Charles Dickens Great Expectations - 2277 Words

Although Charles Dickens’ classic novel Great Expectations was published in 1861, modern-day playwrights, authors, and directors go to great lengths to preserve its timelessness. Many of these writers feel that the best way to keep the novel relevant to society is to alter the original novel to make it culturally relevant or acceptable. The idea of cultural studies in regards to literature and literary criticism began in the 1950s and â€Å"involves viewing and analyzing practically any recorded phenomenon, present or past, as a social text† (Richter 1325). One movement in particular that sought to revive Great Expectations as a social text and therefore retain its social relevance is the movement of Postmodernism. Postmodernism is simply described as a separation from reality and emphasizes the self as coming from within. Although there have been many comic, play, and film adaptations of Great Expectations, there are two directors who take very different cultural viewp oints for their film adaptations. David Lean’s Great Expectations was released in England in 1946. Lean’s modern adaptation catered to a post-World War II audience. Because of this audience, Lean’s adaptation incorporates elements of a fairytale imagery and gothic horror. Another director, Alfonso Cuarà ³n, also modernized Great Expectations to maintain the novel’s cultural relevance. Cuarà ³n’s adaptation was released in America in 1998. This adaptation appeals to a â€Å"Generation X† audience, incorporating themes suchShow MoreRelatedGreat Expectations By Charles Dickens1113 Words   |  5 Pagesadventures that the male characters go on. This seems to be relevant in a lot of movies and books like the story Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. 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Question: Discuss each of the issues raised and use the material sources. Where appropriate use references in the Harvard style, and diagrams and theories. It is not essential for you to write a report on each. Answer: 1. Evaluating the vision of McDonald and its relation to the core strategic direction McDonalds mission To be the preferred choice of place to eat and drink, the focus of global strategy promotes plan to win providing a world class customer experience based on 5P (People, product, Place, Price and Promotion) Concept. A mission statement of the company expresses the reason behind its existence and how it works with the objective of creating value for all its stakeholders namely customers, employees, investors, government, local communities, and media (Hawkins and Mothersbaugh, 2009). The importance of mission statement of the company is that it emphasis on the core value. On evaluating the core value of the company it is observed that McDonaldss mission statement exhibit six core value and guiding principles of the company as mentioned below Provide a positive environment in the workplace and cultivate the concept of respect and self-esteem among employees. Promote the cultural diversity as part of the company culture and way of conducting business. Implement highest standard of excellence in the process of purchasing, preparation and delivery of service. Provide customer delight by effective customer service on consistent basis. Make positive contribution to the society and environment. Accept the importance of profitability for the future growth of the company. McDonalds Vision The vision statement of the company is related with the purpose and objective of the company with orientation towards the future. The mission of the company focus on the purpose of being while vision of the company focus future goal and objective based on the purpose already stated in the mission (Zeithaml, Bitner, and Gremler, 2006). The strategy designed is directly based on the vision with believe that the strategy is made by the company to achieve the set vision by satisfying the mission of the company. The vision of McDonald is Establish McDonalds as the premium service provider of the world without compromising the core value in the process of growth. Roles played by Mission and Vision Both the Mission and Vision statement of McDonald when evaluated provided three significant roles and they are Communicate the value and purpose of the company to all the stakeholders. The strategy developed by the company to be well communicated to ground level for better implementation. Develop SMART objectives for effective control. [Source: Self] Figure 1Key role of Mission and Vision The first mission and vision emphasis on the effective communication of the value and purpose of the company to all the stakeholders so that everyone work together to achieve the mission and vision set by the company (Cravens and Piercy, 2008). The second mission and vision focus on setting target for the development of strategy and the success of the strategy is evaluated by observing how effectively it assist the company in attaining the mission and vision. On evaluating how this vision of McDonalds has been at the core of its strategic direction it is observed that the mission and vision of the company is well communicated to the field staff and they are supported by the strategic measures related with operation, delivery and customer by focusing on the 5P (People, product, Place, Price and Promotion) Concept. Each employee of the company work to establish McDonalds as the premium service provider of the world without compromising the core value in the process of growth (Chaffey et al., 2009). The strategy direction of the company focus on recruiting right people, selling right product, with wide distribution network (place), provide reasonable price and effective promotion. The company emphasis on the delivery commitment that is not compromised and expanding to achieve the growth thereby working towards attaining the vision with the help of the mission set. 2. Using strategic capabilities to create a strong and sustainable competitive advantage The importance of competitive advantage cannot be denied by business entity with the aims and objective to create a strong and long term business. In the process of achieving the competitive advantage every company evaluate the internal resources and capability (Atasu, Sarvary, and Van, 2008). If the company can use the internal resources and capability to create value for customers and if that competencies cannot be imitated by the rival players in the industry then it can definitely help the company in achieving the competitive advantage in the market place. Many companies use the SW framework part of SWOT analysis to evaluate the internal resources and capability that enhance the competency level. The SW framework help to identify the core strength of the company in terms of human resources, financial resources, marketing resources, production resources, service resources, information technology resources (Doole, and Lowe, 2008.). Similarly it helps in identifying the weaknesses l ike lack of research and development, operation, economies of scale, supply chain issues, marketing mix and segmentation issue. If this strength and weaknesses are identified properly it assists in the next stage of building on the strategic capabilities by reducing the weaknesses. There are many examples from the business world that exemplify that identified by the strength and weaknesses and used them to create value for the customers and make that resources note easily imitable by the rival. PG, Unilever, Toyota, BMW, Amazon, Google, Nike and Rebook are brand that used strategic capabilities to gain competitive advantage and promote sustainable growth (Quester, et al., 2007). In this context Google is case study Company whose strategic capabilities will be examined to understand how the company worked on internal resources and capability to create a strong and sustainable competitive advantage. Google Inc is company established in 1998 by Larry page and is leading multinational company focusing on the internet related products and services. The company identified technology and World Wide Web as the core strength of the company and growing competition in the industry as major weaknesses (Baker, 2014). The goal of most strategies undertaken by the company aims at gaining competitive advantage by using marketing mix and market positioning to gain economy of scale and attract target customers or identifying the internal resources and capability like people, capital, or technology to deliver superior product and services (Chiuet et al., 2006). The business conduct regular strategy reviews and change the strategic direction and structure of the company based o n the evaluation of the industry and projection on how the future will shape. The company used the technology resources and capability to read and act on signals and adapt to reshape the information landscape of the technology industry. Google used the technology resources and build the competency by using algorithms to renew the place of an ad using two parameters and they are ad relevance of personal search or website and examining the advertisers key words bids. As advertiser pay per click if the ad is more relevant it leads to higher click generating more revenue for the company. The company linked the advertising data and operation directly thereby responding changing ad condition in fraction of a second and it can be done without interference of decision makers of people (Berthon, et al., 2012). This technology competency provided unique competency in the digital advertising world for Goggle and the company gained competitive advantage that is not easily obtained by other rival players in the industry. This is the reason why the Goggle is the market leader in the online advertising and enjoys completive edge compared to any other players operating in the digital platform by being the preferred choice for custo mers. 3. Organization achieving sustainable competitive advantage by the cost leadership approach Porters generic competitive strategy is strategic tool used by the business to evaluate competition in the industry. According to Michael porter it is choice between cost advantage and differentiation that help the company to achieve competitive advantage (Chen and Xie, 2005). A company can use the two strategies in different segment or just few and three generic strategies are developed and they are leadership strategy, differentiation strategy and focus strategy. The reason why this is known as generic strategies is based on the fact that these strategies are not industry oriented. A Company using the cost leadership strategy lowers the price of the product or services in most of the segment to gain competitive advantage. If the company sells the product or services at price matching the industry average then it can earn higher profit compared to its competitors while of it sells the products or services below the industry average prices it can increase the market share (Payne, Ballantyne, and Christopher, 2005). The various strategy explored by the company to use cost leadership strategy include enhancing the operation effectiveness, economies of scale, experience curve effect and outsourcing. The low cost leadership strategy signifies overall cost being lower and it is not just related with low cost production. The main focus of the company using cost leadership strategy implores low cost in comparison to the competitor in the market. A Company using cost leadership is the airline company Ryanair. It is a leading player in the aviation industry of Europe and the company decreases the price of tickets compared to other airlines operating in the industry to gain competitive advantage (Payne, Ballantyne, and Christopher, 2005). It charges below the aviation industry price with eye on the volume business increasing the market share. The main problem with cost leadership strategy is that the company adopting this strategy decreases the brand image and considered to be inferior product or services compared to other rival players in the industry. As such the premium customers who are regular customer cannot be attracted with the help of this strategy. Thus mass customer is lured by the cost leadership strategy and it helps the company to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. On the other hand the product differentiation strategy focus on developing a superior product with unique features that provides premium value of the customer. The company using product differentiation strategy use the premium pricing strategy with a view to recover the additional cost spent in the product and thereby increasing the profit margin of the company (Graham, 2008.) The differentiation can be attained by the company with help of various strategy like providing premium quality of product or performance, providing unique product or service features, rapid innovation of product or service and more effective customer service creating differentiation. The cargo companies FedEx (superior service), Toyota (superior product) and Caterpillar (premium spare parts). The other strategy of Porter;s generic strategy is the focus strategy where the company put the marketing effort on few selected segment with the help of cost leadership strategy or product focus (Perreault et al., 2006). The cost leadership and product differentiation used in focus strategy are similar but the difference of the focus strategy is related with capability of the company to create niche market segment for the product or service of the company. In the case the cost leadership used to gain competitive advantage. References Atasu, A., Sarvary, M. and Van Wassenhove, L.N., 2008. 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Critical Evaluation of Synchrony and Diachrony

The article covers language aspects that reveal how multilingual experts have progressively become acquainted with the intricate interdependency between synchrony and diachrony. It revisits the ideas of De Saussure and those of his critics. The writer attempts to expose divergent view of the experts with the aim of unveiling the meaning of synchrony and diachrony.Advertising We will write a custom critical writing sample on Critical Evaluation of Synchrony and Diachrony specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More The writer portrays De Saussure’s critics as ignorant on the topic. He/she reveals Jakobsons’ argument that langue cannot be identical with statistics and that langue is immutable. The writer also reports the opinion of Theses and Jakobsons that langue cannot be changed unconsciously. The article, however, fails to provide evidence to support these ideas. This helps the writer to achieve his/her objective. The article also covers Trnka’s argument that the distinction between synchrony and diachronic is insignificant. It provides facts that disapprove Trnka’s idea. The author asserts that it is almost impossible to trace and identify anyone else from the school of Prague. Another critical school of thought is of the view that diachrony has a system and a structure. Theses says that De Saussure was wrong to claim that there is insurmountable barrier between langue and parole. This, according to Theses, is because there are mixed elements in the langue. On the other hand, the article reveals the strong elements in De Saussure’s argument. It cites page 108 of De Saussure’s work that says langue is a heritage of the preceding time. He says that time guarantees the continuity of the langue. It is evident that De Saussure suggested that several conditions influence langue balance. Moreover, he records that the effects of transformation are counter-balanced by analogy. In addi tion, acco0rding to the article, De Saussure says that there are phenomena phonetically connected with distinctive conditions. The writer therefore succeeds in dismissing the opinion of the critics. Additionally, it records that De Saussure said langue change might occur subject to certain conditions. He does not refer to accidental or blind changes, as reported by critics. The article provides that De Saussure believes synchrony and diachrony are independent of each other, due to a different point of view.Advertising Looking for critical writing on linguistics? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More Regarding consciousness of change, it is apparent that De Saussure stressed that literary language does not develop naturally. This points out at Jakobson’s lack of information. The idea of state of langue according to De Saussure is that synchrony and diachrony has a state of langue and a phase of evolution. However, minimum chan ges may occur after some duration. The writer records some human weaknesses of De Saussure. For example, he records De Saussure’s admission that he did not know the causes of change in langue. The admission makes the article real and trustable. It depicts practical human weakness. Evidently, the critics have no evidence to back their arguments up. This makes the article appropriate for supporting the ideas of de Saussure. The article is even more helpful because it provides the accurate position of De Saussure making comparison of the varied ideas easy. Despite the writer’s success in supporting De Saussure, his/her article has weaknesses. First, the article says that De Saussure’s critics are completely ignorant. In deed, since, he/she agrees that further researcher is necessary, dismissing unconfirmed ideas is wrong. Next, the writer concludes by supporting De Saussure. The conclusion may make critics say that he /she is partisan. Nevertheless, after reading t he article, it is comprehensible that misconception is the leading cause of criticism of De Saussure’s work. The writer successfully portrays the critics as unable to identify traces and elements of the past that are found in language. He/she communicates that language is always developing, unraveled, fickle, and unbalanced in detail at the edges. In addition, the writer rightly advocates for further research to solve the differences in opinion. This critical writing on Critical Evaluation of Synchrony and Diachrony was written and submitted by user Addisyn Erickson to help you with your own studies. You are free to use it for research and reference purposes in order to write your own paper; however, you must cite it accordingly. You can donate your paper here.

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Citizens of America Essay Fellow countrymen, I stand before you today, to present my job application details, for the highest office on land. Citizens of America, today stands a man who is willing to sacrifice his self ambitions, a man who is willing to lay off his personal plans and embrace those of the state, a man who is willing to sacrifice his self esteem on the alter of criticism and a man who is able to lead this country to heights unprecedented before. Indeed, this man stands before you today and passes on his application details unto you, to be evaluated and approved if you so feel that he qualify beyond any reasonable doubts to become the fiftieth president of the United States of America. You may be asking yourselves why is this man, so tender in age and so inexperienced in leadership vying for this office? Citizens of our homeland, you will agree with me that leadership is God endowed. I want to state before you today that it is not because of the power that comes with leadership than makes me vie for this office, neither is it because of any monetary gains or honors. I stand to campaign for the presidency of this country because of the heart of service and allegiance I have for our great nation. In my heart, I hold big dreams that will assist in the economic development and technological advancement of our great nation. Just as one of our greatest reformers in history, Martin Luther King Jr. stood before an electrified crowd that was almost the same size with the one gathered today and declared, â€Å"I have a dream†, I too want to state before all of you listening to me today that â€Å"I have a dream! † I have a dream that through my presidency, the freedom that our forefathers once fought to preserve will remain intact. I have a dream that the unity of the reformers like Martin Luther shall be preserved and I have a dream that one day we shall look back and be proud of this defining moment (Martin 1963). Let us not forget that America has always been a free nation and will always be known to the world for its freedom, peace and sovereignty. My presidency will not only enforce the virtues that America stands for but will also create a platform where every man, woman and child can have a dream and fulfill their dreams. Fellow country men, our country has come from far. We have fought many wars. From the American revolutionary war fought between 1775 and 1782 against the largest empire in the world (historycentral. com 2009) to the war against terrorism that begun in 2003, America has always proved victorious. What does this prove to you fellow countrymen? It shows that America has been and will always be destined for victory. No situation will ever change this. We are a victorious nation! I stand as a man who like our forefathers, will preserve these victories even with my own life if necessary should you elect me as the fiftieth president of this nation. I stand here as a man who will make America even more victorious if given the opportunity to become its head of state by the electorate. However, as we boast of our victory in far and near battlefields, as we testify on the strength of our armies, we must remember the economic wars that still stand to pose great challenges to us. The great depression of 1929 was the worst of all of them. Even though it lasted for only ten years, it left house holds devastated. 25000 banks fell with no likelihood of ever rising again. We must also remember that it was through the election of the skilled democrat leader, President Franklin D. Roosevelt that the war against this depression was fought and eventually won (Cary 2009). Currently, with the recessions of the stock markets and increase in the debt ratio, we, the today’s generation, stand at the threshold of another depression like that of the 1929. There exists unemployment as never seen before since the times of the great depression and the value of stocks is rapidly falling. You will agree with me my dear country men that these are sad times for our great nation. However, you should not look at the recent troubles without hope. I want to assure you that if elected as the president, I will do all in my power to ensure that the history of depression does not repeat itself. We must stand together as a nation and win this war. You must always bear in mind that extra ordinary circumstances require extra ordinary solutions. I present myself today as the extraordinary solution for the current extraordinary circumstances our great nation is going through in the present age. On the same tune, I want to state that my fellow brother who is also a runner in this race Mr. Willis Brown has always questioned my integrity to rule this country. Mr. Willis has often cited my tenderness of age and inexperience in governance as the reason as to why I should not be allowed to ascend to the highest office on land. As you all know, I have been silent on this matter all this time for I felt that under no circumstances, should a leader with integrity such as me trade accusations with him. However, today as I make my last appeal for the office of the president, I want to settle the matter once and for all and state my case. Fellow countrymen, as you are all aware, it is not by the advancement of age that a country is ruled. You are also aware that it is not by the strength of the muscles that such a battle as this is fought. Leadership is seen through the policies and the ideas one has to offer for this great nation. Even if Mr. Willis was to succeed in discrediting my fitness for presidency and I was to fail in my quest, my great ideas for this nation will never die. Remember that as John F. Kennedy once stated, A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. ( brainyquote. com 2009) My ideas will never be killed! Don’t tell me I am too young to rule. Tell me that my policies and ideas for this country are wrong. Don’t tell me that I am inexperienced. Tell me that the presidency seat was never meant for the young and the vibrant. Fellow countrymen, I know that with your help and with the help of God, I, Franklin Carole, will surely become the fiftieth president of the United States of America. What Ideas do I have for this country? We note great with pride that our country has been the bedrock of the world economy over the years. We note with great pride that our country has been the home to scientific discoveries and inventions. When a time came for man to travel beyond the horizons of the world, it was America that ensured that the first of Adam’s race stepped on the surface of the moon. Indeed, in 1969, history was made when Apollo 11, a space craft under the command of Neil Armstrong became the first of its kind to land on the surface of the moon and as the first manned lunar landing mission (Lyndon 1993). Fellow countrymen, on that day, we watched with awe and wonder as one of our very own sons became the first man to step on the surface of the moon and lay the first footsteps there. It is from that time that we realized that America was a land where nothing could be considered impossible, a land where all had an equal opportunity to become what they wanted to be and a land that no other land can ever be compared to. To this land, great men endowed with great leadership skills have been born. From the first president of this country George Washington who took oath of office in 1789 to the time of Barack Obama, the first black president of this nation (Whitehouse. gov 2009), to these times that I now stand to become the fiftieth president, these sons of ours have served our nation with their lives. They have led our country in times of peace and in times of war, in easy times and in times of hardship, in times of scarcity and in times of plenty. Some have served for just a month while others have served for over twelve years. They were loyal men who were not afraid to lay down their lives for the sake of our prosperity. They were courageous men who did not fear the assassin’s gun. They were devoted to duty despite criticism and they were honest to their country in all they did. It is to the list of these men that I desire to belong. It is to the works of these men that I desire to add and it is to their unaccomplished dreams that I hope to accomplish only if you, fellow countrymen offer unto me that mandate. What do I have to offer at my tender age? Issues of education have been neglected for too long. Teachers are poorly paid and thus do not take the art of imparting knowledge to their students seriously. Some of our higher learning centers lack the proper equipments and finances to carry out research for the advancement of technology. Fellow countrymen, we must note that education is the only bridge that is left for the maintenance of our economic prosperity and success. We need to produce men and women from our educational systems who will not only be ready to fill in the vacant positions in our country but are fit to work and become competent on global levels. It is for this reason that when elected, my government plans to remove all tax paid by teachers and increase the government spending on education by fifty percent from its current standings. We realize that all of us passed through the hands of a teacher. We will ensure that we put in place machinations to ensure that teacher’s salaries are thus reviewed upwards to cater for their needs and boost their morales as they shape the future leaders of this nation. Terrorism is also a real threat to this country. From September 11th when the twin towers were brought down by terrorists, our country has never been the same again and our people have never felt safe. What can we do? Are we helpless when it comes to terrorism? Fellow countrymen, I want to tell you that America has means and ways to deal with terrorism. It is sad that while this country bleeds, the current government has forgotten its call to protect the citizens of America. As the president, I will deal with terrorist in a manner that will ensure that they will never again attack our lands. I will employ measures that due to security reasons, can not be mentioned here. This mechanisms, will use all our technologies and manpower to ensure that America remain free from terrorism. We understand that America can never be America without its citizens and it is in our interest to ensure that the citizens are safe. Fellow countrymen, like I earlier stated, employment has become an elusive matter in our nation. When a nation can no longer employ those whom it has educated, it is creating insecurity within itself. We as the new government will therefore direct for the expansion of industries to create more employment opportunities. We will also create an investor friendly platform and lay out a framework where all that are willing to invest and become self employed can get the profits from their labors. We will support the worker’s union and their fight for better working conditions for their members. We will support the retired men and women. We appreciate the fact that that they have given unrelenting services for this great nation and. We shall ensure that their retirement benefits are accorded to them in time and also add to them bonuses based on the amount of years that they worked. As I end my humble plea for your endorsement of my presidential ambitions, I want to remember the many that have taken their times and forgone other opportunities just to be here. I also remember those who have traveled with me throughout my campaign trails and have offered both financial and moral support until this final campaign. In a special way, I also wish to thank my wife Mary for the encouragement she gave me. I am forever grateful to all of you and to the American nation for giving me this chance to practice my democratic right. Fellow country men, though the campaigns end today, the journey continues. We today stand a chance to make history, to rectify the mistakes that we have done in the past and to ensure that America is stronger and better. Citizens of America, let us not be weary of fighting for better living conditions, let us not be weary of upholding the values of our constitutions. Let us not be weary of treating each other as brothers and sisters. Even after the elections are past and gone, we shall still remain citizens of this great nation. We have come from far. We are going still going far. These elections will be the landmark of the better future yet to come. For those who will vote for me, I want to tell you thank you for believing in my policies. For those who will vote for my opponent, I still appreciate you for practicing your democratic right. For those who will not vote at all, I want to challenge you to know that you are held accountable for not helping in shaping the political landscape of your nation. We are all Americans, we all belong to America and one day when we shall have all gone, America shall still remain with our children and grandchildren as its rightful inheritor. Let us take this time to change America for the benefit of the future generations by voting for me as the fiftieth president of this country. Never forget that when history will one day be written down, your works today will always be remembered and told on to the future generations. Fellow countrymen, I want to urge you not to meditate upon the words of George Santayana when he once stated that, â€Å"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it†(George 2009). God bless you all and God bless America. Works Cited Brainyquote. com John F. 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