The Hunters: Moonsong Chapter One

Dear Diary,Im so scared.My heart is pounding, my mouth is dry, and my pass are shaking. Ive faced so very much and survived vampires, werewolves, phantoms. Things I never imagined were real. And now Im terrified.Why?Simply because Im leaving abode.And I go through that its comp allowely, insanely ridiculous. Im barely leaving berth, really. Im going to college, only a few hours drive from this darling house whither Ive lived since I was a baby.No, Im not going to start crying again. Ill be sharing a manner with reasonable and Meredith, my two best friends in the whole world. In the aforesaid(prenominal) dorm, only a couple of floors a mien get out be my passion Stefan. My other best friend, matt, will be clean a ill-considered walk across campus. Even Damon will be in an a disunitement in the town nearby.Honestly, I couldnt stick any impending to home unless I never moved out of this house at all. Im being such a wimp. only if it seems like I just got my home cover ing fire my family, my life after being exiled for so yearn, and now I suddenly bugger off to leave again.I suppose Im scared partially because these demise few weeks of summer have been wonderful. We packed all the utilisation we would have been having these past few months if it hadnt been for fighting the kitsune, traveling to the Dark Dimension, battling the jealousy phantom, and all the other Extremely non Fun things weve done into triple glorious weeks. We had picnics and sleepovers and went swimming and shopping. We took a trip to the county fair, where Matt won Bonnie a stuffed tiger and turned b proper(ip) red when she squealed and leaped into his arms. Stefan even kissed me on the top of the Ferris wheel, just like any normal guy cleverness kiss his girlfriend on a beautiful summer night.We were so happy. So normal in a way I impression we could never be again.Thats whats frightening me, I guess. Im scared that these few weeks have been a bright golden interlu de and that now that things are changing, well be heading rear end into darkness and horror. Its like that poem we read in English class last fall states Nothing gold give the gate stay. Not for me.Even DamonThe clatter of feet in the hal way downstairs flurry her, and Elena Gilberts pen slowed. She glanced up at the last couple of boxes scattered more or less her room. Stefan and Damon must be here to pick her up.But she takeed to fill out her thought, to express the last worry that had been nagging at her during these perfect weeks. She turned back to her diary, writing faster so that she could get her thoughts down ahead she had to leave.Damon has changed. Ever since we defeated the jealousy phantom, hes been kinder. Not just to me, not just to Bonnie, who hes everlastingly had a soft spot for, but even to Matt and Meredith. He can still be intensely irritating and episodic he wouldnt be Damon without that but he hasnt had that cruel edge to him. Not like he utilize to.He and Stefan seem to have go on to an understanding. They know I love them both, and yet they havent let jealousy write out between them.Theyre close, acting like true brothers in a way I havent seen onwards. Theres this delicate balance between the three of us thats lasted by dint of the end of the summer. And I worry that any escapetep on my part will bring it crashing down and that like their first love, Katherine, Ill tear the brothers apart. And hence well lose Damon forever. auntie Judith cal ed up, sounding impatient, ElenaComing Elena replied. She quickly scribbled a few more sentences in her diary.Still, its possible that this new life will be wonderful. Maybe Ill find everything Ive been looking for. I cant hold on to high school, or to my life here at home, forever. And who knows? Maybe this conviction the gold will stay.Elena Your ride is waiting aunty Judith was definitely getting stressed out now.Shed wanted to drive Elena up to school herself. But Elena knew she wouldnt be able to say well-grounded-bye to her family without crying, so shed asked Stefan and Damon to drive her up instead. It would be less embarrassing to get emotional here at home than to weep al over Dalcrests campus. Since Elena had decided to go up with the Salvatore brothers, Aunt Judith had been working herself up about every undersize detail, glowing that Elenas col ege career wouldnt start off perfectly without her there to supervise. It was al because Aunt Judith loved her, Elena knew.Elena slammed the blue-velvet-covered journal shut and dropped it into an open box. She climbed to her feet and headed for the door, but earlier she opened it, she turned to look at her room one last time.It was so empty, with her favorite posters missing from the wal s and half the books gone from her bookcase. still a few clothes remained in her dresser and closet. The furniture was al stil in place. But now that the room was stripped of most of her possessions, it matt-u p more like an impersonal hotel room than the cozy haven of her childhood.So much had happened here. Elena could remember cuddling up with her father on the window seat to read together when she was a little girl. She and Bonnie and Meredith and Caroline, who had been her good friend, too, once had spent at least a hundred nights here tel ing secrets, studying, dressing for dances, and just hanging out. Stefan had kissed her here, early in the morning, and disappeared quickly when Aunt Judith came to wake her.Elena remembered Damons cruel, triumphant smile as she invited him in that first time, what felt like a mil ion years ago. And, not so long ago, her joy when he had appeared here one dark night, after they al thought he was dead.There was a quiet knock at the door, and it swung open.Stefan stood in the doorway, watching her.About ready? he said. Your aunt is a little worried.She thinks youre not going to have time to unpack in the first place orientation if we dont get goi ng. Elena stood and went over to wrap her arms around him. He smel ed clean and woodwind instrumentsy, and she nestled her head against his shoulder. Im coming, she said. Its just hard to say good-bye, you know? Everythings changing. Stefan turned toward her and caught her mouth softly in a kiss. I know, he said when the kiss ended, and ran his finger gently along the wave of her seam lip. Il take these boxes down and give you one more minute. Aunt Judith wil feel better if she sees the truck getting packed up.Okay. Il be right down.Stefan left the room with the boxes, and Elena sighed, looking around again. The blue flowered curtains her return had do for her when Elena was nine stil hung over the windows. Elena remembered her fuck off hugging her, her eye a little teary, when her baby girl told her she was too big for Winnie the Pooh curtains.Elenas own look fil ed with tears, and she tucked her blur behind her ears, mirroring the gesture her mother had used when she was th inking hard. Elena was so young when her parents died. Maybe if theyd lived, she and her mother would be friends now, would know each other as equals, not just as mother and daughter.Her parents had gone to Dalcrest Col ege, too. Thats where theyd met, in fact. Downstairs on top of the piano sat a picture of them in their graduation robes on the sun-fil ed lawn in front of the Dalcrest library, laughing, impossibly young.Maybe going to Dalcrest would bring Elena closer to them. Maybe shed learn more about the people theyd been, not just the mom and dad shed known when she was little, and find her lost family among the neoclassical buildings and the wholesale green lawns of the col ege.She wasnt leaving, not real y. She was moving forward.Elena set her censure firmly and headed out of her room, clicking off the light as she went.Downstairs, Aunt Judith, her husband, Robert, and Elenas five-year-old sis, Margaret, were collected in the hal , waiting, watching Elena as she came dow n the stairs.Aunt Judith was fussing, of course. She couldnt keep stil her hands were twisting together, smoothing her fuzz, or fiddling with her earrings. Elena, she said, are you sure youve packed everything you involve? Theres so much to remember. She frowned.Her aunts obvious anxiety made it easier for Elena to smile reassuringly and hug her. Aunt Judith held her affluent, relaxing for a moment, and sniffed. Im going to miss you, sweetheart.Il miss you, too, Elena said, and squeezed Aunt Judith closer, feeling her own lips tremble. She gave a shaky laugh. But Il be back. If I forgot anything, or if I get homesick, Il run right back for a weekend. I dont have to wait for Thanksgiving.Next to them, Robert shifted from one substructure to the other and cleared his throat. Elena let go of Aunt Judith and turned to him.Now, I know col ege students have a lot of expenses, he said. And we dont want you to have to worry about money, so youve got an account at the student store, but He opened his wal et and handed Elena a fistful of bil s. adept in case.Oh, said Elena, touched and a little flustered. Thank you so much, Robert, but you real y dont have to. He patted her awkwardly on the shoulder. We want you to have everything you need, he said firmly. Elena smiled at him grateful y, folded the money, and draw up it in her pocket.Next to Robert, Margaret glared down obstinately at her shoes. Elena knelt before her and took her little sisters hands. Margaret? she prompted.Large blue eyes stared into her own. Margaret frowned and shook her head, her mouth a tight line.Im going to miss you so much, Meggie, Elena said, pul ing her close, her eyes fil ing with tears again. Her little sisters dandelion-soft hair brushed against Elenas cheek.But Il be back for Thanksgiving, and maybe you can scratch visit me on campus. Id love to show off my little sister to al my new friends.Margaret swal owed. I dont want you to go, she said in a smal miserable component part. Y oure always leaving.Oh, sweetie, Elena said helplessly, cuddling her sister closer. I always come back, dont I? Elena shivered. Once again, she wondered how much Margaret remembered of what had really happened in Fel s Church over the last year. The Guardians had promised to change everyones memories of those dark months when vampires, werewolves, and kitsune had nearly finished the town and when Elena herself had died and risen again but there seemed to be exceptions.Caleb Smal wood remembered, and sometimes Margarets innocent face looked strangely knowing.Elena, Aunt Judith said again, her voice thick and weepy, youd better get going.Elena hugged her sister one more time before letting her go. Okay, she said, standing and picking up her bag.Il cal you tonight and let you know how Im settling in. Aunt Judith nodded, and Elena gave her another quick kiss before wiping her eyes and opening the front door.Outside, the sunlight was so bright she had to blink.Damon and Stefan were t ilt against the truck Stefan had rented, her stuff packed into the back. As she stepped forward, they both glanced up and, at the same time, smiled at her.Oh. They were so beautiful, the two of them, that seeing them could stil leave her agitate after al this time. Stefan, her love Stefan, his leaf-green eyes shining at the sess of her, was gorgeous with his classical profile and that sweet little kissable curve to his bottom lip.And Damon al luminescent pale skin, black velvety eyes, and silken hair was graceful and deadly al at once.Damons bril iant smile made something inner her stretch and purr like a panther recognizing its mate.Both pairs of eyes watched her lovingly, possessively.The Salvatore brothers were hers now. What was she going to do about it? The thought made her frown and made her shoulders hunch nervously. Then she consciously smoothed the wrinkles in her forehead away, relaxed, and smiled back at them. What would come, would come.Time to go, she said, and til ted her face up toward the sun.

Target Case

Target Corporation keen Expenditure Targets Capital Expenditure Committee, consisting of five top direct executives responsible for reviewing all outsizedr-than-life capital project requests, is currently depending 5 projects to add value to the corporation. Their boilers suit goal is to add 100 shop classs a year, while maintaining a despotic tick image and watching budget constraints. If the CEC go downs a proposal thither atomic number 18 large financial and emotional sunk costs, due to the foresighted development process.Each project is evaluated in terms of its quantitative, qualitative, and strategic parameters. In designing the NPV of these projects, Target uses two hurdle rates, 9% and 4% for the storage trading operations and credit- posting cash flows respectively, due to the different costs of capital. Funding credit card receivables requires less risk than funding submit operations because credit tease do not require many fixed assets and are unless issu ed to individuals with suitable credit history. We have analyzed each project, ranked them check to value(best to worst i. . 1 to 5), and made a recommendation to accept/reject each one. Project The Barn Rating 1 Recommendation-Accept Construction of this P04 store allows Target to enter a new market. This enthronization offers the greatest return, with an NPV which is 128% of the $13 million investing, and an IRR of 16. 4%. By building this store, Target would be vastly increasing its brand awareness in an landing field that was formerly diligent by its competition.Although the low median income and low percentage of adults with college degrees suggest that the cosmos may not fit the ideal Target guests, the prototype NPV is so far attainable with a fall down in predicted gross sales by 18. 1%. Project Stadium Remodel-Rating-2 Recommendation-Accept The renovation of this successful SuperTarget requires an investiture of $17 million, and provides an NPV of $15. 7 million (92% of investment) and an IRR of 10. 8%. In recent years the ease has begun to deteriorate which, coupled with a decrease in sales has begun to blot Targets brand image.If the status quo is maintained, sales impart decrease until Target is forced to close this facility never allowing them to obtain this large NPV, nor the $0. 4 million in tax benefits of depreciable property write-off. The tall level of median income($65,931) and percentage of adults with college degrees(42%), indicates that this demographic matches Targets ideal customer base, moderating the risk of sales falling short of the predicted amount. By renovating this mending Target is revamping the shopping experience as well as their brand image. This store could be returned to its former glory with a small investment and low level of risk.Project Gopher Place-Rating-3 Recommendation-Accept This construction of a new P04 store in a critical market has an NPV of $16. 8 million, 73% of the initial investment of $2 3 million, and a favorable IRR of 12. 3%. The recent state yield in this area has also attracted the trouble of Wal-Mart, who plans to open 2 new supercenters in this area, giving them control of 76% of the market. If Target does not invest here, Wal-Mart may gain a stranglehold in this area, making it impossible for Target to invest here at a later date.If Target does invest in this project, Wal-Mart may consider opening a second superstore in this area. Furthermore, building this store would attend to increase the Target brand awareness in the area. Although the percentage of college graduates(12%) amongst this population is lower than desired, the high median income(56,400) and large population outgrowth(27%) should drive up sales at Gopher Place. While high cannibalization of sales(19%) from opposite Target stores and sensitivity to decreases in sales give this project a lower ranking, the benefits of the NPV, IRR, and strategic importance make this project acceptable.Pro ject Whalen Court-Rating-4 Recommendation-Accept Construction of this unique store in the center of a major metropolitan area offers an IRR of 9. 8% and an NPV of $25. 9 million. However, these figures do not consider the scale of a project in which the NPV still accounts for 22% of the $119. 3 million investment. Furthermore, the land for this project must be leased, forcing Target to forswear its archetype of purchasing land and forcing the CEC into a quick decision to evacuate than missing this rare opportunity. Heavy foot traffic round this store will provide Target with a vast increase in brand visibility and awareness, allowing them to offset the large initial cost with a decrease in advertising budget. Whalen Court will be the flagship store in this established market area, where there are currently 45 Target stores. The large population, coupled with a median income of $48,500 and exceptionally high percentage of college graduates(45%) indicates a perfect community for Target to enter. Although we recommend the espousal of this project, the vast initial investment makes this project less attractive than its peers.Project Goldies full-blooded-Rating-5 Recommendation-Reject While this SuperTarget was to be built in an area of strategic importance its return is not high enough to guarantee the investment cost. The NPV of $0. 3 million is a meager 1. 26% of the investment cost, and its IRR of 8. 1% is less than the required hurdle rate of 9%. The only reason it maintains a positive NPV is due to predicted credit card sales. 12 Target stores exist in the area, implying a large amount of their sales will be cannibalized from other Target stores.In fact, predicted sales at Goldies Square would have to increase by 62. 5% to cover the redness in sales at the other stores and achieve the prototype NPV. In the short run this investment will add to Targets top line, but in the long run it will get down a burden to the corporation. Although Target has the necessary funds to invest in each of these projects, we recommend they accept all projects other than Goldies Square. The primary goal of the CEC is to choose projects which bring value and growth to the gild while increasing brand awareness and strategic considerations are of alternate importance.This is why the CEC must look past the NPV and IRR and really scrutinize the projects, ensuring resources are allocated to the projects which provide the greatest value to all facets of the corporation. By accepting these iv projects and rejecting Goldies Square Target will achieve sustainable growth and an increase in corporate value. After the recent lackluster returns, stockholders and analysts will be pleased with Targets commitment to positive growth and value creation.

Factors Influencing Unemployment Essay

According to economists, employment and unemployment results when the supply and contract for human resources or ride is out of balance. Supply and subscribe to are influenced by a range of furys that are the result of the interaction of economic, structural and policy factors. scotch FactorsEconomic factors affect both the supply and demand sides of labour. Demand for goods and service stimulate production which, in turn, gene puts employment. The resulting demand for workers affects the supply side as more workers are attracted to a vibrant labour market. The market never reaches this ideal state of balance due to a number of factors. moving in cycles Agreement among economists is rare, but they do agree that market-driven economies buy the farm in cycles and it is during the dips that unemployment whitethorn result. The cause of cycles is not as clear, but it is gener each(prenominal)y agreed that it is a function of supply and demand.Industrial adjustment Production may mo tion from high wage countries to low wage countries, from old inefficient facilities to younger ones, and these snuff it a trail of unemployed workers.Not enough jobs Shifts in the human economy affect job availability. Not enough jobs to go or so can result from a declining manufacturing sector, a growing service sector, changing consumption patterns, technological developments, or third world competition. Hundreds of thousands of jobs have been woolly-headed in manufacturing and goods producing industries in Canada, while at the same time numerous jobs have been created in the technology and service sectors. Unfortunately, the creation of new jobs does not always make up for lost jobs, particularly when jobs overall move to low-wage countries.Structural factorsFactors such as the aging of the population, labour potency confederacy rates, migration patters, skills avail open/demanded, environmental regulations, technological change and the rate of job changes all the numbe r of unemployed.A growing labour supply Since 1981, Canadas labour supply has grown more than anytime in its history. Women, persons with disabilities and Native peoples entered the labour force in growing numbers.Imbalance in the midst of skill supply and demand This results in structural unemployment. People may not be able to take advantage of job opportunities because they lack the skills needed for the jobs available in their area. The matching of skills in demand with those available is a common and sullen cause of unemployment.Education and training Companies continually complain that the literacy levels of the work force do not meet the skill needs of the economy. As Canada shifts to a more knowledge-based economy, the availability of jobs for those without high levels of education will shrink.Movement amid jobs Called frictional unemployment this phenomenon simply refers to people who switch jobs. While they are between jobs, they are considered unemployed.Seasonal l ay-off People get laid off in seasonal occupations such as resource industries, construction, tourism and fisheries. Canada is particularly abnormal by this due to the nature of our economy.Cost of production and productivity low gear productivity may result from obsolete plant and equipment, high salute of labour per unit, high transportation costs, bad management, and high taxes. The value of the Canadian dollar mark relative to other currencies, particularly the US dollar, also has a major impact on the business costs and competitiveness.Technological changes change magnitude automation may result in a decreased demand for labour. It can also result in skill redundancy where the fender workers do not have the technological skills necessary in the new types of occupations. On the positive side, technological change can result in new products, new markets, or increased productivity.Internal migration Rural to urban migration can increase unemployment until the moving peopl e find jobs.Policy Factors organization policies continue to be used to affect the economic outcomes such as the rate of largeness, deficit levels, and international trade. This all affects employment levels.Interest rate and exchange rate policies High interest rates to combat inflation increase the cost of doing business and increase the cost of financing the governing deficits. This may lead to unemployment. The exchange rate policy of keeping the dollar artificially high may make Canadian products less competitive.

Analyzing Carson’s Work

Literary works document history. Each alternate of literature female genital organ tell the readers something about the past it may be events, ideologies, or stories of multitude. As a reflection of thoughts however, these literary pieces often do non relay accurate events. Rather, such works only earmark vague variations of the authors. In this paper, the researcher impart soften to analyze the rime capital of northern Ireland Confetti of Ciaran Carson of blue Ireland.By analyzing the events which probably inspired the creation of the poem, this paper will serve as a historical criticism of the award-winning piece.The title, Belfast Confetti is not one which Carson creates imaginatively. Rather, it is a common wear term utilise to continue to the easy-grip collection of debris often use by rioters during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Troubles was the period of competitiveness that roughly began during the 1960s and seemingly cease in 1998 through and throug h the Belfast Agreement. It was considered as a period of conflict that resulted from the political conflict between the catholic/nationalist minority and the Protestant/unionist majority. The worse of these years were from 1970 to 1972, when almost five hundred citizenry died.Most of these killings took appear in Belfast, the urban center where Carson was born, and lived his whole life. (English) Other the common slang term, the word Confetti in the title can be interpret in a number of ways. It can be regarded as the collection of screws, nails, bolts, and other(a) sharp objects used as shrapnel for IRA bombs. (English) If coupled with imagination, the term confetti can bring the reader right into bombing scene, where one can proclaim the confetti of various fatal elements dropping from midair.Also, confetti can suggest a face of confusion and disorder embracing the mind of the author as he took himself right into the hostile hotspots of Belfast. As far-famed by Mahony, Be lfast confetti uses trey quite different image patterns, all conveyed as being disrupted, to get a barrier to recreate for the reader in a linear fashion, the very non-linear pick up of living through a bombing. (Mahony) Suddenly as the riot police squad promptd in, it was raining exclamation label (Belfast Confetti, copied from BBC)The situation depicts a regular day during the period of the Troubles when riots were common day-to-day events. According to Carson, each metre the riot squad moves in, that meant that it was time for a raining of exclamation marks. Raining is often used to imply a multitude of or plenty of. As for the exclamation marks, such can be interpreted following the actual purpose of using the said punctuation mark signifying strong emotions during the on narrow of violence. Thus, Carson notes that when riot squads come, then a intermixture of strong emotions set in the people of Belfast.This variety may refer to mixture of revolutionizing and insi stent emotions of the squads, distrustful and aggressive reactions of the military, and apprehensive and distraught feelings of the civilians. Nuts, bolts, nails, car-keys. A fount of broken type. And the explosion. Itself an askerisk on the map. This hyphenated line, a burst of rapid muster out (Belfast Confetti, copied from BBC) The description of diverse emotions is then followed by a seeming taradiddle of what actual takes place during Belfasts destructive era.Through these lines, Carson takes the readers once again in a picturesque gallery of memories where the rioters throw in the cocktail of nuts, bolts, nails, car-keys and the air fills up with fountain- give c ar debris (a fount of broken type) much like what happens when an active volcano spews dust, smoke, and stones up in the sky. In response to the noted revolutionary action is an explosion which then leaves awkward marks on the citys map as it inevitably eradicates social structures. In writing, asterisks are ofte n used to indicate anonymity to conceal, taking the place of letters within a word.Carson then uses the word asterisk to tell apart what explosions often did to Belfast before destroying its structures and people into obscurity. As noted by Mahony, Carson tries to project a debris-strewn labyrinth where once thither was order. (Mahony) Carson also uses the develop hyphenated line to describe the burst of rapid fire. Hyphens are used to join words. By hyphenated, Carson reflects on continuous nonstop gunslinger fires. I was trying to complete a execration in my head however it kept stuttering (Belfast Confetti, copied from BBC)In the next line, Carson then describes what he felt when he was in the city at the time of the Troubles. He explains that at times when the guns were firing, civilians would try to create a sentence (which is defined as a set of words with a complete thought). Sentence here should not be taken as a mere line in a poem. Instead, it can be noted that Car son relays that in the center of the gun fires and explosions, people would try to devise a sentence or a complete explanation of the devastating event which is happening around them.Unfortunately, they would upright stutter, or fail at devising an adequate rationalization. completely the alleyways and side streets blocked with stops and colons. (Belfast Confetti, copied from BBC) Following Carsons fondness of punctuation metaphors, the stops would refer to periods. Periods are use to end a sentence and colons indicate discontinuities within sentences. Both suggest that people caught in the midst of violent Belfast bouts would try to find a way to be given through alleys and side lanes but nevertheless only to find dead ends.I k at one time this labyrinth so well Balaclava, Raglan, Inkerman, Odessa Street wherefore cant I bilk? Every move is punctuated. (Belfast Confetti, copied from BBC) In this line, Carson injects his own history in his literary piece. As one who grew up in Belfast, he knew the place quite well. Implying that he is very known of the place also tells the readers something about Belfasts geography. The city is humiliated with lots of intertwining streets, which just like Carson suggests looks like a maze. The question of escape however, supports the overall theme of the poem.Carson suggests that people who were caught in the Troubles could not find a way out of the conflict. Apart from the civilians, those who were directly involved within the task could not find a way to effectively resolve the die hard crisis. The politicians, activists, republicans, loyalists, and paramilitary forces were unable to find an efficient solution even through a series of ceasefires and agreements. The people of Belfast and that of the whole Northern Ireland couldnt find a way out even up to now as sporadic killings still happen. (English)As noted by Carson, every move is punctuated or as what its literal meaning suggests, break up at browse in tervals. (Collins vocabulary) It should be noted that despite attempts to end the Troubles through the Sunningdale Agreement, the establishment of the stem Peace People, open talks, and paramilitary ceasefires. However, all of these struggles towards peace are often interrupted by bombings, armed campaigns, and killings. (English) The same also happens at the individual level as attempts to escape are also interrupted by indecisions.Crimea Street. Dead end again. A Saracen, Kremlin-2 mesh. Makrolon face-shields. Walkietalkies. (Belfast Confetti, copied from BBC) Carson also further addresses the human race of military forces through an enumeration of what they often use at war. For people who live in Belfast, the enumerated warfare gears are considered as typical nonchalant paraphernalia. However, the familiarity of such things disrupts the commonality of normality as suggested by the next line What is my name? Where am I coming from?Where am I deviation? A fusillade of questi on- marks. (Belfast Confetti, copied from BBC) The series of questions may be equated to the disgruntled view which the people of Belfast experienced during the Troubles period. These can also be interpreted as the common questions based upon what the authorities often ask to the city constituents as part of standard security interrogations. In an interview in The Guardian, Carson relays his own experience as he was interrogated by the authoritiesWhen soul comes to you and says OK, mate, over here, against the wall, he says in exaggerated Cockney, and youre asked who you are, where youre from, and you say Im from here. (Quoted from The Guardian) Another interpretation is that it is a question of identity that troubles civilians who do not belong to every of the conflicting parties. As a result of the confusion that surrounds them, civilians felt that there was a need to participate to the war. As noted by Carson, he himself felt that taking a side was necessary.In the same inter view with the Guardian, when asked whether he felt like joining one of the conflicting political parties, Carson responses charitable of close at times, but you know no. And why not? I dont know. One could easily have done so. I was panicky maybe. (Quoted from The Guardian) The fusillade meaning simultaneous and incessant firing of questions emphasizes the uncertainty of the civilians. In conclusion, the poem ultimately tells Carsons story of living through the Troubles and veneering daily bombings, riots, and violence.As noted by Wheatley, The chaos of violence (which, once again is creative to the same extent to which it can be destructive) is made scriptable in metaphors drawn from writing and printing in ways that emphasize the explosive effects on any pretence of realist representation. (Wheatley). Carson injects metaphors in his interpretation of the events so as to dramatize and emphasize the frustration posed by the bombings, and seemingly take the reader to the actua l events. Works Cited BBC. Poetry Belfast Confetti. BBC Northern Ireland Learning. 2 May 2009 <http//www. bbc. co.uk/northernireland/schools/11_16/poetry/war. shtml> Collins Essential English Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers, 2004, 2006 English, Richard. Armed Struggle The History of the IRA. Oxford University Press, 2003 Mahony, Christina Hunt. Contemporary Irish literary works. Palgrave Macmillan, pp 79-84 The Guardian Staff. A life in poetry Ciaran Carson Guardian. co. uk. 17 Jan 2009. 2 May 2009 <http//www. guardian. co. uk/books/2009/jan/17/poetry-ciaran-carson-belfast-ireland> Wheatley, David. That Blank Mouth Secrecy, Shibboleths, and Silence in Northern Irish Poetry. Journal of Modern Literature. 25 (2001) 1-16

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The recommended treatment lead be conducted in a sound and punctual manner in full compliance with environmental regulations. 2.Recycling service This is for those residues which shtup be recycled from waste to fertilizers and other soil enhancer. Recycling is biological decomposition of organic squ ars. Bacteria, fungi, protozoan, insects, worms and other organisms typically play a intermit in the decomposition process. Composting is natures means of cycle. It exit eddy grass clipping, leaves, vegetables, fruit and other organic actuals into a very sound soil amendment. As a market pioneer we testament offer certain run.They are We have a well established website to specify our activities and services to our current and potential customers. Moreoer, they can place graze in our website and we exit provide them their desired services within 3 days. In order to increase the value of waste, we go out consult on dissimilar options of managing waste taking into consideration risk and cost/benefits and the present law of residues treatment and disposal. We testament provide an exclusive service at a low cost to maintain our disposal musical arrangement to our customer.thither leave alone be several teams consisting of technicians and workers who ordaining go to the companies individually on a regular basis to check the system working properly. Product verbal description Liquid waste solidification A solidified liquid waste is a Six-Step Process. 1. Evaluation Based on waste profile breeding provided by the customer or samples taken on site, Green Industry technicians test the samples at the nearest Green Industry landfill and select an sequester mixture of reagents and/or absorbents for treatment. 2.Transportation Green Industry transports the liquid waste to a designated Subtitle D landfill where it is weighed. Transport can be gracious using tanker trucks, drums or roll-off containers. 3. Monitoring The liquid waste is poured into a specially engineered liquid container privy. This basin is monitored regularly to meet that its surface dust intact and that no liquids l all(prenominal) into the sur shineing environment. 4. Introduction to Mixture Reagents and/or absorbents are introduced to the mixture. The basin may then be sealed depending on local air permit regulations or to fit the eeds of the waste materials . 5. Tests The liquid and reagents/absorbents are mechanically mixed. Once the liquid hardens, one or to a greater extent paint filter tests are performed to confirm that the substance is no long in a liquid state. 6. Landfill Disposal Solidified waste is transferred from the engineered basin to a site vehicle and right awayed for disposal within the adjacent Subtitle D landfill. Recycling The residues which can be recycled to fertilizers will be evaluated by our experienced technicians and then will be sent to our recycle department to process it.These recycling/composting social units work as follows. The unit is 50 feet long. The sludge is placed into one end of the unit. To make compost, additional dry fibrous material such as sawdust, wood chips, or shinny must be added. We will acquire a steady bring of these from International Paper Company. The unit turns wordyly, making four revolutions per hour, to ensure that comme il faut oxygen gets to all of the composting mat erial. Also, the unit is set on a very slight, 2 degree angle so that as the unit turns, the material slowly migrates toward the opposite end of the unit.During the composting process, the material heats up (due to the natural reaction) to temperatures of virtually(prenominal) 140 degrees Fahrenheit this kills any harmful bacteria in the composting material. Temperature can be controlled to ensure optimum composting environment. Also, the moisture levels can be controlled to ensure optimum composting. aft(prenominal) three days, the material has reached the opposite end of the unit where it is removed. determine In Bangladesh most of the exertion-owners are not willing to cede high cost to develop effluent commission system in their industries.So our main goal will be to provide our service at minimum possible price in the prototypal level of the business. Place To reduce our cost we will use direct distribution system which means all our services will be lendable in our regional office. Promotion Our promotional strategy will be two-fold graduation exercise level promotion will focus on before, during, and six-spot months chase our opening the second phase of promotion will direct with the long term activities. The purposes of the first phase are to create market for our go with and to ensure early and sustained profitability.The purpose of the second phase is to ensure long-term growth and helps boost us toward achieving our goal of expanding newbornfangled market and sectors throughout Bangladesh. In this report we will describe the first phase of promotion. Personal Selling Once face-to-face with our customer, we will be unique in our creative and flexible approach in order to solve our clients waste problems. Our approach will be that of a consulting firm. We will visit the customer and investigate which residues the industry has. We will manage and perk whatever residues exist.The process begins with an evaluation meeting with our fu ture client where our model will analyze the scrap output and recommend the most effective collection system. Pick-up will be scheduled on an as-needed basis or on a regular schedule, depending on the situation. The clients needs can be met by a variety of equipment, including special trucks. After the initial consultation, a comprehensive and customized design will be submitted to the customer. The result will be a program that fits neatly into an organizations day-to-day activities as well as its long-term planning.Arranging Campaigns About 6,000 large and medium industries and 24,000 small industries are operating in Bangladesh which discharge effluents directly to the rivers or nearby duct or piddlebed without any regard to environment. Green Industry will enjoin a huge number of campaigns and seminars to aware people about the river befoulment they are responsible of. We will focus mainly on the owners of textile, tannery, pharmaceutical, form and paper, metal, food indu stry, fertilizers, cement, and chemical industries to attend these campaigns and seminars.According to an expert, an average of 19 isometric liter water containing to a greater extent than 300 different chemical compounds is being discharged daily from these industries. So our main objective will be to protect our rivers from pollution by influencing industry-owners to adopt waste management system and for their convenience we will provide our technology. Advertisement We will utilize direct mail and face-to-face promotional strategies to raise awareness about our products and services in the buns markets. Newspaper advertising may to a fault be used.All our advertisement will convey two messages stop pollution and use our product because we are trustworthy. We will focus on our services in our advertisements. Some Billboards promoting Green Industry will include a pedagogy referring to aware people against river pollution in the industrial areas. The statement could be, Can y ou live without pure drinking water? If not, Save the Rivers and relieve Waste Management. Internet We will have a study heavy website geared toward educating potential customers about the benefits of our products and services. All literature, business cards, and so forth ill include our website and e-mail address information. Sales Promotion We will offer special offers to promote our product in the beginning stage. For example, we will install the plant with no service charge for the first degree Celsius customers. Besides, we will offer discounts and prizes on special occasions. We will overly generate product trial but in a hold in way. plump for Phase Promotions Publicity As the business grows and expands we will wrap up to adjudicate everydayity through news media to tout our successes. Advertising We will continue to make face-to-face contact with customers and potential customers.Mail-outs will be through with(p) again within a few months of start up. The second r ound of mail outs will be updated to reflect the benefits provided to customers thus far. Such mail-outs will be sent periodically. Internet We will continue to have a comprehensive website. The website will be updated to provide responses to frequently asked questions. After the first six months, and certainly after the first year, we will evaluate the viability of having behind clients advertise on our site, and conversely, we will evaluate viability of advertising on our localise clients websites (if applicable).Product Life wheel around Every product has a limited life and product sales pass through distinct stages, each posing different challenges, opportunities, and problem to the seller. Introduction Stage At the entry stage our sales growth will tend to be slow because it takes time to roll out a new product. Our profit will be low or negative. pic fig Product Life Cycle In the introduction stage our marketing strategies will be Product will be introduced to the target market with brand name and trust. Pricing will be low. We will maintain a lean cost structure.We will dispose of waste in large quantities, thus enjoying demean costs and economies of scale. Distribution will be selective until customers show bankers acceptance of the product. Promotion is aimed to building awareness of the product as well as environmental pollution. Growth Stage When our product will be reliable by the early adopters, we will tend to achieve the growth stage. In this stage, our strategies will be Product quality will be keep and our research and development department will try to add new product features. Pricing will be lower to encourage the medium and small industries to adopt our waste management system. Distribution coverage will be increased to other division of Bangladesh. We will provide our service in Khulna and Bogra outside Dhaka. Promotion will be for product tasting advertising. We will focus more industries in our promotional activities. Si tuation digest Dhaka city of ours is affected with various environmental problems staking the lives of its inhabitants. Because of highly heavy(p) population, lack of environmental understanding among the inhabitants and absence of proper role of public agencies it is going to be one of the deadliest cities in world as well.At present river pollution in Bangladesh has become a headache for all environment concern people. In Bangladesh, industrial units are mostly primed(p) along the banks of the rivers. There are obvious reasons for this such as grooming of transportation for incoming raw materials and outgoing finished products. Unfortunately, as a consequence, industrial units drain effluents directly into the rivers without any consideration of the environmental degradation. The most problematic industries for the water sector are textiles, tanneries, pulp and paper mills, fertilizer, industrial chemical production and refineries.A complex mixture of hazardous chemicals, so me(prenominal) organic and inorganic, is discharged into the water bodies from all these industries usually without treatment. To improve the situation, the judicature has decided to make it mandatory for all industries to have effluent treatment plants. But in Bangladesh in that location is no such a lodge like us to provide the complete solution for managing liquid waste. therefrom it is the high time for us to enter the market and create consciousness among people against river pollution. Customer Analysis Target mart ILRM will target the industries which produce liquid and hazardous residues.We will use demographic and geographic segmentation so that we can reach the customer more expeditiously and effectively with products and services that match their different needs. Geographic Segmentation Green Industry will focus on these areas which are being dumbly polluted by the industrial wastes. The major industrial locations of the country are concentrated in three metropolitan areas Dhaka, which includes Tejgaon, Hazaribagh, Demra, Tongi, Savar, and Narayangonj. Khulna, which includes Shiromoni, Kalishpur, and Rupsha. Chittagong, which includes Kalurghat, Patenga, Bhatiary, Nasirabad, and Kaptai. Bogra is a fastly exploitation industrial center in the northwestern part of the country where legion(predicate) of the machine tools and agro-based industries are located. In the first year of operation, GI will target only to Dhaka and Chittagong and after reaching the break pull down point in these locations we will expand our area coverage. Corporate/ master copy Segmentation As GIs mission is to reduce water pollution by installing GIs product in the selected industries, we will keep those industries which are mostly responsible for the pollution on our center of our attention.Estimated industrial pollution has summarized in Table 1 in the index. It shows the top-eleven most polluting industries, which we will focus on. They are- pulp and paper, phar maceuticals, metal, food industry, fertilizers, cement, tanneries, textiles, and industrial chemicals. securities industry Growth This market growth is fueled by a more health conscious customer. By different campaigns and seminars we will induce industry owners to adopt waste management process which will enable us to grow our market. again, our recycling process has a great potential market of selling fertilizers.After a certain period of time when our company reaches to maturity stage, we will introduce more ways of disposing hazardous and non-hazardous industrial residues. This will help us to continue our market growth smoothly through entering into new market segments in different stage. Market Trends Current trends in the market greatly favor the start-up of our waste management business. Laws have been passed in Bangladesh placing greater emphasis on industrial waste management. These laws take effect in 2009. Large industries are already desire a means of disposal their waste in an environment friendly way.So Green Industry solves their problem. Again our recycling department also has a great impact on organic fertilizer market. The contract for compost to use in organic farming and other applications is increment rapidly. Marketing Strategy for Small Industries Some small industries will not have much space for implementing our liquid waste solidification process. Because they also produce toxic liquid wastes which pollute rivers at almost corresponding rate as large industries do, we have special service to offer. We will provide them a special kind of containers to pour their liquid waste into these containers. Then we will collect the ontainers daily and dispose them safely in our companys personal basin constructed in our factory area. The service charge and transportation cost will be paid by the customers. Level of Competition In Bangladesh the level of competition for our company is low. There are no companies in the market that have a proposal like ours to manage all liquid waste released by a company, either with commercial value or not, in a safe way. The main competitors are the current companies that collect specific types of scrap. Most of these companies are small, offering unprofessional services with low scale economies in their operations.Risks After evaluating the critical elements of the coronation and business risk, we have come to the conclusion that there is an acceptable overall risk for the Green Industry concept for the following reasons Industry We will be a pioneer in a nascent industry. However, this industry has great potential. Demand assumptions In our country most of the industry-owners are not willing to allocate their investment for waste management. quite an they will throw their wastes to a river which is cost free. Our main obstacle will be to pursue them to develop a waste management system.Again small industries do not have much space and investment to apply our waste management system. Though we have a different and convenient plan for these small industries, but convincing them will be much tougher than the pursuing big industries. Technological and working(a) obsolescence New operational and technological processes will likely reduce the quantity of waste generated. However, this will not only be a slow process, but not all companies will be willing to pay for the changes required. Some industries will be very difficult and costly to change.We believe there will always be an industrial waste demand. Branding As a new company brand value is important for the growth of our business. We will create our brand equity by stating the benefits and attributes of our products and services. Our brand will enjoin our core value which is to save our river water from getting polluted. Moreover, our brand promises to provide all stated services to our customers. Benefits of liquid waste solidification Cost-savings over alternative treatment and disposal solutions. Compliance with environmental regulations. Long-term indemnification.Advantages of this recycling/composting method are as follows Recycling is completed rapidly in three days. Other methods take 90 plus days. Waste materials in the unit are isolated from the environment. The manager has precise control of moisture, temperature, and aeration during the process to ensure the most efficient composting possible. In-vessel composting can maintain a rapid decomposition process year-round regardless of external ambient conditions. The material can be used for improvement of organic matter mental object and fertility of soil.

Is K-Pop a Good Influence or Bad Influence?

What is K-Pop? K-pop or known as Korean Pop is a new music genre that was originally come from South Korea, Asia. slightly say K-pop offered another style of music which has catchier and offer easy auditory modality songs for their respectrs. What desexs it different too is that the style the singer has shown is something new for us and how they provoke deliver music on their own way that I moot n nonpareil of this ever existed before. Just kindred how they could mix perfectly amongst the upbeat songs with various kinds of dancing and obviously with their nigh looking actresses who allow for make anyone who watch it leave alone fall for them.Good morning Sir/ Madam, straight off I would like to talk most how K-Pop brings proficient influences for many teenagers. The love for K-Pop has been spreading widely nowadays, especially in Indonesia. People are lean whether K-Pop brings a bully influence or bad influence for teenagers. Firstly, it is ticket for teenagers to li ke K-pop. I believe to be fond of Korean idol is fine. How could I say so? First, as I read on an article, admiring someone who has professionalism in doing their job entrust bring a good suggestion to the fans that leading suggest the fans to do the same.As it is already a fans nature for admiring and feeling proud to the attitude of their idol. Being a K-pop artisan is really hard, they must rescue good grade at steer because their grades would show whether they are willing to grow or not, and have a good skill that has been examined by the agency and as well as a good attitude. So thats why professionalism is the most important thing for creation a K-pop artist. This professionalism will enforce teenagers to do so.Fans want to be like their idols, K-Pop idols are showing hard working attitude and how they never give birth up their dreams and become break off as time goes by, for example they allow packed and brutal training schedule in order for them to be better an d better. Thus it will motivates the fans. Another thing that it is already a nature for fans when they love an idol, theyll do e realthing. Many of K-pop artists are smart, for example is Cho Kyu Hyun who is very smart in Mathematics and has won several Math Olympiads in South Korea, this encourages the fans of Cho Kyu Hyun to study hard as hey are seeing Kyu Hyun as their role model, at the time when Cho Kyu Hyun won several medals he was also in his teenage year, therefore its easy for fans to look upon him because it suits their situation now. Secondly, teenagers could widen their social intercourse and even knowledge. Why? When someone likes K-pop I push aside make sure that they will not occur it for her or himself. They will share it with others, for example joining fans gathering, K-pop fans will try to spread the love.By liking K-pop fans usually will continuously gain the latest updates of their idols as a fans nature is to dig as much as they atomic number 50 as l ong as its related to their idols and that will force them to be aware on how to connect themselves with the dry land that might make them organism sophisticated teenagers. Sounds rare? But thats the truth. Knowing K-pop will make fans curious slightly South Korea itself, as they will be hard to be closer to their idols as much as they can, they would try to learn South Koreas culture and language, this is useful for teenagers as it could enriches their knowledge about the world outside.Furthermore, I would like to say that K-pop unites the world. Teenagers nowadays are able to image new friends around the world through K-pop fancafe or social networks as they are sharing the same interests. Having friends overseas are good as theyll be using English since English is the universal language and that would train them to speak English more. Articles about K-pop for international fans are also pen in English, therefore fans will try to improve their English as they dont want to mis s their idols latest updates. in spite of the view from the adults that liking K-pop will cause teenagers to lose their nationalism, as when someone is obsessed about something, they will do everything related to it and by liking K-pop means that teenagers will discount more time in learning about South Korea and forgetting about Indonesias tradition and culture. Adults have also been saying that K-pop safe gives distraction to teenagers. especially parents think that their children are distracted from their studies as they always think about K-pop, watching videos about K-pop or reading fan fiction and neglect their studies.Another reason that was given by them is because of the consumerism soul of teenagers. It is true that be K-pop fans is not cheap. Even an album that only has 5 songs in it could greet Rp. 200,000 . It is a fans nature that they want to meet their idols so when their idols come, they become dreadful to watch the concerts and moreover whenever theres conce rt, merchandises such as light-stick, banner would be immanent for them to cheer their idols and all of those are not cheap. Adults are thinking that its unspoilt wasting money.People are saying that K-pop artists are fake and just motivates teenagers to do shaping surgery in order to look beautiful or charming. They are saying that K-pop is all about plastic surgery, the K-pop artists will do it so they can be pretty or handsome and sometimes its necessary if they want to have a lot of fans in Korean music industry. I myself believe that nothing is wrong with plastic surgery, why would we accuse someone for being fake only because they did plastic surgery? Its not like they are doing crime.Every person in this world has their own rights, if the K-pop artists want to do it, then its their rights, it doesnt go against the homophile rights. Afterall, what is wrong for someone having a desire to have a better look? I don think that this brings bad influence for teenagers, even i n South Korea itself, parents usually give their children plastic surgery as natal day presents and this motivates the children to be a good and well-mannered child if they want to get plastic surgery as their present.So, I strongly believe that there is nothing wrong with it. All of those are true. However its affirm to themselves. Its back to their ability to control themselves and to hold their temptation. As long as its consumed wisely, I believe that K-pop will only bring good influences for teenagers as I myself experience it. In my experience, I believe that K-pop has bring good influences into my life. Despite people saying that K-pop will distract me from my studies, I am very sure that it doesnt.In fact, K-pop is one of the main factors that motivates me to study even harder and keep up good marks. I see K-pop as my motivation, I always think that if I study hard and get good results, in the end I can award myself by going to K-pop concerts or buying their official mercha ndises. Whenever theres a big exam coming, I always make a note which says something like Rank 1 = K-pop plan , and it really motivates me. I really respect all the K-pop artists, they sacrifice everything to give chase their dreams.Theres this one quote that always stuck in my head, If you really want one thing, you have to give up on another , said lee side Tae Min, a member of SHINee. It teaches me that if I really want something, I have to stick to it, be consistent and not easily influenced by others, I have to focus on my aims. Moreover, K-pop teaches me to fight for what I want, just as what Minho, a member of SHINee, korean boy group says, If you dont give up your hopes and dreams, then there will always be a good ending. Thank you for your attention and now I end this speech.