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Movie critique of the film smoke signal

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It is from what is conveyed daily by the media be it newspapers or television in form of news or movies that whites get the idea of negativity towards blacks and in extreme cases result into racism. In the same way that they react differently to the different messages they get from the various sources, they express their feelings differently towards what is portrayed. These may be prototypes which are habitual ways of thinking often influenced by data where reality assessment is based on experience and from which people make sense of the complicated and uncertain world. At times these decisions are driven by convenience and emotion with the larger part played by culture and the psychology of an individual. Prototypes aid in assessment of others which is stimulated by categories thought to be marking category membership like skin color which is enough to stimulate the expectations of stereotypic behavior (Leigh, White, Inglis, & Stewart, pp. 60-77).

Subsequently they act as a restraint for people to interpret behavior that is incompatible with their stereotypes. This is what may make a white assume that a black person in a white dominated high status setting is a waiter since they expect blacks to belong to the serving class if not criminal. In turn a black might view a white’s reaction as racist even in the event that it was not meant that way due to the prototype that whites are racists. This thinking normally diminishes racial unity and is passed on ferociously (Leigh, White, Inglis, & Stewart, pp. 60-77).

Its main ideas are those of forgiveness shown by Victor even after he discovers that his father causes Thomas’ parents death and his mother. In addition it advocates for harmonious living as is portrayed in the first scene where Thomas’ parents and friends were celebrating White Independence Day. the film provides a set up that convey the Indian culture where they are supposed to be firm and arrogance as reflected in Victor’s words to Thomas that “I have to teach you how to be a real Indian like a warrior. White people will walk over you if you don’t look it” (Smoke Signals, Sc. 4) and “I said it’s a foul it’s a foul “during basketball practice by Victor (Smoke Signals, Sc. 1). They are also supposed to be proud as Arnold who even had to lie to Suzie (Smoke Signals, Sc. 5) about Victor’s win in the basketball game to make him look good. Victor does not accept his offer for money dismissing him to go find a woman since he does not want him to accompany him to phoenix. This would provide a phonotypic idea to any viewer that Indians are arrogant (Leigh, White, Inglis, & Stewart, pp. 60-77).

The first scene begins with a house on fire that swallowed the first narrator’s parents on 4th July 1976. He was saved by Arnold Joseph alongside his own son Victor and handed to his grandmother There are situations however where some people possess a different trait from those portrayed in stereotypes like when Thomas tells the two white ladies to make love not war making her appreciate the good example of their traditions.

To prove the point that Indians are poor and discriminated against they do not have passports, have to use a lot of money boarding the bus and have to walk some distance to their final destination. They meet Kent from Mississippi whom Victor expects to be of a higher class and thinks she is a liar having been a gymnastic and on a bus despite the fact that Thomas considers her nice (Smoke Signals, Sc. 3). They engage in a debate as to whether cowboys always win or not as a result of their experience with them in the bus. This is reflected when they cannot retain their seats from the Americans. Due to the thought that an Indian can only work as junior professionals (Leigh, White, Inglis, & Stewart, pp. 60-77), Victor thinks Suzie works as a nurse in the hospital. However she clarifies that she is the hospital administrator (Smoke Signals, Sc. 5).

On their way back they engage in an argument about Victor’s father which eventually leads to a car wreck and an accident where a girl is knocked down by their vehicle (Smoke Signals, Sc. 7). They get into trouble with the police who think that they were under the influence of drugs (Smoke Signals, Sc. 8). The victim’s parents; Mr. and Mrs. Heinsisseror had framed them up due to the notion that they could only be criminals. Finally, as they reach their destinations Victor meditates about all the events and remembering his father has a change of attitude and is no longer arrogant. He even shares some of his father’s ashes with Thomas.

In conclusion, Thomas as the lead actor plays an important role in removing the stereotypes placed on most Indians by displaying positivity towards people of other races. Suzie helps Victor and Arnold to reflect leading to the final forgiveness attitude.

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Leigh, D., White, L., Inglis, R., and Stewart, M. A free and Responsible press. Chicago: London.

The University of Chicago Press. Pp. 60-77.1947.

Smoke Signals. Dir. Chris Eyre. Perf. Adam Beach, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer and Tantoo

Cardinal. Miramax, 1976.Film. Sc. 1-9.

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Advancing Sustainable Development through Human Rights: How reimagining foreign policy creates a new approach to the global political agenda and SDGs

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I share research insights from a project I conducted with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Libya, playing a key role in rebuilding the post-conflict society of Libya. I share my perspective on how foreign policy and public diplomacy are central to sustainability.

Foreign Policy Relevance to SDGs: the Foundation for Human Rights

Human rights create conditions essential to the advancement of sustainable development. The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda recognizes that inclusive and participative economies and societies for which the government is accountable, achieving better outcomes for all people while leaving no one behind. The Declaration on the Right to Development emphasizes the right of all individuals and peoples to free, active, and meaningful participation. And the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) set out the duty of States and private companies to ensure that business activities do not abuse people’s rights.

Fundamental among the human rights available to people worldwide includes the right to enjoy a clean and safe environment that developing countries can achieve by adopting sustainable measures. The aspects of human rights in sustainability are related to governments and corporations ensuring that the measures adopted will promote the enjoyment of an individual’s economic, social, cultural, and political rights. On the other hand, tenets of the SDGs, for example, reducing poverty and promoting gender equality, serve to guarantee that individuals can access resources to advance social progress and equality.

Despite this, economic policies in many countries have curtailed social protection and concentrated wealth and political power in fewer and fewer hands. Unsustainable, wasteful growth patterns increase environmental degradation and accelerate climate change, generating effects that harm health, access to water and sanitation, food, housing, and land rights, and endanger life. The poorest, who contribute least to climate change, pay the highest price.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are unprecedented in their scope and ambition for human progress. By diminishing grievances that fuel conflict, progress on the SDGs can be a critical lever to build and sustain peace and stability worldwide. The transformative change they aim to produce can also affect geopolitical dynamics, balances of power, and interdependencies. Thus, progress on the SDGs has significant implications for foreign policy. Despite these critical stakes, the foreign policy dimensions of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda have not been sufficiently broached by foreign ministries to date.

This agenda resonates with fundamental foreign policy objectives such as improving international security, stability, and prosperity. Simply put, because not achieving the SDGs implies severe risks for these priorities, foreign policymakers have high stakes in the SDGs’ outcomes. With the constant shift in international power relations and dependencies in mind, foreign policy must anticipate and help steer the geopolitical implications of a sustainable transformation to minimize the risk of human rights infringements. More than ever, it is time for governments worldwide, especially those of vulnerable nations, to re-appraise their public diplomacy strategies to become more intersectional with cross-cutting political issues, such as human rights, and to re-align foreign policy objectives of conflict prevention and stabilization, with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Implementing the “S” in ESG: Human Rights’ due diligence in Environmental, Social, and Governance Sustainability

Implementing the SDGs will inevitably transform what natural resources are needed, how they will be procured, and how these questions are governed, redrawing the global map of political influence. The foreign policy ensures these changes do not create new threats to stability, or namely, human rights. As such, remodeling the SDGs into being a necessary investment in crisis prevention proves to be critical in unlocking proper governance models for reducing humanitarian issues.

By definition, sustainability is the act of meeting our needs while ensuring that future generation’s ability to meet their needs is not compromised. It is pertinent to note that while there are different definitions of sustainability, the effects brought about because of environmental and social problems facing nations around the world have paved the way to a consensus on the usage of the term. Currently, it is used to refer to the processes that human beings employ to ensure that not only are natural resources depleted, but their utility is not in a manner that sustains balance to allow the continuous enjoyment of quality life.

Sustainability relies on three foundational pillars: the economy, society, and environment. The scope of the pillars is moot among the ranks of state and international actors. However, the effect has been a requirement for corporations to redesign their businesses and the economy. Therefore, there is a need to highlight the impending risks that could arise in failing to follow these aspects for corporations to achieve sustainability. Indeed, following years of long-term damages resulting from the governments and corporations focusing on short-term profits, the public has turned the issue of sustainability into a mainstream concept. Subject to this, there arises a risk of irreparable damage to profits and reputation for corporations that do not align their operations to sustainability.

On the other hand, Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint used to achieve a sustainable future for all. Countries can measure the success of these goals through the 5Ps, which are the foundational aspects of the SDGs, including People, Plan, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnerships. Notably, SDGs are related to sustainability since the SDGs serve as a call to every state, regardless of the level of development, to initiate plans that will ensure the prosperity of people in today’s world and the future. Subsequently, countries worldwide have rolled out plans to end poverty, limit inequality in health and education, and push for economic growth, which, when coupled with efforts to combat climate change, promise the ability to sustain current resources to serve the needs of the future generations.

Whether sustainability is possible in developing countries has been a subject of debate mainly because elements such as poverty and unplanned urbanization pose a risk to sustainable development. These impediments to sustainable development in developing countries include instability due to civil wars or international conflict and whether implementation will factor in programs related to the local context. Additionally, due to the lack of political consensus in a number of these countries, there is also a lack of political will among the people in power to push the proposed development programs into sustainable long-term practices. However, the need to ensure sustainable development is imperative considering that it borders the delivery of human rights.

Following the adoption of the SDGs, the international community evidenced a new commitment towards ensuring sustainable development. The motivation behind this was that the global consensus on a set of SDGs was a sign of a tremendous diplomatic achievement considering that diplomacy has been an Achilles heel when seeking sustainable growth. This challenge is a result of incessantly changing diplomatic processes, which impede connection between relevant actors and states. However, countries such as the United States can use numerous interventions to address the diplomatic issues impeding sustainability growth in a developing country such as Libya. These issues include civil war and the continuous disregard for human rights by both the government of Libya and the rebel group.

International Cooperation in Third World Countries and Their Relationship with Sustainability/Human Rights: Libya Case Study

Achieving sustainability in countries affected by conflict and extremism demands livelihood security and strengthened governance: core dimensions of sustainable development. Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) has been in constant war with a rebel group, Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) based in eastern Libya. The conflict has exacerbated an already worse situation by further limiting the access to essentials such as health and electricity due to an increased destroying of vital infrastructure. Furthermore, armed groups in Libya have persistently abducted people based on their actual or perceived political or religious affiliation.

The government of Libya limits the freedom of speech through the actions of the police. For example, police have used heavy weapons and live-fire to disperse street protests against corruption and poor living conditions. This limits international cooperation as well as the action of international actors in advancing sustainable growth in Libya. This impasse makes it difficult for individuals to achieve specific SDG goals such as poverty eradication, education, and reduction of inequality in such a country. The state of war places certain groups at risk, including women, children, migrants, and refugees who face challenges such as torture, sexual abuse, and murder in addition to limited access to health and basic essential services. The conflict in Libya, therefore, necessitates the need for solutions to adopt a design that advances diplomacy efforts.

Proposed Solutions from World’s First Youth-Led and Government-Backed Policy Innovation Lab in Africa: CollatEd Lab

CollatEd, a global research NGO operating in over 100 countries, conducted policy research in developing nations, one being Libya, through multi-paradigm quantitative research methods, with ministers and partners across the world, including the United Nations. The objective of the research was 1) to determine the appropriate policy solutions for Libya concerning effective human rights policies 2) to identify key political steps in accelerating the UN global sustainability agenda by providing a better understanding of the foreign policy implications of the SDGs to inform each nation’s respective diplomatic strategy. One of the key solutions identified is that the government of Libya should take necessary steps to define human rights based on national interest and the representation of the people.

The infringement of human rights through violence against women and girls, ill-treatment of detainees through torture, mock executions, sexual violence, and limitation of the freedom of expression highlights the areas where human rights could be applicable. Hence, to achieve the aspects of diplomacy necessary for sustainable growth, it is imperative that the proposed definition of human rights perfectly addresses the issues in the local Libyan context. Furthermore, it was included to support the prevention of conflict, violence, and insecurity, central to improving the state of human rights, public health approaches, including sexual and reproductive health policies, comply with international human rights standards and provide non-discriminatory access, especially to children, adolescents, women, and migrants.

Secondly, International actors should enter into discussions with the Libyan government and the rebels, for example. The extent of international interference should rely on the ill-treatment of refugees, detainees, asylum seekers, and contravention of international customary law. The position of these laws is that if the actions of a state have contravened any law from which no derogation is permitted. Such laws referred to as jus cogens include the prohibition against torture and other inhumane treatment. Several activists have been tortured to death by armed groups affiliated with the LAAF.

International interference is necessary considering that having governments that respect and uphold human rights for their citizens is less likely to threaten international peace and security. Therefore, the responsibility of delivering human rights and sustainability efforts in Libya is dependent on action by international organizations and state actors. Ultimately, State authorities should adopt and implement laws, policies, and strategies on land and housing that increasingly comply with human rights. This includes assisting accountability mechanisms to address forced evictions, homelessness, displacement, land grabs, and other violations of housing, land, and related rights such as food, water, and sanitation; strengthen partnerships to increase awareness of the right to housing and land rights; and develop practical approaches to implement the SDG commitment to ‘leave no one behind’ concerning housing, land and related human rights. In short, governance is the DNA of the 2030 Agenda and needs to be prioritized both for government and non-government actors of the SDGs to see a positive difference in the current state of human rights.

Equally important, there should be a negotiation for a united political will. Currently, there are sectors under government control and others under LAAF control. As identified, one of the main reasons behind governments failing to deliver sustainability is the lack of political collaboration to adopt measures and push for their success. 13 As such, peace negotiation treaties can be constituted to ensure that both the “rebels” and the government are on the same page concerning the mutually beneficial impact of government capacity building: optimizing sustainable development through the promotion of human rights and its effect on ESG sustainability.

Lastly, to further any solutions suggested above, it was concluded, throughout the project, that national and multinational institutions, assisted by communities, systematically collect, disaggregate and use data relevant for advancing human rights when they monitor and implement each of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Author Biography:

Sara Ketabi has worked as a foreign policy advisor for 3+ years with the H.E. President of Rwanda and consults in international development policy for the UNDP.

Change Management as a Contemporary Issue Facing Human Resource Managers

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Change Management as a Contemporary Issue Facing Human Resource Managers

Introduction

Human Resource (HR) managers foresee the most crucial components of a successful business organization. The fundamental organizational functions managed by the HR department include recruitment and training of employees, employee compensation, record-keeping, relational support, compliance with labor laws and regulations, and management of explicit performance issues (Pattrick & Mazhar, 2021). These functions are crucial since they ensure that an organization retains a productive and prosperous workforce, contributing to an organization’s success. However, HR managers in the contemporary world face various challenges resulting from increased globalization, change in customer demands, the latest production methods, corporate restructuring, and technological advancements (Nasir, 2017). Therefore, for the HR department to continue contributing significantly to the success of business organizations, HR must tackle and manage these challenges. One of the challenges facing HR in the contemporary world is change management. This paper explores the issue of change management and proposes practical solutions to deal with it. First, the paper discusses the concepts of change management to give the reader a background of the research topic. It then discusses the role of HR in change management. Further, challenges faced by HR during change management are discussed. Lastly, potential solutions to address the challenges of change management faced by HR are presented.

The concept of Change Management

Technology innovation, global integration of economies, shifting socio-cultural norms, and changing consumer patterns have made the 21st century a more challenging environment for organizations to operate in (Goksoy, 2015). To prosper in an ever-changing environment and swiftly adjust to the highly competitive business environments, organizations need to continuously change through evaluating, revising, and restructuring their organizational policies, thus partaking in organizational change (Çolakoğlu et al., 2016). Organizational change refers to the continuous renovation of a firm’s structure, capabilities, and direction to meet customers’ changing needs (Anyieni et al.,2016). Since companies are inextricably tied to the forces of change, effective change management has become a major priority for senior managers. Change management refers to a structured and systematic procedure of designing and implementing interventions and strategies for firms to transition to the desired state from their current state (Ramachandran & Sharma, 2019). Sher et al. (2021) urge that change management is necessary because it accords organizations an opportunity to accomplish their intended goals, such as expansion, sustainability, and profitability, among other positive outcomes. HR managers contribute significantly to change management (Alfes et al., 2019). The following section discusses the role of HR managers in change management.

The role of HR in Change Management

HR play a significant role in change management. The HR department can serve as a facilitator for the changes initiated by other departments or leaders, or it can initiate and lead a change process (El-Dirani et al., 2020). Also, HR contribute in improving employee understanding of the anticipated change (El-Dirani et al., 2019). According to Hornstein (2015), HR and other leaders of change management must facilitate comprehension of the change initiatives to influence the willingness of employees to embrace the change. Usually, HR explains to the employees where the change comes from as well as its implications. The second role of HR in change management is improving communication between non-managerial and managerial employees. To ensure effective communication, HR maintains precise, quick, and clear communication that a wide range of employees can understand. Furthermore, HR increases employee satisfaction during change management. This is achieved by explaining the change to the employees and clearly defining its positive implications. HR also increases trust between non-manager and managerial employee levels during change management. Another role of HR in change management is improving employees’ skills and proficiency. This is achieved through offering training programs to allow employees to develop the necessary skills to oversee change. Furthermore, HR recognizes and rewards employees for the successful implementation of change (El-Dirani et al., 2019). Other roles of HR in change management identified by El-Dirani et al. (2019) include increasing the leadership cohesiveness, minimizing unplanned staff turnover, and sustaining change and its long-term results. While playing their roles in change management, HR managers are faced with several challenges. These challenges are discussed below.

Challenges Faced by HR during Change Management

One of the major challenges facing HR in change management is employee resistance to change (Sher et al., 2021). On the same note, Alfes et al. (2019) urge that HR managers expect to experience some sort of employee resistance while managing change. Yılmaz and Kılıçoğlu (2013) define resistance to change as any action or attitude that designates a lack of willingness to make or support the desired change. Usually, employees resist change because of a lack of a comprehensive understanding of the change and its implications, fear of losing something they value, and their lack of belief that the change will positively impact the organization (El-Dirani et al., 2019). Also, employees may resist change if employees influenced by the change are pressured to comply rather than being given input in the direction of the nature of change. El-Dirani et al. (2019) reveal that successful HR who serve as change agents replace resistance to change with excitement about the possibilities of the change.

Another challenge faced by HR during change management is the lack of resources required for change management (Mosadeghrad & Ansarian, 2016). Usually, some executives in the organization do not comprehend the purpose of change nor its value to the organization. As a result, this makes it challenging for HR to acquire the resources needed to manage change as the senior leaders in an organization are reluctant to approve the budget for change management since they do not see any value in change management. If an organization lacks sufficient funds, time, staff, and other resources to fully manage change, this sabotages HR efforts to implement change successfully.

Lack of executive support is another challenge facing HR while managing change (Rudnev, 2020). Mosadeghrad and Ansarian (2016) also identify a lack of sufficient management support as a major cause of change failure in modern organizations. Notably, implementing and sustaining change is a long-term investment. Usually, changes do not occur just because a new solution is designed. For change to be effective, it requires to be implemented, tested, refined and reinforced. These activities require executive support. Since some executives do not understand the value of change management, they fail to support HR in change management.

Potential Solutions to the Issue

This section provides practical solutions for addressing the above-mentioned challenges faced by HR while managing change. Firstly, to deal with employee resistance to change, Sher et al. (2021) recommend that HR managers identify the possible causes of employee resistance and then utilize persuasive methods to define and resolve these causes of resistance. Another strategy that HR can be adopted to deal with employee resistance to change is allowing employees to participate in the change process. Darmawan and Azizah (2020) reveal that the lack of or low participation of employees in the change process makes them feel undervalued, which makes them reject changes. Therefore, engaging them in the change process will make them feel valued and will not resist change. Also, to reduce employee resistance to change, HR managers can discuss the underlying benefits of change, such as the organization’s shift from one state to the other and the main opportunities to be availed by the change, with the organization’s workforce before implementing change. This may change the employees’ attitudes towards change, and they may stop resisting the change.

To deal with the issues of lack of sufficient management support, HR managers can help executive managers understand the value of the organization’s change (Sher et al., 2021). They can explain to the managers the benefits of the complete change and the opportunities that the change will unveil for the organization. When the managers get to understand the benefits of the change, this will make it easier for them to support the HR in various ways, such as providing the resources required for change management. Consequently, this will solve the issue of the lack of sufficient resources that HR faces during change management.

Personal Impression Regarding HR issues

In my opinion, since HR contributes significantly toward organizational success, business organizations should prioritize addressing issues facing HR managers. Also, since the HR department is the first contact with a potential employee and the last contact when an employee leaves an organization, HR should serve as leaders. The direction and leadership provided from the beginning to the end will set the tone for employees’ experience and attitudes towards HR. Consequently, this will contribute significantly toward change management. However, HR must adopt effective leadership styles, such as transactional leadership style, during change management. This leadership style will make employees feel valued during the change process and will make them support change. Transformational leaders promote open communication and strong relationships. Building healthy relationships helps eliminate internal conflicts. In cases where HR has adopted transformational leadership, it will be easier to manage change as this form of leadership will prevent employee resistance to change.

Conclusion

Overall, change management is among the biggest challenges facing HR in the contemporary world. Organizations must be able to adapt to internal and external changes in order to grow and thrive. Therefore, HR must deal with the challenges faced during change management. The roles of HR in change management include improving employee understanding of the anticipated change, promoting comprehension of the change initiatives to impact the willingness of employees to embrace the change, improving communication between non-managerial and managerial workers, and increasing employee satisfaction. Other roles include increasing trust between non-manager and managerial employee levels and improving employees’ skills and proficiency. However, HR is faced with various challenges, including employee resistance to change, lack of sufficient resources, and lack of adequate management support while managing change. These challenges can be solved through employee participation and open communication about the benefits of the change. HR managers should adopt a transformational leadership style during change management, which will assist in dealing with the challenge of employee resistance.

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Movie Industry A and B

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The ascendancy of the movie industry has been the subject of copious studies. It provides a fruitful research domain for the scholars in marketing and other disciplines. The industry has a high economic importance, which drives the researchers to gather numerous data that covers the entire products. The video viewers then use this information in making comparison of preference across the world.

This thesis reviews the economic, organizational and marketing issues between Movie industries A and B. Further, it utilizes the existing theoretical explanations for acquisition and persistence of the market dominance of their products. It concludes that major theaters ascend in market leadership and supremacy because they develop strategic management capabilities that are superior to the rival firms. It argues efficient marketing procedures create a unifying theory for industry’s enduring dominance because it accounts for the utilization of its resources in establishing the industry for over long periods. Charts, graphs and appendices are utilized to facilitate creation of a strategic analysis on competitive marketing (Rothaermel, 2012).

Introduction

Dominant firms that control the manufacturing sector and the flow of products have a horizontal power which enables them to leverage their positions to manipulate industry prices to their advantage. As long as sufficient demand exists, and only a few manufacturers controls supply, then manipulating industry prices will be easy. Vertical power exists when the dominant firm is vertically integrated and operates in two or more industry sectors. Production, distribution and retail are conductedwithin accurate thresholds. This strategy based on the vertical power is termed as ‘vertical integration,’ and provides the firm with the ability to erect barriers of entry, shift of the costs and revenues among affiliates in ways to disrupt efficient market operations.Vertical integration is important particularly when a firm seeks to create or exploit market power, or as a defensive move against competitors who possess significant market power or when the industry faces a risky and unreliable market. Alternatively, any emerging company must fast-integrate the market in order for its operations to flourish. Vertically integrated industries succeed by targeting segments where the leaders are weak or do not have full dominance. Consequently, the challengers develop their business to achieve the scales necessary to mount a serious market challenge on a wider front (Rothaermel, 2012).

The measurement of market power is based upon market shares held by industry leaders. The number of shares is proportional to the marketing power of a company. Market share is a comparative measure of firm performance relative to its rivals, and is often calculated on basis of a firm’s total sales or the volume of units sold relative to sales in the market.

Porters’ five forces analysis

This is a conceptual structure, which provides a basis for analysis of industry and business strategy.

Threat of entry

The movie market has proved to be profitable to industries actively involved in the business. The essence of profitability will lead to new entrants into the market that essentially leads to disbandment of any monopolistic competition that prior existed in the industry to embody a more perfect competition paradigm in the industry. Movie industries remedy this problem through formation of alliances. The movie industry provides an ideal setting for exploration of the role of strategic alliances. First, alliances in the movie industry are more consistent than in any form of industry. For example, biotechnology industries collaborate at different points of project development, leading to their dominance in the market compared to their rival teams. The boundary of the movie industry is also well established: a movie project has a short-term horizon and a clear starting and end. Conversely, projects in other industries are complex and less distinct or highly interrelated. Still, they have long-term horizons, making it difficult to identify the project boundaries. These features are essential as they provide grounds for analysis of meaningful distinction in the manners of business operations (Rothaermel, 2012, p.215).

Threat of substitute products or services

The existence of substitutes present a threat to dominant companies offering the same product since there is a possibility that the customers can switch to the new product. Movie industry A acts as a threat to Movie industry B by challenging the norm that is digital movie viewership to theatre. Piracy is highlighted as the major threat in the movie industry. It creates substitutes, which meet the need of the customers in an equal way to the genuine products. This limits the ability of the industries to raise the prices, which could lead to drifting of customers.

Power of suppliers

Suppliers that have autonomous mandate to the market input use this power to their will in defining their terms of compensation for provision of the good or service. Such suppliers may choose to levy high prices in return for offering goods or services unique to them. Movie industries share this bounty by having the privilege to dictate terms of service provision. In the previous year’s Movie industry A, the number of admission grew at much lower rate of 5% from 120 million to 420 million. The exhibition industry responded by lowering the number of screens from its peak of 500 million in 2000 to 420 million in 2002.

Rivalry

Competition is a common aspect of any market hence the defining aspect in the measure of rivalry is in the measure of the competition intensity between two industries. The difference in profitability is assessed along the number and size of the competitors, similarities and differences in products and services offered, and the height of entry and exit barriers, and the scale of economies. Notably, theater’s profitability would increase by 40% by running manageable exhibitions for a long time, and by procuring movies from larger set of movies running in the country over the same period.

Power of buyers

Customers also hold the ability to dictate terms concerning the nature of output by them having the capability to hold a company under pressure effectively dictating terms such as price set by the firm. Movie industries in most cases deal with the problem by endorsing schemes such as loyalty programs that restrain the customer powers. Perfect competition rule states that if there are many small firms in an industry, the industry is fragmented and exhibits low average profitability. If there are only a few large firms in an industry, this industry structure is more favorable and can exhibit higher industry returns. Moreover, the bargaining power of buyers can put on the seller’s company’s margin through demanding a lower price and a higher product quality. As result, strong buyers could reduce the company’s revenues (Rothaermel, 2012).

Analysis of industry A

Theatrical exhibition landscape is comprised of major theater chains and independent exhibitors. The movie industry has been over-screened. This means that the size of the movie-going population is not proportional to the number of theatre screen in the world. For instance, an examination of the total number of screens and theaters in this industry suggests that the movie industry started upward adjustment of the total number of screens in the year 2002. The growth rate between 1998 and 2000 (8%) and between 2000 and 2002 (9%) are lower than the corresponding growth rates in terms of the number of admissions (10% in 2002 and 2005, and 12% between 2005 and 2008).

By econometric modeling, it occurred that the relationship between screens and revenues for movies released in 2000 and 2002 was concave for the residents, but convex in international markets. Again, this concept was in line with the idea that the foreign market was under-screened while the internal market was over-screened.

Dominance of Industry A in 2002

Market Studio share market Rest of the industries Market share Annual cinema admission Average ticket price U.S.$ Annual Box Office U.S $ billion

1998 India N/A N/A 120 million $ 0.35 $ 0.21

1999 China 54% 46% 220 million $ 1.23 $ 0.59

2000 Europe 80% 20% 500 million $ 5.45 $ 1.045

2001 Japan 75% 25% 350 million $ 11.75 $ 7.85

2002 U.S 78% 22% 420 million $ 2.85 $ 1.05

Analysis of industry B

The profitability structure of this industry is more favorable than those of industry A. For example, the average rate of return on invested capital for the period between 2006 and 2008 was 20.6%, 3% more than what was realized in Industry A. The top five-exhibition chain including Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Entertainment, Carmike cinema, Cinemark and Lowes accounted 45% of the total number of screens in the market. It was conceivable that the movie industry would become even more concentrated in future, with countries such as U.S, Europe and China leading in the market.

Dominance of Industry B in 2008

Market Studio share market Rest of the industries Market share Annual cinema admission Average ticket price U.S.$ Annual Box Office U.S $ billion

2004 India N/A N/A 110 million $ 0.45 $ 0.25

2005 China 64% 36% 210 million $ 0.23 $ 0.39

2006 Europe 70% 30% 400 million $ 6.45 $ 0.045

2007 Japan 85% 15% 380 million $ 4.75 $ 5.85

2008 U.S 68% 32% 112 million $ 1.85 $ 2.05

Summary

The difference between the performances by these industries was attributed by a safe bet in the products and the consumer’s preference. Industry A had a lower standard deviation of the rate of return (1.64) compared to that of Industry B (2.21). When the PG rated movies are removed from the market, the difference in rate of return between these two companies will be statistically significant at the level of 4%.

High skewness indicates that the number of successful projects drives the success of each category, whereas low skewness indicates relatively unpredictable symmetric distribution. Very high skeweness indicates that the success is driven by the incompetence of the rival company.

Conclusions and recommendations

In most cases, companies concentrate on improving their profits in bid to remain successful. However, it does not happen automatically. Indeed, further improvement is required for the company to par its performance. It is therefore importance to consolidate different strategic skills in sustaining performance, both internally and externally.

It is important to measure the percentage output of a company from the inputs invested in the production of its export commodities. Such a strategic vision is efficient in determining the performance of a company in a given period. Moreover, this move will enable creation of a scorecard related to the entire performance of a company compared to that of the rivals.

Company should benchmark on their facets and profits. It is a fast track solution to unearthen the threats to the performance of a company; including the policies and the production processes that should be altered. A high growth niche is also commendable as it will lead to assimilation of the competitive products in the market. Some of the products in the market may be differentiated into different brands to increase the profits (Rothaermel, 2012.

The six sigma theory stresses on improvement of company’s infrastructure, thus reducing the barriers of a health market. The management should also focus on what the customers require. This resonates with the operating models and the products required in production of high quality goods. Redesigning could promote opening of new market channels.

References

Rothaermel, Frank. (2012). Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases. Irwin Professional Pub

Appendices

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Comparison of standard deviations

variable Std.dev (variable =1) N Std.dev (variable=0) Differences in std.devp-value skewnessPG-rated 0.9563 54 2.453 -1.6754 <0.0002 0.453 Sequel (a) 1.976 45 2.465 -0.241 0.1243 0.243 Sequel (b) 1.5634 65 1.976 -0.0243 0.215 0.432 R-rated 2.765 50 2.876 -0.234 0.142 1.542 G-rated 0.6464 55 2.789 -0.452 <0.0001 2.487 Pg rated or Sequel 1.0008 80 2.325 0.3065 <0.0001 0.985

Introduction

The success of any business body totally rests on its ability to accurately generate, comprehend and analyze all its financial statements which helps in understanding success and the business’ financial state. Free Cash Flow is a degree of financial performance calculated as operating cash such as sales revenue minus capital expenses such as bills and wages. Free cash flow (FCF) indicates the cash that a company is able to generate after setting aside the money required for asset base maintenance and expansion.

Cash is the liquid asset of a business such money in hand, petty cash, account balance available in bank, customer checks, and marketable commodities. It may also include the unutilized portion of an overdraft facility or line of credit.

Free cash flow is has many advantages to businesses since it allows a company to pursue prospects that will enhance shareholder value. Without cash, it’s tough to develop new products, order products, pay dividends and decrease debt among many other things

Capital Expenditures are also netted from free cash flow .These are payments which are made to obtain property and equipment, that have a useful life expectancy greater than the period stated. Maintenances and renovations to property and equipment that have long life are also capitalized. Depreciating assets are usually valued on the books at a reduced amount of deprecation method. The depreciation expense of the asset should match its useful life or usage. This helps in reducing the amount available to pay the dividends, reduce debt or repurchase share

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The Godfather part 1

The Godfather part 1 attained a world status as an epic film that set the stage for other gangster-depiction films. The film is based on a prominent book that goes by the same name; The Godfather by Mario Puzo. The film has been heralded as one of the greatest films of all times as it occupies the top 500 films of the Empire magazine annually. It has an indelible foundation in the world cinema as it set a new stage for the production and conception of films.

This film describes the feuds and wars that exist between five families in the organized crime sector of New York. The story has killings on both sides of the families as they violently settle their disputes. It also follows the development of Vito Corleone who is worried over handing his business empire to his sons.

There are vital unique aspects that herald this movie as an epic in the production and directing of movies. To begin with, the movie depicted actual human struggles in a high crime family. In another setting, Vito’s family was an ordinary family that expressed the wishes of a father in ensuring the prosperity of one’s lineage. In addition, it depicted, not sensational, but actual human struggles into realizing oneself and providing a purpose to the self. This is because the movie avoided meaningless and endless gun shootings. Every part of the plot struck a meaning to the intended process of the story. In close relation to this concept, there was a clear emphasis on the process, instead of end, of the movie. In the end of the film, it was discernible that there was no clear star character that converged the movie towards a particular direction. The movie operated on a broad base of individuals whose lives were unique and articulated in different perspectives. In the beginning, the audience would have viewed Vito Corleone as the central character. As the plot develops, it is notable that the meek and subtle Michael is developing into a fearless head of a large crime business empire.

The movie entailed proper graphics that effected the contexts and themes of the different scenes. As the movie opens up, it is discernible that the family occupies a serene and garden setting. There is depiction of warmth and familial love in light settings. However, the movie used intense and quick-changing effects in depicting murderous scenes. This was an intention of showcasing different sides, thoughts and emotions of characters as the movie progressed.

The color of the film is principal in setting the mood of different contexts. In the scenes that entail Vito sat as the don in his office, there was mild light that accorded the same a dangerous feel. However, there is enough light that humanized the godfather. The wedding provided the brightest scene in the form of brig costumes which influenced a joyous mood. The major part of the film grounds in dark and gruesome representation of the mob nature.

The key scenes employ graphics, colors and additional effects to portray Michael’s character development. At the restaurant, where Michael expresses a plan to kill Sollozzo and his counterpart, the camera shot projects in a menacing sense. As Michael elucidates the plan to Sonny, the camera advances forward on him. It is notable that Michael does not carete an eye contact with anyone. Through his positioning in the chair, it is discernible that he professes power and authority. As the camera stops moving, Michael blurts that he would kill both Solozzo and his counterpart. This form of camera movement focuses the audience into Michael’s eyes. Since he possesses a monotone voce, his eyes embody the emotion. This is a turning point for Michael whose dark and cold nature effuses. At the killing of Sollozzo and McCluskey, the camera pans to express the intensity in Michael’s eyes. Additionally, complimentary sound effects occur in the form of a squealing train whose breaks’ noise intensifies the experience of the scene.

The movie showcased a wholly different side of crime and dubious businesses. Vito is a powerful and wealthy person who opens the public eye into the true nature of the state. This is, initially, ironical since he is a ruthless and violent man who, sometimes, employs force to attain his needs. The nature of the state contrasts with Corleone’s intrinsic discipline and morality. In the opening scene, a man goes to Vito Corleone in order to attain justice in the case of his daughter who had been beaten up by other people. Corleone points out that that killing an individual is not the best strategy of attaining justice. He emphasizes on friendship, and not payment, as the best strategy for according justice.

The corruption of the state is eminent in the Sollozo’ request, who deems Vito Corleone as a man of powerful connections. This is because Vito easily buys the politicians into granting him favors. However, Vito is an individual who anyone cannot buy. He exercises his violence with restraint, and towards individuals whom he deems as unjust.

The concept of familial love is evoked within the existence of crime and manipulations. Vito Corleone is at the center of family concerns as he worries about the advancement of his son. This occurs at a scene of his daughter’s wedding whereby Vito is a suited up and a decent family man. When Sonny hears of the news that Carlo is mistreating her sister, Connie, he attacks him. At the beginning of the family, Sonny embodies the brutality and vigor that defines a criminal family in the sixties. He, however, loves his family as this manifests in his attempts at saving the sister from the brutal husband.

The theme of this movie centralizes between the character of Vito Corleone and Michael Corleone. Vito Corleone is a strong, rational and standard leader. While he is strong in his businesses, he is caring and soft to his family. While he is an honest person who keeps his word, he turns brutal when someone interferes with his plans. However, emotions considerably control Michael as he strives after avenging the death of his father. While Vito is spending his life’s last minutes with his grandson, Michael is hatching a plan to kill the family’s enemies. Vito has a static character of a man of whom individuals fear but also need. He strives to keep peace with other families who had threatened and killed his son. Michael is, on the other hand, a dynamic character who switches his caring character to a ruthless individual. Michael conceals a dark side that surfaces in his murder for all the New York dons.

The Godfather is a robust story from the beginning of the plot to the end. It follows the character development and change of Michael, which serves to draw the audience’s attention. It also possesses a simple cinematography that is effectively visceral. The acting is sincere and realistic and this lends credibility to the portrayal of the crime families in the 1960’s.

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Change in Huck’s Attitude Towards Jim

At the beginning of the novel, Huck considers Jim property and just but an ignorant slave that was not in the same class that he was. There might be an influence by the society Huck grew up in which makes him think of Jim this was. The culture at the time of the setting of this story put no value on slaves and their individuality, they were mere property, that did not have its own thoughts and could be passed around between owners. This paper will clarify in which ways Huck’s belief shifts from hatred at the beginning of the story to friendship and admiration of Jim at the end of the story.

The first mention of Jim by Huck is when he calls him “Watson’s big nigger, named Jim” (Twain 5). This word choice makes it clear what Huck thinks of Jim-as an object that has an owner and is not free (Smith). Huck and Tom Sawyer do not consider the feelings of Jim when they prank him and make fun of him. Huck is growing in a society that has no regard for people like Jim. When they get lost in the fog and they each go a separate way, Huck tries to convince Jim that it was all in his imagination as if he were so stupid to believe that it was all an illusion. Jim is not happy about this and he calls him out. Huck responds with a tone of superiority and says, “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger.”

It is clear that he sees Jim as unintelligent and can be held by a prank from a stupid child and when he has to apologize, he has a hard time doing it (Phiri). there are other instances such as when they are arguing about language and Kind Solomon and Huck states “it warn’t no use wasting words–you can’t learn a nigger to argue. So I quit.” His attitude indicates that despite knowing Jim he still holds to the idea that he is incapable of learning, using reason and applying logic, or making intelligent arguments.

However, as they go a lot of trials together, Huck’s attitude changes. He learns to be respectful and to care for the feelings of Jim appropriately and considers him an equal. In the end, he says this of Jim, “I know’d he was white inside.” By referring to Jim as white, he is seen to consider him his equal. His attitude changes from considering him an object to a person with feelings, intelligence, and with the capacity to apply logic.

Works Cited

Phiri, Aretha. “SEARCHING FOR THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE: THE ‘AFRICANIST’PRESENCE IN MARK TWAIN’S THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN.” English Studies in Africa 54.1 (2011): 88-104.

Smith, Cassander L. “Nigger” or” Slave”: Why Labels Matter for Jim (and Twain) in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Papers on Language and Literature 50.2 (2014): 182.

Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Broadview Press, 2011.

Movie Analysis

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Introduction

American revolution refers to a period during which British colonists in the United States rebelled against the requirements of the Great Britain. Many battles were fought during this period and led to the development of the United States. The revolutionary war was started in an attempt for rebels to gain their independence from England and lasted from 1775 to 1983. The group created a republic that was separate from the monarchical rule and differentiated themselves from the rest. In a bid to explain the American revolutionary, this study will analyze various movies among them being Hamilton, The Patriot, The Book of Heroes, and Drums Along the Mohawk.

The Book of The Negroes

The first set of this series follows through the life of Aminata Diallo (Aunjanue Ellis) who was abducted from Mali in 1706. This part has been powered by deep and moving performances by the young Shailyn Pierre Dixon, an 11-year-old girl playing the role of Aminata. The scenes showcase how the protagonist got captured and underwent strange experiences on her way to th American slavery (Icflix, 2015). The film was given a horrible beauty and sharp-focus dreaminess with diminished elucidation. Although one can feel the girl’s pain as she gets tossed from one place to another, it is evident that the actual life of slavery was deeper and more painful than it is played.

As the film progresses, one can envision that the points are shown more explicitly and the characters are arched such as to represent their stories from a vivid perspective in relation to historical significance. The tone of production showcases, as well as the performances, have shown the injustice involved in slavery and the audacity of the involved parties to see themselves as tender people with just measures.

In a bid to bring the effects of the revolutionary period into action, the director employed a creative cast with Aminata Diallo as the protagonist. After being sold to Allan Hawco (Solomon Lindo), Aminata’s life changes for the better especially after meeting with her lover Chekura (Lyriq Bent). Other characters to note included Cuba Gooding Jr (Samuel Fraunces) who helps her to return home. The miniseries could not be a success without the participation of Ben Chaplin (John Clarkson) and the blind preacher Loius Gossett Jr. (Moses) who encouraged Aminata continuously to keep her head high amidst the struggles. Others included Jane Alexander (Maria Witherspoon), Greg Bryk (Robertson Appleby), and Stephan James (Cummings Shakspear), among others.

The director motive to bring the best character in a slave woman was a success following the flawless representation of her skills, beauty, sense of style, and wisdom. As a young girl, Aminata is a skilled midwife after helping her mother severally to on the delivery desk. After her abduction, she learned to write, read, and speak English, aspects that made her stand out from other slaves. She is showcased as a clever and rather fearless character who is filled with self-possession and self-knowledge, that has facilitated her ability to survive from the beginning to the end (Icflix, 2015). Although she gets thwarted by the unfriendly circumstances, Aminata does not get discouraged. After watching the series, I felt that Aminata’s character was well represented as one of the bravest people in the world; she traded slap for a slap and no person had the power to dictate what she could or could not do. She stated repeatedly that one should never give up and instead, should hold onto hope steadfastly in wait for a better day

Relevant themes showcased in this miniseries are love, conflicts, struggles, conflicts, and death. The theme of love has been showcased in Aminata’s love interest to Chekura (Lyriq Bent) who becomes her husband in the end. As the miniseries progresses to the fifth episode, Revolution starts in New York. At this, Aminata takes the chance to escape in Canvas Town which is a black neighbourhood. Aminata is respected as a midwife in this community and is admired for her wisdom and literacy. Her love story also gets rekindled as she reunites with her lover Chekura.

On photography, it is evident that the film was not taken with a crane shot but rather moving shots that gave the movie a rather subjective experience. Rather than having Aminata move with the camera, one can note clearly that the camera moved with her such as to cause the viewer to get tuned with her life. However, although Aminata is sad and dark, the director (Clement Virgo) made a successful attempt to showcase Aminata from a rather transcendental angle instead of a dark and miserable perspective by adopting a mixture of colour palettes.

Another visible endeavour from photography is that of intimacy. The movie managed to tell Aminata’s from an intimate perspective without making it appear as a mere spectacle. As such, the camera provided an intimate and subjective experience instead of swopping shots in order to create emotional and psychological experiences. Although the view was intended to show a story that was filled with brutality, the visuals and camerawork employed managed to cause the audience to feel the story with intensity rather than just from the brutal and horror perspective like the 12 Years of Slavery. In the first scenes, the movie has a rather naturalistic palette allowing the young Aminata to view the world from a rather rosy perspective.

The dressing has shown historical significance as the cast was dressed in an old-fashioned manner yet beautiful manner. Although Aminata is a slave, it is clear that her clothes are not messy and dirty, an aspect that set the viewer off since it is from the ordinary perception of a slave in the 1700s.

The struggle that the protagonist undergoes with her slave master, Robinson Appleby is evident in the struggle that slaves often endured in the south with their masters. The slave master insists that Aminata was legally his slave, an aspect that reminds me of the case of Dred Scott Vs. Sanford in 1857 following the Missouri Compromise (Icflix, 2015). Although Aminata manages to reunite with her husband Chekura and moves to Nova Scotia, her life has undergone a complicated and painful journey that can be likened to that of Eliza in the book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Stowe as she made attempts to escape with her husband George Harry.

This application can be applied successfully in the study of the American revolution by drawing comparison of the slavery amongst the Southerners and abolitionists by the Northerners. It is through such efforts that the United States managed to become a free state through the Civil war in 1963 (Icflix, 2015). Although the movie shows the painful brutality of the African-Americans, the attempts of people like Lawrence Hill to bring brutality on Africans to light has succeeded

Although the miniseries feels as though it was rushed, it was successful at showcasing the slavery in the South. Although this movie did not showcase the life of the slaves in a profound manner as Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the miniseries was successful at addressing the painful history of slavery in the south. Additionally, the movie expanded the story beyond New York to Canada and Africa, providing a

Drums along the Mohawks

Drums Along the Mohawk is an American classic that was released in 1939 under the direction of John Ford. This is an American Revolution movie that is starred by Gilbert Martin as Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert as his wife. Together, they have set their mind to establish their farm when the Revolutionary war starts. The Indians who are collaborating with the British burn their farms, an action that causes outrage amongst the citizens who gather at Fort Herkimer in a bid to fight for their lands (HD Retro Trailers, 2018). Although they return victorious, the group has many casualties. After a long period of peace on the farm working for Mrs McKlennar, the valley gets attacked again, changing the people’s lives significantly.

Ford’s aspect of composition is striking in this film which was his first technicolour piece of art. From the designs of the title credits, one can see homelike crocheted scenes that showcase Ford’s need to represent a domestic emphasis in the film. Lana is pictured in her new home before a fire with her back to the camera to show the dismay caused by the situation. At this, Gil the husband draws close to her and smiles at her as though to provide assurance that it shall be well and that he is the dominant partner. Following the attack by the Indians, Gil and Lina get a crib at Mrs McKlennar, where they are shown to face the fireplace, suggesting their equality as both are caught up and their powers are diminished.

One can also evidence a striking aspect of photography when Indians burn Mrs McKlennar’s farm and Gil reacts to the two drunken men. Martin is shown threshing in a long shot as smoke is seen billowing from the house, after which Gil reacts leading to another shot where we see Gil riding abruptly to the trouble. At this, one also realizes that Mrs McKlennar’s is infused with humour as she interacts with the two Indians as she persuades them to take her bed downstairs. Aspects of comedy are also evidenced when Rosenkrantz explains that there is nothing good that can be spoken of individuals from Massachusetts. Gil also becomes the main centre of attention during Lana’s lengthy birth process amid a group of drunken men.

Lana, a wealthy woman leaves her comforts in Albany, New York with Gil to a sparsely populated region in Mohawk Valley. After Indians raid the valley, Gil and Lana are aware that life is not for the weak and that they should work hard to protect themselves ((HD Retro Trailers, 2018). At this, Ford managed to showcase an accurate depiction of the frontier life such as neighbours gathering and square dances to assist in clearing the land, which is done in loving harmony, as God-fearing people. The community is happy and they do not suffer the loneliness that torments the settlers.

The theme of love, self-sacrifice, and endurance, is also showcased as Lana leaves her luxurious life and settles with Gil in the valley. Although she is initially hysterical, she proves her capability to bear all hardships presented in the frontier, as she shows a strong character. At this, Ford makes a successful attempt to portray the agony experienced as women wait for men to return after having an encounter with armies. Like most directors, Ford did not sugarcoat the effects of the war and instead, he showed the fear, trauma, anger, and courage, amongst the people following the raids. The film shows accurately the fear that settlers had about the Indian raids and the frustration felt in pursuing a group of enemies that could overpower you and melt into nothingness at the blink of an eye.

Listening to the preacher gives me the idea that Ford tried to showcase a moral worldview of Christians filled with prayers, weddings, sermons, generosity, and a lifestyle that revers God. The film has pro-capitalist content and patriotic content as the settlers work in harmony to improve their local economy (HD Retro Trailers, 2018). After finishing the film, I realized that it did not have any foul language or sex scenes although it had reasonable battle scenes and dying and injured troops are shown to return home after the battle. The movie has avoided the use of objectionable scenes except for some mild scenes of drunkenness and brief alcohol use.

Although Ford made an American Revolution movie without including the British, it is understandable that he was attempting to remain safe by avoiding to showcase the British as villains when they were engaging in battle against the Nazis. However, one cannot fail to appreciate the fact that Ford managed to showcase the American revolution from a rather positive perspective, than usual.

The Patriot

The movie, The Patriot provides the viewers with an intuitive glimpse into the life of Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), an American farmer during the 18th century. Benjamin takes the lead role in the movie and his life assumes a rather oppressive and disheartening circumstance. The movie has several characters including Gabriel (Heath Ledger) Benjamin’s elder son and other children. The movie has also showcased Charlotte, sister to Benjamin’s late wife. The director Roland Emmerich also included other participants including Lt. William Tavington and British soldiers, among others.

The movie has showcased aspects of action, drama, and history about the occurrence of the American Civil War in the 1770s. The movie has depicted Americans fighting for freedom against the British military, Indians, and the French, in which Benjamin Martin showed his heroic nature. However, the death of his wife caused him to refuse to return to war after the battle with the British intensified since he wanted to take care of his children, live a peaceful life, and manage the flower plantation (Youtube Movies, 2000). Although Martin is against this kind of lifestyle, his eldest son Gabriel and Thomas have already enlisted in the “Continental Army.” The film presents a story that is filled with perseverance, passion, and livelihood with the need for brave individuals without any self-pity. A closer analysis of the film shows the depiction of technology, Revolutionary War era-life, and relationships.

While Martin is showcased as a humble and virtuous father, Tavington is evil and sadistic monster especially after he burned a church that was filled with a group of innocent men, children, and women after locking its doors. This scene reminded me of the Nazi massacre in Oradour-Sur-Glane, French villagers in 1944. In war and attacks, the movie adopted the use of specific weaponry including the pistols (flintlock pistol), muskets (brown-bess musket), and cannons (smooth bore cannon), among others.

The theme of politics is showcased as slaves are shown as being rather cheerful and have freedom like civilians, an aspect that causes slavery in the region to be deemed as non-existent. However, although Gabriel says that all men are equal before God, this is considered a rather political attempt rather than the true situation (Youtube Movies, 2000). Taking into consideration the time that The Patriot was set, it is evident that the movie did not depict the true situation of slavery considering that it took the efforts and death of men during the civil war to bring slavery to an end, years after The Patriot had been released into the market.

The theme of sex was also showcased although it did not depict the actual status of events on the ground. Although Gabriel Martin was allowed to have a night before his wedding with his lover on condition that his mother sewed a bundling bag for him, this was not an accurate illustration as it was the girl who was supposed to get a bundling bag instead of the boy. In reality, the parents often shared a room with the couple to prevent premarital pregnancies.

Although Emmerich made an attempt to emulate Braveheart and The Last of the Mohicans’ none of them can be likened to this movie favourably. Unlike these movies, The Patriot has showcased the American Revolution by blending feelings, ferocity, action, and drama. The story showed a battle-filled story of violence, guilt, and karma that is set against the rough conditions of the American Revolution. A fascinating perspective of this film is the struggle that Martin is experiencing. Martin has been carrying the guilt of his actions as a result of his participation in the Indian and French war. Under the influence of his wife, Martin always desired to change his life for the better. However, he cannot prevent his actions from haunting him and his family. On this, he states the fear that his actions would haunt his family someday. From a Christian perspective, Martin and his sons are suffering for his actions and his participation in atrocities and massacres that created a load of Karmic consequences that he and his family must suffer. Following the death of his sons, Martin fails to contain the rage in his heart; in the end, he takes the hatchet and sets out to fulfil the rage in his soul.

Hamilton

Hamilton is a musical movie that was constructed around the life of Alexander Hamilton. Through the application of various theatrical methods and innovative musicals, the movie took me through the biography of a politician and invited the audience to contemplate on the momentous and dramatic revolution as well as the founding of the United States. The musical is rather educative and informative owing to the accurate integration of traditional musicals and hip-hop to communication. As I was watching, I could tell of the ingenious integration of various elements, catchy score and flawless rendering (Detti, 2017). Through music, I was able to understand that the story was about Alexander Hamilton which was told through the application of modern tactics in an attempt to assist people of colour to view themselves from the perspective of the country’s history by spreading the story further beyond the property owned by the whites.

The musical has been constructed around the life of Alexander Hamilton who is the protagonist to explain how he rose and fell during the American Revolution. Hamilton did not have the opportunity to enjoy an easy life like most children since he was orphaned and born to a poor family, an aspect that caused him to become overly ambitious. As a passionate and opinionated man, Hamilton manages to rise above the criticism of those around him as he believes in the ability to become the best version of himself. In later scenes, Hamilton gets close to George Washington and becomes his right man in the revolutionary wars (Detti, 2017). He becomes the secretary of the Treasury; however, the election of John Adams causes his removal from the president’s cabinet. Nevertheless, his influence was still significant considering that he facilitated the structure of the financial system and the coast guard. As a result of the great influence, he faces resentment from various people including Madison, Aron Burr, and Jefferson, among others.

The main themes highlighted in this movie are legacy, history, conflicts, reputation, and time. The need for Hamilton to build a legacy has consumed the entire movie particularly his willingness to die and risk his marriage by publicizing his affair in a bid to preserve the reputation of his legacy. The ethical lives of the characters are driven by the fact that every person has a history and legacy. Conflicts and revolution also play a significant role in shaping Hamilton’s success and fame in his participation in the national government. Hamilton involvement in conflict makes him believe that it is the only way that the country could independence and stand out historically (Detti, 2017). At one point in the movies, Hamilton wishes that war was existing amongst them in order to prove that they were worth and that they deserved their honour. This undying determination is what differentiates from other characters in the movie such as Burr who does not stand to protect anything unless it works to his advantage.

The movie has historical significance in that it was set during American Revolution and has various similarities with the musical 1776 in that both are musical and have adopted a simple plot with a wide array of political and personal conflicts. Both movies tell the story of fierce debates and can be applied in explaining the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The movie has represented the American revolution perfectly through the conflicts of Hamilton and Burr. However, although Hamilton is more ambitious, the movie ends in a rather disappointing nature following the death of Hamilton although he was the protagonist in the movie.

Conclusion

In Drums Along the Mohawk, John Ford was successful at presenting the American patriots from a brave and God-fearing perspective. The movie was constructed along with various themes including courage, prayer, endurance, and self-sacrifice. Unlike most movies produced during this period, it does not have scenes of alcohol use, sex, or foul language. The Patriot is a clear depiction of the life that people lived and persevered during the revolutionary war. Although the movie has introduced themes of love and drama particularly with the love story between Gabriel and Anne, it is evident that the weaponry and life showcased was accurate, making it a rather reliable source of historical depiction particularly in relation the period during the industrial revolution when Britain conquered Barbados. The Books of Negroes and Hamilton have also portrayed the subject of the American Revolution from a rather narrow yet satisfying manner.

References

Detti (2017 October 4). Hamilton: An American Musical | FULL SOUNDTRACK W/ LYRICS [Online]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM7R6xmuz-YHD Retro Trailers (2018 April 23). Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou6ITVZX9aoIcflix (2015 May 5). The Book of Negroes Trailer HD – icflix [Online]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoC3V000e1gYoutube Movies (2000). The Patriot (2000) – Trailer. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5u1am7pmrw

Advantage of Salvage Yards Columbus Ohio

Getting parts for an old car is usually very hard and especially if you cannot get new parts. Most of the times when you go asking for these parts from dealers they will tell you to wait for them to be imported and this is very inconveniencing. Still some are out of the market so you cannot get them. Your only solution is in the salvage yards Columbus Ohio.

Most vehicles and especially trucks are imported and so there are not many spare parts that are locally available for them. This makes it hard to repair them when they break down as one cannot put in other parts that are not compatible. However, if you go to the yard where cars and trucks that have been in accidents are dumped you will surely get the part you are looking for and at a cheaper price.

If you are one of those owners who are enthusiastic about old cars such as Pontiacs and Volkswagen then you will want to keep it in working condition. This means that you will have to repair it and replace the broken parts regularly. To do this, you must only get the most compatible parts and parts from newer models or other types of cars will not do the trick.

Sometimes original manufacturers stop producing a certain part for several reasons, one of them being that the vehicle is out of the market and not many people use it. So in this case you will not get any spare part in the dealerships that deal with new car parts no matter how hard you look. Unless you would request for the part from the factory at a great cost, your only solution is the salvage.

Some of these parts may also be very effective in modern models of cars. They may have more powerful engines and other very durable parts that will add value to your new car. This collection of parts will make your car stronger and give it endurance, increasing its mileage. You have to keep in mind the compatibility though as this is safer.

If you have older parts that you intend to add to your vehicle, you may also need the advice on how to do it. You may need to ask if your decision to add them is wise at all and if you will be adding value to your vehicle or ruining it. The professional mechanics art the yard will help you to decide ion what to do after giving you advice.

These places are not only frequented by buyers because insurance companies and also mechanic professionals will want to come in and look at the car parts. They usually have outer walls made of stone but then the inside walls are thousands of cars and this may go on for miles and miles of space. There you can find any kind of cars make or truck parts that you need for your repairs.

Most salvage yards are very helpful since they can pull out any car part you want within no time. They are heavily guarded and one cannot be able to take anything without the owners consent. Some of them are even guarded by armed guards for security.

The Importance of Salvage Yards Columbus Ohio

If you have an old car you want to repair, getting parts will be very hard. If you go to new parts dealers they will tell you to wait for the parts to be imported and this will certainly cost you a fortune in the process. Still you will find others that are no longer manufactured and so they cannot be found in the dealerships under any circumstances. This is when you need to go to salvage yards Columbus Ohio.

For most vehicles and especially trucks, they are imported when they are already assembled. This means that you can never get parts for them and of course you cannot use other parts that are not compatible. However, if you get a collection of broken down cars and trucks that have been in accidents and are not redeemable, you might get the part you are looking for still in good condition.

People who have a passion for collecting old cars like Volkswagen and Pontiacs will have a problem finding parts for them. They cannot go and fix them with parts from other newer models of cars as they will not be compatible. This means that they have to hunt them from the yards and then use them to make their cars usable.

Sometimes the original manufacturers stop producing the parts to their old models to cut costs especially if the cars are not in use anymore. This means that no matter where you request for the new parts you will never get them. When this happens, your only solution is to go to the manufacturer and request for the part at great cost or to go to the salvage and look for it.

Some of these parts will also make your new car have better mileage and make them more enduring. If the parts are compatible, you can add them to your car to add value to its quality. You will have to be very careful when doing this in order to ensure that the old parts will not ruin the car or affect it negatively in another aspect.

Also consider that you cannot use these parts on your new car without being advised by a very experienced mechanic on how to put the parts or whether to put them at all. You need to know if you will add value to your car or simply ruin it in the process. The mechanics at the salvage will help you with this information for free and you will find it very useful.

The buyers are not the only frequenters because other people like insurance agents and police officers may need to track down cars that have been involved in accidents. The mechanics may also want some parts for their dealerships. Most of these yards have stone walls on the outside and the inner walls are thousands of broken down vehicles well arranged.

The advantage of the salvage yards is that they always have the parts you need and they give it immediately. For this reason, they are always heavily guarded sometimes even with guns and one cannot get a part without the consent of the owner. Some even have dogs set free on the property as security.

Advantage of Salvage Yards Columbus Ohio

Getting parts for an old car is usually very hard and especially if you cannot get new parts. Most of the times when you go asking for these parts from dealers they will tell you to wait for them to be imported and this is very inconveniencing. Still some are out of the market so you cannot get them. Your only solution is in the salvage yards Columbus Ohio.

Most vehicles and especially trucks are imported and so there are not many spare parts that are locally available for them. This makes it hard to repair them when they break down as one cannot put in other parts that are not compatible. However, if you go to the yard where cars and trucks that have been in accidents are dumped, you will surely get the part you are looking for and at a cheaper price.

If you are one of those owners who are enthusiastic about old cars such as Pontiacs and Volkswagen then you will want to keep it in working condition. This means that you will have to repair it and replace the broken parts regularly. To do this, you must only get the most compatible parts and parts from newer models or other types of cars will not do the trick.

Sometimes original manufacturers stop producing a certain part for several reasons, one of them being that the vehicle is out of the market and not many people use it. So in this case you will not get any spare part in the dealerships that deal with new car parts no matter how hard you look. Unless you would request for the part from the factory at a great cost, your only solution is the salvage.

Some of these parts may also be very effective in modern models of cars. They may have more powerful engines and other very durable parts that will add value to your new car. This collection of parts will make your car stronger and give it endurance, increasing its mileage. You have to keep in mind the compatibility though as this is safer.

If you have older parts that you intend to add to your vehicle, you may also need advice on how to do it. You may need to ask if your decision to add them is wise at all and if you will be adding value to your vehicle or ruining it. The professional mechanics at the yard will help you to decide on what to do after giving you advice.

These places are not only frequented by buyers because insurance companies and also mechanic professionals will want to come in and look at the car parts. They usually have outer walls made of stone but then the inside walls are thousands of cars and this may go on for miles and miles of space. There you can find any kind of cars make or truck parts that you need for your repairs.

Most salvage yards are very helpful since they can pull out any car part you want within no time. They are heavily guarded and one cannot be able to take anything without the owners consent. Some of them are even guarded by armed guards for security.

The Importance of Salvage Yards Columbus Ohio

If you have an old car you want to repair, getting parts will be very hard. If you go to new parts dealers they will tell you to wait for the parts to be imported and this will certainly cost you a fortune in the process. Still you will find others that are no longer manufactured and so they cannot be found in the dealerships under any circumstances. This is when you need to go to salvage yards Columbus Ohio.

For most vehicles and especially trucks, they are imported when they are already assembled. This means that you can never get parts for them and of course you cannot use other parts that are not compatible. However, if you get a collection of broken down cars and trucks that have been in accidents and are not redeemable, you might get the part you are looking for still in good condition.

People who have a passion for collecting old cars like Volkswagen and Pontiacs will have a problem finding parts for them. They cannot go and fix them with parts from other newer models of cars as they will not be compatible. This means that they have to hunt them from the yards and then use them to make their cars usable.

Sometimes the original manufacturers stop producing the parts to their old models to cut costs especially if the cars are not in use anymore. This means that no matter where you request for the new parts you will never get them. When this happens, your only solution is to go to the manufacturer and request for the part at great cost or to go to the salvage and look for it.

Some of these parts will also make your new car have better mileage, and these parts more enduring. If the parts are compatible, you can install them to your car to add value to its quality. You will have to be very careful when doing this in order to ensure that the old parts will not ruin the car or affect it negatively in another aspect.

Also consider that you cannot use these parts on your new car without being advised by a very experienced mechanic on how to put the parts or whether to put them at all. You need to know if you will add value to your car or simply ruin it in the process. The mechanics at the salvage will help you with this information for free and you will find it very useful.

The buyers are not the only frequenters because other people like insurance agents and police officers may need to track down cars that have been involved in accidents. The mechanics may also want some parts for their dealerships. Most of these yards have stone walls on the outside and the inner walls are thousands of broken down vehicles well arranged.

The advantage of the salvage yards is that they always have the parts you need and they give it immediately. For this reason, they are always heavily guarded sometimes even with guns and one cannot get a part without the consent of the owner. Some even have dogs set free on the property as security.