Critical Lens

For instance in paragraph 18 it states, “Push it. Examine all things intensely and relentlessly.” Another example of this is when the author states, “Write about winter in the summer.” (Paragraph 4) The use of short and concise sentences gives a sense that what the author is advising can be achieved with ease. Furthermore, the setences are straight forward and not long, so the reader knows exactly what the author wants them to do. In addition to that, the use of action verbs entices readers to follow the advice because the exact action that is needed has been stated by the author. If one knows exactly what they are supposed to do, they are more likely to do it which is what this author has done here. Finally, the use of literary devices contributes to the tone because metaphors are made which give a better understanding to the reader of what the author is asking of them. Specificially, metaphors are used to connect the author’s ideas to familiar

There are different forms of literature which can include essays, poems, novels, reports and more. The one thing all forms of literature have in common is that they all have meaning, purpose and form, but how it is expressed is all different, the question is how. Most of the times authors have a reason to convey such messages, and how the messages are delivered is up to the author as well. The author uses the form, it’s aesthetics to send the readers an image; what kind of literature it is. The authors also send the readers a blatant message, the message is sent through the text of the literature. Through the text on the literature the author portrays purpose, and with the form of the

just in time for that slow smile spreading across his face to be immortalised forever.

Where we are, and what we believe affect the way we view society. Social lenses are the preconceptions we make about the world around us. It is what makes people come across the same situation have different perspectives and understandings it. They are caused by gender, sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and all in all experiences. As life goes on, a perspective over a situation can change because of the experiences faced in life. Social lenses have affected my perspective on the education system, the “Black Lives Matter” movement, and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

“The truth is never simple. It’s only in the Western world that you think knowledge is something you can acquire quickly and easily. It takes time. The truth never hurries.”

In Gansberg’s essay, he captures his audience by telling the story in third person rather than coming out with his own opinion. The way he writes this piece makes you go through multiple emotions: anger, disappointment, frustration, fear, etc. In my opinion, a writer uses techniques, such as tone, to portray how they feel on a topic.

As writers, we must understand that the stance and genre of our writing correlates to the audience of the writing. Believe it or not, the audience can surely impact the stance and genre of which will ultimately influence how the writer computes their writing. It is quite common that a writer will distribute their stance in nearly all writings. The easiest to identify and differ stances are those that are indifferent and those that glorifies passionate stances. On the other hand, the genre in our writing is in direct relationship with the audience of the writing. How we purpose our message to certain audience is greatly influenced on who that actual audience is.

John Schmidt is an employee who injured his hand doing the movement of a piece of wood through a table saw while in the production shop. John claims that the company is to bless because the machine was not safe for use. His manager, foreman and the Safety Department are all involved in the investigation. A Critical Analysis in process to determine who was at fault and what measures could have prevented issue occurrence and the precautions which can be implemented to prevent a reoccurrence.

For a reader or audience to truly understand the message behind a piece of work, one must understand the theme. Theme is

This article highlights the many issues of marketing to children, especially in the fast food department. Specifically, this article talks about the issue of obesity and McDonalds, which is one of the world’s largest fast food chains. As of late, cities like San Francisco is voting to ban selling toys with fast food for children, especially when it exceeds levels of salt, fat, calories, and sugar.

Although octogenarian Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of Swedish-based IKEA, is one of the wealthiest individuals in the world, he nonetheless lives quite frugally. Kamprad avoids wearing suits, flies economy class, takes the subway to work, drives a ten-year-old Volvo and frequents inexpensive restaurants. “It has long been rumored in Sweden that when his self-discipline fails and he drinks an overpriced Coke out of a hotel minibar, he will go to a grocery store to buy a replacement.”

When Best Buy first opened it was an event that an electronics store could hold such a variety of products, have knowledgeable employees, and offer competitive prices at the same time. Although in 2012 it was reported that revenues for Best Buy increased, the company still fell victim to the problems of having a decrease in net income and operating cash flow. “The company reported revenues of (U.S. Dollars) USD 50,705.00 million during the fiscal year ended March 2012, an increase of 1.93% over 2011. The operating profit of the company was USD 1,085.00 million during the fiscal year 2012, a decrease of 54.30% from 2011. The net loss of the company was

The critical theory arose from the Frankfurt School, the collective works of German theorists. Critical theory’s roots are centered on the works of The Institute for Social Research and those researchers who promoted Karl Marx theory of idealism. Intellectuals at the school developed kritisch Therorie, the critical theory of society, which was created to directly interpret Marxism. These theorists wanted to revise Marx’s theory that capitalism and the concept that the best way to change the structure of society and politics was a revolution.

Choose 2 theories from Semester 1 and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the theories’ application.

From a researcher’s point of view the author has suggested a linking of foresight activity to the knowledge pool of the organization (may it be strategic body) and has ended with a long standing research question; how can firms become future-oriented?