Examples Of Analytical Essays

Discourseshavepowerfulsocialeffectsandcanempowersome,whilemarginalizingothers.Inthe textsLostPropertyandMuriel'sWeddingthedominantdiscourseisrelationship.Theaudienceis positionedtoseeJoshTamblingfromLostPropertyashavingtoughrelationshipsasheistheone whoisexpectedtopullthrough.WhileMurielHeslopfromMuriel'sWeddingisportrayedas unreliableandselfishasthestoryistold.IntheearlystagesofbothtextsitisobviousthatJoshand Murielhavedifferentrelationships,asJoshisrespectedanddependablewhileMurielisrejectedand afailure.Joshistrustworthytowardshisfriendswhichmakehimrespectedinhisrelationships.For instance,heshowshisloyalandrespectablevaluesshowmorecontent

Michael,Josh'solderbrotherfinallycomeshome,notbyhimselfthough,heendsupbringinghis girlfriendandwiththemtheirnewbornson."MumandDad,thisisKelly,"Michaelsaysproudly, "andthisonehereisyourgrandson,Stuart"(p266)Ontheotherhand,Muriel'sWeddingends unfortunatelywithMuriel'smotherdyingasshecommitssuicidefromthepressureofher depression.ButnotallisbadforMurielasshereturnstoSydneywithherfriendRhonda,aftersheis inawheelchairfromnotrecoveringfromhercancer.Althoughbothtextsendinadifferentway,the audienceisstillpositionedtoseeJoshandMurielaspeoplewhohavedifficultrelationshipsbutin theendrewardingInconclusion,bothLostPropertyandMuriel'sWeddingmobilizethediscourse ofrelationships.ThereaderispositionedtoseeJoshandMurielasbeingpleasingpeople,who woulddoeverythingfortheirfriendships.ThroughoutbothtextsJoshandMurielareconstructedas characterswhodisplayloyaltyandrespecttowardstheirfriends,supportingthemthroughtheharsh periodsintheir

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ThetwoitemsIchosefromtheSpeedmuseumwerethetwovasesbyFulvioBianconiandVicktor EmanuelasthemodernpiecesandtheancientEgyptiancanopicjars.Uponfirstsight,myfirst thoughtwasthatthepurposeoftheseitemsisobliviouslytoholdandserveascontainersforother objects.Thoughtheyaredifferentinsize,it'scleartheyservethatsameidea.Bothitemsarealso shapedinsortofaroundedandsphericalway;theedgesaresmoothedoutandtheyallhaveanice organicflowtothem.Thereisnothinggeometricorjaggedaboutanyofthepieces.Whilereading deeperintothedescriptionoftheEgyptianjars,Ifoundoutthattheywereusedtostorethe deceased'sorgansduringtheprocessofmummificationThesejarsshowmorecontent

Thoughthevasesthemselvesaren'tgeometricinshape,thedesigninthepaintingcreatesabunchof abstractsquaresandrectangles.Thedesignontheothervaselookstobelikeatreegrowingupward. Theblackstrokesseemtorepresentdifferentsizebranchesasthosefoundonatreeoraplantof somesort.AnothernoticeabledifferenceisthatthemodernvasesareEuropean,onebeingfrom SwedenandtheotherfromItalyTheancientjars,aspreviouslystated,areEgyptianThesizesseem todifferbetweenthemodernandancientcontainersaswell.Themodernvasesappeartallerand leanercomparedtotheshorterandmorerotundjars.Thismaybebecausethejarsdidnothavetobe verytallinordertoholdtheorgans;theywereabletoservetheirpurposeatasmallerheightanda widercircumference.Thetallandslendershapesofthevaseswereprobablyjustadesignorstyle choicethedesignermadetoachievehisvisionThematerialsusedtocreatethepiecesareworth notingaswell.ThevaseswereprobablyglassblownandthenhandpaintedwhileIcouldn'treally tellforsurewhatthejarsweremadeofbutitappearedtobesomesortofstoneorclay.Eitherway, theEgyptiansusedorganicandnaturalmaterialsfoundintheirenvironmentandcarvedandchiseled themby ...Getmorecontent...

KantAndAnalyticPropositions

InPhilosophyAnalytic–syntheticdistinctionisaconceptualdistinctionofstatementsor propositions.Astatementorpropositionisacontentofasentencethatacceptsordeniessomething. TherearetwotypesofpropositionsintroducedbyKant–oneisanalyticpropositionandotheris syntheticproposition.Analyticpropositionsaretruebydefinitionandthepredicateconceptis presentinthesubjectSyntheticpropositionsaretruebyexperienceandthepredicateconceptisnot presentinthesubject.

Examplesofanalyticpropositions:

1Bachelorsareunmarriedmen

IntheabovepropositionthepredicatethatisunmarriedmenispresentinthedefinitionofBachelors

2.Squarehavefourequalsides

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AcoordingtoCarnapanalyticstatementistrueisitisonlylogicallytrueandselfcontradictoryif logicallyfalseOtherwiseanystatementissyntheticHeintroducedtwonotions:L–trueandLfalse IfL–trueisconsideredifthestatement'struthisdependsonsemanticrule.L–falseisconsideredif thestatementsnegationisL–true.AnalyticstatementisLdeterminedthatisthestatementcanbe eitherL–trueorL–false.SyntheticstatementisifthestatementisnotL–determinedthatisthe statementisneitherL–truenorL–false.

Quineinthepaper'thetwodogmasofempiricism'deniedthedistinctionofanalyticandsynthetic andarguedthattherearenoanalytictruths.Quinehasgiventwoclassesofstatements.

1.Nounmarriedmanismarried

Theabovesentenceistruebyinterpretationofmanandmarriedandiflogicalparticles'no','un'and 'is'havemeaninginordinaryEnglish.

2.Nobachelorismarried

Theabovesentencecanbeturnedintologicaltruthbyputtingsynonymforsynonyms.Thesecond sentencecanbechangedtofirstsentencebyexchangingsynonym(bachelor)withsynonym (unmarriedman)Tosaythissentenceisanalyticwehavetofindwhether'man'issynonymouswith 'rationalanimal'byempiricallyandthisisverydifficulttotestempiricallybylinguisticusage.So, thissecondclassofsentencehaslackofcharacterisationaccording

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ApplicationofBusinessAnalytics

Anincreasingamountofbusinessesareexploringthisnewconceptofanalytics.Intoday'stech–savvyera,theuseofanalyticscanbeseenasanecessityratherthanacompetitiveadvantage.More companiesarerealizingthebenefitsthatcomewiththeuseofanalyticswithinthebusiness environmentLikeanythingelse,therearebothprosandconsthatcomewiththisapproach However,thebenefitsfaroutweighthenegatives.Businessanalyticsarethefutureofthebusiness world.Thispaperwilldescribeageneraloverviewofbusinessanalyticsanditsapplicationtothe realworld

DefinitionofBusinessAnalytics

Analyticscanbeadifficulttermtoexplain.Insimpleterms,analyticsconvertsdatashowmore content

Itisthroughthesethreetypesofanalytics,thatbusinessanalyticscanbedistinguishedfromjust beingtheplainprocessofanalyticsThesethreetypesofanalyticshelpmakethisprocessusefulin thebusinessenvironment.Itrequires"aclearrelevancytobusiness,aresultinginsightthatwillbe implementable,andperformanceandvaluemeasurementtoensureasuccessfulresult."Business analyticsincludesacombinationofallthreetypestogeneratenewinformationusedforbusiness organizationdecision–making.Descriptiveanalyticsbasicallygivesyouageneralideaofthedata youarelookingatPredictiveanalyticstakesthenextstepandpredictswhatislikelytohappen next.Finally,prescriptiveanalyticsfiguresoutwhatisthebestcourseofaction.Allthreeofthese typesofanalyticscanbeveryusefulwhenusedincombinationwithoneanother.Businessanalytics canbeinstrumentaltoabusiness'successwhenimplementedproperly(Schniederjansetal,2014)

ProsandCons

Thebenefitsinrelationtobusinessanalyticsfaroutweighthenegativeswithinanybusiness.Despite this,however,therestillaredrawbacksrelatedtobusinessanalytics.Thethreemajorissuesrelating tobusinessanalyticsareeaseofuse,speed,andscalability.Thesethreefactorsarethemainpriority executivesarelookingforwhenitcomestodataanalyticsinthebusinessenvironment Unfortunately,manyexecutivesfeelasiftheyarenot

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Thoughmostworksofarthavesomeunderlying,deepermeaningattachedtothem,ourfirst impressionoftheirsignificancecomesthroughourinitialvisualinterpretation.Whenwefirstviewa paintingorastatueorotherpieceofart,wenoticefirstthevisualdetails–itssize,itsmedium,its color,anditscondition,forexample–beforewebegintoponderitsgreatersignificance.Indeed, thesevisualcluesarejustasimportantasanyotherinterpretationormeaningofawork,forthey allowustounderstandjustwhatthatdeepermeaningis.Theexpressiononastatue'sfacetellsusthe emotionandmessagethattheartististryingtoconvey.Itscolor,too,canprovideclues:darkeror lightercolorscanplayaroleinhowweshowmorecontent

TheSteledepictsasimplescene:aseatedmanandstandingwomanbehindhimstareblankly straightahead.Awomanstandingontheleftlooksdownuponthem.Allofthemareordinary humans.Theyarenotgodsorgoddesses.Theyareprivatepeople.Theirclothingisplain,consisting ofsimplerobes.Itisrepresentationalofaregularfamilymourningthelossofoneofitsmembers,a scenethatmostpeople,eventoday,areabletorelatetohundredsoreventhousandsofyearslater

Thesteleconveysasolemnforlornnessthatcanbeseeninthefigures'faces.Theirmouthsare tightlyshut;theireyesgazeblanklyahead.Thewomanontheleftstaresaheadwithlittleemotion onherface.Thesteledoesnotdepictanymotion.Allofthefiguresarestanding(orsitting)still,in quietmemorialThissolemnityaddstotheemotionofagravewherethesteleoncestoodThereis norealclearanswerastowhoisbeingmourned.Aretheseatedmanandthewomanmourningthe lossoftheirdaughter,ontheleft?Oristhewomanontheleftmourningthelossofafather?The sculpture'sambiguityalsoaddstotheemotionthatitevokesItmightevenbeappropriateforits purpose.Itsfunctionwastomarkagravesite–thesiteofthebodyofsomeonewhohasdied.Death isoneofthemostcomplexpartsoflife.Itisthemostambiguous,fornobodyknowsforsurewhat happensindeath.Theambiguityofthestelehighlights

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ExamplesOfSemioticAnalysis

1.IntroductionandBackgroundInthisessayIwillevaluatethevariouscomponentsusedto constructmeaninginFigure1bymeansofasemioticanalysis.Iwilldiscussthetheoryofcertain semioticconceptsandapplythemtoFigure1throughoutthetext.TheimageinFigure1deliversa visualmessageanditissupportedbyillustratedtext,threecaptions,andtwologos.Theknowledge necessarytointerprettheillustrationisknowledgeofwritingandEnglish(Barthes1977:153)This analysisisapplicabletoanadultaudiencefamiliarwith'food'–and'diet'ideologies,aswellas conceptsofcelebrityendorsement.1.1ContextandRepresentationofFigure1ThePeopleforthe EthicalTreatmentofAnimals(PETA)werefoundedin1980andshowmorecontent

Theconsumptionofmeatbecomesamoralissue.Ifconsumingmeatisconsideredtobeimmoral, thenavegetariandietisthemorallyacceptableoption.Thislogochallengesthemoralsoftheviewer andisusedtoillicitaguiltyresponse(Bailey2007:44,50).Connotatively6thissigncanimplythat, unlikeanimals,thereaderdoesnothavea'heart'untilhe/sheembracesavegetariandiet.This connotationcontradictstheprimaryphraseinFigure1;"Allanimalshavethesameparts"Another connotationdeliberatelyusedbyPETA,istheimageofthebluesilhouettedcow;itsshapeis popularlyassociatedwithdairyandbeefproductswithintheconsumermarket.Throughthisthe readerimmediatelyassociatesthesymbolwithfoodproductsand

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YoungGoodmanBrownAnalyticalEssay

YoungGoodmanBrown,byNathanielHawthorne,isaneeriestoryfilledwithambiguity.The storylinecanbeseenaslinear.YoungGoodmanBrown,theprotagonist,leaveshisvillagetogoon ajourneyintothewoodsthenexperiencesthisandthatuntilhereachesthegatheringofevil worshippers.Whileitsoundsstraightforward,Hawthorneusesalotofrhetoricaldevicestomakehis storyfrighteningandleavingthereadertoponderthegoodnessofhumansHeusestechniquessuch asallegories,symbolism,andforeshadowing.Besideshiswritingstyle,however,religionplaysan importantroleinthestory.Theuseofreligionstartsthestoryandsetsthethemeofgoodversusevil. PuritanismgreatlyinfluencesHawthorne'staleItcanbeinferredthatYoungGoodmanBrownisa storywhereHawthornecriticizesandindictsthePuritansocietybyaddingPuritanvaluesandbeliefs toit.

ThePuritansocietyisanoppressivecommunity.Thereisalawthatrequireseveryvillagersto attendchurcheveryweek,otherwise,therewouldbeafinetopay(PuritanLife).While...showmore content

HisfamilyisinvolvedintheSalemWitchtrials.Itissomethinghedisapprovesofashetriesto makeaconnectionbetweenthewrongactionsandthedevil.ThePuritansareastrictcommunitybut theyheavilybelievethataperson'sgoodappearanceinfluencesaperson'sinnergoodness.InYoung GoodmanBrown,Brownhearstheactualintentionsofpeople.Forexample,theyoungmaywantto ridoftheirfathersinordertogettheirinheritancequickerItmayormaynotbetrue,butthe thoughtofevil–worshippingneighborsstickswithBrownthroughouthislife.Whilethepeoplein hisvillageappearkindandgentle,Brownissuspiciousoftheirtruecharacter.Heisachangedman whobelievesheislivinginaworldfilledwith

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Themainpurpose/focusofanalyticepidemiologyistothoroughlyresearch,analyzeand/ortest predictionsandpossibilitiesofexposurestodiseasesaswellashypothesisoutcomes..Theanalytic areaofepidemiologyfocusesonansweringthewhyandhowquestions.Thismethod/areahelps determinewhatcausedthedisease.Twomainfactorsareexposureandoutcome.Thetwoprimary categoriesthattheanalyticmethodutilizesisexperimentalandobservationalstudiestotestthe hypothesis.Experimentalstudiesgenerallyincluderandomizedclinicaltrials.Oneexampleofthis wouldbevaccineefficacytrials.Theobservationalstudiescanbeoneofthreedifferenttypes,case control,cohortandcrosssectionalThemethodthatisusedisalways

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JournalArticleAnalysistgkoontzUniversityofPhoenix

Abstract

AWeek3assignmentintheclass,PHL/717ConstructingMeaning,requiredaphilosophical analysisofanarticleintheJournalofPsychologyThearticleinvestigatedhowtheconnection betweenknowledgeandlearninginfluencedindividualstothinkaboutcontroversialeveryday issues.Theanalysisincludedidentifyingphilosophicalassumptions,explainingpractical significanceandapplicability,andrelatingassumptionsandmethodologytoclassreadings

JournalArticleAnalysisAnarticleintheJournalofPsychologyinvestigatedhowtheconnection betweenknowledgeandlearninginfluencedindividualstothinkaboutcontroversialeveryday issues....showmorecontent...

Thescientificcommunityhasdebatedthemethodologyoftheattainmentofknowledgesince Aristotle.Socialscience,suchasthestudyanalyzedhere,wantstodevelopamoreengaged relationshipbetweenknowledgeandpractice(Delanty&Strydom,2003).Conceivingtheirstudyon previousresearchdoneaboutthenatureofknowledgeandthenatureoflearningthatinfluences thinking,Schommer–AikinsandHutter(2002)introducedanadditionalelementofcontemporary controversialissuesencounteredineverydaylifeTheirresearchlookedtopopulationsoutsideof academiatosupporttheirhypotheses.Generally,theywereabletoprovearelationshipexists betweenindividualbeliefsaboutknowledgeandlearningandtheabilitytodemonstratehigherorder thinkingEducationandcriticalthinkinginfluencethesebeliefs(p16)Thenatureofknowledge andlearningbeliefsinfluencethinkingineverydaylife.

Methodology

Kuhn(1996)describesaparadigmastheacceptednormofascience.Thestandards,rules,and scientifictraditiononefollowsinaparticularareaofscientificstudycomprisetheparadigm. Research,suchastheonedescribedhere,"isacumulativeenterprise,eminentlysuccessfulinits aim,thesteadyextensionofthescopeandprecisionofscientificknowledge"(p.52).Thestudy provided

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AnalyzinganAdvertisement

Advertisingisoneoftheworld'sforemostbusinesses.Companiesusethismediatocommunicate theirideas,productsandmessagestothegeneralpublic.Thisisonetypeofadvert,whichisusedto drawpeopletodonatetoacauseItiscalledanappeal

ThisappealisfromHelpTheAged,afairlylargecharity,dedicatedtohelpingtheolderandless ablepeopleThisparticularadvertisfortheSeniorLinkpendant,asmalltelephonependantthat helpspeoplewhentheygetintotroublewheretheycan'treachthephone,becausetheyare immobilised.

Iwillanalysethisformoftheappealandelaboratethetechniquesandtricksusedtoconvincepeople topartwithshowmorecontent

Thecaptionor'title'oftheleafletisinlarge,white,bold,capitalisedtext,whichismappedona blackbackground.Thisistomakethetextstandoutconsiderably,asthereisnobiggercontrastthan blackandwhite.

AttheendofthetextisanellipsisThisaddstothebeckoningfeelofthetextthatmakesthe audiencewanttoreadon.

Thesecondpartoftheadvertor"Middleoftheleaflet"isatranscriptoftheconversationbetween Lyn,aSeniorLinkoperator,andVeraSmith,anoldwomanindistress.Thesheetisinfourparts:

Aquotation,usedasatitle

Anintroductiontothetranscript

Thetelephoneconversation,recordedasatranscript

Andanepiloguetothepiece.

Thequotationtothepageisinasimilarstyletotheoriginalcaption,inthefirstpart.Itsharesthe samebold,whiteonblackstyle,howeveritisnotallincapitals.Thisisbecauseitisaquotation fromVera,presumablyfromafterherordealThisistoshowagainthatsherecoveredandthatshe owesherlifetotheSeniorLinkpendant.

Nextisanintroductiontothetranscript.Itstartswithanintroductorysentencethatusessimple adjectivesandsentencestructuretodescribethecharacters.Nextcomesthesettingofthescene, whereVera'spredicamenttakesshapeOnesentenceisunderlined,thissentence:'To

EssayonSelf-Analysis

Self–Analysis

Beforetakingthiscoursemywritingstylesandhabitswereverydifferent.Iwasthetypical procrastinatorbecauseIwouldwaituntilthenightbeforeapaperwasduetostartit.Thisdidnot allowmeenoughtimetoproperlyproofreadeverything,whichresultedingettingpointsdeducted forsimplegrammaticalerrorsthatcouldhavebeenavoidedifIwouldhavehadthetimeto proofread.MywritingstyleshavemanystrengthsandweaknessesandIhavebeenabletoimprove mywritingbecauseofthemIhavelearnedfrommystrengthsandweaknesseshowtobecomea betterwriter.

Inmywriting,Ihavemanystrengths,somethatwhichIhavedevelopedthroughthiscourseand somethatIalreadyhad.Beforethis...showmorecontent...

Icanwriteathesisthatwillgiveanoverviewaboutwhatmaintopicofthepaperisandwhatother elementswillbeaddressedinthepaper.FromtakingthiscourseIhavebeenabletoimprovemany ofmyweaknesses,buttherearestillsomethatIneedtoworkon.OverallIambecomingbetterat notprocrastinatingasmuchasIusedto.Thisclasshashelpedmetolearntotakethelittlesteps alongthewaybecausethentherewillnotbeasmuchworktodotowardstheend.Thishasalso mademerealizethatthefinalproductofmywritingwillturnoutbetterbecauseitwillhavehad moretimetodevelop,whichmeansthattherewouldhavebeenmoreopportunitiestoproofread.I thinkbylearningmanystylesofwriting,suchasparaphrasing,summarizing,analyzing,and researching;ithasenabledmetobeabletowritemorebroadlyByknowinghowtocorrectlyuseall ofthesekindsofwritingstyles,itwillhelpmeinthefutureforotherclassesbecauseIwillhavethe knowledgethatIneedtowritethesetypesofpapers.Istillprocrastinatesometimes,butnotasmuch asIusedto.IwillbeabletoimproveonthisastimegoesalongbecauseIwillbecomemore motivatedbyseeingtheendresult,whichusuallywouldbebettergrades.

OverallIthinkthatmymostofmywritinghabitshaveimprovedandfortheonesthathavenotI knowwhattheyareandwhatIneedtodotoimprovethem.MystrengthsthatIalreadyhadas

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TheCrucibleAnalyticalEssayIn'TheCrucible'byArthurMiller,therearemanylessonsthatcanbe learnedbyanalyzingtheconflictsinthestory.Theyshowjusthowquicklyfearmaychangepeople. Oneparticularexampleleadstoanunderlyingthemeinthestory.Inordertodevelopthethemeof therebeingnogoodoutcomeforthosewhocondemnothers,ArthurMillercreatedtheconflict betweentheProctorsandAbigailWilliamsinhisplay,TheCrucibleTheauthorputsmuchdetail intohowthisisplayedout.TheconflictbetweentheProctorsandAbigailisaprimeexampleof negativeconsequencesthatstemfromasituation.ItcametobewhenJohnProctorhadanaffairwith AbigaildespitebeingmarriedtoElizabethProctorItisshowntheAbigailhasresentmenttowards Elizabethwhenshementionshow"GoodyProctorisagossipingliar"andtriestosullyhername. (Miller26)ItisevidentatthispointinthestorythatAbigaildoestrulycondemnElizabethProctor. ThiswillbackfireonAbigailsoonenough.showmorecontent

ItisclearthatAbigailhasreducedherperceptionofElizabethtonothingmorethan"acold, snivelingwoman"andlooksdownuponher(Miller33)Itisclearatthispointthattheconflict betweenthemisgrowinganddespiteAbigail'sattitudetowardsElizabeth,shehasgainednothing fromitsofar.Despitehavingnoreturn,shecontinuestoactthiswaytowardsJohn'swife.Itisclear thatAbigailseesnoriskindoingthisandisunawareofthepossiblewaysthatthiscouldgetoutof

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Decisionanalyticmodelsareusedtoexaminecosteffectivenessofhealthcareinterventions.These modelssummariseavailableevidencesuccinctlyforanalysis.Whenthereisalackofobserved evidence,expertopinionsonthemeanormedianvalues(occasionallytheminimumandmaximum range)fortheparameterofinterestarecommonlyused.Thisdoesnotprovidesufficientinformation toexaminewhetherthedistributionofuncertaintysurroundingtheparameterofinterestis representativeoftheexpert'sopinion.AsthisisakeycomponentinProbabilisticSensitivity Analysis(PSA)commonlyusedindecisionanalyticmodels,asrecommendedbyNICE(1),thereis needtoensuretheappropriatedistributionofparameteruncertaintytoshowmorecontent ThissystematicreviewbyGrigoreetal(2)highlightedtheneedforguidelinestocriticallyappraise elicitationexercisesandsuggestedformoreresearchtodefinethesemeasurementcriteria.The authorsproposedthatuntiladefinitivechecklistisdeveloped,thevalidityandreliabilityofthe elicitationexerciseshouldalwaysbereportedexplicitly.

Followingthis2013systematicreview,thesameauthorspublishedanarticlein2016,onastudy thatcomparedtheresultsfortwocommonlyusedelicitationmethods,thehistogramandhybrid methods(3).Thisstudyhadthefollowing3objectives

1)Examinehowthesetwomethodsappealedtotheexperts,

2)Determineiftherewereanydifferencesintheeliciteddistributionsand;

3)Comparetheimpactoftheeliciteddistributionsonanactualdecisionmodel

Thestudyresultsshowedthat

1)Generally,theexpertsfoundthehistogrammethodeasiertousecomparedtothehybridmethod althoughthetwoelicitationmethodswerecloselyrankedbytheexpertsintermsofeaseofuseand facevalidity

2)Thedistributionsfromthehistogrammethodwereslightlynarrowerthanthedistributionsfrom thehybridmethod,suggestinggreatercertaintywhenaggregated ...Getmorecontent...

Shakespeareisprominentinhisuseofrecurringthemesthroughouthisworks,particularlythoseof love,death,andbetrayal.AllthesethemesarepresentinOthello.Mostdominant,however,are manipulationandjealousy.Jealousyrunsthecharacters'livesinOthellofromthebeginningofthe play,whenRoderigoisjealousofOthellobecausehewishestobewithDesdemona,andtotheend oftheplay,whenOthelloisfuriouswithjealousybecausehebelievesCassioandDesdemonahave beenengaginginanaffair,butmanipulationtheprominentactionthatfuelsthejealousywithin Othello.Somecharacters'jealousyisfashionedbyothercharacters.Iagoisinvolvedinmuchofthis, creatingliesandimplementingconfusingsituationsshowmorecontent

Heiscleverinhisdictiontoavoidconfrontationthatcaneasilyerupt.AnexampleofIago's manipulationiswhenheandRoderigoconfrontBrabanzioabouthisdaughter.Brabanziodoesnot believewhatthetwosayaboutDesdemona,callingitridiculous,andhebecomesangrybecausehe hasbeenwokenupinthemiddleofthenight.Roderigoimmediatelystartstoexplain,whichonly angersBrabanzioevenmoreIago,ontheotherhand,respondsbyactuallycomplimenting Brabanzio.Brabanzioyells,"Thouartavillain"towhichIagoresponds,"Youareasenator".The fatheristakenabackbythissurprisingcommentanditcauseshimtostepbackandre–examinethe situation,whicheaseshisangerandcauseshimtobelievethetwostorytellers,especiallywhenhe findsDesdemonamissingfromherbedchamber

However,alongwithhiswordchoice,IagoiscleveratthetimingofwhathesaysHeknowsexactly whattosayandwhentosayittoincitejealousywithinanyonehewishes.Heusesthisparticularly wellwithRoderigoandOthello.AnexampleofIago'stimingofjealousyiswhenhespeaksto RoderigoofthesuspicionsregardingDesdemona'sloveforOthello"Markmewithwhatviolence shefirstlovedtheMoorbutforbraggingandtellingherfantasticallies.Tolovehimstillfor prating?Letnotthydiscreetheartthinkit.Hereyemustbefed".InthisexcerptIagorepresents

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Shakespeareusesvividandpowerfulformsofimagerytolettheaudiencevisualizethesetting.Lady Macbethisportrayedasastrongwomanwhoisattractedtopowerandwoulddoanythingtobein control;sheisanythingbutanelegantandsensitivewoman.Afterthebloodshedbegins,however, LadyMacbethfallsaneasypreytoinsanityandguilt.Hersoliloquy(5.1.24–30)showsherdecline intomadnesswhenshesays,"outdamnedspot"Therearemanyexamplesofvisualandaural imagerythroughouttheplay.ThemurderofDuncanisindicatedbytheclangingofabellandthe knockingatthegate.Thoughtheyarenotdescribedinthetext,thestagedirectionsareenoughto buildupthetensionTheknockingoccursbetweeneachshowmorecontent

Bloodisanothermotifthroughouttheplay.ThelanguageusedtodescribeMacbeth'sanguished stateisextraordinarilyeffectiveintermsofimageryanddetail.WhenMacbethlooksathishands andthinkstheyarea"sorrysight"andhishand"willratherthemultitudinousseasincarnadine, makingthegreenonered"(2.2.58).ShakespeareusespersonificationtomanipulateMacbeth's bloodyhandsaswitnessestothemurderwhenLadyMacbethurgeshimto"washthisfilthywitness fromyourhands"(2.2.50).'Themesarefundamentalideasexploredinliterarywork.'Inmychosen extract,therearenospecificlinesthatshowthevariousthemesintheplay.However,thelink betweencrueltyandmasculinityisoneofthefirstthemesintroducedtotheaudience.Themurderof DuncanisthefirstinMacbeth'slonglineofkillings.ItsoonbecomesevidenttousthatLady MacbethprovidesthebrainsandthewillpowerbehindMacbeth'sactionsHerbehaviorprovesthat womencanbeasambitiousasmen,assheherselfwishestobe"unsexed"(1.5.40);tobecomemore masculinethanfeminine.Evenso,shedependsonthemanipulationofothers,ratherthanusing violenceherselfMacbethasksherto"bringforthmenchildrenonly"(1773)andshesaysnothing tochallengethisstatement.Thehiredmurdererswerealsopersuadedto

BusinessAnalytics

ContentBusinessAnalyticsPart1.WhatBusinessAnalyticsis:TheBasicsI.IntroductionHistoryof AnalyticsTypesofanalyticsDomainswithinanalyticsPart2.HowBusinessAnalyticscanbeused togainadvantageinacompetitivemarketplaceBenefitsofBusinessAnalyticstoanorganizationfor competitiveadvantageACasestudyofcompetingonanalyticsConclusionBusinessAnalyticsPart 1WhatBusinessAnalyticsis:TheBasicsIntroductionBusinessanalytics,inanutshell,isusageof thetypeofdatathatcanhelponeanalyzeaparticularbusinesssituationanddecidehowtoimprove it.Instrumentsusedforsuchanassessmentincludestatistics,andbothquantitativeandqualitative analysis,aswellaspredictiveandexplanatorymodelingBusinessanalyticsisdifferenttoBusiness intelligencewhichalsousesstatisticalmethods.Businessanalyticsusesstatisticalmethodsanddata toarriveatfreshunderstandingandilluminationofasituation,whereasbusinessintelligenceuses staticaldatatoserveasquerying,reportingoralerts.Businessanalytics,therefore,is,onemaysay, thedetectivesideofbusinessusingthestatisticstodevelopandprogressthebusinessordirectitin newdirectionsratherthanrevampingitwithexistentandsupportivedataBusinessintelligence,in otherwords,usesthedatatoinformstakeholdersandotherswhatisoccurringwiththebusiness, whattheactionis,andwhatstepsarebeingtaken.

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"Therearetwosidestoeveryissue:onesideisrightandtheotheriswrong,butthemiddleisalways evil."–AynRand.TofullyunderstandthecomplexworldandcultureoftheAnglo–Saxons,one mustexaminetheonlyformofhistoricalevidenceavailable–texts.Oneparticulargreatworkfrom thistimeperiodisoftenunderratedandovershadowedinmodernsocietybymanyotherancient workssuchasIliadorOedipusRexTheepicpoem,Beowulf,wassungbymultipleunknown Anglo–SaxonpoetsfourcenturiesbeforetheNormanConquest.Thethemeofgoodversusevilwas constantlyreappearingthroughoutthestoryline,theportrayalofevilanditsdownfallinitially shapedthepoem'splot,andillustratesanalienpresence;somethingthatshowmorecontent Grendel'sinvasionofHerotsymbolizesthedestructionofpeaceandsafety,andtheimperfections withinthesociety.ThetwelveyearsGrendelhadhauntedHerot,"Herotstoodempty,andstayed desertedforyears"(145–146)werealsothetwelveyearsHrothgarandhiskingdomsuffered. Nevertheless,whenBeowulffinallyeliminatedGrendel,readersseeadifferentsideofHerot, "Goldentapestrieswerelinedalongthewalls,forahostofvisitorstoseeandtakepleasurein" (995–996),thegloryandgrandeurwasrestored,allwiththeslayingofGrendel–anoutcastof society.TherigidandconfinedsocietyoftheDanesalsoshapedthewayitspeoplethinkandact, butalsoinfluencedgreatlyonthewritings.Giventhefactthatmetaphorsandkenningsarecommon inOldEnglishliterature;therepresentationof"evil"isalsosomethingnottobetakenonaliteral level"Edgethohadbegunabitterfeud/KillingHathlaf,aWulfingwarrior"(459–460),inter–tribal feuds,therefore,arealsoadestroyerofpeace.Grendeltakesonaformthatisleftuncertain;itsreal meaninghiddenbehindthemetaphoricalmaskofamonster,isthenever–endingbattlesbetween tribalarmies(namely,theDanes,Geats,Frisians,andtheSwedes)thathaddisturbedthetranquility peoplehadlongedfor.Itisalmostabarrierofpeacekeeping,hiderofhope.Hence,itisrepresented byGrendel,agreatevilhatedbymany,whom

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Thelastsixweekshavechallengedmypreconceivedideasaboutsociologyandtherolethatitplays insocietyinthepopularandsocialmedia,myvalues,behavioursandbeliefsystem.WhatIhopeto highlightthroughoutthisreflectiveessayiswhatIhavelearntandhowthathasshapedmynew thoughtprocessandreinforcedoldthoughtpatterns.WeekoneIlearntabouttheSociological imaginationwheretoquoteCWright"Thesociologicalimaginationenablesustograspthe connectionbetweenhistoryandbiography."(Henslinetal.,2011).Uponfurtherreflectionofthe readingmaterialinSociologyadowntoearthapproachtherewasoneparticularstorythatreally resonatedwithmeItwastheillustrationaboutexpectingshowmorecontent

Weekthreesee'stheintroductionofthefathersofsociologyAugusteComte,HerbertSpenser,Karl Marx,EmileDurkheim,MaxWeber,GeorgSimmel.KarlMarxandDurkheimarethetwothat reallyresonatewithme,Durkheimduetohistheoriesaroundthesubjectofsuicideandhowthat subjectisparticularlypersonalwithmeandalsoKarlMarxtheoryaroundclassinequality. KarlMarxbelievedthatman'sbasicneedswerefoodandshelterandtheevolutionofthesebasic needsledtocapitalism,aftertheindustrialrevolutionweseetherebeingtwodistinctclassesof peopletheworkersandthecapitalistandtheeffectthatthisultimatelyhasonsocialaspectof society.Marxlookedattheunequalpowerstruggleinthistheoryandhowthatconflictwouldlead tosocialismandeventuallycommunismanditwasthenthatheco–wrotewithEnglelsin1948"The CommunistManifesto"IcanreallyseethesamepicturethatMarxwaslookingat,evenintoday's societyinAustraliaweseetherichgettingricherandthepoorgettingpoorer,butmoreevidentin thirdworldcountrieswheretherearepolaroppositesinwealthandpower.

Thissubjecthasactuallyspilledoutintomyconversationatdifferentlocations,talkingatabarwith aguyaboutthepossibilitythatJesuswasa

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Oncetherewasaboyfilledwithstories.OncehewascapturedbytheNazisandhisstorieswere almostgone.Almost.AuthorMorrisGleitzmanthroughhisnovel'Once'explorestheaspectsoflife inPolandduringWW2.TheprotagonistFelixinvitesthereaderonajourneyofdiscovery,filled withsignificantideasinlifesuchashope,thesymbolismofstoriesandhowunfairthetreatment wastowardstheJewsThroughtheuseofcharacterisation,symbolismandlanguagechoicesthese crucialthemesareexplored.

MorrisGleitzmanusesnarrativedevicestoexplorethethemeofhopethroughthecharacterisationof thecentralcharacterFelixEarlyinthenovel,Felix'sparentslefthimattheorphanageandsince thenallhehaswantedistosee...showmorecontent...

Thelanguagetheauthorusesissimpleandthecharactersaredepictedinageneralwaywithout givingtoomuchdetail,"It'sagirl,aboutsixyearsold,lyingonherside.Alittlekid.(Pg.52)"The authorhasnotgivenmuchdetailabouttheappearanceofthecharactersandhasfocusedmoreon theirpersonalitiesandtheirrelationshipswithoneanotherTheauthorhasusedareoccurringphrase forZelda,"Don'tyouknowanything?"Thisshowsthatsheisverysassyandgetsannoyedeasily.

ThisisalsohumorousandcontraststotheseriousnessandcruelnessoftheNazis,aswellas Barney'sgenerousandkindpersonality.Thiscalmsthereader,soinsteadofhavingadreadful depressingbookwhereeveryoneissad,theauthorhasusedlanguagetodescribethesecharactersin ahappywaytolightenthemoodforthisnovel

'Once,'writtenbyMorrisGleitzmanprovesthatwhilethehumanityofanyonepersoncanbe extinguished,humanityitselfcannotbe.Hopeiscrucial,withoutithumanscannotsurvive.Through theuseofnarrativedevicesGleitzmanhasexploredsignificantthemesandprovedthatthroughany difficulttime,therewillalwaysbealightattheendofthetunnel.Humanitywillalwaysoutshine ...Getmorecontent...