Essays on Visual Arts and Film Studies

The fovea, located at the center of the visual field and considered as the most important part of the eye is most concentrated with cones rather than rods (Campbell, N.... ach photoreceptor is composed of stacks of discs containing visual pigments.... These visual pigments contain opsin (a protein) to which retinal, a derivative of Vitamin A that absorbs light, is bonded.... The stacking of visual pigment-containing discs is to allow greater surface area for the containment of visual pigments and synaptic terminals and thus, for easier transduction of signals (Photoreceptors, 2003)....

This means that if small firms become market oriented then the overall performance will be high or great as proved in previous studies.... The paper 'Factors to Achieve Growth and Profitability for Small Firms' is an apt example of the business case study.... The business sector in Malaysia is riddled with the presence of a lot of companies that operate in different sectors of the economy....

Its said that Fuji film building was the worst hit to an extent that it had to be demolished immediately reason being it was unsafe .... uji film building was the one closest to the depot although the Northgate information solutions building, Catherine house which was to the north, keystone distribution structure to the south and 3m and RO buildings on the southern side were also very much damaged. ... Buildings such as the Fuji one were destroyed beyond repair and this meant that Fuji film corporation wont be doing business in the region in the near future till when they shall manage to come up with another structure subject to the government approval....

hreats- The economic trend and industry studies reveal that prices of commodities will consistently be on the rise in the future.... The company needs to aggressively market this concept by adopting advertising strategies that are widely used through the visual and printed media....

Primary studies centered on SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) groupings established no noteworthy performance impact from mode of diversification.... Groundbreaking study of qualitative methods of diversification established variations through the similarity classes however, successive studies using this approach have both established and disputed these results and have suggested diverse overruling variables, such as production documentation or business proportions, to clarify them....

It also lies within the visual vicinity of various heritage items such as style terrace house which is a two storey Victorian Italianate, star house, a three storey Victorian free classical style building and C.... This subject falls under visual vicinity and therefore this proposal will affect the item imperceptibly or inconsequentially since the building remains virtually existence.... Also the site design of building should meet projected user requirements for visual and acoustic privacy so as to ensure development minimizes noise and overlooking to adjacent developments as part E 4....

As part of the positive impact of promoting and implementing an effective career program, several studies conclude that promoting a career management program within a business organization is an effective work motivating strategy in terms of making employees delivers a good work performance and higher business profitability return (Chen, Chang, & Yeh, 2006; Eby, Allen, & Brinley, 2005; Crabtree, 1999).... Related to this issue, several studies show that the use of ‘pay-for-performance' strategy does not guarantee the improvement in employees' work performance, retention rate, and job satisfaction (Bowley & Link, 2005; Sherwood & Wechsler, 1986; Lawler, 1971: 151)....

Specifically, the brand name was dying, competition from various key competitors was increasing, and the brand's appeal in the face of the young generation was diminishing, as.... ... ... As such, is competitive capabilities were not at par with the requirements of the market.... Having this challenge, the organization had various alternative approaches to addressing the issue....

William Prosser in his Handbook of the Law of Torts sets tort as a term “applied to different and more or less unconnected group of civil wrongs other than breach of contract for which a court of law will afford a remedy in the form of an action for damages.... ?? .... ... ... In criminal law, the state is portrayed as the bigger offended party than the plaintiff such that if a defendant is proven guilty the state metes out the appropriate punishment....

Students had to utilize their own desk and the teacher's work table for science projects and/or studies.... This is partly due to the fact that visual aids and instructions will be used, as well as, first hand demonstrations in order to cross any language and/or learning disabilities....

The paper "Analyse Group Dynamics in The Movie Dead Poets Society" analyzes that the film had a huge impact on the education society.... Along with this, some psychological implications of the film are also there.... brief summary of the group issue and its context within the film 3 ... ritical analysis of the group's dynamics and functioning in this part of the film 5 ... ritical analysis of the group's stage of development in this part of the film, with reference to at least one published theory of group development 6 ...

In Cultural studies 15 (3/4): 515-542.... Hong Kong has made a tremendous impact on the whole Chinese film industry, in particular, due to its prominent filming trends and distinguishable characteristics.... Hong Kong has made tremendous impact on the whole Chinese film industry, in particular, due to its prominent filming trends and distinguishable characteristics.... The concept of dis-apperance is particularly relevant to Diaspora members and those who observe Hong Kong with foreigner's eyes, so I would like to discuss the film 'City of Glass' (by M....

Toit & Jackson (2014) point out that few studies have been carried out on expatriates in the UAE.... Global Journal of Management and Business studies.... The paper 'Labour Law in the UAE – Effects of Discrimination in Private Sector between Locals and Expatriates' is a dramatic example of a law case study....

This paper "The AIDS Epidemic" discusses that analytical studies on epidemiology focus more on the disease and the pathogen than the descriptive studies.... RISK ASSESMENT AND EPIDEMIOLOGY PART: 3 Analytical studies on epidemiology are more focused on the disease and the pathogen than the descriptive studies.... Two types of analytical studies are done.... They are experimental/interventional and observation studies....

Strengths The products (film resolutions) launched by IMAX are inscriptions of uniqueness and innovation.... The film producers often change the dates of their movie releases when IMAX is about to launch a new film in its theaters.... The business organization of IMAX dominates the film producer's business decisions (DOL, 2013).... Compared to the turnovers in the other industries, even in this recessionary times the retail business in the film industry has been good....

he study uses cross-sectional designs to depict a clear visual impression and pictorial synthesis of the information required.... Global companies operate and undertake their services in more than one location country.... It takes note of the emerging trends in the.... ... ... The causes and effects of internationalization are other major concern areas of this research....

The paper "The improvement of Governance" focuses on the examination of the role of shareholders in promoting good corporate governance policies; the use of practices, such as shareholder activism, the efforts of shareholders to promote their interests, and to keep control of the organization.... ...

ase studies ... The paper 'Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Satyam - Strengths and Weaknesses of Financial Statements Analysis' is a convincing example of a finance & accounting case study.... As a matter of fact, financial statement analysis means evaluating the fiscal weaknesses and strengths of an organization on the grounds of financial statements and accounting data....

This paper "Supernatural Stories: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and Henry James" presents the Narrator's perspectives of both Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and Henry James that differ considerably when it comes to the treatment of themes of sight and vision in their supernatural stories.... ... ... ... While Le Fanu's narrator, Dr....

El Greco speaks the same visual language (Rose 2006) as those whose sites his pictures must occupy.... Mytaras fits only if observers understand his visual language.... irzoeff, Nicholas 2002 The visual Culture Reader Routledge ... ose, Gillian 2006 visual Methodologies: An Introduction to the Interpretation of visual Materials Sage Publications Ltd ... turken, Marita and Cartwright, Lisa, 2009 Practices of Looking: An Introduction to visual Culture University Press USA ...

Topology and cabling diagrams provide a visual map of the network will appear after connection or how the connection will be done.... The paper entitled 'Installing a Networking System at ABA Financials' gives detailed information about all the details of installing a networking system at ABA Financials which is an upcoming financial service and consulting firm to be located in New York City....

This study "Budgeting: A Focus on the Airline Industry" attempts to analyze the impact of oil price fluctuations in the airline industry, as well as point out possible ways that decisions makers can use to deal with deviations in the budget due to oil price shocks.... .... ... ... Over the past few years, the significant increase in crude oil has had a tremendous change in the airline industry....

As the paper "Quality and Standard of North Wales Fire and Rescue Service" tells, the main aim of the North Wales FRS is to protect communities prior to the occurrence of emergencies and provide professional, efficient, and effective fire and rescue for all people of North Wales.... ... ... ... Quality assurance is a method of provision of evidence required for establishing quality in work and those activities, which need good quality, are being carried out effectively....

The paper "Fire Service Leadership" highlights that generally speaking, a career in the fire services requires preparation to face challenges in the most unexpected circumstances, and the decisions required could be the difference between life and death.... ... ... ... Challenging situations are often hard to predict and present themselves in ways that do not have pre-defined solutions....

There is one agency in UK, Quiet Storm films; they describe themselves as the film and video producers.... For the brand like Sainsbury's the TG ( Target group is basically the mass, so platform of putting the ad is basically all the media but the print media creates a good effect as the visual effects in these print ads creates a long lasting effects towards the customers mind....

n NSW, the curriculum structure as the directed by NSW Board of studies, is established on a set of principles and beliefs, which reflect the ideals of an inclusive curriculum that is instrumental in meeting the needs of all learners as follows: ... (NSW Board of studies: Curriculum Framework, 2002). ... The NSW Board of studies: Curriculum Framework (2002) is sufficiently accommodating and has encouraging guidelines on how a teacher could support weaker students and simultaneously provide learning activities to the more gifted and talented students in the class....

This is applicable to fine arts and music.... Architects role is normally to design buildings, and in the field of architecture, the visual perception observable fact of figure and ground is neatly divided between the object under consideration either a building or its surroundings....

This case study declares that one tool that can be used by JetBlue in making informed and accurate decisions is Porter's Five Forces.... The forces were identified with the main aim to analyse industries and their competitors.... The forces help in determining the potential strategies that a firm can use....

People would go to a drinking pub and drink until they are stone drunk, and the film portrayals depict drunk people starting doing something sexual in nature.... This applies to print advertisements but more especially to all visual-text advertisements.... his man-over-woman picture is a derangement of what is normal visual processing because people usually see two persons either standing together or sitting together but never with one person standing up and the second person lying down in a submissive position that is sure to anger feminists all over the world because of its depiction of helplessness and docility....

rganizational behaviour is a common term now used to refer to the a collection of studies directed at understanding how individuals act in the context of an organisation, how they interact as groups and then applying this psychological knowledge in improving productivity of an organisation (Sims, 2002, pp....

The paper "Interactivity Enhancing Learning" provides a viewpoint that interactive learning combines the effect of social networking and urban computing within the same curriculum.... the improvements in technology allow the children to learn interactively through the social media, social games, etc....

Culture studies Culture studies Identity The term identity refers to the beliefs, attitudes, traits and qualities that make an individual or a group different from other individuals or groups (Bennett, 2005).... Personal identity is therefore a crucial concept ion anthropological studies or any attempt to understand human nature.... All these elements when expressed through fashion comprise of the visual expressions of one's identity....

These include observations, which also focuses on the direct observation and indirect such as visual observation.... In visual observation, various photographs, audios and videos were taken during the process for data analysis at the end of the investigation.... On the other hand, the use of visual observation was recommendable as it helped in taking audio and video of their conversation during the process (Rashed, 2008, p145)....

The paper 'Amur Leopard Fact File' focuses on Amur Leopard which is a subspecies of leopards native to Primorye, Russia, and Northeast China.... The IUCN has declared this species endangered since 1996.... According to a survey in 2007, only 19-26 Amur Leopards were in existence.... ... ... ... A recent data indicated that the population has improved, with at least 57 Amur leopards in existence in Russia and about 12 in the neighboring Chinese region....

This paper "Strategic Plan: Blue Brush Hair Studio" presents the overall strategic plan for a beauty salon called Blue Brush Hair Studio.... This paper tries to help the board of directors of the salon in understanding its situation and environment.... ... ... ... Blue Brush must pay attention to major threats one of them being its prices....

The paper describes marketing managment of Abercrombie & Fitch, an American based company listed in the stock exchange of NY.... It is basically a retailer of casual wear and accessories.... Presently it consists of four flagship brands and they are Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie, Hollister, and RUEHL....

he master programme will enable me to specialise in media studies.... he movie I would like to review is a 2014 spy film under the action comedy genre Kingsman: The Secret Service.... Due to its fun, subversive and above all stylish creation, I give the film a 4 star rating.... Whereas the film stars include Samuel L.... However, the film has managed to bypass these criticisms hence showing more details and violence....

The study "Netflicks Strategies Analysis" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues in the Netflicks strategies.... Netflix is known for producing quality online services like sending DVDs by mailing and streaming movies and TV episodes over the internet.... ... ... ... The firm attracted millions of subscribers in July 2010....

mong framing devices regularly used in news reports include visual imageries, use of metaphors, use of exemplars, depictions and use of catch phrases as highlighted by Kuypers (2002). ... The paper 'How the Australian Media Frames Crime and Police Related News" is a good example of a media case study....

studies have showed that Asda is fast replacing Tesco as a price leader (See figure 1). ... As regards environmental factors, studies of the UK market are showing that more locally consumers have become eco-conscious (International Markets Bureau 2011).... Microsoft used this strategy in 1995 while strengthening itself against a new entrant called Borland Delphi, which was a new entrant in the industry that could rapidly develop visual computer language in a more advanced manner than Microsoft's visual Basic language....

The controversial debate surrounding learning styles is inspired by studies, which have revealed an inadequacy in the evidence base to validate incorporation of learning styles assessments into general educational practice.... These methods encompass active learning, cooperative and collaborative learning, learning via case studies, and problem-based learning (Sadler-Smith & Evans 2006, p.... ne of the most compelling and effective method of teaching that I employ when teaching include using case studies....

Mini-case an Ethical Flaw Name University Course Instructor Date Mini-case an Ethical Flaw From an ethical perspective, people in decision-making power should use their power and act in the favor of the companies they work for and should not use their positions to attain their personal interests and goals....

Chegg's mission focusses on helping college students save money and enhance their studies.... Also, Chegg offers students supplemental help in their studies, such as textbook solutions, a questions & answers section, which provides a consumer-monitored environment in which questions are answered by thousands of other students or select “experts;” tutoring services are provided by InstaEDU 3(Figure 2).... ffer Services Complementary to Digital TextbooksTextbooks are not likely to disappear anytime soon, so there is still revenue to be earned from college students seeking to buy or rent the books they need for their studies....

This paper "Photography - Adopting a Macintosh System" focuses on a comprehensive report on the adoption of a Macintosh-based computer system for LM Photography.... The owners would also like a new website designed to coincide with the launch of their new system.... .... ... ... LM Photography requires a report that clearly states the equipment required for the transition of their system and to identify any costs associated with the transition....

The high school student will interpret an education-related metaphor in relation to one's high school studies.... This paper "Metaphor: Art and Nature of Langauge and Thought" discusses metaphor that improves the current stature of mediocre language's creativity level.... The metaphor will add clarity to simple words....

In particular, it has fixed costs on the product (film) and gains profits depending on the number of its buyers (box office).... At the same time, incomes from consumer products and audio entertainment (film) are too low to rely on them in the future.... The paper "Analysis of Disneys Corporate-Level Strategy" discusses that in the ambiguous circumstances for Disney, it is crucial both to diversify the company's activity through investing in theme parks and media networks and to lower the degree of vertical integration through encouraging alliances....

The paper "How Amanda Sharma Bought from Toys4U the Polaris Missile" highlights that there is quite a difficulty in proving that Amanda's sex, race, religion, or disability as the case may be is a 'genuine and determining occupational requirement' for a sales assistant.... .... ... ... Generally speaking, it is essential to state that it has to be proven that 'having regard to the nature of the employment or the context in which it is carried out' the person does not meet the job requirement based on those grounds which must be founded on legitimate objectives and proportional (Lewis & Sargeant, 2004, p....

The paper "Clarks Company Digital Marketing" describes marketing strategies and challenges.... This paper outlines volatile market conditions, lack of financial flexibility as well as questionable planning and main aspects of digital marketing strategy.... ... ... ... That is why the firm has become one of the largest private companies in the United Kingdom with a massive global presence through the extensive employment of digital marketing (Jones, 2012 p, 192-193)....

The paper 'Operation Management of Firm Based in Singapore" is a good example of a management case study.... XYZ is a multinational firm based in Singapore.... The basic operations of XYZ include marine engineering, facility management, technologies for land securities, engineering consultation, traffic system intelligence and maintenance and plant operations....

The paper 'A Wider Variety of Art-Related Courses in the State University' presents the leading university in creative arts and other art-related courses across America and beyond.... Strategic plan The s Vision: The vision of this is to be the leading in creative arts and other art related courses across America and beyond.... o provide a designed undergraduate structure in media arts and design that prepares students for success and challenges in the professional world....