Analysis of Joy Williams Save the Whales, Screw the Shrimp Essay

Analysis of Joy Williams' Save the Whales, Screw the Shrimp Save the Whales, Screw the Shrimp is an essay written by Joy Williams, about the overwhelming complacency that todays culture shows towards nature.Williams argues in a very satirical way, that todays culture has all but completely lost touch with what nature really is, and that unless we as a nation change our morals regarding the role that nature plays in human existence, we may very well be witnessing the dawn of our own destruction. An Evaluation of: Save the Whales, Screw the Shrimp Williams is very satirical in the presentation of her topic, and the way that she addresses the reader from the very first paragraph is very interesting inasmuch as she is almost offensive with her gestures. This served it's purpose well as an attention getter or hook, but it was a little over done to the point of being unecessarily redundant. If the author's intention was to seem obsessively passionate about her topic then she did a wonderful job, but if her aim was to provide helpful information regarding the seriousness of her percieved problem, then she may have offended some of the readers that would have benefited most from understanding her point of view. Also the reader gets the impression from the authors voice that she is very pessimistic about the future, almost as if she has given up and is simply lashing out in anger at the percieved harbingers of this atrocity. She starts by bringing a pessimistic view to photographs of nature, by describing what may or may not lie just outside the boundaries of the picture. Mockingly she leads the reader to assume that there are no real nature photos left in the world, but rather only digitaly enhanced photos of nature wit... ...ral issue that many humans contemplate seriously while changing the disposable diaper on their baby?s bottom, without having to be thankful for the technology that supplies it, or wonder what it must have been like without them. I personally agree with Williams, and because I stand on her side with regards to human culture and our disrespect for nature, I was moved by her sarcasim and how eloquently it was directed towards those who ceaselessly overindulge and waste the few precious natural resources that we have left. Mine is a position of turmoil, as I stand rapt in awe at how wonderfully creative our race is, but at the same time how horribly destructive. The wonders that we have created in my short lifetime, the technological advances that we have made as a race are a testament to the power we possess. But so is the trail of damage we have left in our wake.

Modernism in poetry Essay

Modernism. It is a direction of poetry, literature and art in general that uses and describes â€Å"new and distinctive features in the subjects, forms, concepts and styles of literature and the other arts in the early decades of the present century, but especially after World War I. † (Abrams 167) More often than not â€Å"Modernism† engages in â€Å"deliberate and radical break† (Abrams 167) with more traditional foundation of art and culture, established since XIX century. Here two poets of modernist age – T. S. Elliot and H. Crane – are compared to T. Hardy and G. M. Hopkins, a pair of contemporary classical poets. I’d like to begin the study with T. S. Elliot, the famous poet whose very name sounds like a synonym to word â€Å"modernism†. Elliot was and is the personification of modernism, and images and verses from his poems are remembered even today, and integrated in today works of literature and fiction. One can remember Steven King’s â€Å"Dark Tower† saga where images of Elliot’s works resurface frequently – in fact, one of King’s volumes of that saga is called â€Å"The Waste Lands†, obviously inspired by Elliot’s . For example, Elliot’s â€Å"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock† had brought us a vision of a man whose world had split in and around himself, a lost person in search of love which can only be destructive and formidable for him. Since he is confined in the abyss of his own consciousness, reality is merely some kind of emotional experience for him. He can still observe the world around him, but psychologically he is alone, in the waste lands of unfertility and spiritual emptiness. Prufrock (the epitome of Elliot himself, or the reader) lets his thoughts and sentiments drift off incoherently. The external world around him, to which he is so sardonic, reflects his inner world, deprived of spiritual serenity. As he cannot get involved in a dialogue with the external world, only through the dramatic monologue can Prufrock whisper his intention : â€Å"Let us go then, you and I† (Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry, 242). Elliot wanted his hero (and the reader) to compare himself with a character of Dante’s â€Å"Inferno†. But while they are alike, their fates are different: While Guido has at least the courage to open up to Dante, Prufrock is too complacent and too inert to make that effort. His only confident can be his alter ego – a distorted reflection of himself in the mirror of outside world. He sees this person, and begs to him for unification – as if there can be an answer different from the one he gives himself†¦ Prufrock’s wisdom of the ages he seems to feel returns to him as cruel mockery. What, indeed, could be the meaning of â€Å"life, universe and everything† (D. Adams), if .. one, settling a pillow, or throwing off a shawl, And turning toward the window, should say: â€Å"That is not it at all, That is not what I meant, at all. † (Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry, 245). That Prufrock’s mawkish and evasive nature is shattered is delineated in the last ten lines of the poem. As the recurrent images of and references to the sea (â€Å"silent seas†, â€Å"mermaids†, â€Å"seagirls†) crop up more and more, Prufrock’s self-evasion becomes more marked. His psychic para1yis culminates when he realizes that even the mermaids will not do him a favor by singing to him; thus, all his source of possible inspiration fades away. (Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry, 245). He has never rea1ly been a religious man: he cannot, thus, expect Christ to restore him to a potent life, as was Lazarus restored to his. It is no wonder that while Prufrock is felt to be an epitome to all society of his times – so brilliant and so exquisitely empty inside. In modern times, his words had been referenced to in mockery by one of the most horrible machines the human mind had ever invented, Blaine the Mono: â€Å"In the rooms the people come and go. But I doubt that any of them is talking of Michelangelo† (King). Elliot’s other masterpiece, Gerontion, depicts a dream of memory. While Prufrock is at least â€Å"here† (even if he is unsure of his own location in the world), Gerontion’s hero is the time itself, sifted through the sieve of human memory. The observer is neither here not there, but the remains of memory, the dregs of time are spread before him – an enchanting display, but meaningless essentially. Elliot seems to ask – would the dregs of our own memory, if spread before some stranger, mean as little to him as these remains of one’s time mean to us now? All Elliot’s images are dark, broody and disturbing. They imply to ask – is it all? Can there be anything else around us, or are we lost eternally in the world which wasn’t mean for us? And, as Elliot hadn’t answered that questions himself, each reader must substitute his own answers and test their validity on Elliot’s words of man, world and time. Hart Crane is other example of modernist poets, his images are less brooding than Elliot’s and more defined, but the power they wield over us is intensified by their hidden meanings, unseen at first glance. Crane’s â€Å"Black Tambourineâ€Å" reflects on author’s own experience of time spent with some negro workers in a cellar. But the cellar expands in author’s view to the size of the whole world, and its closed door becomes the famous wall of the three Biblical judgments – MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN: â€Å"numbered, weighed and found wanting†. All universe seems to be contained between â€Å"here and now† – the dark cellar with tambourine on the wall – and mystical â€Å"somewhere†, where all human hopes end as â€Å"carcass, quick with flies† (Black Tambourine). â€Å"At Melville’s Tomb† brings dark and melancholy beneath which a memory of forces lingers that were bright and vicious once before – before the Death took its toll, equaling the furious Ahab and unnamed sailor. The image of the sea is indefinite and vague too, for it can be perceived as deep grave, or Death itself, or Sea of Time which will eventually give endless calm to every living being. In all modernist poetry, the concept of such multipart images and veiled references was honed and detailed up to its perfection. Now this is an instrument which is frequently used in literature and other spheres of life, such as advertising, but in times of T. S. Elliot and H. Crane it was a powerful innovation with which readers were stunned literarily. To compare with modernist poetry of Elliot and Crane, classical works by T. Hardy and G. M. Hopkins are selected. The classical English poetry of Thomas Hardy is more structured both in rhythm and meaning than modernist examples of Elliot and Crane. His poetry can be called â€Å"methodic†, for he explains methodically the one symbol which forms a poem. He explains it, details it, brings it before our eyes in maddeningly realistic manner, until the reader not simply understands it, but is enthralled by its vision. â€Å"Neutral tones† brings us a vision of lost love which turned into deadliness – the blank neutrality which opposes love and joy and happiness of life. The feelings deepen further with each stanza – from tranquility to blankness, to melancholy, and finally to utter despair. The concluding stanza forms the moral of the poem, adding to the finality of the sentence – what is lost in time, can never be found again. â€Å"The Darkling Thrush† is an example of more hopeful vision. Dedicated to the coming century, it is full with dark images of definite meaning: the gate as the gate of a new age (or a new Century), frost and Winter as Death itself that comes to all, and the land becomes a body which dies together with Century, for its time has passed. But the mere voice of the thrush changes the picture, illuminating it with some inner light of â€Å"blessed Hope†. And, while the reader (as the man who stands at the gates) is yet unaware of a definite knowledge of that Good Sign that only the bird has, he still accepts the bird’s song as a sign that there is hope for the future. Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins is yet another example of what classics had to offer then. His images are as definite as Hardy’s, if somewhat more fluent, and the moral is present too in his poems. â€Å"Spring and Fall† shows Margaret – a young girl who had realized for the first time that all things in life change and eventually die, that life is not permanent. A child’s mind can grasp concepts at levels they are not aware of, and understand something without ever having it explained. It is simple because of the innocent way the child absorbs the life itself. As an adult, one can see a subject or idea in a completely different way by viewing it through the eyes of a child. In the poem, Margaret looks at death and understands it symbolically, through the death of leaves to her own imminent demise. â€Å"God’s Grandeur† is another example of short and conclusive classical poetry. The tension in scenes of man-made destruction, pictured with vivid detail, is intensified by alliteration. Disturbing images of oozing oil and ever-repeating trod of countless generations result in deep, uncontrolled fear. But the conclusion opposes all said before by references to never-ending nature and God as its creator and protector. It states to us that God will as surely brings life after death and resurrection after destruction, as each day he brings the morning light after the dark of night. From fear of Man to hope in God – that is the meaning of the poem in general. To conclude the work, one should remind that modernist poets had learned to use their images from classical poetry. But, taking the basic elements and images from their predecessors, their works had transcended from single pictures (or contented stories explained to reader part by part) to grandiose intertwined canvases, full of elements and colors, or bottomless abysses of veiled hints and allusions. Certainly, the works of classics had formed the foundation for these magnificent creations of modernist poets, and without them the whole modernism in English literature would not be able to exist or progress. Works Cited Abrams M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Wilson, 1941 Hardy, Thomas. Wessex poems and other verses. New York: Harper, 1898. Hopkins, Gerard Manley. Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins. London: Humphrey Milford, 1918. King, Stephen. The Waste Lands. Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc, 1991. Simon, Marc. The Complete Poems of Hart Crane. New York: Liveright, 1986. The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry. New York and London:W. W. Norton & Company, 1988

The Pyramids Of Giza Pyramids - 879 Words

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Examples Of Character Development In The Hobbit - 730 Words

Throughout life or a story people and characters change over time. Not always is the change for the good, but there is hope that it usually is. In books the hero will usually evolve to be an even greater character than they were in the beginning of the story. They may grow courage or bravery, or even find themselves as a person. In The Hobbit, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, the main character and hero, Bilbo Baggins changes a great deal over the time of the adventure he embarked on. In the beginning, as Bilbo is called to the adventure he is very cowardly. Some of it is of course by nature because he is a hobbit after all. Hobbits are meant to live peacefully in their little hobbit holes and stick to what they know, definitely not go out on†¦show more content†¦Bilbo was able to believe in his ability and outsmart Gollum, saving himself and in the end all the others. As far as he has come from the beginning of this story he still had farther to change for the better. 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Falling Birth Rates And Its Effects - 899 Words

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Eco-tourism free essay sample

Eco-tourism is now the world traveling development tidal current, Eco-tourism, is so called Ecology Tourism. In dictionary, it is defined as tourism to ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature. It means we should have ecologic awareness when we are traveling. To protect the environment, and to protect animals that are in danger. Why should we do this? Because the tourist and traveling has become many nationals and regions’ important economical industrial, both in developing countries and developed countries. The eco-tourism is also a kind of the emerging traveling which develops rapidly in recent years. The eco-tourism is also a new type of tourism which can bring us both profits and advantages. Nowadays, protecting environment has been a quite important major for all the countries around the world. Eco-tourism is responsible travel to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas that strive to be low impact and often small scale as an alternative to mass tourism. We will write a custom essay sample on Eco-tourism or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Its purpose is to educate the traveler; provide funds for ecological conservation; directly benefit the economic development and political empowerment of local communities; and foster respect for different cultures and for human rights. Since the 1980s ecotourism has been considered a critical endeavor by environmentalists, so that future generations may experience destinations relatively untouched by human intervention. Several university programs use this description as the working definition of ecotourism. Generally, ecotourism focuses on volunteering, personal growth and environmental responsibility. Ecotourism typically involves travel to destinations where flora, fauna, and cultural heritage are the primary attractions. One of the goals of ecotourism is to offer tourists insight into the impact of human beings on the environment, and to foster a greater appreciation of our  natural habitats. For these developed countries, they have focus on the eco-tourism for many years. So they have met almost all of the problems, and they had tried to solve them for a long time. Such as Canada, Canada is a developed country, and the tourism industry has been the most important industry of that country. The Canada government has already lay the emphasis on responsible ecotourism. Responsible ecotourism includes programs that minimize the negative aspects of conventional tourism on the environment and enhance the cultural integrity of local people. Therefore, in addition to evaluating environmental and cultural factors, an integral part of ecotourism is the promotion of recycling, energy efficiency, water conservation, and creation of economic opportunities for local communities. For these reasons, ecotourism often appeals to environmental and social responsibility advocates. The Canadians also have good habit of protecting the environment. The Canada government could easy to solve the problems with the help of the citizens. They have a complete recycle system and every people will obey the rule of the recycling. Moreover, the government will also have a scrupulous efficient ways to remind the tourists from other countries to obey the rules. With all the efforts of the government, citizens, and tourists, Canada has already met the goals of eco-tourism, and the environment is so good for people to live and travel. Many developed countries also accomplish it. So is Canada’s neighbor - the Unites States, San Francisco boasts a dedicated conservation department committed to protecting the hundreds of species of wildlife in its estuaries and parks, reducing waste and encouraging sustainable energy programs. â€Å"It also has one of the best public transit networks in the U.S. and one of the best train-to-city services in the world. The Bay Area is one of Americas most environmentally conscious metropolitan areas and car-free visits help maintain its beauty.† However, there are also some regions of developing countries meet the goals of eco-tourism. Kerala, in southernmost India, has undertaken numerous initiatives to preserve the natural beauty of the region, from restoring wildlife populations in its natural parks to promoting sustainable and responsible travel to the area But have the eco-tourism accomplished its goals all round the world? The answer is completely no. There are still many problems for the eco-tourism in many developing countries and some developed countries. Such as my home town  China, it also has many problems to face, not only for the government but also for the companies and citizens. And it has been such a serious problem for protecting the environment. Although the eco-tourism has made some progress in our country, and it has become many places and the departments’ plans as an essential project. It is also a current tourist circles most topic of discussion. There are still many problems in our country. Although the government has focused on them for a long time. They still have no good ways to solve them. And the environment has already done harm to the citizens. In last week, it was reported that there was such a big fog in Beijing, and it had caused many ill of the citizen. It was even said that China would change its capital city, and Shanghai was the most possible city to be the next capital city. What a bad situation! What’s more, most of the citizens don’t realize the importance of protecting the environment, most of them are middle age and none educated. They have bad habits such as dropping litter everywhere, spitting everywhere, and destroying the plants. They don’t care about others, and just care about convenience. We still have a long way before we accomplish the goal of eco-tourism. In my opinion, the government should provide a better plan to solve these problems, not only conducting propaganda but also carrying out some punishment to warn these people who don’t care about the environment. The government also needs to punish those companies that just focus on the profits rather than the environment. Of course, as a citizen, we should also do what we can do to help the government just like the Canadian. We live on this land, and our sons and grandsons will live on this land as well. We must provide a better place for them to live in. Moreover, that is the duty for everyone. However, another important fact of protecting environment is the local companies related to the tourism. They should be limited to use the resources. They also need do something good to help protecting the environment. The travel agent should remind the tourists to protect the environment. The hotels and restaurants should try their best to not destroy the environment. All of these efforts will do good to meet the goals of eco-tourism. Compared with Canada, China should pay more attention to the citizens’ and local companies’ behavior. They all have great influence on the protecting the environment. Otherwise, the government should publish a better policy and a good recycle system. Recycle system plays an important role in protecting  the environment. It can help the citizens to raise the awareness of protecting the environment and enhance the responsibility of establish a better place to live and travel. As a result, the eco-tourism has already accomplished some goals worldwide. But it still doesn’t accomplish all the goals. Human beings should work harder and accomplish them as soon as possible. The eco-tourism is a good method for both getting profits and protecting environment. And different countries could also change their experience and way of publishing the ecotourism, and accomplish the goals of eco-tourism together.

Strategic thinking

Introduction Due to the increased number of companies which has resulted into increased market competition, there has been consistent need for improving the business strategies. All the companies aim at maximizing returns. Competition is usually healthy in the business field because it requires continuous improvement which in the long run leads to increased profits and business expansion.Advertising We will write a custom essay sample on Strategic thinking specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More To achieve this economic growth, proper strategies must be implemented. The strategy formulation and implementation is usually done by the managers. To do it to perfection, strategic thinking and team effectiveness are necessary. This essay seeks to identify aspects of strategic thinking that should be used in a team, evaluate the contribution of strategic thinking in team’ s effectiveness, identify key value adding characteristics that sh ould be used in team process to develop strategic analysis, the routine and/or unique activities pursued and how they affect strategic thinking, identify areas that limit a team’s performance and deriving implications for challenges facing managers and the aforementioned MBA study group in particular in thinking and acting strategically in future. Strategic Thinking and team effectiveness Strategic thinking is usually useful in strategic planning, formulation and implementation. It usually involves thinking critically taking into account the past, present and the future. One usually predicts the aspects that are probable to occur in the future such as opportunities, risks and trends. This usually helps in taking opportunities in the market field as they arise so as to maximize profits and avoiding losses by implementing strategies to avoid it (Meadows, 2008). All these activities are not possible to be done by an individual. This thus brings in the idea of working as a team w hich is usually helpful in strategic formulation and implementation. Team work usually helps in improving creativity. This usually improves the output in that one is able to improve on strategic thinking. In the first instance, the results might not be that good but with time the team would improve and better results would be attained (Tjosvold and Kwok, 2004). One of the good aspects of a team is that the teamwork should be self governing. This removes the necessity of regular follow ups as the team members have the internal drive which give them the urge to perform better and better. The team should understand clearly their goals, identify their specific roles, build trust between them and accept each other despite of ones strength or weakness.Advertising Looking for essay on business economics? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More This usually reduces the probability of conflicts and improves production due to good coordination between members. When working as a team, people usually speak their mind. When this happen, an answer from one person usually triggers the mind of other members and eventually very promising ideas emerge. In team work, communication is very essential and any doubt should be clarified. This ensures efficient performance of the duties and usually helps in time management. Thus being attentive is very necessary. Loyalty is very important as makes the team members to be at comfort when dealing with fellow members. The success or failure in teamwork is usually for the whole group and not for specific people (Wise and Hauser, 2007). The performance of a team may be affected either by internal or external factors. The external factors are mostly beyond the members’ capability such as economic constrains and political interference. The internal factors are mostly from the interaction between team members and may include the presence of compelling arguments, insufficient confidence i n team members that they have sufficient capability to contribute, pressure from fellow team members among others. In cases of emergency the teamwork may not be very effective due to the presence of disagreements. Other challenges include lack of interest or necessary skills by some members which would eventually reduce productivity. These are some of the challenges facing managers in undertaking their duties (Douglas, 2009). In the running of our day to day activities, we usually encounter challenges. The challenges are usually useful and form part of the platform for strategic thinking. This includes breaking of a problem in smaller units which are analyses individually and thus it is possible to check even the minor causes of a problem. In the case of taking the MBA group work, the probable problems are usually the same as those of teamwork. These group assignments usually assists student to get a clear picture of the interaction in the real business world. Thing are not smooth a s they may be thinking and the challenge they meet make them think strategically before getting the right solution. This usually prepares them for the future challenges they will meet in the business world (Stephen, 2006).Advertising We will write a custom essay sample on Strategic thinking specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More The most important aspects of business management include future vision, mission, value, strategies and social responsibility. Strategic thinking is found to be very useful in the running of the businesses (Haines, 2000). The competition is increasing and therefore new strategies are to be formulated and implemented to maintain the business as well as win more customers. Strategic thinking ensures continuous business development which usually attracts investors and the shareholders are motivated. Due to the increased number of activities and the urge to get the best, teamwork is usually implemented. Despite the various challenges facing team work, the advantages outweigh the demerits and thus it is encouraged. Challenges encountered should not always be condemned as they usually form a platform for reference in formulating the strategies for the problem and also of other related problems Richard, L. H., and Colarelli (Richard and Colarelli, 2005). References Douglas, K. (2009). The Firefly Effect: Build Teams That Capture Creativity and Catapult Results. New York: Cengage Learning. Haines, S. G. (2000). The Complete Guide to Systems Thinking and Learning. Amherst, USA: Human Resource Development. Meadows, D. H. (2008). Thinking in systems: a primer. Vermont, USA: Chelsea Green Publishing. Richard, L. H and Colarelli, B. (2005). Becoming a strategic leader: your role in your organization’s enduring success. New York: John and Willey Sons.Advertising Looking for essay on business economics? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More Stephen, H. (2006). Pearls of Wisdom II: How to Work with Executives. New York: Willey and Sons. Tjosvold, D and Kwok, L. (2004). Leading in high growth Asia: managing relationship for teamwork and change. New York: Cengage Learning. Wise, C and Hauser, S. (2007). The Business School Buzz Book. New York: Prentice. This essay on Strategic thinking was written and submitted by user Jace Baldwin to help you with your own studies. 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