“The Matrix”‚ a 1999 film by the Wachowski brothers‚ adapts a number of new and ancient philosophies about the truth behind reality‚ but the most central to the overarching framework of the film is adapted from Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. While “The Matrix” mirrors Plato’s allegory almost exactly in structure‚ its storyline is far more complex and it is effectively adapted to be a modern sci-fi/action movie. The film draws in a modern audience‚ who can relate to its protagonist‚ Neo‚ because we
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Reflection Paper Josiah Hansen Kroski Philosophy 110 In the Matrix series there seems is quite a bit of philosophy. It has principles like Plato’s cave‚ Socrates’ “know thyself” and of course free will and fate. In the matrix your mind is being entertained or kept busy to be blinded from the real world. This keeps you from waking up and “freeing your mind.” In one particular part Neo is offered 2 pills by Morpheus. This tends to imply that Neo always has a choice. He asked the question
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1． What are the four product growth strategies according to the Ansoff matrix? Critically evaluate each of them with an appropriate example of each. Answer1: (1) Product strategies for growth: a useful way of looking at growth opportunities is offered by the Ansoff Matrix as it is a practical framework for thinking about how growth can be achieved through product strategy. It comprises four general approaches to sales growth: market penetration/expansion‚ product development‚ market development
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GE/McKinsey Matrix is a nine-cell (3 by 3) matrix used to perform business portfolio analysis as a step in the strategic planning process. The template allows the user to generate the matrix using MS-Excel. The MSWord template allows the user to tabulate and present the results of portfolio analysis in a Word document. www.business-tools-templates.com 11/1/2009 Page |1 11/1/2009 GE-MCKINSEY MATRIX MS-Excel & MS-Word Templates User Guide 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION The GE/McKinsey Matrix is a nine-cell
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SWOT MATRIX (Strengths –Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats) -is an important matching tool that helps managers develop four types of strategies: SO (strengths-opportunities) WO (weaknesses-opportunities) ST (strengths-threats) WT (weaknesses-threats) STRENGTHS-WEAKNESSES (SO) Strategies This strategies use a firm’s internal strengths to take advantage of external opportunities. All managers would like their organizations to be in a position in which internal strengths can be used to
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Eigenvectors and eigenvalues of a matrix The eigenvectors of a square matrix are the non-zero vectors which‚ after being multiplied by the matrix‚ remain proportional to the original vector‚ i.e. any vector that satisfies the equation: where is the matrix in question‚ is the eigenvector and is the associated eigenvalue. As will become clear later on‚ eigenvectors are not unique in the sense that any eigenvector can be multiplied by a constant to form another eigenvector. For each
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In 1999‚ box office sales sky rocketed when the film The Matrix ’ was released. Filled with jaw dropping special effects and innovative kung-fu‚ the first film of The Matrix ’ trilogy was a must see for just about every teenage boy in the United States and many other countries as well. But it isn ’t just explosions and fighting that made this film special. The plot is one that leaves the viewer pondering and dreaming about the film for days after watching it. It involves almost the entire human
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Essay Question: What does the director do to enhance the mood/atmosphere of the opening scene of the Matrix? The Wachowski brothers’ 1999 sci-fi film The Matrix utilizes a range of film techniques to enhance the atmosphere in the opening scene. The Movie uses a range of different camera angles and shots such as the pull focus at certain points of the film‚ and lighting as well as special effects to immerse the viewer into the film. Certain camera angles employed by the Wachowski brothers can
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Introduction The Ansoff matrix presents the product and market choices available to an organization. Here in markets may be defined as customers‚ and products as items sold to customers (Lynch‚ 2003). The Ansoff matrix is also referred to as the market/product matrix in some texts. Some texts refer to the market options matrix‚ which involves examining the options available to the organization from a broader perspective. The market options matrix is different from Ansoff matrix in the sense that it
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ANSOFF’S MATRIX Product and Growth Matrix Ansoff’s Matrix • Developed by Igor Ansoff • Explains different growth strategies for a company via existing products and new products‚ and in existing markets and new markets • Used after having the SWOT Analysis • Suggests for possible strategies: Market Penetration‚ Market Development‚ Product Development and Diversification Existing Products New Products Established Market Market Penetration Product Development New
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