Discuss What Relationship Bret Harte Elaborates Between Frontier Experience and the Formation of Society.
Discuss What Relationship Bret Harte Elaborates Between Frontier Experience and the Formation of Society. Bret Harte rocketed into fame overnight after his release of The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Short Stories. Before this Bret Harte was the editor of a well know newspaper, Overland Monthly, and before this he was appointed 'Secretary of the United States Branch Mint' at San Francisco and he also worked as a miner in his earlier years. Harte derived his method from the famous author Charles Dickens (as he from Smoulett) but Harte appeared to have a finer sense of form within his works. The short stories of The Luck of the Roaring Camp and Other Short Stories present not so much novel situation as eccentric character e.g. Melissa Smith in M'liss. Harte also captures the romance of those days, the glamour of the quest of gold (and the not so glamorous quest of it) and the atmosphere of the time and place. More than any other author, Bret Harte was responsible for the literary representation of the Gold Rush and placing California on the world's literary map. The challenge he faced was how to represent a lawless and uncivilised phase of American history that would not only capture the imagination of the middle-class but also to be socially acceptable. Harte decided that the best way to overcome this problem was to import romantic situations and plot structures in an
Applying the Theory of Constraints to Management Problems
Assignment Two: Applying Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Critical Chain (CC) Tools to Management Problems MGMT206: Systems Thinking and Decision Making Victoria Management School Lecturers: Garoon Pongsart and Garry Tansley Submitted by: Benjamin Pringle Student ID: 301023129 Tutor: Hannah Tutorial: 2.30 Weds Date Submitted: Friday 29 May 2009, 2pm Part One: Introduction The theory of constraints (T.O.C) is a framework put forward by Eliyahu Goldratt in his book "The Goal", to describe the holistic approach to systems management The T.O.C. model provides managers with an approach to running a profitable and efficient organisation, which reflects the decisions and actions undertaken (i.e. cause and effect relationship). A common way of looking at an organisation under Goldratt's model is to envision a 'chain', in which each part of a production process is inter-linked with the tasks around it. The speed and efficiency of the entire process (throughput) can only be as fast as the slowest part (the bottleneck). Bottlenecks are an extremely common constraint that occur all around us; from waiting in traffic at peak-hour to buying groceries, bottlenecks limit the speed of the entire process. In an organisational context, bottlenecks could be out-of-date machinery, poorly trained staff, or myriad other problems. If the 'whole is greater than the parts', then the
Analysis of Specific Visual Spaces In South Africa
. INTRODUCTION: SPATIALITY. Spatiality is defined as any property relating to or occupying a space. When one examines this notion one will find that it is extremely broad in its nature. The various relations such a property can have to its space that it occupies ranges from physical spheres to symbolic and even historic spatial spheres. The majority of the spaces involved are layered under numerous ideological and mythical layers. These elements deal with various power and control structures that are able to be analyzed and revealed. (Spatiality: 2008) Choosing a space specifically in South Africa creates opportunity to analyze or examine a space that is worthy of critical discourse and rich in controversy and heritage because of our past. Here I believe that various elements such as ideological and mythical systems will be revealed many times over regarding the specific landscape I choose to examine. The space I chose to examine is a newly built shopping/entertainment centre in Irene which is called Irene Village Mall. A brief overview of Irene and its history will follow as well as an in depth examination of the Irene Village Mall regarding its relationship to the various spatial spheres. 2. IRENE, DOORNKLOOF. The earliest historical writings record that a tribe called the Bakwena or the Crocodile people lived in the Irene area in the 1800's. The tribe was later driven
The genealogical landscape, then, that emerges from Chesnutt's stories reveals the interwoven bonds between blacks and whites and their senses of place.
"The southern sense of place," Barabara Allen asserts, "is constructed, maintained, and articulated in a distinctively regional conversational pattern . . . [in which] the landscape becomes a symbolic . . . complex structure of both kinship networks and landownership patterns" (152-53). The plot of land or "homeplace" is an "autonomous entity," where genealogies and class distinctions are vital to its existence. In "Genealogical Landscape and the Southern Sense of Place," Allen shows how southern land, particularly rural areas in Kentucky, and its owners (past and present) are inextricably linked, fostering a sense of southern community, conversation, and consciousness. Property ownership, Allen maintains, is the structural foundation of genealogical landscape. Her paradigm-landscape plus kinship plus conversation equals a regional identity-destabilizes, as she acknowledges, once race and class enter the equation. Yet, Allen further claims that these differences, though they complicate the system, do not "subvert [its] basic structure." The "tenants," black and white sharecroppers or farm laborers, exist outside the "kinship network" and relinquish any rights as "full-fledged member[s] of the community" because "there is no way to weave them into the community fabric; they are ghostlike figures who wander nameless and placeless through the social landscape, a class
What were the principal features of Chinese cities?
Neil Morbey, PLYMOUTH, 11/08/82 What were the principal features of Chinese cities? Originally given as a presentation (so it is in a strange format.) Chinese cities grew from a very early age. Slightly later than some of the Sumerian civilizations but parallel to some middle east civilizations. The first evidence of urban city and civilization in China was in 2000bc. From the earliest cities they carried a continuity in there urban form. This was down to the Chinese importance of the plan and an early scripting of what a Chinese city should be made up of. Chinese attitudes towards tradition and continuity were strong. With each new dynasty creating a new capital, usually in new locations, but all returning to traditional planning. Chinese imperial cities all had a few key features that most stuck to. For a start Every city had walls. Initially the walls were for defence as china's vassals were fighting. So a wall and sometimes a moat were essential. This led to a lot of rectilinear walls being fundamental in Chinese planning, The 'walls within walls' theme is very popular. In Written Chinese the Word for a city is 'Cheng' Which also means city wall. A gate or several gates opened to each direction from the city, leading to the countryside and connecting thoroughfares. The layout of the streets was regular and in a grid pattern, with the palace office at the centre.
How Great an Impact on an Organisations effectiveness does its Structure have?
How Great an Impact on an Organisations effectiveness does its Structure have? An organisational structure is very important to any business no matter the size and without a solid structure the staffing function becomes randomly inefficient and ineffective. A good organisational structure will help a management team in any business to achieve high performance through increases in efficiency and effectiveness. Basic research on organisational structures that are relevant to this essay are those of Lawrence and Lorsch (1967), Drazin and Van de Ven (1985) and Mintzberg (1989). Research on the organisation structures in six enterprises conducted by Lawrence and Lorsch (1967) summarised the features of the organisation structure to be the span of control, number of levels to a shared superior, time span of review of departmental performance, specificity of review of departmental performance and importance of formal rules. Drazin and Van de Ven (1985) defined the organisational structure in terms of specification, standardisation, discretion and personnel expertise. They agreed with Lawrence and Lorsh on the feature of specialisation. Mintzberg (1989) studied seven types of organisations, namely, entrepreneurial, machine, professional, diversified, innovative, missionary and political. He found them to be based on key parts of the organisation, type of decentralisation and their
Aspects of Social Exclusion and the Planning System.
Planning Theory and Practice 4PLN798 Module Paper 2 Stephenie Thourgood 01096471 Aspects of Social Exclusion and the Planning System The paper will discuss the various theories and approaches to planning with regard to social exclusion. Firstly 'Planning' is defined for the context of the paper. The readings reviewed approach and offer views on the changes in planning theory and practice that have taken place in an attempt to reduce social exclusion. Suggestions are made regarding the causes of social exclusion and the ways in which the planning system should change in the future to further reduce social exclusion. The readings can be applied all over the world to many locations and many planning systems, but the bulk of the paper will refer to British examples. Planning is the system in place for managing changes to our environment. Through planning we can identify what changes we need to make; new homes, places to work, transport and community facilities etc; and where these should be located. Planning seeks to ensure that we achieve a balance between our need for new development while conserving what we value about our environment. Planning aims to balance our current need for development against the needs of future generations. Planning is about forward thinking to solve the problems of today and apprehend the problems of the future. It is about reflecting and
The Pyramids of Giza.
The Pyramids of Giza The pyramids were erected on a rocky plateau on the west bank of the River Nile near Giza, northern Egypt; in ancient times they were included among the Seven Wonders of the World. The largest of the three pyramids is called the Great Pyramid; it is the largest of the three, the length of each side at the base averaging 230 metres and its original height being 147 metres. But how ever it has weathered over the many years it has been standing. All three of the structures were covered in limestone but over time have been stolen of their riches. The Great Pyramid's core is made of yellowish limestone blocks, the outer casing (now almost completely gone) and the inner passages are of finer light-coloured limestone, and the interior burial chamber is built of huge blocks of granite. Approximately 2.3 million blocks of stone were cut, transported, and assembled to create the 5,750,000-ton structure, which is a masterpiece of technical skill and engineering ability. The internal walls as well as those few outer-casing stones that still remain in place show finer joints than any other masonry constructed in ancient Egypt. The question of how the pyramids were built has not received a wholly satisfactory answer. The most plausible one is that the Egyptians employed a sloping and encircling embankment of brick, earth, and sand, which was increased in height and
The Crusader's Oath
The Crusader's Oath The first impulse to the Crusade came from an appeal of the Eastern Emperor, Michael VII (1071-1078) to Pope Gregory VII for aid against the Seljuks. Alexius I (1088-1118), a stronger ruler than his immediate predecessors in Constantinople, saw the splits happening between the Seljuk Chiefs as an opportunity to take the offensive. He appealed to Pope Urban II for assistance in raising a body of knights from the west to help him recover his lost Asiatic states. Urban called on all Christendom to take part in the work, promising a complete remission of sins to those who would take the arduous journey. Urban thus combined the old idea of pilgrimage to the holy land with the more recent idea of holy war against the infidel. The crusader was at once pilgrim and soldier, bound by a solemn vow to visit the Holy Land in the ranks of an organised, armed expedition. The Red Cross sewn onto their clothes marked out people who had taken this vow. This vow was a permanent obligation that could be enforced by legal sanctions. It served to keep the ranks of the crusading armies from dwindling once serious obstacles were encountered. The story of the beginning of the crusade goes like this. Upon the completion of the speech (Urban's), the local bishop immediately knelt before the throne and begged permission to be the first pilgrim. Urban presented him with a red
History Around us - Cromford Village and Mills, Derbyshire
History Around us - Cromford Village and Mills, Derbyshire In 1771 Richard Arkwright, the man credited with inventing the water frame, came to Cromford in the Derwent Valley, often called the "Cradle of the Industrial Revolution". There, he set up the first successful water powered cotton mill. Between 1771 and 1800, Arkwright had built three mills and the village of Cromford had grown considerably. Over time the site has changed and so is the subject of many disagreements by historians. In this project I shall present my observations and evidence of changes to the village of Cromford (in part 1) and the mill site (in part 2). There are many theories as to why Richard Arkwright chose Cromford for his mills. Cromford has a good source of water from being in a valley and with the Cromford Sough, an underground river that never dries nor freezes. It is remote which, although a problem for transportation was good for preventing anyone from copying his ideas, it was also away from workers rioting and smashing machinery in Lancashire. Being a rural village, there was no shortage of land or difficulty with planning. Of course, Arkwright may simply have chosen the area because he knew it, or had friends there. Part 1 - How far did Cromford Village Change as a Result of Arkwright choosing it as the site for his Mill? As can be seen from Source 1, Cromford was small just a