Cinema Case Studies Samples For Students

In Kimberly Pierce’s 1999 film Boys Don't Cry, the true-life story of Brandon Teena (played by Oscar winner Hilary Swank), a transgendered man who attempts to pass for a biological man in rural Nebraska, is told. Over the course of the film, Brandon (born Teena Brandon) tries to fit in with a group of male friends he encounters, and continues to pose as a man in order to woo her friend Lana (played by Chloe Sevigny). However, by the end of the film, his friends find out about his anatomical femaleness and is raped and murdered by them. The film is commonly ...

The Movie

David Bowie portrays an alien from a planet dying from lack of water. He comes to earth, in human disguise, to bring some back to his home. Taking out patents on inventions using his advanced technology, he becomes wealthy and politically powerful. He is deterred from his plans, however, when he becomes involved with a woman (Fandango 2014).

Distribution for Independently Produced Films

The website “Free Online Film School: Learn Filmmaking” (2010) describes the effort necessary for independent filmmakers to obtain distribution. When screening the movie, it should be shown only once with all of the interested parties present. This prevents the rejection of one distributor ...

Introduction

- This presentation will outline the brief aspects of photography and painting.
- It will talk about how the histories of photography and painting are intertwined since centuries.
- It will also provide a broader perspective on the modern methodologies of both arts – the way painting influences art and vice versa.
- According to Bazin (Bazin & Gray, 1960), the modern painter is freed from the resemblance complex.
- It is up to the viewers and the public who will decide the resemblance between photography and a painting that is related to photography.
- In his writings ( ...

Hotel Rwanda is a film that reveals an overview of the events in Rwanda during its ten-year war between the Hutu and Tutsi (Two tribes in Rwanda). The plot of the film revolves around Hotel des Mille Collines’ manager, Paul Rusesabagina, (a Hutu), his wife Tatiana (a Tutsi), and their children. From the movie, their marriage seems to experience problems because of a tussle between the two communities. Paul tries to bribe militiamen with alcohol and money just to keep his family safe. When the war begins to escalate, a military official takes orphaned children to the hotel and forces Paul to take care ...

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Introduction

Netflix is considered one of the most successful e-commerce ventures. Starting from 1997, when the video rental market was dominated by Blockbuster Video, the company created an alternative delivery service model that used the US Postal Service to deliver and get back rental movie DVDs from a central distribution center, thus avoiding the overheads, costs and potential revenue losses created by having individual stores in specific locations. By targeting the growing DVD market which was small then but grew rapidly to cover 37 per cent of households in 2002, it avoided competition with Blockbuster and simultaneously cut costs, ...

Executive Summary

Problem Statement
In 2012 Netflix was challenged to change its strategy, because it registered severe drop in its total revenues, market share and rates, risking continuous depreciation and increased subscription cancellations.

Analysis

Alternatives
- Develop strategic partnerships with production studios for obtaining exclusive streaming rights;
- Developing strategic partnerships with internet providers for proposing an add-on to the internet service for the provider’s internet users simultaneously in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland.

Recommendation:

The recommended strategy is to close deals with internet providers, as it would have been easy to be implemented, implying limited budgets rapid ...

- Reed Hasting’s original strategic vision for Netflix was to create a better way to provide home movie services to its customers. Hastings wanted to deliver DVD’s by mail to his customers using the United States Postal Service. In 1997, home movies were only available on VHS, so Hastings recognized a need for his services in the market. There were no companies solely dedicated to the home delivery of DVD’s in the marketplace and Hastings realized that he could create a customer base who wanted these services. Hastings strategy was simple; customers were able to rent a certain number of ...

Report

Contract
Goliath productions, a producer and distributor of motion pictures signed a contractual agreement with Giant Theatres giving them exclusive rights on the five films produced for six months. Goliath acknowledged that Giant needs an integral inducement in the contract as the sole source without competition, for six months ending February 28th 2007. Giant Inc has 475 theatres across United States. The contract is silent on the area of jurisdiction. However, in the agreement, Giant only purposes to show the film in the 475 (approximately) theatres in United States and therefore, Giant cannot limit Goliath from entering into a contract with a ...

Use clear headings and titles and use spacing well..don’t give us huge unbroken blocks of text.
- Perform a five forces model of competition analysis on the Movie Rental Industry today
- For this industry (not Netflix as a company), rate the power of each force as strong (high), medium, or weak (low) Create one graph or chart that lists the name of each force and your rating.
Rivalry among competing firms – Strong; Bargaining power of buyers – Strong; Threat of new entrants – Moderate Strong; Bargaining power of suppliers – medium; threat of substitute products – medium;
- For each ...

Introduction to Film

Introduction to Film
Enemy at the Gates (3/9) Movie CLIP - Do You Know How to Shoot? (2001) HD
After I watched and reviewed the chosen scene in the movie entitled “Enemy at the Gates,” these are my opinion with regard to its cinematography.

In the setting, the cinematography is perfectly done well; it shows the essence of the scene that is focused on the account of the battle of Stalingard, Germany as one of the bloodiest battles in World War II history. As a viewer, I can say that I feel the momentum when Vassili, the sharpshooter ...

Consulting For Entertainment Weekly

According to the contract that was singed by Disney´s agent and by Ms. Peggy as the singer of the film the Lady and the tramp; Ms. Peggy was going to be paid for her work with $3.500 besides residual payments at 12.5% of the sales of the movies; meaning this, that Ms. Peggy was giving her permission to use her voice as a commercial issue of that movie to Disney, giving them also the rights to distribute the film to any other technology yet to be invented (just like we can see now DVD, Blue Ray, and even VCR ...

1. While the video “Control Room” focuses on media and the 2nd Gulf War, what does it imply
about coverage of international issues in general?
The video “Control Room” is a documentary movie which challenges the audience regarding the truth about news reporting. The responsibility of the media in reporting and the authenticity of the news is the main focus in the movie. The movie follows the events unfolding at the Al Jazeera news network for the duration of the Iraqi war. It provides editing of information gathered and filtering of the same into news. The film focuses ...

The Control Room is a really irresistible documentary of interest that features a very exceptional as well as rare view into the manner in which the international communities perceive the war at Iraq. The documentary was produced in the year 2004 to covers Al Jazeera and its associations with the United States Central Command. It also covers other news groups that also covered the war at Iraq. The documentary film was the work of an Egyptian-American filmmaker known as Jehane Noujaim. Among those in the video are; Lieutenant Josh Rushing, the officer in charge of the media dealings at the US ...

Software product development is a complex process, and to ease the complexity, software acts as a controlling feature to develop these composite systems. Organizations find themselves in confusion on the use of particular software for product development as there are proprietary, classified and open source software’s available in market. The proprietary software’s are considered to be more secure than the open source as the code in proprietary software is not available to modify the functionality of the product. Open source is the opposite of proprietary software as the source code is available to the user to modify or improve, ...

The immigrant families are considered inferior and uncivilized. The dominant race fails to embrace the diversity presented by the immigrant families. Particularly, the dominant race blames the immigrant families for various societal ills that are unrelated to their populations in certain geographical areas. For example, the society believes that the immigrant families have prompted economic recession and increased unemployment rates. Furthermore, the society believes that diversities in race, religion and language amid the mainstream group and the migrant subgroups result to cultural misunderstanding. In this respect, the mainstream citizens treat the immigrant families ruthlessly with hatred and discrimination as ...

The 1999 film Boys Don't Cry, directed by Kimberly Peirce, tells the story of transgendered man Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank, in an Oscar-winning performance), who was born Teena Brandon, a woman. In his attempts to ingratiate himself with his male friends and pursue a relationship with a girl named Lana (Chloe Sevigny), his anatomical differences are discovered, and he is raped and murdered by those same male friends. The film examines the concepts of homosexuality, transgender issues, and identity in a way that few major studio films typically do. However, Boys Don't Cry presents a remarkably gender-binary worldview for its subject matter, as Brandon ( ...

Summary of the movie

The movie provides a comprehensive analysis of the effect of unhealthy eating, use of pharmaceutical drugs and pesticides in growing of food and environmental pollution on human health. Food is essential for human survival, but the world is experiencing food insecurity because of population increase coupled with environmental pollution. The movie articulates that the world has failed to produce adequate food for its people thus compelling people change and adapt unhealthy eating habits. In order to address the problem of food insecurity, nations across the globe have embraced consumption of genetically modified food. Billions of people consume genetically modified foods ...

Introduction

Background information
Forrest Gump remains to be one of the most inspirational characters of all times. Gump’s creatively plays his role symbolizing how humans ought to tackle their problems whenever they are in compromising or challenging situations. The 1994 American romantic comedy and epic film that caught the attention of numerous viewers across the globe was based on a 1986 novel written by Winston Groom.
The film depicts the progressive stages of the life of the slow-witted yet but athletically talented Forrest Gump. In his pivotal role, depicts the life story of an Alabama native who at ...

Psychiatry in the Film Industry

Introduction
Cinema is a medium used to entertain people. It portrays many issues about the society, science and various myths. It depicts different psychiatric disorders such as suicide and drug abuse to schizophrenia and personality disorders. Gone are the days when films were used to negatively portray psychiatric conditions. Nowadays films are used for educational purposes as well as to change the negative attitude towards people with psychiatric conditions. Film portrays that even psychiatric people are geniuses and that they can solve complex problems. Mental conditions are portrayed in different ways in the film industry. Film is used to ...

Introduction

David is an enterprising person who should be given an opportunity to carry out his business operations with minimal interference. Just like any other entrepreneur, his rights should be fully protected and safeguarded by the law. This is the only way through which he can be motivated to continue dealing with his products. Likewise, all the other players in this industry should be protected as well. As we all understand, film is a very sensitive industry that requires a lot of support from the government. This can not only be done through offering financial support and also through enforcing just laws ...

The film Legally Blonde pretends to be a celebration of the power of women in the dusty, sexist halls of Harvard Yard, but in fact it is a comedy that uses the time-tested ability of sexist roles to gain cheap laughs and play to the tastes of those who snicker at women, believing them to be less able than men and qualifying all of their successes at having been based on luck or some other sort of dynamic than true competence. Reese Witherspoon stars as Elle Woods, a sorority girl who fits every stereotype of the naïve blonde. She catches the ...

With respect of the launch date for Harry Potter and the deathly hallows II, Warner bros is expected not to change the dates. There exists Nash equilibrium at this point. This is because based on research, moving the debut date would welcome competition from other debuts. However, this would not help either company. The biggest bet would be to stay put and not change the dates for the production of the new Harry Potter movie since it would be closing on a series of movies they have produced. If Harry Potter’s Deathly Hallows is moved forward even a week from ...

Jerry Useem’s article addresses the issue on how factors such as government policy and culture affect business. David Rosen is an experienced and aggressive middle manager of an American Entertainment Company, who has successfully ventured in parts that others have failed such as Nigeria and Uganda. In 1933, Rosen decided to pursue the highly controlled Turkish market, where only state controlled TRT ran the television industry. The returns from this venture were very low at $500000 dollars a year since TRT purchased limited amounts of non-controversial programs and selected few programs that they saw as suitable for Turkish standards ...

Tsunaya continues to witness increased growth in terms of revenue and profits. By first quarter of 2012 ending March, the company’s revenue had grown to $790 million. This is up from $745 million witnessed in 2001. Tsunaya mainly deals in video rentals, magazine retail and book retails. The company operates through a platform where it encourages loyalty among its customers. Through the T card loyalty membership, the company has managed to have over 35 million subscribers by 2010.
Despite the revenue growth over the past years, Tsutaya can still increase its sales of video rentals, books, and magazines. ...

Depending on the stage of development performing arts, it is possible to refer to them as industry. The performing arts have been growing tremendously over the past years in the world. The industry has seen various growths in the figure of professions and the viewers of the films. The performing arts are a source of entertainment to many people. In addition, the performing arts give much benefit to the industry as they improve the locals and employees quality of life. The industry also benefits as visitors are attracted by the performing arts. This leads to indirect, direct, and associated artistic ...

Fight Club is an 1999 film based on the novel of the same title by Chuck Palahniuk published in 1996. The movie appears to be a story about an underground fighting club that the narrator and Tyler Durden have created. Apparently, there is more in the movie than what an average viewer could decipher. Fight Club is a depiction of a mental disorder known as Dissociative Personality/Identity Disorder or DID, at least in a psychological point of view. Evidently, the mental imbalance suffered by the character in the film is obvious in the plot. At the beginning of the movie the narrator can ...

Leadership and communication are two intertwined concepts. Leadership requires an individual to possess great communication skills. Effective communication is possible only when the sender and receiver perceive the exact same message. Faulty communication and leadership styles can lead to conflicts and dissatisfaction on the part of leader and the follower both.
The movie, “The Nanny Diaries”, was released in 2007 and was based on the novel written by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. This movie is a good example of faulty leadership and lack of communication between employer and the employee and how it led to disastrous results. The ...

Blockbuster acquires Movielink

In order to examine the general environment, where Blockbuster operates, it is possible to create a STEEP analysis, which evaluates the market according to social, technological, economic, environmental and political factors (Bensoussan, & Fleisher, 2008). Social environment presents a lot of opportunities for Blockbuster. As movie renting is becoming more and more popular all over the world and across all age groups and income levels, there is a high possibility of business expansion and growth. Internet and television technology development creates a large field for improvement and differentiation, however it also creates a constant pressure to innovate, driven by the tight competition in the market. ...

Introduction 3

Background information and industry analysis 4
Strategic issues affecting the industry 7
Netflix SWOT analysis 7
Strengths 7
Weaknesses 7
Opportunities 8
Threats 8
Competitor analysis 8
Company business model and environment analysis 10
Conclusion 12

References 13

Introduction
Netflix is the world’s most successful company that specializes in providing rental services for the home movies to various online consumers after paying the required fees for the product. The company has experienced success and failures in their daily operations as a result of internal and external company factors that are the ...

Question 1: What alternatives should Barney Rubble consider when addressing the problem?

The process of selecting a supplier is crucial for any business because the final decision has a direct and substantial impact on quality and expenditure (Cheraghi et al., 2011). As such, Mr. Rubble should consider each supplier critically to ensure that Pacific Healthcare gets the best deal regarding quality and price. According to Cheraghi et al. (2011), the most important factors to consider when selecting a supplier are quality, delivery, price, and repair service respectively.
However, the Pacific Healthcare supply strategy emphasizes on quality and services more than the cost implications of the supplier choice. Therefore, Mr. Rubble should ...

Analysis of the Documentary Food, Inc. through the Lens of Ethical Theories and Ideas

Some may wonder whether the food choice is an ethical issue. After all, we make these choices at least three times a day and our individual decisions influence the global industry of food growth, production and processing. As Jones, Cardinal and Hayward remind us, we exist in society and are connected to other people. This is why our choices, in our case, the food choices, affect other people, and their decisions influence us as well (2006, p. 3). Various theories of ethics propose different ways of viewing the problems of food production and consumption and seek solutions in distinct ...

1. Introduction
The porter’s five forces can be used to establish the competitive intensity thereby the attractiveness of a market. Attractiveness refers to the industry profitability. An industry where there are combinations of forces that drive down the industry profitability is known as ‘unattractive’ industry. A very unattractive industry refers to the industry approaching pure competition.

The porter’s five forces include;

Threat of entry of newcomers
Threat of substitute products
Intensity of competitive rivalry
Bargaining power of suppliers
Bargaining power of customers
Michael porter’s model is a powerful tool that can be used to scrutinize the industry economy ...

Review trends in the general Theatre environment

Many forces exist in the movie film industry. For example, exhibitors have invested an estimated $1.6 billion since 2005 to converting theatres to digital projections. The benefit of digital projection is that there is decreased cost in distribution. Also, it has the capability of showing alternative content and has 3D capabilities. Despite the enormous amounts of investment made, exhibitors are yet to make financial benefits because the attendance has been decreasing. The domestic economic sector still faces unstable conditions, and this has continued to exert financial pressure on consumers.
Americans remarkably spend a lot of time which is estimated ...

Introduction

Globalization and the media industry are closely related in that both connect with each other in terms of information delivery and development. Globalization plays a significant role in preserving the culture of different societies. However, this may prove difficult as media content is playing a significant role in influencing social life of the viewers.
With this being part of the press, it is gaining popularity all over the world such that even countries like China that have been strict in representing their culture in addition to creating competitiveness of their media content locally and globally having to restructure their ...

Sony is an electronics and entertainment large size organization based out of Japan. There have been two major hacks against Sony. The first one was in 2011where an unknown user hacked the play station network accounts and accessed all the user IDs and passwords. This was a very big risk for the users as there was a threat of access to other personal information like credit cards, email and physical address, telephone numbers etc.
Second was according to a published work by Biddle, (2014), there is a very famous and big hacking ‘tragedy’ with this company. In the year ...

Documentary film “Ethos: Time to Unslave Humanity” presented by Woody Harrelson was produced in 2011 by the director Pete McGain.

“Ethos” is defined in the Cambridge Dictionary as “the set of beliefs, ideas, etc. about the social behavior and relationships of a person or group” (Meaning). So, judging from the name, the film offers the way of unslaving humanity by forming some kind of “correct” social beliefs and behavior.
The motto of the film is: “It is impossible to change the system without knowing the process of its work”. The plot of the film shows us all sides of not working system, which contradicts democracy, individual’s liberty and environment.
Unlimited and uncontrolled corporate power is defined as the ...

Introduction

Blockbuster LLC first came into existence in 1985 as Blockbuster Video in Dallas, Texas. Its founder, David Cook was a computer programmer whose experience was helpful in inventory activities and in determining which genres of films were the most saleable and rentable. Soon shares in the firm were purchased by a firm called Waste Management, which then initiated the company’s expansion, believing in the on-product model of the firm which then had mass appeal (Hyatt, 2003). Waste Management then purchased the firm and its franchises. After an almost-merger with Viacom, as the company’s share prices fell, Blockbuster ...

Introduction

Enhancing the shareholder’s equity is one of the most effective activity of an organization for which the organizations stride for. According to majority of consensus, increasing the shareholder’s equity is the most important and critical things from the viewpoint of an organization as it is something from which positive impact would have been reflected over the bottom line of the organizations. Success story of an organization could not be derailed from any standpoint, as it something from which different aspects of an entity would be decided.
The essence of structure is an important thing from the ...

Executive Summary

South Korea is one of the vibrant democracies and leading economies in Asia. The country is heavily populated, and the majority of the citizens show active involvement in both the new and traditional media. It is essential to mention that the South Korean constitution protects and promotes the freedom of the media, and this explains why the country is one of the media-rich countries in the world. The South Korean press and mass media enjoy the freedom of expression. In essence, the South Korean communication system is vast. There are multiple national television networks and radio stations, telephone facilities, ...

A notable event that can be visited by international students just arriving in Canada is the Vancouver's festivals and events which showcases the cultural diversity, outdoor events and also the cultural diversity of the city. The Vancouver plays host to several events, as well as, festivals such as the Chinese New Year Parade, the Eastside Cultural Crawl or even the Jazz festival where world class musicians perform. Other events of interest encompass celebration of the Light Fireworks Festival, the PNE having music, rides, and even agricultural displays. Worth noting is that these events attract a multitude of people to ...

Problem One

A) One of the solutions to this issue is to shoot the scenes where baby is required in the first 20 minutes of the scene. Further on, after a certain amount of time needed for its rest, the other scenes involving baby have to be shot. While, it is impossible to employ baby for all six hours, the scenes requiring actual presence of a child have to be shot during the first two hours of a shooting day. The rest four hours can be dedicated to the scenes where baby is not visible or only partially visible. In this ...

Based in Los Angeles, Biscuit Filmworks enjoys the entitlement of being a full-service production firm that stands on behalf of a diverse collection of film directors serving a diverse collection of esteemed clients from across the globe. Founded in 2000, the company has seen itself spend the last few decades earning the global reputation for being smart, conceptual in terms of its production and being conscious of its clients’ needs. For these reasons, the company has seen itself boasting of a number if awards that includes DGA, CANNES and AICP.
Biscuit Filmworks is a company that finds itself standing ...

Cinematograph has many stereotypes. Films show images of Black people that started to form since the Civil War or even earlier. These old stereotypes combine with new believes about African-Americans. The “Mammy” is the famous example of “ancient” images. This character was often presented as “maternal, obese, non threatening, deeply religious, unattractive woman” (Ngobili). The Mammy played a role of the mother or mentor for her white employers and often cared about them more than about herself or her own family. The Brash Women or Saphire is an opposite stereotype. This is a type of “rude, loud, malicious, stubborn, ...

Abstract

Essential financial strategies are essential in the performance of an organization. In order to ascertain that the ideologies implemented in any corporate practice are worthwhile, any management needs to take into account ethical measures. The financial crisis experienced in the period between 2008 and 2009 is a worthwhile example of the effects of unethical business practices in the corporate field. Through the film Frontline: Inside the Meltdown, Michael Kirk seeks to explain the events contributing to the collapse of major companies such as Lehmann Brothers. In addition to that, some organizations that took a major blow as a result ...

Abstract

In the movie Still Alice, Alice, a successful woman, after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease (AD) loses almost all she had. Alice’s case doesn’t typically fall under the traditional age bracket for the onset of Alzheimer’s because she is only 50. However, the symptoms she displays clearly fall under the earlier DSM-IV criteria of diagnosis. Under the new DSM-5 criteria, she would still be a fit case for Alzheimer’s because she has been experiencing a gradual decline in her autonomy. She loses control over her speech, mobility and motor functions until she becomes completely dependent on ...

- Executive Summary
Quench is a brand leader in the bottled water sector. The company was founded in 1998 and has steadily expanded operations to become a global multi million pound company. Its main strengths have been competitive pricing, strong advertising campaigns and a positive brand image. Their main market sector consists primarily of customers with sporty, healthy, clean-living lifestyle aspirations. It sponsors several sporting events not only in Britain but worldwide. The Quench brand is associated with trust and reliability. With increased competition and economic recession, the company has registered low sales volumes and reduced profit margins.
This report provides ...

Question One

The sales of the Lego’s movie themed products keyed to popular film franchises, such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Spiderman are performing well according to the company’s main shareholder and the Chief Executive Officer Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen who has served the company from 1979 to 2004 (Lego). The increased sales can be attributed to the increased number of alliances with Walt Disney Company and Lucas Films, which is the creator of the popular Star Wars Series. According to my opinion, I think this was the right strategy for the company to adopt considering the ...

Disney is a diversified American multinational mass media corporation. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923 by Walt Disney and his brother Roy O. Disney. The company is best known for the production of cartoons, animations and recently a movie Pirate of the Caribbean Sea. In 2006 Disney under the CEO Bob Iger, came up with hit movie cars that generated $462 million worldwide. Then he created Hanna Montana, High school musicals and the Disney princesses.
Bob Iger introductions have broadened Disney’s opportunities in the following ways; the creation of Cars franchise helps in cracking tween boy market which ...

Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism

- Competitive/ Business Strategy – Haiti’s Ministry of Tourism
After the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti, the country is currently embroiled in efforts to rebuild its economy. The development of tourism is a top priority for the incumbent government.
- Haiti Competitive Strategy
- Cost advantage
- Differentiation advantage (Hong, 2008).
- Competitive strategy alternative

In the future, Haiti can explore the following competitive strategies alternatives.

- In order to gain cost advantage in the future, Haiti needs to consider the following competitive strategy alternatives:
- Economies of scale
- Economies of learning
- Economies of scope and scale
- Market share
...

346 U.S. 537, Theater Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp. et al (1954)
- Abstract of case
The case relates to a Supreme Court appeal decided on January 4th 1954 in which the petitioner was seeking to have the court find the defendants liable in violation of the Anti-Trust laws. The petitioner resided on the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act. The contention lay in the manner in which the first and subsequent runs of a film were conducted by the defendants to the detriment of the petitioner and whether their action (which in the opinion of the ...

The Case of Angelina Jolie

It may sound like a mere rumor but it is a verifiable fact that the celebrated Hollywood movie star, Angelina Jolie has been a victim of bipolar personality disorder. Born on the fourth day of June 1975, the actress, who is a favorite in the entertainment industry, was named Angelina Jolie Voights (Tracy, 2008). Voights, her father was an actor and had met Angelina’s mother in the movie industry as she was into the acting business as well. Angelina’s parents separated in the year 1976 following Voight’s infidelity tendencies. The breakup has been pointed out as being the key factor ...

Central issues

The question as to whether television is a tool critical for aiding the acquisition of knowledge has been the subject of debate among scholars. Some scholars argue that television is a hindrance to the process of learning hence should be left out of the learning set up. In a seminal review on the role of media in education, one scholar points out that media is not a determinant of the outcomes of learning rather the content presented is what determines the learning outcomes. He concludes his research in stating that the media is basically “ a mere vehicle of delivery” hence it does not determine ...

Issue 1 - Ethics and Legal Environment 2

Issue 2 - Organizational Environment 4
Issue 3 - Critical Thinking 7
Issue 4 – Business Associations and Torts 8

Issue 1 - Ethics and Legal Environment

As an agent of her employer, Monique has legal obligations of obedience, loyalty, accounting and performance to her principal. The duty of loyalty involves a fiduciary obligation where the agent is required to serve one principal at a time and shun from conflicts of interest, inform the principal about any material information, and keeping away from actions that would adversely affect the interest of the principal (Hartigan, 2014:272). Additionally, Monique has the duty of obedience towards her principal. The obligation ...

Lorenzo's Case Study

Summary of the Movie
The film focuses on the Odone family, where the only child, Lorenzo, has developed a mysterious illness, revealed to be Adrenoleukodystrophy, also referred to as ALD. The parents, Augusto, and Michaela discover that the disease is incurable and will cause degeneration of their child’s brain. At that time, being 1984, there were no conventional medicines that could help in curbing the illness. It began with Lorenzo having seizures, occasional fits and some bodily disorders such as paralysis and deafness, and finally resulting in deterioration of the brain (Miller, 1994). The movie focuses on the ...

Background

In a world of teen-movie, students of the high school are defined by distinct groups such as boys can be jocks, or the heartthrobs and girls can be princesses. Both genders can be geeks, and everybody else out of these lines is a misfit. American Teen, the documentary of 2008 directed by Nanette Burstein demonstrates the story and life circumstances of five adolescents.
The character chosen for this study is Hannah Bailey, who is an artist, writer, and musician and a wannabe filmmaker. She is a girl with liberal views that are not considered appropriate and is not a good fit for the ...

Introduction

Nicholas Kurzon’s ‘Sight Unseen’ is an ethnographic documentary film, having claimed about a dozen local and international film distinctions. The documentary focuses on ‘Bali’, an Island Province of Indonesia. Bali has metamorphosed into a great international tourist fascination. The main impetus behind this charisma is that Bali has been encountering a process of ‘Balinese Globalization’. Globalization can be defined as the process of international integration of ideas, politics, economy and products with the inherited cultural change appeal of the mentioned items. Increasing global adherence and appreciation for Democracy, Capitalism, Free Trade, coupled with the resultant advancements in means of communication and ...

Abstract

Competition in the market is determined by various factors based on the dynamics in the market. Various marketing studies have been developed to analyze market conditions in line with the development of strategies to ensure competitiveness of business. This paper draws from the school of thought of the VRIO model and the PESTEL analysis model to develop an overview and evaluation of the prevailing conditions in the Lego business. Lego, a toy manufacturing company, has recently undergone market-based challenges that have resulted in tough decisions on the part of the management in ensuring sustainability of the competitiveness of the company ...

International Business

International Business

The Walt Disney Corporation was established in the year 1923, in Los Angeles, California by two brothers Roy Disney and Walt Disney. It is in their small office that they first produced their first series of short action animated films called the Alice Comedies. The rent to their small office was approximately $10 a month, but within four, months, the brothers together with their growing staff members moved to a larger office next door (Wale, 2009). In 1925, the brothers made a deposit for a Hyperion Avenue lot located in the Silver Lake District. Construction on their new studio began shortly ...

Walt Disney Corporation

The Walt Disney Corporation was established in the year 1923, in Los Angeles, California by two brothers Roy Disney and Walt Disney. It is in their small office that they first produced their first series of short action animated films called the Alice Comedies. The rent to their small office was approximately $10 a month, but within four, months, the brothers together with their growing staff members moved to a larger office next door. In 1925, the brothers made a deposit for a Hyperion Avenue lot located in the Silver Lake District. Construction on their new studio began shortly afterwards. Many changes took ...

Introduction

The movie ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest’ is acted with a sense of human life. It demonstrates humanity and features what happens in the human society in depth.

Even without showing any overt signs of mental illness McMurphy the main character and his colleagues avoid hard labor and spend their sentence in a relaxed hospital environment playing sick. This exhibits the behavior of pretence. McMurphy exhibits leadership and responsibility skills by establishing himself as a leader in the hospital. Billy refuses to leave the hospital because he is unwell. This highlights how responsible he is over his health conditions. Washington protects ...