Analyse how Frankenstein and Blade Runner imaginatively portray individuals who challenge the established values of their time. An individual can challenge conventional ideals in society in their time. The novel‚ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley in 1818 and the film‚ Blade Runner‚ directed by Ridley Scott in 1982‚ incorporate characters‚ which challenge ethics in their society. They challenge values of dependent responsibility and the fundamentals of being human. A dependent is like a parent‚ someone
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ONE ACRE FUND: CASE STUDY The scene is Bungoma‚ Kenya; Moises Postigo is a buyer interested in purchasing fertilizer on a large scale for his not-for-profit organization the One Acre Fund (OAF). OAF’s mission is to provide fertilizer to farmers “who have nothing” on a credit like system and when the farmers produce their crops a percentage of their supplus would be returned to OAF. Eventually the farmers would no longer need a “free hand out” and will be able to support themselves and their families
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Hedge Fund Strategies Problem Set: Backtesting the Carry Trade (Macro Strategies) Prof. Andrea Frazzini In this problem set‚ you backtest the currency carry trade using the data provided in the accompanying Excel spreadsheet. You can do the problem set using Excel or any other program of your choice. Please answer in the space provided (no more than three pages for questions 1-6). 1. For each month of the sample‚ rank the countries based on their interest rate (hint: Excel has a function
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Hedge Funds & Vulture Funds - Their existence and their impact on the Indian Economy The funds have given a plenty of opportunity for people to diversify their portfolios but they are very mysterious. Let us have a look in the context of Indian economy what effects does this mysterious funds have on the country. Submitted By: Pralabh Bhargava (07BS2905) Rishikant (07BS3437)   ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL HYDERABAD BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE It is Certified that this project report
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Circular Flow of Economic Activity (Four Sector Model) Introduction To analyze an economy as a whole economists developed different models. The significance of these economic models enable us to understand the economic activities more vividly. For this purpose an economy can be classified in to four major sector. Which includes households‚ firms‚ government and foreign sector or external sector. There is a simple model which constitute two sectors‚ that is households and firms. Its working can be
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Present within Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner and Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein‚ there is a pivotal moment of realization where the artificially created forms‚ in this case‚ the monster and Rachel‚ submit to what others expect of them‚ in effect‚ forfeiting their own personal wants. Within Frankenstein‚ this shift is first put in motion when the DeLacey finally sees the creature and acting out of fear and disgust “dashed [the monster] to the ground‚ and struck [him] violently with
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott are two texts that explore the conflicts between science and nature. Though they touch upon similar themes in different times‚ it is debateable as to whether they share universal concerns. Both Tyrell and Victor are blinded by their achievements‚ their unethical actions becoming the harbingers of not only their doom‚ but the world and people around them. The creator’s Promethean hubris ultimately leads to their downfall. The texts
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Global Cultural Flows The international cultural flows that exist today are outlined by the global theorist Arjun Appadurai (1996). He uses the suffix –scape to allow us to understand the fluid‚ irregular shapes that characterize international capital and indicate that they are not visibly the same from each angle but are influenced by historical‚ linguistic‚ and political situations. These landscapes are the building blocks that Appadurai calls “imagined worlds” – the multiple worlds that are
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numerous techniques‚ the prescribed texts demonstrate that although times change‚ human concerns about aspects of the world remain the same‚ or very similar. This is apparent in a comparison of Mary Shelly’s novel‚ Frankenstein‚ and Ridley Scott’s film‚ Blade Runner. Techniques like imagery‚ atmosphere‚ camera angles and contrast‚ portray contextual concerns so that despite the texts being composed 164 years apart‚ we note parallels demonstrating that aspects of the world can remain very similar over
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exercise that you participated in. In particular‚ analyze the facts‚ tools‚ mistakes‚ insights‚ emotions‚ and goals from the exercise. Turn in this learning journal within one week of the negotiation exercise. Name of Exercise: Federated Science Fund Name of Partner: 1. Facts: Provide a brief overview of key events (How was the time allocated? Offers: opening-offer and counter-offer‚ as well as progression of offers? How was information exchanged? Were there pivotal turning points?)
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