Executive Summary The problem is to determine the optimal wood pile size to minimize costs for CPP. The key issue is that the number of days the river is frozen varies each year‚ and thus the amount of wood that will be needed in the stockpile for the winter will also vary. The solution is the optimal amount of wood that should be stockpiled in order to minimize the costs associated with both purchasing additional wood later and holding wood over to the next year. Model Decision: Pile size
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varying from the use of deep focus technique‚ camera positions and angles shots‚ story telling and aural techniques. The most innovative technical aspect of Citizen Kane is the extended use of deep focus technique which is considered to be the most significant contribution to cinematography. This technique allowed him to photograph backgrounds with as mush clarity as foregrounds‚ as opposed to having only the people and things in the foreground in focus. Such a technique is noticed in the scene where
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Do the monster’s eloquence and persuasiveness make it easier for the reader to sympathize with him? Why do you think most film versions of the story present the monster as mute or inarticulate? I do sympathize with the "monster" and feel the movies of course make him mute or inarticulate to make it more sensational. I prefer the book to the movies. 3. Trace the similarities between Victor and the monster. Consider their respective relationships with nature‚ desires for family‚ and any other
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Man with the movie camera and Kinoks by Vertov: Vertov takes the Kino-eye as perfect and superior to that of the human eye. The scene where the woman washes her face while here eyes were opening and closing then the camera lens opens and closes‚ it emphasizes that the camera lens is like the human eye but the better version of human sight. What makes it different from the human eye according to Vertov is that it records and transcends time and space. He believed in the concept of filming factual
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Michael Porter’s “Five Forces” Model Summary and interpretation by Prof. Tony Lima February 25‚ 2006 Figure 1: Porter’s Five Forces From Michael Porter‚ Competitive Advantage‚ Simon & Schuster‚ New York‚ 1985‚ p. 5 Prof. Michael Porter teaches at the Harvard Business School. He has identified five forces that determine the state of competitiveness in a market. The forces also influence the profitability of firms already in the industry. These five forces are summarized in the above diagram
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Kacy Pember Professor Kennedy 21 Feb 2013 ENC 1102 In the story of “Why I Live at the P.O.‚” Sister is consistently picked on by everyone in her family‚ forcing her to isolate herself and move out. But is she really happy with the decision she made? On the Fourth of July‚ Sister’s life in China Grove is interrupted by the arrival of her sister‚ Stella-Rondo‚ who just left her husband‚ Mr. Whitaker‚ and returned to the family home in Mississippi. Sister had briefly dated Mr. Whitaker before
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GLOSSARY OF TECHNIQUES USED TO CREATE MEANING Active voice/passive voice Writing that uses the forms of verbs which create a direct relationship between the subject and the object. Active voice is lively and more direct. Eg. ‘We had fun’ is written in the active voice; ‘Fun was had’ is written in the passive voice. Alliteration The repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. It is used to produce sound that adds to the atmosphere or mood of the words‚ or perhaps
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There is a convention in the video‚ film and television industries which assigns names and guidelines to common types of shots‚ framing and picture composition. The list below briefly describes the most common shot types (click the images for more details). Notes: The exact terminology varies between production environments but the basic principles are the same. Shots are usually described in relation to a particular subject EWS (Extreme Wide Shot) The view is so far from the subject that
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Elements of Fiction Theme “The subject of discourse; the underlying action or movement; or the general topic‚ of which the particular story is an illustration.” Shipley “When literary critics use this term‚ they generally mean the idea or point of the work. Though many writers like to think of themselves primarily as storytellers‚ yarn spinners‚ and fabulists‚ themes and ideas are inevitable. Every work raises questions‚ examines possibilities‚ and imagines the consequences of actions. You
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Science Fiction Science fiction is a kind of literary arts whichdepends on imagination . In this kind of literature the writer tries to create an imaginative world which has a special nature using certain literary techniques . He can use philosphical‚ scientfic‚ biological and technical theories. He tries to guess what may happen in the future . He can discuss philosphical subjects and certain values in different world. But at the same time science fiction tries to stay in a logical
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