Sample Questions for the Midterm Exam in GOG/GLO 225: Lecture Notes and readings Combined Notes: ▪ There may be some overlap between questions designated to each class ▪ Some questions may be repeated in exact or similar versions‚ either in the same of different sections ▪ Some of the questions below may come from material outside either the lectures or the classes; don’t worry‚ but make sure you can answer them ▪ If you want to test your self on these questions‚ un-bold the answers
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Why has BMW planned to build its second factory in Shenyang‚ China? Introduction This case study will investigate the car manufacturer BMW and its recent plans to increase production in the Chinese market. BMW is a Transnational Corporation which can be defined as ‘a firm that has the power to coordinate and control operations in more than one country’ (Dicken‚ 2011‚ p.110). The automotive industry for years has been very static‚ but the automotive power is now shifting. Over the past decade
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Meaning and Muddle in the Marabar Caves: A Look at E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India In E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India‚ the Marabar Caves occupy an important part of the plot. The purpose of this deserves exploration considering Forster entitles the entire second part of his novel to them. Are these caves symbolic of an exploration into one’s own subconscious? Could they be a physical representation of freedom from societal constraint? Perhaps they are meant to embody the enigma that India
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Lenge Kotzé (KOT002) Class: Wednesday 16:00 6/21/2013 FTH02/01 DEGREE QUESTION 1 I hereby confirm that this essay doesn’t include any plagiarism and that it is my own work referenced according to the Harvard referencing guide. Lenge Kotzé “The Orient has helped to define the West as its contrasting image‚ idea‚ personality‚ experience.” (Said 1991:2) Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto were among the first non-western designers to be included in the official world of
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2001. Ishiguro‚ Kazuo. The remains of the day. London: Faber‚ 1989. Lamming‚ George. In the castle of my skin; foreword by Sandra Pouchet Paquet. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press‚ 1991. Richardson‚ Michael. “Enough Said: Reflections on Orientalism‚” Anthropology Today‚ Vol. 6‚ No. 4 (Aug.‚ 1990)‚ pp. 16-19. Rinder‚ Irwin D. and Campbell‚ Donald T. “Varieties of Inauthenticity‚” Phylon (1940-1956)‚ Vol. 13‚ No. 4 (4th Qtr.‚ 1952)‚ pp. 270-275 Watson‚ Timothy Peter. “The sun also sets: British
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Puccini’s opera "Madame Butterfly" and David Henry Hwang’s play after "M.Butterfly" Concept memorable‚ "Madame Butterfly" this work speaks in an American seaman Pinkerton married a Japanese geisha Cho Cho‚ they spend after a period of happy time‚ Pinkerton left. Cho Cho for the Pinkerton gave birth to a child‚ journeying to wait for Pinkerton to come back. Three years later‚ Pinkerton with his American wife came to Cho Cho to have children. Cho Cho despair and died. "M.Butterfly" is Hwang’s masterpiece
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Introduction The whole is more than its parts. This is definitely true for a collection of short stories like this. This essay at hand will concentrate on the Western elements in the nine short stories of East‚ West by Salman Rushdie. Special attention will be given to the composition of the book. The division into East‚ West and East‚ West will be examined‚ too. It will be followed how Rushdie deconstructs the seeming oppositions East and West and how stereotypes play a part in this. The thesis
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Introduction Our group’s choice of attraction is the Singapore Flyer (FIG.1). Endorsed by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and opened on 25th April 2008‚ the Flyer stands at 165m in height and was built at a cost of S$240 million. It is ranked #19 out of 276 attractions in Singapore on TripAdvisor and is one of the attractions that make up the “See Singapore Pass”. A General Assessment of the Singapore Flyer With reference to Butler’s Tourism Area Cycle of Evolution theory (1980)
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LECTURE 10 Baroque Period has now moved into France Louis XIV Had absolute power and chose to move art “capitol” to Versailles from Paris If you refused he would have you arrested and executed Extreme Dictatorship Power back to the Monarchy Any powerful beings had to live in Versailles CENTRALIZATION OF POWER Hierarchy of the Genres History Painting Portraiture Genre Painting Landscape Still Life Intellect Superior to Skill Drawing Superior to Color Establishment of the Salon (Contemporary Art Exhibition
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A review of a recent biography of David Livingstone began with the words “His heroic figure looms over the continent”. Discuss constructions of white ‘heroism’ in Africa‚ focussing on a critical analysis of two journalistic or non-fiction texts. The texts you choose to analyse can be from any historical era or they can be modern‚ or you can choose to analyse one historical text and one modern text but at least one must be by‚ or about‚ Livingstone. As this is a Journalism module‚ one of the
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