Essays on The Matrix

Plato described the cosmos as being created by the Craftsman as a living entity with a soul. Since it is a creation it has attributes that all living things share. The cosmos is also separated into two realms, the physical and the eternal. The physical world is one the is ever adapting in both a negative and positive manner and will at some point cease to exist. The eternal is stagnant and without change because it is ruled by reason (Plato, & Jowett 1990). The universe is both physical and eternal because the universe changes and the change must be ...

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 ...

A. Neuromancer and Cyberpunk Film

Neuromancer discusses the ways in which people augment their bodies with technology, which can easily be seen in elements of The Matrix. The mixture of machine and man is found in The Matrix through the plugs and cables the humans use to connect to the virtual world, most notably the invasive, penetrative plug used to ‘jack in’ to the Matrix through the back of their heads. This is compared to Molly Millions’ razor-nails and eye augmentations found in Neuromancer – both fusion of man and machine used to grant the user abilities not available to them as organic life forms. ...

In scenario 1, the functional line organizational structure would be the most appropriate. A group of members from our company would be selected and charged with handling of the Northwest United States horn market but they would still be headed by the manager of the company. The reason for choosing this structure is that it is requires the head of the company to oversee matters such as establishing the in a new area and therefore functional line structure would favor this situation. The problem that may arise with such a structure is difficulties in interdepartmental exchanges. In scenario 2, ...

For Scenario 1, I would use project-based organizational structure where an independent team would be created to handle the northwest United States horn market. The reason for picking this structure is the focus on a single project where the selected team will just deal with this project thereby increasing chances of project success. The potential problem with this structure is the weakening of the integration between the parent organization and the project team. In addition, there is potential for duplication of efforts in case the organization has such project teams for many other projects. For Scenario 2, I would ...

A company that I think might be successful following a production orientation is McDonalds. The production oriented approach holds that all that a company makes is the focal point of attention by the managers (Blythe, 2014). Production orientation at McDonalds ignores the diversity of the needs by customers and generalizes them to one goal of producing a quality brand. McDonalds is the largest chain of Hamburger fast food restaurants. McDonalds has more than 36,500 outlets in countries (McDonalds Official Website). The production orientation is upheld since the foodstuffs offered at McDonalds are basically similar in all countries of ...

A Closer Glimpse on the Key Terms

As previously observed, it is possible to draw parallels between the following essays and movies and play “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education” by Paulo Freire and Dead Poets Society, “The Achievement of Desire” by Richard Rodriguez and Six Degrees of Separation, and “Ways of Seeing” by John Berger and The Matrix. All three works raise a number of important issues, manifestations of which may be found on the example of the characters of these films and plays. Thus, there are such key terms notions as critical thinking, education, class conflict, racial divide, and power of perspective, which can be ...

Ways of Seeing and The Matrix

Ways of Seeing by John Berger is one of the most talked about and influential books on art ever published in the world and The Matrix is one of the most famous films in cinema history. It was written based on the famous BBC’s film and was first published after its premiere in 1972 (Richardson 111). His book is not a traditional view of the authors and artworks from a historical perspective, but rather an invitation to go behind the scenes and into the kitchen, where the mystery of creation acts, no matter how trivial it may seem ...

Introduction

The process of developing new products is a complicated and it involves many parties among them engineers. This paper shows the roles and issues we are to face as we design an improved bicycle. The paper presents the engineering characteristics followed by an evaluation of the design analysis using the weighted Pugh’s evaluation method and specifically for our project. It then goes on to elaborate on engineering analysis and design and their importance before concluding with an overview of the business considerations that are to be combined with the product design specifications (PDS) in the generation of the ...

Introduction

Organizations refer to entities or enterprises with distinct goals and aspirations, which operate within strict definitions or boundaries (Senior, 2002). In this perspective, organizational change is a phenomenon that occurs in every organization with a wide operation base. However, the magnitude of change is dependent on the size of the organization or the complexity of operations that the company or an organization engages in, either in products or customers. Moreover, organizational change can also be planned by the organization or unplanned. Unplanned organizational change is a result of external and internal forces that lead to the change of operations ...

Many science fiction movies rely on the use of science to get their message across, and many more rely on the manipulation of scientific theories to fit the plot of the film. As such, there are a number of science fiction films that use pseudoscience or bad science in order to make the universe in the storyline work from the viewer’s perspective. It is interesting to assess the use of scientific concepts in science fiction, as it gives insight into how science is used as a plot device but can often be inaccurate. The purpose of this paper ...

Q 1 Training would prove a critical feature of executing a new appraisal system for performance in many ways. Just as the ancient ‘philosophers’ stated that practice brings perfection, training can create a similar impact in a survey program. It is through professional training that managers can master the concepts of a program even before using it. For example, they will grasp the underlying activities of an appraisal system such as communication, ratings, and filling forms. Training, especially at the start, should play an integral role in reversing those misconceptions of managers about the requirements of performance management. Q ...

Introduction

There are different perspectives that are being peddled concerning fracture processes, this has led to confusion on what actually this term means. In this review, a deeper understanding is sort by analyzing different aspects of the nomenclature of the fracture process. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the failure processes several aspects are put in consideration key among them will be discussed below and include; the energy of fracture, macroscopic structure path and microscopic fracture mechanisms.

Energy to Break

The toughness of a material is the measure of the absorbed energy during and before fracture. The toughness of the material ...

■ Meetings with the Supervisor to discuss two previous tasks:

The two previous tasks were delivered in the first ten weeks of the semester. The teacher asked for the quality of used sources. The sources used for the investigation were only scholar sources. Science Direct, Elsevier and Google Scholar were the used databases in the investigation. There are several paid databases where the investigator and university had no subscription. The previous databases offered more than one thousand results referred to composite piles design, but only twenty sources were selected for the investigation. The sources are in a level of master studies and philosophy doctor studies. The consulted sources had ...

“Poor single mother on welfare tell me how you did it?” rings the famous lyric of the late Rapper-Activist Tupac Amaru Shakur. The son of a former Black Panther, this ode to his mother provides a glimpse into the conundrum of surviving in the wake of being poor and black on public assistance. What Shakur unknowingly reveals is the image of welfare in a more empathetic and realistic way that illuminates instead of ignoring the lived realities of its recipients. While Shakur’s lyric is compassionate in it’s depiction, conservative lawmakers are less considerate in their elucidation of ...

Introduction

At the first glance, The Matrix seems to be a cinematographic work of science fiction which is based on the clash of men and machines in a virtual world. The film was an unbeaten success in the 1990s and saw record-breaking revenues across the worlds. However, it is also true that there some specific manifestations of the renowned philosophical theories in this film. The core theme of the film is based on the notion that the world is an illusion and this concept has been used by many philosophers in this world to express their theories of philosophy. This ...

Mathematics is the queen of sciences. It gives us a lot of things that successfully find their application in various scientific spheres but seem to be completely useless in ordinary daily life. One of such things is a matrix. Matrix helps us to solve differential equations, but one could say that its practical application looks rather vague. However, this statement is inaccurate. The aim of this paper is to discuss matrices and to observe their use in everyday life. For a start, let’s make a brief overview of matrices and their scientific applications. According to the textbook, a ...

The use of collinearity in imaging is a very versatile technique for image correction. The process is applicable in taking of picture using sensors from above the ground. The science behind the process is helping in converting several images taken into an orthographic image format. The camera does a transformation to a 3 x 3 matrix system which removes relief from the picture and making it machine readable. This form of change does its conversations within the ranges of changes in the X Y and Z axes of telemetry (Han, Guo, and Chou 313-316). The imaging dimensions taken have ...

Genre Critique: The Matrix (1999) The films are generally classified into different types on the basis of their genres. The prime classifications of films on the basis of their genre are like those of silent melodrama, war based, comedy, western, etc (Belton, 2013). A different genre inspired from the usage of true visual effects and dominance of certain characters over the entire plot is called as the Science fiction and Horror genre. The primary difference between horror and science-fiction comes from the fact that the latter has the inclusion of special effects to highlight the presence and impact of ...

According to Socrates, “The unexamined life is not worth living”, which does reflect philosopher’s vision he adhered to throughout his life. The Matrix and Philosophy essay draws connections between the movie The Matrix and philosopher’s own life story. As Socrates stated, his mission was to “wake up” the people of Athens, which was his hometown. He commenced this mission by applying the Socratic Method, which is the “process of asking questions until the person either contradicts himself or makes a mistake”. According to the Oracle at Delphi, Socrates was the wisest man in the whole world, and ...

Introduction

As it was shown in previous sections discussed in class, the set Mmn of all m×n matrices is a vector space under the operations of matrix scalar multiplication and addition. In this paper, we will describe the set of all linear transformations of an n-dimensional vector space V into an m-dimensional vector space W, which is also a vector space U. This is the vector space under two defined operations. The relationship between Mmn and U will be also described.

Body

Consider V and W – two vector spaces of the dimensions n and m, respectively. Let the following linear ...

In the 1999 film, The Matrix costuming plays a principle role in how the audience perceives the characters. With the constant of a green tinge throughout the movie, a danger exists that the public’s attention may become detached and bored with the presentation. To combat that possibility, the characters are costumed in a myriad of fashions to emphasize the differences between the characters and also to demonstrate the development of the plot. When the film opens, the audience sees a sleek and shiny Trinity. Her appearance gives the impression of one that cannot be caught. She is smooth, ...

Plato, Descartes and the Matrix.

The movie The Matrix, The allegory of the Cave by Plato and Descartes ‘Meditation have striking similarities as well the differences. All the three convey the idea that our world and life are just but an illusion. All the works also question the relationship that exists between our senses and reality. The three works attempt to question the reality in which we live. The authors feel that this seeming reality might be controlled by an external force that our senses might not decipher. Plato, Descartes and the Matrix were pursuing what is true reality, away from ...

Philosophy 201

Which pill would you choose - red or blue? What is more important - a blissful ignorance or knowledge of the truth, whatever it might be? After watching "The Matrix", I think, everyone has asked themselves these questions. What is the matrix? One of the definitions which dictionary gives - "a hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity of female mammals in which the fertilized egg implants and develops. Also called womb." [Thefreedictionary.com]. In technological meaning, this is “a container that can be filled with a material (such as very hot metal) to give the material a new ...

Plato was a great philosopher who introduced a lot of concepts to the science. One of such notions was the Plato’s understanding of the cosmos and forms. Thus, one world is the world of being. It is always is and has no becoming. This means that it is unchangeable in time. On the other hand, there is a world of becoming. According to the rules of this realm, everything here is born and dies. It is becoming somebody or something but never is. The world of forms can be realized through understanding but not through the senses. The ...

Today’s media landscape especially with the advent of social media and the rise of smartphones has lent itself to a reading of the world that is a sort of mediated reality. There is a clear difference between what a person choses to project as their online persona as opposed to their actual personality. This process where the so-called real world and peoples projections of their own reality to a simulated, virtual reality. Bears a lot of resemblance to the point that The Matrix was making about the nature of reality. The Wachowskis proved prescient about how the digital ...

Unveiled to the public in 1999, The Matrix is a science fiction movie starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Laurence Fishburne. The film reflects what is referred to as simulated reality, or a world crafted through the use of machinery in order to entrap society. The main character, Neo, played by Reeves discovers the truth behind the Matrix and subsequently, seeks to thwart the disintegration of mankind. It can be argued that the film intriguingly presents the concept of the world the general population lives in is an illusion, or the philosophical concept referred to as skepticism. Erion & Smith ( ...

Assignment Title

Putnam’s Experiment Is this paper real? Or this assignment is nothing more than an illusion? While these questions require more of a practical answer than the deep thought, the questions arose by Plato, Descartes, and subsequently, the Matrix are a subject for serious philosophical consideration. Is this world real or is it just an illusion? Such questions are often ignored because of their lack of practical outcomes as well as the titanic scale of influence over the human mind. The world we live in often seems mysterious to us, it may seem strange, beautiful, unjust, or even friendly, ...

Assignment 2-495

Assignment 2-495

Executive Summary

There are several business tools that can help companies asses and identify effective strategies for the companies given the external and internal factors. Among the useful tools are BGC Matrix, Grand Strategy Matrix, and Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix. The use of these matrices enabled Domino’s Pizza identify the best strategies which include product development, market development, and market penetration, among others.

Introduction

Every company needs sound strategies to thrive and lead in the market. Analyzing and applying appropriate strategies enable the company accomplish its business goals and direction. Domino’s Pizza was able to lead in the ...

The organization requires various stakeholders to maintain its survival. The public is one of the essential elements. Through them, the business extracts employees and customers. Hence, the firm needs to develop a strong relationship with the public to ensure that they have a continuous and stable relationship with those who work for them and those who purchase goods or services. The best way to accomplish the tasks is developing a good company reputation and image amongst the public. Communication is crucial in creating an active relationship with the public. Certain models and approaches build relationships and assist in organizational ...

2. Learning Activity 1 The evident forces that affect organizations include the regulations, economic and political factors, socio-cultural, demographics, technology, and environment. An interview with a Project Manager of an IT company stated aside from economic factors, competition with rival companies, and the bargaining power of the clients for projects affect the organization (A. Genota, Personal Communication, January 15, 2016). The Project Manager explained that a good economy drives the growth of clients’ orders that consequently benefit the company as services provider. The competition with the rivals and the bargaining power of the clients can significantly cut the company’ ...

The descriptions given by Steve Jobs about Apple’s organizational structure seem to comply with the matrix structure. Steve Jobs makes some descriptions that show the uniqueness of Apple’s adaptation to the matrix structure. Organizational structures are generally categorized into four groups that include simple structure; functional structure; multidivisional structure; and matrix structure (Ketchen & Short, 2014). The companies can then adjust the chosen structure so as to suit their objectives and goals. Apple has customized the matrix structure so as to make it more collaborative. Steve Jobs says that the people working for Apple have been put into ...

Businesses are subject to many forces in the environment which they have limited control. Maersk like any other businesses has to contend with the forces that bring about uncertainty in its course of operation. The Danish company is the largest in the container shipping industry worldwide since 1996. It is widespread in over 135 countries employing over 109,000 employees globally at the same time. Maersk’s uncertainty is linked to the dynamic nature of the shipping market and industry as a whole environment (Greve et al., 2007, 19).

The company’s environment is well examined by the PESTLE analysis, ...

The paper provides a review of sociological theories identifiable from the course reading materials. In particular, the article explores the portrayal of theories such as symbolic interactionism, functionalism, and conflict theory. The theories will be related to social life patterns and representation of culture in the film “The Matrix.” Further classification of social relations and social problems based on the film will be put into the concept and how social structures influence and mold social interactions.

Symbolic interactionism explains people’s lives and their social behavior. Symbolic interactionism has been effective in the study of daily life and social ...

In this paper we summarize what’s written in the book “Elementary Linear Algebra” by Howard Anton & Chris Rortes. The book describes the basic methods of elementary linear algebra, linear nature of considering objects: vector (or linear) space, linear transformations, systems of linear equations, quadratic and bilinear forms. The main linear algebra tools considered in this book are systems of linear algebraic equations, determinants, matrixes, conjugation.

The book consists of ten chapters; each part describes one of the major areas of linear algebra.

The first chapter is “Systems of Linear Equations and Matrices”. A System of m linear algebraic equations with n unknown variables (or linear system, also used the abbreviation SLAE) ...

Issue 1- Ethics and Legal Environment

The situation that Arnold the CEO of gun manufacturing company found himself in is very critical. There are two conflicting and touchy issues that Arnold needs to give attention. It is an ethical dilemma situation that needs him to carefully weigh the options. There is a public outcry from the shareholders that Arnold must remove Mac from the Board of director of the company. It is challenging because the shareholders are the backbone of the company and whatever they demand must be attended to. Likewise, Arnold has to consider the profile of Mac, especially how much he has tried to ...

List each company and describe the business that each is in

DHL Company Overview DHL is an international market leader in international express delivery, airfreight, and overland transport. The firm is the world leader in contract logistics and ocean freight. DHL’s international network links more than 220 territories and countries. The firm has a team of approximately 285,000 employees dedicated to providing fast and reliable services that exceed customer’s expectation in 120,000 locations worldwide.

Boeing Company Overview

Boeing is the second largest manufacturer of large commercial planes behind Airbus and the second largest defense contractor behind Lockheed Martin. In addition to commercial jets the company also manufacturer military airplane. ...

In Griswold’s article he poses the question whether happiness and cypher's choice is ignorance bliss. He addresses the question what is happiness? As humans, we invest a lot of effort in pursuit of happiness. Precisely, depriving ourselves happiness is equitable to depriving ourselves a reason for living or good life. In other terms, happiness is so sought after that a life without it seems barely worth having. Happiness is so important that even earlier philosophers are cognizant of the fact. According to Aristotle, happiness is either the ultimate end of the activities carried out by mankind or the ultimate end. ...

A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM),is an outline that describes the input of various given roles in implementation deliverables or tasks for business or a project. It is particularly vital and very useful in clarifying duties and roles in cross functional processes. Thus, Responsibility Assignment Matrix identifies all the team members directly responsible for each given task as well as a list of supporting organizational members. Responsibility Assignment Matrix(RAM) is also known as a RACI matrix or a Linear Responsibility Chart(LRC).The acronym RACI is derivative from the four key in tasks that are most characteristically used in any project ...

In today’s digital age of filmmaking, traditional filmmaking has been eclipsed by computer-generated imagery (CGI), digital film recording, and all manner of other filmmaking tools used to bring the impossible to life. With digital cinema, production styles have become innovated and advanced to a turning point, in which the future of cinema is in a state of flux – does digital cinema overtake traditional filmmaking, or can it be used to underline unique thematic content and as a valuable tool for filmmakers? Perhaps the most apropos way to examine digital cinema and its applications to film is to explore how they are ...

Abstract

Presented is the cautious strategic analysis of newly born bank in the UK. Factual research suggests that UK owns the largest banking industry in the world and federal measures of the company highly support businesses in the country with lesser intervention. Secondly, economic and social factors are providing evidence of promising growth in the businesses in UK. Further, competitive landscape suggests that rivalry is high in the industry that is attributed to industry size as well as competitive pressures in terms of suppliers and buyer are comparatively higher. The internal analysis highlighted the distinctive capabilities of the firm ...

Project Management

Introduction In my paper you will be able to see the step in the project planning stages, organizational structure, and the charter. There will be steps through each of them. The steps are a very important part of the project planning, the organizational structure, and the charter. In order for everything to run smoothly everyone must give all the respect to each other and must work together to get the project done properly and on time for the delivery.

Project Planning

Project planning is a discipline for stating how to complete a project within a certain timeframe, usually with defined stages, and with designated ...

ABSTRACT

There are a number of important benefits that can be gleaned for humanity as a whole if production processes could be moved to space. This is a holistic investigation of the different benefits of moving manufacturing processes to space, and of the current processes that are capable of being carried out in space or in orbit. Full-scale production of space vehicles is the final end goal of the process, but a focus on small-scale production via 3-D printing technologies is also examined over the course of the study. A literature review and meta-analysis was conducted to determine the effects of manufacturing in Microgravity ...

The archetypal hero’s journey has taken many forms throughout history; in contemporary film, it often requires the main characters to step outside their cynical, grounded physical worlds and enter new realms of imagination. In the case of two classic films from the 1990s, Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King and the Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix , three archetypes of the hero’s journey(the hero, the mentor, and the monster) are found, contextualizing these modern science fiction and fantasy films as modern hero’s journeys. The three characters from each of these films that fit these archetypes are adapted ...

The archetypal hero’s journey has taken many forms throughout history; in contemporary film, it often requires the main characters to step outside their cynical, grounded physical worlds and enter new realms of imagination. In the case of two classic films from the 1990s, Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King and the Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix , three archetypes of the hero’s journey(the hero, the mentor, and the monster) are found, contextualizing these modern science fiction and fantasy films as modern hero’s journeys. In the proposed research paper, the three characters from each film that fit these ...

Solid dispersion can be defined as a cluster of solid creations made up of at least two distinguished components one being a hydrophobic drug and the other a hydrophilic matrix which can take any form depending on the crystalline or amorphous nature of the solids used (see figure 1). In the context of pharmaceuticals, this technology was developed to help improve the solubility and bioavailability of oral drugs. Studies have indicated that a score of patients prefers oral drugs for their simplicity in administration hence they show more compliance in comparison to other types of drugs administered in different ways. However, the functionality ...

Introduction:

The idea of trusting, and mistrusting your senses has been part of philosophical discourse for a very long time. In The Republic, Book VII Plato writes of one of Socrates’s discourses most commonly referred to as The Cave. This provides written verification that humankind has been questioning their senses and cognition since 360 BCE. If we fast-forward a couple of millennia or so, we can view this from the Cartesian prospective or bring it into modern times and into The Matrix.

Thesis:

The senses and our understanding of our perceptions cannot always be trusted. Argument: In The Republic, Book ...

Organizational structure forms through departmentalization. Separate positions are united into a department, and the departments become vital elements that create an organization. Naturally, there are several ways one can approach departmentalization. Managers decide how departments are interrelated, what major focuses and goals are set before each department, and how the chain of command and hierarchy will establish communication systems and reporting principles. Because different companies operate in highly distinct industries, there are different types of organizational structures developed to meet business-specific goals in a maximally effective and efficient way. There are three traditional organizational structures that are used by the majority ...

The movie revolves around the protagonist Neo as he appears to have been rescued by Morpheus who mentors him during his journey into the Matrix. The movie reveals the projection of an alternative virtual world into the humans’ feelings and minds. Machines with artificial intelligence who captures humans primarily rule the real world. These machines deposit the humans into their sleep in order to harvest energy. During the movie, Morpheus trained Neo to transcend physical limitation of the Matrix and utilize supernatural strengths and skills to defeat the Agents. During one of their encounters, the antagonist was able to ...

Simplex method is an algorithm for solving linear programming optimization problem by sorting the vertices of a convex polyhedron in a multidimensional space. Linear programming problem is that it is necessary to maximize or minimize a linear functional on a multidimensional space for a given linear constraints.

The sequence of calculations simplex method can be divided into two main phases:

- finding the original vertices of the set of feasible solutions, - gradual transition from one vertex to another, leading to the optimization of the objective function. Thus in some cases, the initial solution is obviously its definition or does not require complex calculations, for example, when all the constraints are represented by inequalities of ...

<INSTRUCTOR’S NAME> <COURSE NAME> The movie ‘The Matrix’ revolves around a computer programmer and a hacker named Thomas Anderson, who played by the name Neo during his hacking stint. He opted to find out the meaning of ‘the Matrix’, a cryptic phrase which he constantly encounter, by setting a meeting with a futuristic group headed by Morpheus. Through his journey to find out the truth, he found out several threats to human beings where it actually fights with intelligent machines in the 21st century. Neo exemplified exceptional skills during virtual combat that led the team of Morpheus to believe ...

Introduction

Composition of Dietary Fiber Dietary fiber is an essential component in nutrition and health (Mora et al., 2013; Klosterbuer, Roughead, & Slavin, 2011). Thus, the present study will explore the effect of particle size and source of fiber on the level of cholesterol in the human digestion system. Primarily, dietary fiber is a constituent of plant foods and includes materials that have diverse morphological and chemical structure. Such materials resist enzymatic action in the human digestion system (Dhingra et al. 2012). In the gastrointestinal tracts, the dietary fiber forms a matrix that has both amorphous and fibrous characteristics. The matrix’s ...

Solution to tutorial 1

Problem description Three problems that cannot be solved using traditional computing model but can be solved using neural computing include sensor processing, pattern recognition and speech and even text processing. It is because neural networks provide a different approach for data analysis and pattern recognition within the same data as compared to traditional computing approach. Text recognition, sensor processing, pattern recognition and speech recognition are all problems that cannot be well characterized. Therefore, traditional computing can only work well for problem that can be well described in terms of characteristics. These features include balancing checkbooks, keeping tabs of inventory, ...

- Describe the role of the following in protein synthesis - DNA, nucleotides, RNA, ribosomes, rough ER, and Golgi apparatus. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is a double stranded hereditary molecule containing the genetic code from which specific protein molecules are synthesized. First step in protein synthesis is synthesis of single stranded complementary RNA. RNA also contains all the components of DNA except a ribose sugar. Special RNA called messenger RNA (mRNA) carries the message to ribosomes. Under mRNA’s direction, transfer RNA (tRNA) delivers amino acids to ribosomes and ribosomal RNA (rRNA) attaches each amino acid to form the final ...

Introduction

Tensile testing is usually conducted to select a material for its application, quality control, and to forecast how the material is likely to react on deployment of different types of forces. The properties evaluated through the tensile test include the ultimate tensile strength, the maximum elongation, X-area reduction and so forth. These evaluations facilitate determination of such properties as Young’s Modulus, yield strength, Poisson’s ratio, and the characteristics of strain hardening [1. 2]. Tensile testing on glass fibre is, thus, performed to determine the quality of the material it contains, and to ascertain its suitability for various applications.

History of Fibre Glass

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3 Commercial Analyses

The car company Lexus has a TV advertisement that breaks the tradition of form of most car commercials. Most car commercials feature a car driving along an urban or rural roadway. Amazing in motion starts with full band music with the letters “Amazing in Motion” appearing above a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton. Then the scene jumps to a number of flying futuristic drones. They move with personality and do not seem robotic. The music in the background is uplifting orchestral music that guides the drones music. They fly through city streets and museums and finally they fly into the sky where ...

Introduction

Investments have two aspects; returns and risks that determine their desirability to an investor. In that respect, analyzing the two is crucial, and several models have been advanced for the purpose of identifying most suitable portfolios. In addition, investor's preferences and risk profile determine their investments choices. Thus, a portfolio construction is based on the involved assets return and risk as well as the client’s risk profile. To demonstrate the process of portfolio construction in view of the clients’ profile, this report uses a case of a client with identified investments goals. The report uses a questionnaire to evaluate the clients risk ...

Introduction

Individuals hold different ideas regarding ‘reality.’ People base these concepts on sensorial perceptions, which mean that some of the experiences one holds about the world revolve around a deception, which prevents them from understanding the truth. Plato dug into the idea of sensorial deception in “The Cave” and “The Matrix,” which mimicked the story and explored realism of deception.

Question 1

The matrix raises questions relating to reality, which resemble those asked by Plato in “The Cave.” Plato asks readers to envision human beings as captives who live in a dark cave located underground. Furthermore, he insists that individuals live in this cave ...

- When did the BCG experience-curve begin to have a significant impact on business thinking? The experience curve is one of the best known and one of the signature concepts of BCG . The experience curve theory was generated during a cost analysis performed by BCG for a major semiconductor manufacturer in 1966 and held that the unit production cost of a company would decrease by a particular amount (which is estimated to be nearly 20% to 30%) for each doubling of the experience or accumulated production volume . The experience curve theory has been a valuable descriptor and a predictor of competitive dynamics in business through ...

Interactions between the Environment, Technology, and Human Resources in the Organisation

Introduction Casual Togs faces the challenge of establishing advantage in a highly competitive environment amidst the various problems and issues that affect the company’s operations, performance, and outcomes. Henceforth, this discussion is an analysis of Casual Togs’ circumstances based on developments in the external environment and tensions within the internal environment. This discussion also explores other aspects of the organisation such as issues concerning technology and human resources. The objective of analysing Casual Togs is to determine the interactions between the environment, technology, and human resources in the organisation that affect management and organisational performance. Doing so ...