation and court representation, as well as general unfairness in administering the punishment, precludes the deterring factor. Life imprisonment has been cited as an equal, yet less barbaric, punishment for capital crimes. Support for the death penalty has dropped drastically in the last few decades. While the majority still supports the punishment, several issues should be considered carefully before jumping at capital punishment as the maximum solution to the crime problem. Fairness Studies cited by Grant show that the capital punishment system is often far from fair in terms of minority groups and the poor. Statistics from the 1920s to the 1960s for example show that unpopular groups such as the poor and

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the book "Clay's Quilt" by Silas House. Specifically, it will discuss what part religion, specifically the Pentecostal religion, plays in the lives of the characters in this novel. How are their choices influenced by their belief in God' In "Clay's Quilt," the character's all have strong religious beliefs, and the Pentecostal style of religion heavily influences their actions and their lives.

The park ranger's job is a complex one, involving many possible tasks. The following is a complete description of the job: "Park rangers are charged with protecting our parks and wildlife. They often work in rural and wilderness settings but can be found in city parks, historical sites, nature preserves and recreation areas. Park rangers offer a wealth of knowledge to visitors: They prepare exhibits and informational material about the park, develop conservation programs, and lead tours and nature walks. Rangers are also involved in conserving the lands they oversee, including studying wildlife behavior and monitoring air and water quality to determine if the ecosystem is in working order. In larger parks, rangers may search for lost hikers, rescue stranded mountain climbers, supervise fire- fighting crews and tend to injured park guests. Rangers are also responsible for enforcing park reg

Willie Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is a compelling modern tragic hero precisely because he is a common man. Afflicted with the American Dream and by emotional and psychological problems related to dissatisfaction with life, Loman is a character who most readers or viewers can relate to. He maintains a nuclear family, and his relationship with his wife and children is typical of a man from his generation. Willie is disappointed in his two sons, and wishes that they would surpass his meager success. Likewise, Biff and Happy have con

Abstract: Coping with stress and change in the work place is an influential factor over the performance of the organization. Because the organization tends to take on the character of the members, when the organization has high amounts of measurable stress in the individual members' lives, it is likely to demonstrate high amounts of negatively affective behaviors as an organization. Therefore, in order to create an organization which can respond and interact with the highest effectiveness in a competitive market environment, the organization, and its individual members must be aware of stressors in the work place, and be equipped to minimize them. This paper is an evaluation of a study on how to identify stressors in the workplace, and how to affectively and positively address work place stress.

In society today, the Internet is a fabulous tool for automobile companies to inform the public about their products. In addition, the Internet serves the consumer, allowing potential customers to research various vehicles they are considering. By bringing customers in through Internet-generated sales leads, the dealers are also able to lower their customer acquisition costs. Above all, the Internet is about the proficient distribution of information. The Internet is used to price vehicles, review cars, check for recall notices and safety standards, as well as to check what a dealer may have in his or her inventory. Within a short time, and with a small amount of effort, the car purchaser can become well informed about all aspects of his or her purchase decision (Keller, 2000). Car purchasers in today's market are a vast and varying breed of consumer. According to NFO WorldGroup, one of the leading providers of research-based marketing, car buyers can be

"Blow winds, blow/ Blow winds and crack your cheeks," cries King Lear in the infamous storm scene that defines the central image of the play "King Lear," namely the King's madness and utter debasement in the nakedness of the early pre-Christian British wilderness. (3.2) "Where's my serpent of old Nile," intones Cleopatra as she reclines, envisioning her absent Anthony speaking to her in pre-Christian Egypt. (1.5) Lear summons a cruel storm that matches his desperate mood. Cleopatra summons in her mind the vision of Anthony to pass the time while she waits for his return, reclining in the Mediterranean heat. When considering these two images, one may be surprised that they spring from the mind of the same playwright. The cold and harsh world of Lear seems to be strikingly different from the Egypt of Cleopatra. The play "King Lear" depicts a rich monarchy at its onset, which is slowly and cruelly stripped bare after Lear's poor leadership in his dotage leaves his kingdom over to hi

In Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 production of Vertigo, various themes of English Romanticism can be found in many central scenes, especially those involving the main protagonist of Scottie (James Stewart) and Judy (Kim Novak), whom Scotty adores and loves above all other women. Vertigo, one of Hitchcock's best films, focuses primarily on what has come to be known as the doppleganger, a German term that denotes a double image or a mirror- like reflection of a character, usually with one being good and the other evil or mysterious. In this film, the doppleganger is Judy, for after she fakes her own death, she returns as Madeleine, a near-perfect copy of Judy but whose personality is more cold and distant. For Scottie, this situation creates many personal internal conflicts, some of which are highly reminiscent of certain attributes associated with English Romanticism, such as idealism, a veneration for nature and an obsession with death and dying. In essence, English

The leader of the Nationalist forces, General Franco, headed the authoritarian regime that was in power in Spain after the Civil War (May, 1978). Francisco Franco became a general in 1926 and in 1934 became the commander of the Spanish army. Two years later, he led a revolt against the elected government of Spain. That revolt turned into the Spanish Civil War, which he won with the help of Hitler and Mussolini. After winning the war, Franco became leader of the now one-party Spain, which he ruled until his death. Franco's dictatorship caused Spain to lose out on foreign aid from the United States after World War IIâ€"a loss that cost Spain a great deal. Until he died in 1975, Franco ruled Spain " by the grace of God," as his supporters proclaimed (May, 1978, p. 142). In addition to being the tyrannical head of the armed forces, he was also chief of state and head of government, the ultimate source of legitimate authority. He reserved the power to appoint

This report attempts to present the e-marketing plan' for Prehistoric Computers. Selling, advertising and marketing are the way to go on the Internet. The plan will compare and contrast some of the perceived benefits and limitations of online and offline market research as it pertains to Prehistoric Computers and their marketing opportunities. As the new director of e-marketing, this report summarizes a high level marketing plan complete with e-marketing scenarios woven in. The e-marketing strategies being discussed throughout the report have an objective of being fulfilled over a one year period to advance the company's products. Prehistoric Computers is a leading distributor of outdated computer technology and pre-Pentium motherboards and also new, yet outmoded, maintenance and repair processes. In an attempt to increase market share, Prehistoric Computers promoted me into the position of director of e- marketing. I have the required special knowledge, skill

Jainism, as a religion that subsists to the same principles and religious philosophy as Hinduism and Buddhism, is ultimately a religion where people seek moksha or salvation from the sins of the world. Since Jainism also believes in the concept of good and bad karma popular among Hindus, Jainism posits that in order to achieve moksha, one must have the "right" faith, knowledge, and conduct in life. In order to achieve these "three jewels" of f

One of the subjects that has remained of interest throughout the years is love. Love is a subject of a wide range of poems and themes relating to love occur again and again. Yet, as time changes, the approach to love also changes. This is especially clear when the changes that have occurred from the Victorian age to the Modernist age are considered. This is a period when some major changes occurred in the way the world was looked at. These changes were then reflected in the poetry was being created. A consideration of poems created in each of the periods, will show the changes that took place. The first poem that will be considered is Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnet "How Do I Love Thee'" This is an example of a Victorian poem and offers a clear view of how love was viewed at the time. The second poem that will be considered is T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." This poem is a good example of a Modernist poem. With love as its subject

The movie A Beautiful Mind tells the story of Nobel Prize winner John Nash's struggle with schizophrenia. It follows his journey from the point where he is not even aware he has schizophrenia, to the point where Nash and his wife find a way to manage his condition. In the process of telling this story and showing Nash's struggle, various moral issues are raised. The various moral issues dealt with will now be considered. The first moral issue raised is the way individuals with mental illness are perceived and treated. Firstly, it is worth noting that Nash's disease is immediately considered to be a problem that needs to be solved. In one way, this can be considered natural, since schizophrenia is a disease. However, it is also worth noting that Nash's condition is not one that appears to hurt anyone. Nash has the three major symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia, which are delusions of persecution, delusions of grandeur, and hallucinations. The delusions of