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Sometimes you wake up from a dream. Sometimes you wake up in a dream. And sometimes, every once in a while, you wake up in someone else’s dream. We will write a custom essay sample on Succubus Blues CHAPTER 25 or any similar topic only for you Order Now â€Å"If he wanted to carry me off and make me his love slave, I’d do it, so long as I got advance copies of his books.† My first words spoken to Seth as I passionately discussed his work. Seth’s initial impression of me. Head held high, hair tossed over my shoulder. A flippant remark always at the ready. Grace under fire. A cool social confidence introverted Seth could never muster but envied. How can she do that? Never miss a beat? Later, my rambling explanation of the five-page rule, a goofy habit he found infinitely endearing. Someone else who appreciated literature, viewing it like fine wine. Smart and deep. And beautiful. Yes, beautiful. I saw myself now as Seth had seen me that night: the short skirt, the racy purple top, brilliant as a bird’s plumage. Like some exotic creature, hopelessly out of place in the bookstore’s dreary landscape. All of this was in Seth, the past of his growing feelings for me mingling with the present, and I drank everything up. Not just beautiful. Sexy. Sensual. A goddess made flesh whose every move hinted at passion to come. The dress strap slipping off my shoulder. Faint beads of perspiration on my cleavage. Standing in his kitchen, clad only in that ridiculous Black Sabbath shirt. No underwear on under that. Wonder what it’d be like to wake up with her next to me, messy and untamed. It all spilled into me. More and more. He would watch me at the bookstore. Loved watching me interact with customers. Loved that I seemed to know something about everything. The witty dialogue he pondered for his characters coming to my lips without hesitation. Amazing. Never met anyone who talks like that in real life. My bartering with the used book store owner. A charisma that drew in shy, quiet Seth, made me glow in his eyes. Made him feel more confident. Still his feelings rushed through me. I had never felt anything like it. Certainly I had felt attraction and fondness in my victims, but never such love, not directed at me. Seth thought I was sexy, yes. Desired me. But that raw lust juxtaposed with something softer too. Something sweeter. Kayla sitting on my lap, small blond head against my chest as I braided her hair. A brief shifting of the image as he momentarily considered his own daughter on my lap. Fierce and witty on one hand, gentle and vulnerable on the other. My inebriated state at his condo. A swell of protectiveness as he led me to bed, watching me hours after I’d gone to sleep. He thought no less of me for the weakness, for my lapse of control and judgment. It was a letting down of my walls for him, a sign of imperfection that made him love me more. Further and further I drank, my desperate and weakened state unable to stop. â€Å"Why doesn’t she date?† Seth asked Cody. Cody? Yes, there he was, in the back of Seth’s mind. A memory. Cody secretly giving Seth swing lessons, neither of them telling me, instead making up vague excuses for why they always had to be â€Å"somewhere.† Seth, trying so hard to make his feet obey so he could dance with me and be closer to me. â€Å"She’s afraid,† the vampire replied. â€Å"She thinks love causes pain.† Love causes pain. Yes, Seth loved me. Not the crush I’d imagined. Not a superficial attraction I thought I’d dissuaded. It was more, so much more. I embodied everything in a woman he could ever imagine: humor, beauty, intelligence, kindness, strength, charisma, sexuality, compassion†¦ His soul seemed to have recognized mine, drawn uncontrollably toward me. He loved me with a depth of feeling I could not even begin to tap into, though believe me, I tried. I wanted it. I wanted to feel it all, to suck up that burning within him. To consume it. Set myself on fire with it. Georgina! Somewhere far away, someone called to me, but I was too into Seth. Too into absorbing that strength within him, that strength fused with his feelings for me. Feelings brought on, amplified even, by kissing. Lips soft and eager. Hungry. Demanding. Georgina! I wanted to become one with Seth. I needed to. I needed him to fill me up†¦ physically, mentally, spiritually. There was something there†¦ something concealed inside him I couldn’t quite reach, hovering in the background. A tantalizing piece of knowledge I should have long since recognized. You are my life. I needed to get in farther, reach out for more. Find out what was hiding from me. That kiss was my lifeline, my connection with something bigger than myself, something I had been aching for all my life but never known. I couldn’t stop. Couldn’t stop kissing Seth. Couldn’t stop. Couldn’t – â€Å"Georgina! Let go!† Rough hands tore me away from Seth, like flesh ripping from my own body. I cried out in agony at the broken connection, fighting the hands that pulled me and held me. I clawed at my captor, needing to find out the secret lurking beyond that kiss, yearning for the completeness of that union with Seth – Seth. My hands dropped, and I blinked, bringing the world back into focus. Reality. I was no longer inside Seth’s head; I was still in my apartment. A feeling of solidness settled in me, and I didn’t have to look down to know my body had stopped its shifting, my form snapping back to a short, slim woman with honeyed brown hair. The girl I had been long ago was buried within me once more, never to come out if I could help it. Seth’s life force now filled me to overflowing. â€Å"Georgina,† murmured Hugh behind me, letting his hands ease up on my arms. â€Å"Christ, you scared me.† Looking across the room, I saw Carter, bedraggled as usual, leaning over Seth’s body. â€Å"Oh God – † I sprang up and moved to them, kneeling beside the angel. Seth lay on the floor, skin pale and clammy. â€Å"Oh God. Oh God. Oh God. Is he†¦ ?† â€Å"He’s alive,† Carter told me. â€Å"Barely.† Stroking Seth’s cheek, feeling the fine golden-red haze of his near-beard, I felt tears brimming in my eyes. His breathing came shallow and jagged. â€Å"I didn’t mean to. I didn’t mean to take so much†¦Ã¢â‚¬  â€Å"You did what you had to do. You were in bad shape, could have died.† â€Å"And now Seth might†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Carter shook his head. â€Å"No. He won’t. He’ll need recovery time, but he’ll pull through.† I drew my hand back, half-afraid my touch might harm Seth more. Glancing around, I became aware of the disheveled state of my apartment. It looked worse than Jerome’s. Smashed china and glass. Broken tables. Overturned chairs and couch. The unstable bookshelf in pieces at last. From the kitchen, Aubrey hunkered down under the kitchen table, wondering what was going on. I wondered myself. The nephilim were nowhere in sight. What had happened? Had I really missed it all? The epic, divine battle of the century, and I had missed it for a kiss? Admittedly, a really good kiss, but still†¦ â€Å"Where is†¦ everyone else?† â€Å"Jerome’s off doing, uh, damage control with your neighbors.† â€Å"That doesn’t sound good.† â€Å"Standard practice. Supernatural battles aren’t exactly quiet, you know. He’ll do a little mind erasing, make sure no authorities get notified.† I swallowed, afraid to ask my next question. â€Å"What about†¦ what about the nephilim ?† Carter studied me, gray eyes holding me long and hard. â€Å"I know, I know,† I said at last, looking down, unable to return that gaze. â€Å"There’s no ten years and parole, right? You destroyed them.† â€Å"We destroyed†¦ one of them.† I looked up sharply. â€Å"What? What about the other one?† â€Å"He got away.† He.My looming tears slipped out now; I could not control them. For you, I’ll walk away. â€Å"How?† Carter laid a hand on Seth’s forehead as though taking vital stats and then turned back to me. â€Å"It all happened really fast. He masked and went invisible in the confusion, while we were taking on the other one. And honestly†¦Ã¢â‚¬  The angel looked at my closed front door, then at Hugh and me. â€Å"What?† I whispered. â€Å"I’m not†¦ I’m not entirely convinced Jerome didn’t let him get away. He wasn’t expecting two. I wasn’t either, though I should have, in retrospect. After killing the first one†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Carter shrugged. â€Å"I don’t know. Hard to say what happened. â€Å" â€Å"Then he’ll be back,† I realized, fear and relief blending weirdly in me over the thought of Roman’s escape. â€Å"He’ll be back†¦ and he won’t be happy with me.† â€Å"I don’t think that’ll be a problem,† the angel observed. Gently, he lifted Seth up and walked to my overturned couch. A moment later, it flipped over untouched, righting itself. Carter laid Seth on it and continued speaking. â€Å"He took a real beating – the other nephilim. A really bad beating. I can’t believe he had the power left to hide himself from us; I still keep expecting to feel him again any minute. If he’s smart, he’s running as fast and far from us as he can right now, getting out of our range – out of any immortal’s range – so he can drop his shields and rest.† â€Å"Then what?† asked Hugh. â€Å"He’s in bad shape. It’ll take him a long time to recover. When he does, he knows he doesn’t have the backup to return here again.† â€Å"He could still take on me,† I noted, shivering as I remembered Roman’s wrath toward me at the end. It was hard to believe we’d been wrapped in each other’s arms, caught in the throes of passion, less than twenty-four hours ago. â€Å"He could take you on,† agreed Carter. â€Å"But he can’t take me on. Or Jerome. He certainly can’t take both of us on. That was what decided it, in the end. They didn’t expect that. Us teamed together. It’ll give him pause to just come bursting back here, even if you alone pose no threat.† I didn’t find that reassuring in the least. I thought of Roman, passionate and rebellious, always eager to make a point against the system. That personality type lent itself well to revenge. I had tricked him, made love to him, and then betrayed him, resulting in the annihilation of his plans – and his sister. Thank God for my sister. She’s the only one I have, the only mainstay in my life. He might pause, as Carter had suggested, but not for long. Of that, I was certain. â€Å"He’ll be back,† I whispered, more to myself. â€Å"Someday he’ll be back.† Carter gave me a steady look. â€Å"Then we will deal with him then.† My front door opened, and Jerome entered. He looked neat and prim, hardly like he’d just been in an apocalyptic battle with his own offspring. â€Å"Housekeeping all done?† asked Carter. â€Å"Yes.† The demon’s eyes darted over to Seth. â€Å"He’s alive?† â€Å"Yes.† Angel and demon locked eyes then, and a tense moment of palpable silence hung between them. â€Å"How fortuitously unexpected,† Jerome murmured at last. â€Å"I could have sworn he was dead. Well. Miracles happen every day. I suppose we’ll have to wipe him now.† I stood up. â€Å"What are you talking about?† â€Å"Nice to have you back with us again, Georgie. You look lovely, by the way.† I glared at him, angry at his joke, knowing it was Seth’s energy giving me the succubus glamour now. â€Å"What do you mean you have to ‘wipe’ him?† â€Å"What do you think? We can’t let him walk away after everything he’s seen. I’ll diminish a little of his affection for you while I’m at it; he’s a liability to you.† â€Å"What? No. You can’t do that.† Jerome sighed, putting on the look of one who suffered long and hard. â€Å"Georgina, do you have any idea what he was just exposed to? He has to be wiped. We can’t let him know about us.† â€Å"How much of me will you take from him?† Pieces of Seth’s memories – my memories, now – glittered in my head like jewels. â€Å"Enough so that he forgets he has any more than a passing knowledge of you. You’ve been even more negligent with your job than usual these last few weeks.† I hardly thought that was Seth’s fault; Roman had helped too. â€Å"Both of you will function much better if he finds some mortal woman to obsess on instead.† Don’t you want to stand out in some way? Carter’s taunting question from what seemed like an eternity ago whispered in my head. â€Å"You don’t have to do this. You don’t have to take me out with the rest.† â€Å"If I’m already in there, I might as well clear you too. There’s no way he can just go on as usual after being exposed to denizens of the divine realms. Even you have to agree with that.† â€Å"Some mortals know about us,† I argued. â€Å"Like Erik. Erik knows, and he keeps it to himself.† In fact, I realized suddenly, Erik had kept Helena’s secret to himself as well. He had figured it out after working with her over the years but had never revealed the full truth, only doling out small clues for me. â€Å"Erik is a special case. He has a gift. An ordinary mortal like this one couldn’t handle it.† Jerome walked over to my couch, looking at Seth dispassionately. â€Å"It’s better this way.† â€Å"No. Please,† I cried, running over to Jerome and pulling his sleeve. â€Å"Please don’t.† The archdemon turned to me, dark eyes cold and shocked that I would dare grab hold of him like that. I knew then, cringing under that gaze, that something in our fond, indulgent relationship had changed forever – something small, but important nonetheless. I didn’t know what had done it. Maybe it had been Seth. Maybe it had been Roman. Maybe it had been something else altogether. All I knew was that it had happened. â€Å"Please,† I begged, ignoring how desperate I must sound. â€Å"Please don’t. Don’t take me from him†¦ out of his head like that. I’ll do anything you want. Anything.† I brushed a hand over my eyes, attempting to look calm and in control, knowing I was failing. One eyebrow shifted ever so slightly on Jerome’s face, the only hint that I had piqued his interest. The term â€Å"deal with the devil† had not arisen lightly; few demons could resist a bargain. â€Å"What could you possibly offer me? The sex thing only worked on my son, so don’t even think about trying it now.† â€Å"Yes,† I agreed, voice growing stronger as I plunged forward. â€Å"It worked on him. It works on all sorts of men. I’m good, Jerome. Better than you know. Why do you think I’m the only succubus in this city? It’s because I’m one of the best. Before I hit this funk†¦ this, I don’t know, whatever mood I’ve been in for a while now, I could have any man I wanted. And not just simply for their strength and life force. I could manipulate them. Make them do anything I asked, talk them into acts of sin they never would have dreamed of before meeting me. And they would do it. They’d do it, and they’d like doing it.† â€Å"Go on.† I took a deep breath. â€Å"You’re tired of the ‘all lowlifes, all the time,’ right? Me being negligent? Well, I can change that. I can raise your stock higher than you’ve ever dreamed. I’ve done it before. All you have to do is let Seth go. Let him keep his memories intact. All of them.† Jerome studied me a moment, mind working. â€Å"All the ‘stock’ in the world won’t do me any good if he runs around blathering about what he’s seen.† â€Å"Then we’ll see if he can handle it first. When he recovers and wakes up, we’ll talk to him. If he doesn’t look like he’ll be able to cope with it all†¦ well, then you can erase his memories.† â€Å"Who will make the call if he can cope or not?† I hesitated, not wanting that decision in the demon’s hands. â€Å"Carter will. Carter can tell if someone’s telling the truth.† I looked at the angel. â€Å"You’ll know if it’s okay, right? Okay for him to know†¦ about us?† Carter gave me an odd look, one I could not interpret. â€Å"Yes,† he finally admitted. â€Å"What about your end?† asked Jerome. â€Å"Will you hold it up – even if Carter decides he’s unsafe?† That was harsh. I had a feeling Jerome wouldn’t negotiate on this one, but I was willing to risk it, so confident did I feel about Seth’s capacity to process immortal activity. I opened my mouth, about to agree, when I caught Hugh shaking his head at me out of the corner of my eye. Frowning, he tapped his watch, mouthing something I couldn’t understand at first. Then, it clicked. Time. I had listened to the imp talk about his job enough to know the rules of negotiation: never make an open-ended deal with a demon. â€Å"If Seth keeps his memories, I’ll walk the succubus straight and narrow for a century. If they have to be erased anyway, then I’ll still do it for†¦ a third of that.† â€Å"Half,† countered Jerome. â€Å"We aren’t mortal. Even a century is nothing on the face of eternity.† â€Å"Half,† I agreed dully, â€Å"but no more than survival dictates. I’m not going to do this every day, if that’s what you’re thinking. I’ll only get fixes as I need them, but they’ll be strong ones. Very strong – loaded with sin. With men of good caliber, that’ll be†¦ oh, every four to six weeks.† â€Å"I want better than that. Extra credit. Every couple of weeks, whether you need it or not.† I closed my eyes, unable to fight anymore. â€Å"Every couple of weeks.† â€Å"Very well,† said Jerome, a warning note in his voice. â€Å"But you will be held to this agreement unless I choose to terminate it for some reason. Not you. There will be no wiggling out for you.† â€Å"I know. I know, and I accept.† â€Å"Shake then.† He extended his hand to me. Not hesitating, I took it, and power crackled briefly around us. The demon smiled thinly. â€Å"We have a deal.† How to cite Succubus Blues CHAPTER 25, Essay examples

DIsney stereotypes free essay sample

In todays world, gender stereotypes are still ongoing in todays media. Most tv shows, movies or advertisments follow these stereotypes due to what has society has indoctrinated in our minds as the gender stereotype of men being the toughest of the tough and muscular, when women are seen as innocent, happy and pure. An example of gender stereotype in a media would be the Walt Disney film, Beauty and the Beast, the film is about a woman named Belle; she is perceived as a young, pleasant, and beautiful woman who gains attention from all the men in town. She catches the eye of an antagonist named Gaston, a muscular and testerone pumping wealthy hunter that sees himself as someone that can get anything he wants whenever he wants. All if not most of Disney films are of a story of a woman who looks for more out of her life, wish to get out of her comfort zone to either prove someone or something that they could achieve it while gaining romantic interest in or simply gaining a romantic interest through curiosty or human conflict as in Mulan The gender stereotypes observed in this film was like any other Walt Disney film. We will write a custom essay sample on DIsney stereotypes or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page There is always a damsel in distress, the antagonist and Prince Charming. The roles for women in the film were portrayed as young, beautiful and in some cases were shown off with very revealing clothing as the triplets that adored Gaston. It was as if the flaunting of women had become a social normality even in childrens films. The role for men in the movie were of opposite polarity. It was either strong, masculine and attractive like Gaston or old and not handsome like Belles father and the men in the village she had lived in. It had come to my attention that Gaston was the only handsome man throughout the film. The beast was difficult to analyze as a gender stereotype as although he fit the masculine prerequisite, he did not fill the attractive part until later in the film when the curse he had was broken which then he became into a long haired handsome man that could suit as a king. Gender sterotypes are rampant in Disney films, only recently were things mixed around. I believe that this film can impact a persons point of view on the means of being male or female. Disney films have been a major part of many peoples lives, in most peoples mind, this wouldnt be our first and final Disney movie so theoretically if more films with this type of idea on gender were to be watched then indoctrination would begin. The more we do of the same thing or watch something, we would be accustomed to the ideals of the subject material. It is simple as that; an example would be, in the United States we have a set amount of meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. We were indoctrinated or conditioned to know that from the beginning of our lives that there are three meals a day and if all goes well then dessert would be included. Our views on subjects depend on three variables: what we are exposed to at an early stage, with repetition, or what we are told what is right and wrong from our superiors. (be it society or family values) All in all, I believe with enough effort, anything can and will change someones views once conditioning begins. A TV show that promotes a positive image of males would be in my opinion, the show called Breaking Bad. Although this may sound like a bad choice, put it this way. The TV series talks about a man named Walter White: a chemistry teacher in high school who is diagnosed with cancer. He is shocked with the news that he didnt have that long and realizes that his current income would not suit his familys needs when he passes on. At first, he could not comprehend the fact that his life was coming to an end sooner than he thought; he had then met a student in his class named Jessie. Jessie had sold him some marijuana to soothe his needs, which then fast forwarded into him and Jessie making a near pure formula methamphetamine. The money wasnt enough for Walts needs which soon led him to dangerous men like Tuco and Gustavo Fring who both end up being killed by the duo. With all the money he had in the tens of millions, Skyler and Walt begun to launder money with the help of Saul Goodman in their car wash business, Skyler is Walts wife who had disapproved of his actions at first but soon warmed up to his actions due to it benefitting her and their two children for years to come. Each character in the show had their good intentions: Hank wanted to stop the meth flow in Alberquerque, Walt wanted to have a future for his family when he leaves, Jesse needed money to take care of his girlfriend and child at the time, and Mike wanted to leave money for his daughter when he escapes to start a new life. Although their actions may outweigh the good they wanted for who they loved, their intentions were good no matter the cost. It brings a good light to males that they are always looking out for one another whether it is noticed or not, same with the female characters.

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Accelll times Sample Journal Entries and Grading The journal entries provide the opportunity for you to think about the material as you read it and apply it to your own personal life. For most answers, a well-developed paragraph is expected. While your journal entries are not graded on grammar and paragraph development, your grade is based on your responses and how much you have thought about the question. The journal entries are worth 20 points per chapter. Here are some sample good and poor journal entries. The Question: What steps can you take to make sure you stay in college to complete your educational goals? Good Answers: These answers show that students have read the material and thought about how it could be applied to their lives. Sample 1 I can keep focused by meeting frequently with a counselor to discuss my progress. I can go for a walk when I am stressed out because of too much homework. I can see all the progress I have made by looking at my transcripts. I can keep myself motivated by speaking to those who have battled the same obstacles that I have. But most of all I can understand that all this effort will pay off when different doors are opened and opportunity arises. Sample 2 The steps I can take to make sure that I stay in college to complete my education goals would be to break the tasks into small parts and not overwhelm myself with college as a whole. If I go class by class and really think about what I have to do, it doesn't seem so hard. And if I push myself a little bit at a time, I will accomplish what I need to, just like in the example about Araceli Segarra. All I have to do is put one foot in front of the other, and I will become successful without even realizing it. Sample 3 If I want to stay in college and complete my educational goals I need to be completely comfortable in college and break up the journey into small steps. I need to attend class and keep up with the class so I can obtain a good grade. If I'm comfortable with my college and set goals, and follow through with them I should be able to complete my educational goals Sample 4 The first and foremost step to make sure I stay in college to complete my education goals is to be consistent in attending class. My problems in the past stemmed from too many absences and the result was W's all over my transcript. I must remain consistent and take advantage of the teacher's knowledge. Second, breaking down my educational goals into smaller steps is a good way not to overburden myself. I shouldn't try and finish college in one semester because realistically that is impossible. If I plan my work accordingly and break tasks into small achievable steps, then I will eventually achieve my goals. Finally, I must make sure my goals are attainable. I am not in the business of pursuing a nonexistent path, but rather in transferring to a four-year university and getting a degree. Sample 5 I took a spin class several years ago, that had the most amazing instructor, she would always start out her class explaining how she taught and went over the bike and the tension. She said when we stand on the bikes and the bike tension is high, we are riding up a mountain road. As she taught class and this portion would come up, she would calmly and quietly say, "everybody stand up and increase your tension", and "push". She would continually say "push" throughout the remainder of class. I would always sync it with my down stroke, and this small four letter word has gotten me through some rough patches. When I'm exercising and just not feeling the motivation, I hear "push". It takes a few minutes to kick in, but it does, and when it does it's like an explosion in my brain and my body soon follows. This is my motivation, that small four letter word, to push me through the end of class, to push me into next semester, to push me in succeeding in whatever I do. Poor Answers:

Finding the Percent of Change Between Numbers

Finding the Percent of Change Between Numbers There are two methods of finding the  percent of change between two numbers. The first is  to find the ratio of the amount of change to the original amount. If the new number is greater than the old number, then that ratio is the percent of increase, which will be a positive. If the new number is less than the old number, then that ratio is the percent of decrease, which will be a negative. The first question to ask yourself when finding the percent of change with this method is: Is it an increase or a decrease? Method 1: AProblem With an Increase Say one person had $200 in a savings account last month and now has $225. Thats an increase. The problem is to find the percent of increase in  money. First,  subtract to find the amount of change: 225 - 25 200. The  increase is 25. Next, divide the amount of change by the original amount: 25 à · 200 0.125 Now, to change the decimal to a percent, multiply the number by 100: 0.125 X 100 12.5 The answer is 12.5 percent. So thats the percent of change, an increase of 12.5 percent in the savings account. Method 1: A Problem Witha Decrease Say one person weighed 150 pounds last year and now weighs 125 pounds. Thats a decrease. The problem is to find the percent of decrease in weight- the weight loss,   First, subtract to find the amount of change: 150 - 125 25. The decrease is 25. Next, divide the amount of change by the original amount: 25 à · 150 0.167 Now, to change the decimal to a percent, multiply the number by 100: 0.167 x 100 16.7 The answer is 16.7 percent. So thats the percent of change, a decrease of 16.7 percent in body weight. Method 2: AProblemWith an Increase The  second method of finding  the  percent  of change between two numbers involves finding the ratio between the new number and the original number. Use the same example for this  method of finding the percent of increase: One person had $200 in a savings account last month and now has $225. The problem is to find the percent of increase in money. First, divide the new amount by the original amount: 225 / 200 1.125 Next, to change the decimal to a percent,  multiply the result  by 100: 1.125 X 100 112.5 percent Now, subtract 100 percent from the result: 112.5 percent - 100 percent   12.5 percent Thats the same result as in method 1: an increase of 12.5 percent in the savings account. Method2: AProblemWitha Decrease Use the same example for the second  method of finding the percent of decrease: One person weighed 150 pounds last year and now weighs 125 pounds. The problem is  to find the percent of decrease in weight. First,  divide the new amount by he original amount: 125 / 150 0.833 Next, to change the decimal to a percent, multiply the result by 100: 0.833 X 100 83.3 percent Now,  subtract 100 percent from the result: 83.3 percent - 100 percent -16.7 percent Thats the same result as in method 1: a  decrease of 16.7 percent in body weight.

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Airplane accidents causes and prevention - Research Paper Example The improved aviation operations enabled the aircraft to go on extended flights which it did not before this Act because there were more accidents in the early nineteenth century and no detailed investigation was performed. However, it is still important to understand what the main causes of airplane accidents are and what steps can be taken to improve the aviation so that air accidents can be avoided. Most often, it is the human error that causes crashes (Mello et al., 2008). Sometimes, the pilots are very experienced due to which they get over confident and tend to be careless. For example, running out of gasoline while the plane is on flight is a result of human carelessness when he thinks that he has enough to fly to the destination. There are a lot of issues while flying that may demand more gasoline than usual. This makes the pilot force landing which is in no way out of danger. McCormick and Papadakis (2003, p.4) state that there are a lot of reasons that cause aircraft components to fail and become a cause for airplane accident. Either there is a fault in the manufacturing of a certain part or more load than usual has been placed on it that causes it to malfunction. The structure may have been poorly designed so as to stimulate stress concentrations which result in fatigue collapse (McCormick & Papadakis). The authors assert that: Any aircraft flying can be torn apart by pulling back hard on the wheel at an excessive speed and thereby producing loads exceeding the ultimate values for which it was designed. A pilot may fly through severe turbulence, like a thunder storm, thereby causing high loads (p.4). It may happen that the aircraft design is such that an average pilot finds it hard to operate it. The controls may be improperly placed inside the cockpit enhancing the probability that the pilot mistakenly gives an incorrect control input. Mechanical components like gearboxes and couplings may

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Marketing research - Term Paper Example Explain what the research firm means and what you might do. The research firm means that donors have declined in terms of donating towards the good course of the agency. Since before that there used to be high number of donations, the agency is determined to identify the root cause of the problem and come up with solutions. Thus, to solve this, I would explore and research on the root cause and find the main reason for the declining donations. Then I would give a detailed explanation of this to the agency in a language they can understand and then together we come up with a solution based on these findings. There are various advantages of secondary data over primary data. The first one is that it is in time saving and inexpensive to obtain. The reason is that secondary data is readily available either in the census or other records available for the organization unlike primary data which organizations have to conduct research to obtain. It is easily accessible and can be used over a long period of time (Jong & Berg, 2012). 4. An entrepreneur is contemplating establishing a funeral home in a small town. This person believes the demand for funeral home services is greater than the services being provided. The entrepreneur contacts a consultant and tells the consultant he needs a quantitative survey to determine the total demand for funeral home services in the small town and surrounding communities. If you were the consultant, how would you react to the entrepreneurs request for a survey? What kind of counter proposal would you make? It is quite unfortunate and for the entrepreneur to request for a survey to identify the total request for a funeral home services. The reason is that no one likes to lose their loved ones. Thus, I would be very shocked with the request since it would be like mocking the individuals who have lost their loved

Service Operation and Manufacturing Operation Essay

Service Operation and Manufacturing Operation - Essay Example It covers the lean operations and resource planning system to illustrate clearly that point. Introduction Service operation management is very different from manufacturing operations management. Service operations management entails fulfilling the end user’s needs and creating a suitable environment for the workers so that they can produce the required specifications of the user (Johnston 1998). Manufacturing operations management entails producing the required commodity required by the end user. It entails making sure that the product required has undergone through all the detailed steps in the manufacturing process. Difference between service operation and manufacturing operation Service operation is a process that is concerned with the maintenance of daily operations that occur with in an organization. Service operation management makes sure that the daily activities of the business run normally without any interruptions. Service operations management focuses on the infrast ructure and the daily activities that are used to deliver services for an organization. Some of the tasks that occur in service operation include fixing problems that occur in the organization, fulfilling the user needs and requests, resolving failures of the system, and undertaking routinely operational tasks. On the other hand, manufacturing operations are the tasks that an organization undergoes in order to produce a commodity. Manufacturing operations make sure that the production of the commodity that is needed has been successful. In addition to that, it makes sure that the quality of the goods or commodities needed are met. While service management focuses on the maintenance of the infrastructure and meeting the requests and orders of a client, manufacturing operations makes sure that the needed commodity is produced. Service operations deal with the services that are to be given to the organization while manufacturing operations deal with creating the goods that are needed f or production in the organization. This is to imply that service operations deal with the intangible while manufacturing operations deal with the tangibles in an organization. The intangibles that service operations deal with is the fixing problems that occur in the organization, fulfilling the user needs and requests, resolving failures of the system and undertaking routinely operational tasks. The tangible that the manufacturing operations deal with is the production of the goods of one unit until the end. Manufacturing operations make sure that the goods that are required are manufactured and processed the way the client has requested them to be. In service operations, there is a relationship between the producer and the consumer. The production and consumption is simultaneous while in manufacturing operations, there production and the consumption of the goods occur at different stages (Hammer & Champy 2001). For instance, in a baking flour company, the task that service operatio ns entails is to make sure that the consumers are satisfied with the baking flour. The service operations management team will make sure that the daily activities in the company run efficiently. However, in a manufacturing operations set up, the management team will make sure that they process the baking flour that is needed. In addition to that, they will also make sure that all the steps that are required to produce the baking flour are completed. In a service operation system, the inventory concept might not be material. For instance in a health care sector, people who are queuing in a