Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Arts and Humanities

Communicative Channels

Communicative channels include visual, auditory, olfactory, and tactile modalities. The visual channel is often considered the most advantageous.

Auditory Channel

The auditory channel attempts to create an atmosphere with sounds and noises, such as pauses, suspense, music, jingles, and barrel organs.

Olfactory Channel

Olfaction refers to sensations perceived through the olfactory organ, such as perfume, smell, or scent. Adjectives applied to these sensations include keen and heavy.

Synesthesia and Intersensorial Transfer

Stephen Ullmann uses the term "intersensorial transfer" to refer to the combination of sensations, known as synesthesia. We can mix and combine different sensory modalities. Synesthesia is one of the most powerful... Continue reading "Sensory Communication and Descriptive Texts" »

Soviet Artistic Control: Enduring Restrictions (1917-1985)

Arguments and evidence suggesting that Soviet government restrictions on artistic and cultural expression remained largely unchanged from 1917 to 1985 warrant careful analysis. Key points supporting this perspective include:

• Under Lenin, art and culture were expected to serve the political, social, and economic objectives of the Soviet regime.
• For most of the Stalinist period, all artistic and cultural expression was expected to conform to Socialist Realism—conventional and idealized representations of life under socialism, serving as Soviet propaganda.
• Khrushchev, as leader of the USSR, also expected artists and writers to adhere to the government’s official line. For example, he banned

Linus Larrabee's Lack of Love in *Sabrina*: A Cinematic Analysis

Character Portrayal Through Focalization and Identification

This essay analyzes how the movie *Sabrina* (1954) represents Linus Larrabee (Humphrey Bogart) as the antithesis of love, focusing on focalization and identification. The analysis will center on a specific scene, dividing it into two parts for clarity.

Part 1: The Paris Misunderstanding

In the first part, Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) and Linus converse, with Sabrina believing Linus is going to Paris. In reality, Sabrina is the one going, unbeknownst to her. The scene employs an external focalization, suggesting Linus is contemplating whether to join Sabrina in Paris or stay. A medium shot captures Linus, while Sabrina, though... Continue reading "Linus Larrabee's Lack of Love in Sabrina: A Cinematic Analysis" »

Do Schools Destroy Creativity?

1. Both of them feel some of the things they did were good, but not all.
2. Some clever students thought they were not good.
3. It was through her interest in the school theater.
4. She wanted a change in her career.
5. She started moving to the sound of music.
6. The number of kids who leave school between 9th and 12th grade.
7. Students should be given more standardized tests.
8. Good teachers who motivate the students' talents.

The Best Career Advice

1. Although he has quite a lot of gray hair.
2. Is based both on research and fiction.
3. It would have no literary interest.
4. Became an amateur geologist.
5. He remembers his father's words as encouragement.
6. It came after watching the Boston Marathon bombings.
7. To be able to capture the character's

Door Operation Types

• Single Side Hung
• Double Lead
• Sliding
• Swinging (Oscilante)
• Centre Folding (Cierre de casa, varias hojas)
• Folding (Solo dos hojas)
• Revolving
• Overhead Up-and-Over (Garage)

Parts of a Door

1. Frame
2. Leaf
3. Threshold
4. Connecting Jamb
5. Hinge
6. Lock/Hatch

Wooden Folding Frame

Pieza en C cuyos cubretapas miden 60mm de ancho y thickness 16 y cuyo engranaje permite zapar el partition desde 0 hasta +15 o -7mm. Hay que dejar entre el partition y la C 13mm de espacio para el tornillo del hinge.

Steel Frames

Por el lado del eje

1. Built-in (Masonry) Steel Frames

Corner Frame

Solo cubre el corner del partition.

Masonry Frame

Cubre todo el partition

Frame for Gypsumboard Partition

Tiene dos piezas metalicas que sobresalen del core del partition y se atornillan al frame que... Continue reading "Door Operation Types and Construction" »

Organizational Orientations and Structures

• Polycentric:
  • Our affiliates largely operate independently.
  • Host country-oriented.
  • We are loosely connected.
  • Polycentrism’s costs are largely related to coordination challenges.
• Ethnocentric:
  • We have a model that works everywhere.
  • Home country-oriented.
  • We are superior, more... (implies a sense of superiority).
• Geocentric:
  • Our affiliates bring their distinct qualities together.
  • World-oriented.
  • Our ultimate goal is a global integration.

Leadership and Management Styles

Boss vs. Leader

• Boss:
  • She has to be there for the daily business.
  • Provides stability and governance.
  • Manages by pushing people.
• Leader:
  • She can be away and everyone knows what to do.
  • Shows everyone by example how to achieve goals.
  • Opens the door to innovation.

Building a United Marketing Team in a Decentralized Business

In the world of branding and marketing, we all know how crucial it is to share knowledge and information among colleagues and teams. It is no accident that we often work in open-plan offices—an environment that supports the sharing of ideas, teamwork, and collective creativity.

Encourage a 'One Team' Ethos

Psychology plays a vital role in any team activity. The key lies in developing a "one team" ethos that values every member, regardless of their location.

• Share news of successes and applaud the collective results of team endeavor and hard work.
• If people perceive themselves as valued members of the team, positive connections—even cross-border friendships—and a boost in collective

Corporate Culture

What is Corporate Culture?

Corporate culture refers to the beliefs and behaviors that determine how a company's employees and management interact and handle outside business transactions. It's characterized by being:

• Shared
• Pervasive
• Enduring
• Implicit

Corporate culture implies:

• Behaviors observed regularly in the relationships between individuals.
• The norms that are developed in working groups.
• The philosophy that guides a company's policy regarding its employees or customers.
• The dominant values accepted by a company.
• The "rules of the game", that is, the ways that a newcomer must learn to be accepted as a member of the group.
• The environment or climate.

6 Components of a Great Corporate Culture

1. Vision

A company's mission, often expressed... Continue reading "Understanding Corporate Culture: Its Importance and Impact" »

Areas of studies:

Hard science--Financial--Health- Humanities

Megatrends:

is a large, social, economic, political, environmental or technological change that is slow to form. Once in place, megatrends influence a wide range of activities, processes and perceptions, both in government and in society, possibly for decades. They are the underlying forces that drive trends.

Factors to choose a career:

The factors influencing adolescent career choice have been well documented in the literature. These factors can be divided into two categoriesFactors in the external environment in which the adolescent exists. External factors are those over which the adolescent has no power or control and which cannot be changed.Factors internal to each individual decision-... Continue reading "Career Guidance and Decision-Making for Teens" »

Chapter 2: Business & Operations Strategy

Question 18

Structural elements of a business include:

Correct Answer: D) computer systems.

Question 19

________ is an example of an infrastructural element.

Correct Answer: B) An organizational structure

Question 20

The firm's targeted customers, time frames, and performance objectives are identified by their:

Correct Answer: C) business strategy.

Question 21

Which of the following statements about functional strategy is BEST?

Correct Answer: C) Many functional-level strategies could readily be described as cross-functional.

Question 22

No one could turn around a failing restaurant as expertly as Gordon, whose experience and cadre of trained professionals was available at a moment's notice should his services