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  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Most people are kind to strangers. For example, they might be willing to return a purse, or perhaps take two lost people into their home. Or, in some cases, you would keep a secret or something about the others’ lifestyle, to yourself. All this is seen in the short story â€Å"Searching for Summer† by Joan Aiken. In this paper, I intend to prove to you that the above statements are true.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  In the story â€Å"Searching for Summer†, two young people, Tom and Lily, are married. At this time, the sun was hidden behind large clouds from, possibly , a nuclear blast. This is not made clear to the reader in the story. For their honeymoon, Tom and Lily went off in search of the sun. they motorbike that they were driving on broke down so they stopped in the town of Molesworth. They met an elderly lady and her blind son at a bus stop. When they realized that the lady had left her purse, they decided to return it to her at her home into the woods. When they arrived, they discovered that the sun always shone at William and his mother‘s cabin. When they returned to the town to retrieve the fixed motorbike, they kept the sun secret to themselves when asked about it by the nosy innkeeper and left.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Tom and Lily were kind to the elderly pair when they hardly knew them. They brought the old lady’s purse to her. â€Å"She walked so slowly.....I think we ought to take it to her, don’t you Tom?† (676). To me this quote shows how Lily is willing to help a person she doesn’t even know. Another time that this trait is shown is when we find out that Lily is still wearing her wedding sandals on the walk to the old lady’s home, even though it is painful. â€Å"Lily was still wearing her wedding sandals......†(676). Not very many people would be willing to go through pain and agony to return a purse. I know that I might consider waiting until I had more comfortable shoes. But this just goes to prove that some people are just kinder than others to strangers. But they aren’t the only ones in this story who are this way.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  William and his mother show kindness to Tom and Lily in the story. When Tom and Lily arrive at their cabin, the old lady shows much gratitude and invites them in, even though she has just met them.

Lis Pendens Essay

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The doctrine of lis pendens1contained in Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (hereinafter â€Å"TPA†) and expressed by the maxim ut lite pendente nihil innoveturem bodies the principle of law that â€Å"†¦pending a litigation nothing new should be introduced, and provides that pendente lite2, neither party to the litigation, in which any right to immovable property is in question, can alienate or otherwise deal with such property so as to affect his opponent.†3 The basis of this doctrine rests on the idea that â€Å"†¦the very purpose of seeking relief against any grievance [through a judicial proceeding] would be meaningless and ineffective†4 â€Å"†¦if alienations pendente lite were permitted to prevail†5 as despite having a decree of the Court in his favor, the plaintiff would have to commence proceedings de novo in order to reclaim his rights from the person to whom the property right was transferred by the defendant. The do ctrine can be said to be an aspect of the principle of res judicata6and has its basis in â€Å"expediency and necessity of fine adjudication†7 and the need of having â€Å"finality in litigation†.8The doctrine is based on the notions of justice, equity and good conscience9 and has emerged out of public policy considerations.10 This paper deals with the doctrine of lis pendens as it is contained in the Transfer of Property Act 1882 and analyses the doctrine under the following heads: (A) Theoretical Basis (B) Essential Conditions and (C) Effect of a transfer pendente lite. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Why this project? This is a project in the subject of Property Law for the completion of assessment and evaluation as it is part of the curriculum. The above project titled ‘Doctrine of Lis Pendens (Section 52): A Critical Analysis’ is part and parcel of course of Property Law subject in eighth semester. The project lies for the complete analysis of the theme through which we will be able to find out and highlight the basis and their relevance in the subject. SCOPE The project deals with some of the questions arising out of Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 which deals with the transfer of immovable property pendente lite. The research will be restricted to the given topic and secondary sources are used for the purpose of this research. OBJECTIVE The objective of the research is to study in depth Section 52 and critically analyze it referring to various books and Law Commission Report. Also, to find out the limitations and loopholes which are there in the Section in light of different case laws and judicial pronouncements. HYPOTHESIS Pendency of a suit or a proceeding shall be deemed to continue until the suit or a proceeding is disposed of by final decree or order, and complete satisfaction or discharge of such decree or order has been obtained or has become unobtainable by reason of the expiration of any period of limitation prescribed for the execution thereof by any law for the time being in force RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Doctrinal Research This project is mainly the outcome of the library based research. The research is of the systematic exposition, analysis and critical evaluation of legal rules and their inter-relationships. Articles, books, case study and secondary data are referred for the literature review and reference and based on it analysis and conclusion are drawn. CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL BASIS This part will enquire into the theoretical basis of the doctrine of lis pendens. The broader question that is sought to be answered here arises in a situation when a person unknowingly acquires title to a property which is involved in a civil dispute which is yet to be decided upon. In this situation, the question that is often raised is that on what basis the rights of the ignorant transferee can be subverted under the doctrine of lis pendens in order to recognize the rights of the victorious party in the  dispute over the disputed property. Two theories have been out forth in this regard. The first theory states that a pending suit is a constructive notice to the entire world and thus an ignorant transferee is consequently deemed in law to be aware of the disputed condition of the property and is barred from making the claim that s/he was a bonafide purchaser.11 However this theory is being increasingly displaced by another which relies on public policy considerations to justify the doctrine of lis pendens. Accordingly â€Å"†¦the doctrine is not founded on any theory of notice at all, but is based upon the necessity†¦ [for] preventing litigants from disposing of the property in†¦such manner as to interfere with execution of the court’s decree. Without such a principle†¦ all suits for specific property might be rendered abortive by successive alienations of the property in suit, so that at the end of the suit another would have to be commenced, and after that, another, making it almost impracticable for a man ever to make his rights available by a resort to the courts of justice.†12 This theory does away with need of inferring a constructive notice from fact of existence of the dispute. The transferee’s rights are not affected because the suit amounts to a constructive notice but because â€Å"†¦law does not allow litigant parties to give to others, pending the litigation, rights to the property in dispute, so as to prejudice the opposite party.†13 â€Å"The intention of the doctrine is to invest the Court with complete control over alienations in the res which is pendente lite, and thus to render its judgment binding upon the alienees, as if they were parties, notwithstanding the hardship in individual cases.†14 It has been argued that such a stringent version of this doctrine imposes an undue burden on innocent purchasers who buy disputed property. This is particularly so in cases where the lis is not duly registered under Section 18 of the Indian Registration Act, 1908. The states of Maharashtra and Gujarat have enacted state amendme nts which restrict the application of this doctrine to the cases where the parties to the dispute have registered the lis under the Indian Registrations Act 1908. This affords protection purchasers who may not have any means of determining the existence of a dispute in relation to the property they intend to deal with.15 CHAPTER 3 ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS The following conditions have to be satisfied for the application of Section 52 of TPA: (I) A suit or proceeding â€Å"in which any right to immovable property is directly and specifically in question†16 must be pending in an appropriate Court (II) The suit should not be a collusive one. In such a case, the property â€Å"cannot be transferred or otherwise dealt with by any party to the suit or proceeding so as to affect the rights of any other party thereto under any decree or order which may be made therein, except under the authority of the court and on such terms as it may impose.†17 The following parts deal with each of these elements in detail. Pending Suit â€Å"A suit is commenced by the filing of a plaint, and appeals and execution proceedings are a continuation of the suit.†18 According to of Section 52 a transfer of property involved in a suit while the pendency of the suit is hit by the rule of lis pendens enshrined therein. For a suit to be pending the Court must have the necessary jurisdiction. In the absence of such jurisdiction, â€Å"the decree pronounced by the Court will be a nullity†19 and hence would not attract the rule of lis pendens. An appeal or execution is included in the continuation of the suit and the bar of lis pendens extends over such proceedings. â€Å"The explanation to the said section indicates that the pendency of a suit would encompass the stage after the final decree till complete satisfaction and discharge of such decree or order. It is, therefore, obvious that legislature †¦ has thought it fit to extend the scope and ambit of the terminology â€Å"suit† even for covering the execution proceedings in connection with decrees passed in such suits†20 A transfer made before the pendency of the suit is not subjected to this rule.21 A suit filed in a foreign court cannot be a lis pendens under this rule.22The rule cannot apply to properties situated outside India.23 Furthermore the right to an immovable property24 must be directly and specifically be involved in the suit.25 Suit must not be collusive Section 52 of TPA becomes operative as soon as a bona-fide suit is instituted which is not in any way collusive.26 A collusive proceeding27 is different from a fraudulent proceeding. In a fraudulent proceeding, the claims made are false and are instituted to injure the plaintiff. Whereas in a collusive  proceeding, there is a secret arrangement between the parties to the suit and the object of instituting such proceedings is to utilize the judicial forum to curtail the claims of bona-fide transferees over the disputed property.28 A collusive proceeding would bind the parties but not their transferees.29 CHAPTER 4 EFFECT OF TRANSFER PENDENTE LITE â€Å"The transfer when it falls within the mischief of [Section 52 of TPA] will be deemed to be non est for the purpose of lis pendens.†30 The right to the property will continue to vest in the transferor notwithstanding he transferred it. However, there is no indication in the section that the transfer is rendered void. Rather, the transfer has been held to be â€Å"valid and operative as between the parties thereto.†31 The doctrine of lis pendens merely subordinates the rights of the transferee to the rights determined by the Court upon the completion of the proceedings. If the rights do not conflict, then the transfer would act as a valid transfer. This is can be inferred from the words, â€Å"so as to affect the rights of any other party thereto under any decree or order which may be made therein.†32 CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION This paper reviews the doctrine of lis pendens under Section 52 of TPA. It is evident from the analysis of the doctrine that the basis of the doctrine lies in public policy considerations and the expediency to ensure finality of litigation. While the doctrine does invalidate a transfer pendente lite it renders the rights of the transferor subservient to those determined by the Court in the ongoing proceedings. The doctrine demonstrates a classic case wherein individual rights of parties are rendered dormant to satisfy a public policy objective. The broad principle underlying Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 is to maintain the status quo unaffected by the act of any party to the litigation pending its determination. Even after the dismissal of a suit, a purchaser is subject to lis pendens, if an appeal is afterwards filed. If such a view is not taken, it would plainly be impossible that any action or suit could be brought to a successful  termination if alienations p endente lite were permitted to prevail. The explanation to Section lays down that the pendency of a suit or a proceeding shall be deemed to continue until the suit or a proceeding is disposed of by final decree or order, and complete satisfaction or discharge of such decree or order has been obtained or has become unobtainable by reason of the expiration of any period of limitation prescribed for the execution thereof by any law for the time being in force. INDEX OF AUTHORITIES 1. Legislations: a. Transfer of Property Act 1882. 2. Cases Cited: a. Thakurai Bhup Narain Singh v. Nawab Singh And Ors. [1957] AIR Pat 759 (HC). b. Bellamy v. Sabine [1857] (1) De G & J 566. c. Digambararao v. Rangarao [1949] AIR Bom 367 (HC). d. Lov Raj Kumar v. Daya Shankar [1986] AIR Del 364 (HC). e. Chanda Sab v. Jamshed Khan [1993] AIR Kant 338 (HC). f. Minakshi Saini v. Gurucharan Singh Sharma (2002) 2 Punj LR 439, 441 (HC). g. Simla Banking Industrial Co. Ltd. v. Firm Luddar Mal [1959] AIR Pun 490 (HC). h. Ghantesher Ghosh v. Madan Mohan Ghosh and Ors.[1997] AIR 471 (SC) . i. Umesh Chunder v. Zaboor Fatima [1956] AIR 593 (SC). j. Palani Chetti v. Subramanyam Chetti (1896) ILR 19 Mad 257. k. Sivaramakrishna v. K. Mammu (1957) 1 Mad LJ 14 (HC). l. Hans Nath v. Ragho Prasad (1932) ILR 54 All 159 (HC). m. Md. Shafiqullah Khan v. Md. Samiullah Khan [1929] AIR All 943 (HC). n. Gouri Dutt v. Sheikh Sukur Md. [1948] AIR PC 147 (PC). o. Nuzbat-ud Daula v. Dilband Begam 21 IC 570. p. Nagubai Ammal v. B. Sharma Rao [1956] 1 SCR 451 (SC) 3. Books: a. Sorabjee S, Darashaw J.Vakil’s Commentaries on the Transfer of Property Act (2nd Edn., Wadhwa Nagpur 2004). b. Bharuka G, Mulla: The Transfer of Property Act 1882 (10th Edn., Lexis Nexis 2006). 4. Dictionaries: a. Black H.C., Black’s Law Dictionary (4th Edn, West Publishing Company 1968). 5. Law Commission Reports: a. Law Commission of India, Section 52: The Transfer of Property Act 1882 and It’s Amendment (Law Com No. 157, 1998).

Healthcare Ecosystems

LTT1 – Healthcare Ecosystems The profession of health informatics is a relatively new one, blending the use of technologies with collecting, organizing, storing, using, and evaluating health information. Technology can assist healthcare workers on every clinical and administrative level to use information more effectively in clinical decision-making for patients, and in implementing strategic goals within an organization. Check Your Understanding 2. 1 Instructions: On a separate piece of paper, write down the word or term that correctly completes each of the sentences. . The ancient ___ developed surgical procedures, documented clinical cases, and created medical books. a. Egyptians b. Greeks c. Phoenicians d. Chinese 2. The ___ was established in 1847 to represent the interests of physicians across the United States. a. b. c. d. American Association of Medical Colleges American College of Surgeons Committee on Medical Education American Medical Association 3. Today, medical s chool students must pass a test before they can obtain a ___ to practice medicine. a. degree b. residency c. specialty d. license 4.The first general training school for ___ was opened at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in 1872. a. nurses b. physician assistants c. surgical specialists d. surgeons 5. Modern ___ must have either a two-year associate’s degree or a four- year bachelor’s degree from a state-approved nursing school. a. nurse practitioners b. licensed vocational nurses c. registered nurses d. licensed practical nurses 6. In 1910, Dr. Franklin H. Martin suggested that the surgical area of medical practice needed to become more concerned with ___. a. b. c. d. atient care professional standards patient outcomes nonsurgical medical care 7. Adoption of the Minimum Standards marked the beginning of the modern ___ process for healthcare organizations. a. accreditation b. licensing c. reform d. educational 8. According to the AMA’s definition, ___ incorporates the healthcare- related professions that function to assist, facilitate, and complement the work of physicians and other clinical specialists. a. home health b. nursing care c. ambulatory care d. allied health Which ancient civilization developed surgical procedures, documented clinical cases, and created medical books?Greeks Correct! Which organization was established in the mid 1800s, to represent the interests of physicians in the United States? American Medical Association Correct! What organization is the largest standard setting body in the world? Joint Commission Correct! This legislation required hospitals to conduct continued-stay review for Medicare and Medicaid patients. Utilization Review ACt Correct! This type of hospital specializes in providing inpatient care to individuals with mental and developmental orders. Psychiatric Correct!For-profit hospitals use their excess funds to improve their services and fund community services. False Correct! At a ho spital or large healthcare facility, this group will select qualified administrators to manage the organization. Board of Directors Correct! Which one of the following is considered a part of administrative support services? Human Resources Correct! Low energy laser, electric stimulation, ultrasound, biofeedback and aquatics treatment are used by which of the following allied health professionals? Physical therapy Correct!In which decade was magnetic resonance imaging first introduced in healthcare? 1980's Correct! This type of statement from an organization expresses intentions, philosophy, and organizational self-image. Vision statement Correct! An empowered staff member has the ability to: Change the work environment when some part of it interferes with the organizational mission Correct! Leader’s in today’s healthcare organizations may reinforce organizational values by doing which one of the following: Listen to the staff Correct! What is a 360Â ° review? A perfo rmance evaluation in which peers and colleagues participate Correct!Of these functions that sustain operational infrastructure, where would health informatics best fit? Knowledge Management Correct! In the healthcare organization, operating units are designed around patient-focused care for related disease groups and medical specialties. This is known as: Service Lines Correct! In 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services changed its payment regulations to eliminate payment for hospital-acquired complications. True Correct! The largest single group of healthcare organizations are: Acute Care Hospitals Correct!Which of the following is a system that deliberately monitors the long term relationship between stakeholders of a healthcare organization, and responds to changing needs? Strategic Correct! In what decade was the MRI first introduced? 1980's Correct! Which standard addresses disclosure of health information? Protecting Privacy of Health Information Correct! Which st andard addresses the intentional destruction of health information? Security and Integrity of Information Correct! Which standard addresses the monitoring of terminologies used in health information? Collection of health informationCorrect! Which standard addresses unplanned interruptions of electronic health record systems? Continuity of information Correct! Which standard asks for evidence that there are back up systems in the event of interruptions to electronic information processes? Continuity of information Correct! Which standard addresses flow of data and information within and out of the hospital? Information management planning Correct! Which standard requires evidence that health information is disseminated in a timely manner? Receival and transmission of health information Correct!Which standard addresses acronyms, synonyms, and abbreviations for medication dosage? Collection of health information Correct! Which standard requests evidence of policy implementation pertain ing to health information privacy? Protecting Privacy of Health Information Correct! Which standard requests evidence of policy implementation pertaining to unauthorized alteration of health information? Security and Integrity of Information Correct! This type of statement is sent to a patient: it shows how much the provider billed, the amount of the Medicare reimbursement to the provider, and what the patient must pay to the provider.Medicare summary notice Correct! All of these items are ‘packaged’ under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system, with the exception of one. Medical visits Correct! Which one of these is not a government-sponsored healthcare program? Blue Cross/Blue Shield Correct! Which health insurance plan covers the survivors of military personnel who died in the line of duty? CHAMPVA Correct! This legislation established an employee’s right to continue healthcare coverage beyond their scheduled termination date. COBRA Correct! What i s a MS-DRG grouper? A software program that assigns appropriate MS-DRGsCorrect! One of these items is not incorporated in the formula for determining fee schedule. Post medical school degrees held by provider Correct! Which uniform data set is used by skilled nursing facilities to gather standardized data? MDS Correct! Which one of the following is not used when calculating for patient severity level, for prospective reimbursement of home health services? Financial Correct! What form must be provided to a patient if there is a concern that Medicare will deny services because it feels the service may be medically unnecessary? ABN Healthcare Ecosystems LTT1 – Healthcare Ecosystems The profession of health informatics is a relatively new one, blending the use of technologies with collecting, organizing, storing, using, and evaluating health information. Technology can assist healthcare workers on every clinical and administrative level to use information more effectively in clinical decision-making for patients, and in implementing strategic goals within an organization. Check Your Understanding 2. 1 Instructions: On a separate piece of paper, write down the word or term that correctly completes each of the sentences. . The ancient ___ developed surgical procedures, documented clinical cases, and created medical books. a. Egyptians b. Greeks c. Phoenicians d. Chinese 2. The ___ was established in 1847 to represent the interests of physicians across the United States. a. b. c. d. American Association of Medical Colleges American College of Surgeons Committee on Medical Education American Medical Association 3. Today, medical s chool students must pass a test before they can obtain a ___ to practice medicine. a. degree b. residency c. specialty d. license 4.The first general training school for ___ was opened at the New England Hospital for Women and Children in 1872. a. nurses b. physician assistants c. surgical specialists d. surgeons 5. Modern ___ must have either a two-year associate’s degree or a four- year bachelor’s degree from a state-approved nursing school. a. nurse practitioners b. licensed vocational nurses c. registered nurses d. licensed practical nurses 6. In 1910, Dr. Franklin H. Martin suggested that the surgical area of medical practice needed to become more concerned with ___. a. b. c. d. atient care professional standards patient outcomes nonsurgical medical care 7. Adoption of the Minimum Standards marked the beginning of the modern ___ process for healthcare organizations. a. accreditation b. licensing c. reform d. educational 8. According to the AMA’s definition, ___ incorporates the healthcare- related professions that function to assist, facilitate, and complement the work of physicians and other clinical specialists. a. home health b. nursing care c. ambulatory care d. allied health Which ancient civilization developed surgical procedures, documented clinical cases, and created medical books?Greeks Correct! Which organization was established in the mid 1800s, to represent the interests of physicians in the United States? American Medical Association Correct! What organization is the largest standard setting body in the world? Joint Commission Correct! This legislation required hospitals to conduct continued-stay review for Medicare and Medicaid patients. Utilization Review ACt Correct! This type of hospital specializes in providing inpatient care to individuals with mental and developmental orders. Psychiatric Correct!For-profit hospitals use their excess funds to improve their services and fund community services. False Correct! At a ho spital or large healthcare facility, this group will select qualified administrators to manage the organization. Board of Directors Correct! Which one of the following is considered a part of administrative support services? Human Resources Correct! Low energy laser, electric stimulation, ultrasound, biofeedback and aquatics treatment are used by which of the following allied health professionals? Physical therapy Correct!In which decade was magnetic resonance imaging first introduced in healthcare? 1980's Correct! This type of statement from an organization expresses intentions, philosophy, and organizational self-image. Vision statement Correct! An empowered staff member has the ability to: Change the work environment when some part of it interferes with the organizational mission Correct! Leader’s in today’s healthcare organizations may reinforce organizational values by doing which one of the following: Listen to the staff Correct! What is a 360Â ° review? A perfo rmance evaluation in which peers and colleagues participate Correct!Of these functions that sustain operational infrastructure, where would health informatics best fit? Knowledge Management Correct! In the healthcare organization, operating units are designed around patient-focused care for related disease groups and medical specialties. This is known as: Service Lines Correct! In 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services changed its payment regulations to eliminate payment for hospital-acquired complications. True Correct! The largest single group of healthcare organizations are: Acute Care Hospitals Correct!Which of the following is a system that deliberately monitors the long term relationship between stakeholders of a healthcare organization, and responds to changing needs? Strategic Correct! In what decade was the MRI first introduced? 1980's Correct! Which standard addresses disclosure of health information? Protecting Privacy of Health Information Correct! Which st andard addresses the intentional destruction of health information? Security and Integrity of Information Correct! Which standard addresses the monitoring of terminologies used in health information? Collection of health informationCorrect! Which standard addresses unplanned interruptions of electronic health record systems? Continuity of information Correct! Which standard asks for evidence that there are back up systems in the event of interruptions to electronic information processes? Continuity of information Correct! Which standard addresses flow of data and information within and out of the hospital? Information management planning Correct! Which standard requires evidence that health information is disseminated in a timely manner? Receival and transmission of health information Correct!Which standard addresses acronyms, synonyms, and abbreviations for medication dosage? Collection of health information Correct! Which standard requests evidence of policy implementation pertain ing to health information privacy? Protecting Privacy of Health Information Correct! Which standard requests evidence of policy implementation pertaining to unauthorized alteration of health information? Security and Integrity of Information Correct! This type of statement is sent to a patient: it shows how much the provider billed, the amount of the Medicare reimbursement to the provider, and what the patient must pay to the provider.Medicare summary notice Correct! All of these items are ‘packaged’ under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system, with the exception of one. Medical visits Correct! Which one of these is not a government-sponsored healthcare program? Blue Cross/Blue Shield Correct! Which health insurance plan covers the survivors of military personnel who died in the line of duty? CHAMPVA Correct! This legislation established an employee’s right to continue healthcare coverage beyond their scheduled termination date. COBRA Correct! What i s a MS-DRG grouper? A software program that assigns appropriate MS-DRGsCorrect! One of these items is not incorporated in the formula for determining fee schedule. Post medical school degrees held by provider Correct! Which uniform data set is used by skilled nursing facilities to gather standardized data? MDS Correct! Which one of the following is not used when calculating for patient severity level, for prospective reimbursement of home health services? Financial Correct! What form must be provided to a patient if there is a concern that Medicare will deny services because it feels the service may be medically unnecessary? ABN

Analysis of What a Girl Wants essays

Analysis of What a Girl Wants essays The movie What A Girl Wants could be said to be a modern take on Pygmalion. It focuses mainly on the relationship of Daphne Reynolds and her parents. Because Daphnes dad was not in their lives, Daphne and her mothers relationship is very close. Although they are a single- parent family they could be classified as a traditional single- parent family, where once the male is gone that role is delegated to the mother. In some occasions the roles reverse and the child becomes the parent and the parent the child. The family in What a Girl Wants start out as a non- traditional, single- parent family and they end up as a typical nuclear family. The movie is mainly regarding Daphnes search for her dad and viewers get to see their relationship blossom. What A Girl Wants concentrates on the effect of society on individuals and situations. Daphne gets into many mishaps in England when she tries to fit in with what society expects of a person of her status. Peoples views affect families whether in reality or on screen. Daphne is expected to conform to what society decrees is proper behaviour; this has a negative impact on her relationship with her father who is a very important politician in the middle of elections. Daphnes mum and dad were also affected by societys views. When Daphnes dad- Henry who could be classified as upper- class and Daphnes mum- Libby who is classified as lower middle- class got married everyone (family members etc.) found their marriage to be unacceptable because of the difference in status. They felt that Henry had married below him and eventually their relationship ended because of that. In What a Girl Wants it is society that prevented relationships from happening. In Looking For Alibrandi it is the Itali an beliefs, customs and practices. But in both texts, the same results were achieved- separation. What A Girl Wants causes you to wonder whether your status, wealth ...

Free Essays on Advertising Ethics

â€Å"Prozac can help†.(Vol.344) Prozac may be good for some people but for others it may not be the drug they need, and because of ads like that they feel the need to pressure their physician for a prescription for it. Can it really help put sunny days back into a miserable life? America has allowed direct to consumer advertising for over a decade now but to date there have been no claims that anyone has been hurt by it. In television ads the companies are prepared to pay the cost that it takes to tel... Free Essays on Advertising Ethics Free Essays on Advertising Ethics The age of advertising today is not what it used to be years ago. Pharmaceutical companies are spending on average billions of dollars to market their drugs directly to the consumers. With this comes a potential harm to some consumers due to the fact that they feel like they are free to ask for anything that may stop the symptoms they have. Should the FDA take a stand in putting a stop to how certain drugs are marketed, or just continue to let it get out of control? Who should be able to control the prescriptions: the patient or the doctor? Take the drug Prozac for our first example: it’s in rock lyrics, magazines, books and billboards. I don’t think there are too many people who have not heard of it or that in some point of their lives were not on it. Many parents are turning to their children’s doctor to put them on it because of problems they may be having at home. In an article from The Economist I found that it is illegal in Europe to advertise prescription drugs. They are allowed to market they’re over the counter drugs but an advertisement for a prescription drug can only be found in medical journals. It was felt that advertising prescriptions filled the heads of consumers and it could undermine the doctor’s authority. Lilly Pharmaceutical company did a two page spread on Prozac that had one page with a dark rainy sky with the words â€Å"Depression Hurts† and on the other side was a bright sunny sky with the words â€Å"Prozac can help†.(Vol.344) Prozac may be good for some people but for others it may not be the drug they need, and because of ads like that they feel the need to pressure their physician for a prescription for it. Can it really help put sunny days back into a miserable life? America has allowed direct to consumer advertising for over a decade now but to date there have been no claims that anyone has been hurt by it. In television ads the companies are prepared to pay the cost that it takes to tel...

Rubiks Cube - A History of the 1980s Puzzle

Rubiks Cube - A History of the 1980s Puzzle The Rubiks Cube is a cube-shaped puzzle that has nine, smaller squares on each side. When taken out of the box, each side of the cube has all the squares the same color. The goal of the puzzle is to return each side to a solid color after you have turned it a few times. Which seems simple enough- at first. After a few hours, most people who try the Rubiks Cube realize that they  are mesmerized by the puzzle and yet no closer to solving it. The toy, which was first created in 1974 but not released onto the world market until 1980, quickly became a fad  when it hit stores.   Who Created the Rubik's Cube? Ernà ¶ Rubik is the one to praise or to blame, depending on how mad the  Rubiks Cube has driven you. Born on July 13, 1944 in Budapest, Hungary, Rubik combined the divergent talents of his parents (his father was an engineer who designed gliders and his mother was an artist and a poetess) to become both a sculptor and an architect. Fascinated with the concept of space, Rubik spent his free time - while working as a professor at the Academy of Applied Arts and Design in Budapest - designing puzzles that would open his students minds to new ways of thinking about three-dimensional geometry. In the spring of 1974, just shy of his 30th birthday, Rubik envisioned a small cube, with each side constructed of moveable squares. By the fall of 1974, his friends had helped him create the first wooden model of his idea. At first, Rubik just enjoyed watching how the squares moved as he turned one section and then another. However, when he attempted to put the colors back again, he ran into difficulty. Oddly entranced by the challenge, Rubik spent a month turning the cube this way and that way until he finally realigned the colors. When he handed other people the cube and they too had the same fascinated reaction, he realized he might have a toy puzzle on his hands that could really be worth some money. The Rubik's Cube Deputs in Stores In 1975, Rubik made an arrangement with the Hungarian toy-manufacturer Politechnika, who would mass produce the cube. In 1977, the multi-colored cube first appeared in toy stores in Budapest as the Bà ¼và ¶s Kocka (the Magic Cube). Although the Magic Cube was a success in Hungary, getting Hungary, a Communist country, to agree to allow the Magic Cube out to the rest of the world was a bit of a challenge. By 1979, Hungary agreed to share the cube and Rubik signed with the Ideal Toy Corporation. As Ideal Toys prepared to market the Magic Cube to the West, they decided to rename the cube. After considering several names, they settled on calling the toy puzzle Rubiks Cube. The first Rubiks Cubes appeared in Western stores in 1980. A World Obsession Rubiks Cubes instantaneously became an international sensation. Everyone wanted one. It appealed to youngsters as well as adults. There was something  about the little cube that captured everyones full attention. A Rubiks Cube had six sides,  each a different color (traditionally blue, green, orange, red, white, and yellow). Each side of a traditional Rubiks Cube consisted of nine squares, in a three by three grid pattern. Of the 54 squares on the cube, 48 of them could move (the centers on each side were stationary). Rubiks Cubes were simple, elegant, and surprisingly difficult to solve. By 1982, more than 100 million Rubiks Cubes had been sold and most had yet to be solved. Solving the Rubik's Cube While millions of people were stumped, frustrated, and yet still obsessed with their Rubiks Cubes, rumors began to circulate as to how to solve the puzzle. With more than 43 quintillion possible configurations (43,252,003,274,489,856,000 to be exact), hearing that the stationary pieces are the starting point for the solution or solve one side at a time just was not enough information for the layman to solve the Rubiks Cube. In response to the massive demands by the public for a solution, several dozen books were published in the early 1980s, each spouting easy ways to solve your Rubiks Cube. While some Rubiks Cube owners were so frustrated that they began smashing open their cubes for a peek inside (they hoped to discover some inner secret that would help them solve the puzzle), other Rubiks Cube owners were setting speed records. Starting in 1982, the first annual International Rubiks Championships were held in Budapest, where people competed to see who could solve the Rubiks Cube the fastest. These competitions are places for cubers to show off their speed cubing. As of 2015, the current world record is 5.25 seconds, held by Collin Burns of the United States. An Icon Whether a Rubiks Cube fan was a self-solver, speed-cuber, or a smasher, they had all become obsessed with the small, simple-looking puzzle. During the height of its popularity, Rubiks Cubes could be found everywhere - at school, on buses, in movie theaters, and even at work.  The design and colors of Rubiks Cubes also appeared on t-shirts, posters, and board games. In 1983, Rubiks Cube even had its own television show, called Rubik, the Amazing Cube. In this kids show, a talking, flying Rubiks Cube worked with the aid of three children to foil the evil plans of the shows villain. To date, more than 300 million Rubiks Cubes have been sold, making it one of the most popular toys of the 20th century.

Zero Dark Thirty Film Research Paper Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1750 words

Zero Dark Thirty Film - Research Paper Example Based on the stories of wars, master pieces with cinematic excellence were produced time and again. However, most of the war films echoed a sense of a pride and chivalry; while others, focused on the feeling of nationalism being tittered time after time. Nevertheless, it is also true that the violent and horrifying aspects of war were also being projected through the film produced during and after the First and Second World Wars. After the gloomy and dark clouds of the world wars were removed from the skyline of America, a new chapter in the history of violence started pervading the ambience. The most striking event which Americans, in particular and the world witnessed was the 9/11 attack on America. The initial reaction of the 9/11 attacks on the minds and hearts of the eye witnesses and the people who were indirectly associated with the event was so awful that people were left mum and out-of-words. However, at the same time, it was also very evident that the war-wounds in the mind s of Americans evolved out most spontaneously through its popular culture and consequentially, cinema became the most potent matrix upon which the foundation stone of anti-terrorism discourse was laid. THESIS STATEMENT Violence opened a new avenue in the post traumatic situation and aftermath of 9/11 attacks in cinemas. With the increasing grudge against particular races and ethnicity, the torture to trace down the actual culprit behind the national disaster almost took a rage. This post-traumatic situation got seminal space within the work of the cinema directors during the post 9/11 attacks in the American society. The essay therefore intends to delineate and form a discourse upon the issue of incorporation and presentation of violence in the form of torture in the American cinemas, keeping ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ at the centre of the paper. ZERO DARK THIRTY: A PROJECTION OF VIOLENCE UNDER A NEW LIGHT During the post 9/11 aftermath, cinematic perspectives related with horr or and foreboding of the mishaps took dual dimensions or discourses. The first dimension was set on an account that the shock and trauma, which the eye-witnesses of 9/11 attacks viewed, was not less than a Hollywood thriller itself. The major contention of the posthumous phase of the incident was regarding a dilemma that whether Hollywood should, at all, attempt at making a cinema that would firstly match the crudity of the real incident of 9/11. And if, the directors are successful in matching the expectations of the audiences with that of the real thrill, whether the audiences would reciprocate to such kind of a presentation wholeheartedly and spontaneously. The reason behind such dilemma was natural and evident as the scar of the 9/11 attacks on America was deep-rooted in the minds of the people, to remain un-faded forever. The second school of thought or the discourse related to post 9/11 attacks on America started emerging as soon as the traumatic situation of the 9/11 attacks began effacing. Hence, a new perspective of violence started emerging in the Media and Television industry of America and as a result, the post 9/11 torture inflicted to trace down the conspirer of the 9/11 attacks suddenly became a staple theme for Media. The US television started broadcasting a series of daily soaps and dramas that pondered upon the presentation of torture. The effect of such presentation on national media was so stark that exciting video games captivating elaborate and proliferated scenes of torture started making comfortable space in the US market. This was the exact moment when Hollywood was able to perceive the mindsets of the audiences and began to make films on post 9/11 tortures inflicted by various internal security agencies upon the suspicious persons.