AMOREPACIFIC International Business Strategy

AMOREPACIFIC International Business Strategy1. Introduction1.1. Industry overviewCosmeticsWith low-barriers to foundation, the competitive business environment of the cosmetics industriousness requires companies to secure stable sales impart, and make great marting efforts to differentiate its crops. However, the cosmetics industry is closely related to the fashion industry which is constantly changing and laissez passer potential jumpth opportunities. Consequently, cosmetic mathematical products typically take a leak short product life-cycles because which require mass-customization capabilities and production agility.Personal C arOn the an new(prenominal)(prenominal) hand, personal flush products business is a relatively a mature industry. Also with a low-barrier to entry, the domestic food grocery store placeplace is currently saturated with competition. In addition, the emergence of large-scale push away stores and newly sales earningsworks has called for rapidly c hanging marketing and distribution channels. Consequently, the domestic personal care products industry is foc development on developing niche markets by differentiating its product as offering higher quality and value.1.2. Overview of AMOREPACIFICAMOREPACIFIC Corporation (AMOREPACIFIC or the Company) aims to become a world(a) beauty gild with its core businesses in cosmetics and personal care and health products. Founded in 1945 as a Pacific Chemical Company, AMOREPACIFIC Corporation has been involved in beauty products.With the corporate vision of The ball will get by us as the Asian Beauty Creator, AMOREPACIFIC seeks to push the boundaries of traditional beauty with innovative solutions drawn from its rich Asian heritage.The Company also stresses the five values Openness, Innovation, Proximity, Sincerity, and Challenge to openly communicate with its customers and employees, pursue innovative ideas and new concepts, maintain physically and psychologically close to customers, f ulfill obligations to society, and be choleric about overcoming challenges.The Company first of all began its export sales via OEM and also began to share cosmetics products under its own blur AMORE in 1964. In 1990, the Company turned to planetary markets by establishing its first foreign subsidiary in France, followed by establishing its Shanghai and Chartres plants in 2002 and 2004, singlely.In 2010, AMOREPACIFICs sales reached KRW 2 trillion, with operating profit of KRW 340 billion and net earnings of KRW 285 billion. The Company maintains its number one player in the domestic market with a 34.9% cosmetics market share in 2010. In terms of its overseas operations, the Company has enhanced its sales in 2010 by approximately 11% to KRW 335.8 billion.With its hygienic domestic position, the Company is object lensing sales and operating profit growth of 10% in 2011 by creation of growth markets. For each business segment, the Companys Cosmetics Division is localizeing on securing battle in the Asian markets by reinforcement of RD activities to allow differentiated products and go. For the personal care products business or Mass Cosmetics Sulloc Division, the Company is intent on strengthening domestic market competency by expansion into high-functional products in major personal care categories.2. International Business Strategy of AMOREPACIFICs Cosmetic ProductsAMOREPACIFIC aims to be a Global binding 10 cosmetics company. While tapping on matured and unquestionable markets such as North America and Western Europe, AMOREPACIFIC is more than focusing on developing countries such as china and new(prenominal) Southeast Asian countries.To overcome the limitations of the market size and increasing level of competition in the domestic market and accomplish economies of scale through market expansion with its own line of competitive products, AMOREPACIFIC, utilizing its number one position in the domestic market, has been looking to develop over seas market with in its efforts to procure presence and become a conquestful international player in a very competitive planetary cosmetics industry environment.While the domestic market has been steadily growing due to an increase in the number of professional business women who have brought about buying power of female customers, developing market conditions for high-function cosmetic products from the middle-class aging world, as well as an increasing demand from men for cosmetics products, AMOREPACIFIC has been facing increasing competition from the domestic competitors and market penetration from ball-shaped cosmetics companies. Nevertheless, AMOREPACIFIC has potential to be successful in overseas market taking into account following advantageous factorsThe quality and diversity of products of AMOREPACIFIC has reached the level to be competitive against global brands in most product lines.Experiences of extremely competitive market in Korea enriched the Company with vario us competitive marketing strategies.Koreas cultural dither has created friendly demands of Korean beauty products among customers, especially in Asian market.Globalization system of AMOREPACIFIC is primarily based on a multi-domestic approach where international strategies make believe on differentiated approaches for each regional market as different demands for cosmetics products exist due to different levels of industrial and economic development for each soil/region. In addition, benefits from standardization are less signifi locoweedt due to segmented nature of cosmetics market even within the country/region and price functions differently for each customer segment and it is not usually the major factor for determining purchase. Finally, since demand in overseas market for cosmetics are highly divergent and the Company possesses the capability and resources to leverage with to meet those divergent demand, multi domestic strategy would be suitable for AMOREPACIFIC.Based o n such multi-domestic strategy, AMOREPACIFICs globalization strategy takes on differentiated approaches for developed and developing countries. For emerging countries, AMOREPACIFIC aims for an early market penetration, tour, raising image by focusing on the prestige brand lines in developed markets. Two representative countries of AMOREPACIFIC (France and china) have been analyzed below to evaluate its international strategy in each country contrasting AMOREPACIFICs strategies in each respective country.2.1. Expansion into the France Market2.1.1.Market Penetration with Lolita LempickaFrance has long been renowned as the capital of cosmetic industry and fashion. AMOREPACIFIC began to penetrate the France Market with the Lolita Lempicka Perfume from 1997. In 1997, the Lolita Lempicka Perfume win all the top awards at the French FIFI Award for best womens fragrance, best mens fragrance, and perfume design. AMOREPACIFIC released Lolita Lempicka L in 2006 and released Si Lolita Lempic ka in 2009. With the success in France, Lolita Lempicka products are now available for sale in over 100 countries worldwide2.1.2.RationaleFrance is considered one of the biggest markets of cosmetics products and trend leader of fashion and beauty goods and the arena of competition for global cosmetics manufacturing companies. Experiences and reputation in France market can lead to an expansion in developed markets including the U.S. where the AMOREPACIFIC would consider as major market for growth.2.1.3. Entry Mode excerptionNotwithstanding the high risk of failure, AMOREPACIFIC decided to penetrate the France market via direct ownership to establish strategic position as a flagship business in the developed market. With such high level of commitment and resourcing from the principalquarters, the Company hired local management with entrepreneurial spirits to experiment with new brand and new strategy. AMOREPACIFIC perceived that its entry mode into the France Market was necessary i n order to deploy local talents which would enable expansion into adjacent high-end European markets once strategic position is established.2.1.4. Marketing and HR Strategy in FranceAbandoning nationality and company title to overcome the stereotype against Asian cosmetic brands, AMOREPACIFIC teamed up with local marketing agents, manufacturers and vendors.As a newcomer to the market, AMOREPACIFIC differentiated its approach by naming its brand after young local designer to target customers following up-to-date trends of unisex mode and strong fragrance. Also limited direct distribution channels have been utilized for distribution and advertisement is delivered through only high-end fashion magazines targeting customers in their twenties and thirties as well as models and designers. As is important to the cosmetics products to be recognized by word-of-mouth, promotion activities are focused in providing samples to celebrities and influential group of people. Through hiring entrepren eurial local experts in marketing of cosmetics, AMOREPACIFIC could upgrade its marketing expertise in luxuriousness/ premium market one qualifying above.2.1.5. Evaluation of the International Strategy in FranceGlobal ConfigurationThe Companys entrance to the France Market was not driven by cost differences or economies of scale, but it quite served the purpose to make a case for experiments in the leading market. With the successful launch of the Lolita Lempicka brand in France by leveraging the local talent and blinding nationality and company name, other high-end brand can be entered into the market utilizing the distribution channels secured through perfume business. In addition, AMOREPACIFIC may consider introducing other more competitive premium brands in the market through large scale international cosmetics franchise stores such as Sephora.Global CoordinationLearning the effects from highly autonomous management of local subsidiaries and transfer of such knowledge to othe r developed market strategy (e.g., U.S.) is expected to benefit the company through global networking. Although it is inevitable to tap on developed market to notch up brand recognition level, considering the Companys ultimate goal of globalization to expand its market, targeting developed countries would run in limited spate growth at least in the mid-term as we could see from the financial results of France market which was out of red first succession in 2010 since its launch in 1997.2.2. China Market Expansion2.2.1. China Market AnalysisThe volume of cosmetics sales in China is still volatile and has high potential to growth (Yearly cosmetics consumption of $13 per person compared to $50 in global average). China Market is well stratified according to product lines which are in line with development stages of different areas (eastern seaside and western inland). They comprise of all four major segmentation including top luxury market, premium market, middle market and mass mar ket.In China, the cosmetics market is not dominated by single or a few major manufacturers yet and accordingly, market penetration is relatively easy. Compared to use of organisation products, the skin care products are dominant in market, and as Koreans have similar skin type as Chinese customers, the Company can hold strong competitive position against the multinational competitors. With increased level of earnings, demand for premium brands is also expected to grow significantly.2.2.2.RationaleWith Korean market being saturated, the high growth potential China market appears to be the next logical choice for AMOREPACIFIC. The Company is able to amply leverage the beneficial impact of Korean cultural wave in China. Although the Company has entered other Asian countries in tandem with China market, the growth and experiences in China market can provide the Company with boosting power to expand further into other Asian countries. Also, the proximity to Korean market and similar cu ltural background can give the Company competitive edge against other multinational manufacturers.2.2.3. Entry mode selectionThe Company entered into China market through direct investment since 2002. The decision to enter into China in a form of direct investment was primarily due to the potential threats other global and local companies possibly gaining foothold in China. The Company needed to stay in competitive position by internalizing technical advantage and products quality while local brands are growing in fast pace. As competition is already intensified in China market, high level of commitment of resources from head office is necessary for sustainable growth in China market.2.2.4.Marketing and HR strategy in ChinaAs the Company owns line-ups of products for all segmented markets, success in one market segmentation can lead to relatively easier launching of other product lines under more competitive conditions.The major product line marketed in China is the Laneige Brand, w hich is premium brand of AMOREPACIFIC which targets the middle-class. As brand recognition is gained from Laneige through skin-care products, it is considered a good strategic move for AMOREPACIFIC to promote other lines of products under same brand including make-up and products with specific functions including anti-aging and whitening.As Korean wave is huge in China market, AMOREPACIFIC leverages the benefit to its maximum by using famous Korean celebrities as models for its flagship brand (Laneige) and sponsoring Korean television dramas aired in China and concert events. However, As Chinese people are know to be not reliant on advertisement on media and cosmetics products are characterized that information on the products tends to be delivered by word-of-mouth through experiences of family or friends, AMOREPACIFIC represent up free booths that provide make-up service, free tutorials and samples.2.2.5.Evaluation of the International Strategy in ChinaGlobal ConfigurationThe main drive for entrance into China market is the market expansion. As China market will surely bring larger volume to accomplish economy of scale and its spillover effect to other territories in Asia region will give further boost to AMOREPACIFICs effort in those countries.Although AMOREPACIFIC started with premium brand to make a case in China market, the biggest portion of the market segment is the mass market with vast demands for lower end products. As AMOREPACIFIC has a line-up of products to cope with all those demands, with success from premium brand, it can expand its efforts to market expansion into more chance(a) younger-customer targeted brands. However, in the course of bringing products in other segment, AMOREPACIFIC carefully needs to consider the possibility of casual brands adversely affecting the premium brand image to the customers. In this regard, AMOREPACIFIC may need to deploy differentiated marketing approach, such as blinding the company name not to be recognized as same companys brand and targeted promotion to specific group of customers (younger generation or lower income customers).Also, distribution channels other than department stores should be sought for differentiation. The brand shops that offer variety of brands of cosmetics can be fully utilized.Global CoordinationProximity to Korea can serve as an advantage for effective and efficient coordination with local operation. However, major cities located all over the vast land will bring about new challenges to AMOREPACIFIC which have focused on markets in smaller in size. For this instance, AMOREPACIFIC needs to bring in local expertise in logistics and tries to establish firm distribution channels.During the launches of its first premium brand, the close monitoring and control by head office and local subsidiaries must have been inevitable. However, to expand into other segment (mass market and luxury market), it is necessary, to fine tune its strategy, to leverage the experienced l ocal management by delegating more power for more autonomous operation.3. Recommendation for New probable Market Strategy IndiaBased on the analyses and evaluations of AMOREPACIFCs international business strategy, India may be considered as the next potential target market for its international reach. The recommendations for entry mode and marketing strategies for AMOREPACIFICs entry into India are based on key success factors derived from the following market assessment and SWOT analysis.3.1. Market AssessmentThe Indian cosmetics market grew by 9.5% in 2009 to reach a value of $141.6 million. In 2014, the Indian cosmetics market is expected to grow to $198.7 million, which is a 40.3% increase from 2009.Indias Cosmetics market volume million units, 2005-09(e)Despite the growth of the Indian cosmetics market, the extent of poverty in the country implies that sales would come from only a small consumer base. In this regard, the target market may need to focus on female professionals living in urban areas who are brand-conscious. As seen in the graph below, the cosmetics market in India is already dominated by the top 3 global brands which account for 68% of the total market share.Indias Cosmetics Market Share % Share by Value, 2009(e) other interesting observation is the market segmentation of the cosmetics type. As seen in the below chart, lip make-up is the largest segment of the cosmetics market in India, accounting for 51.2% of the total market valueIndias Cosmetics Market Segmentation % share, by value, 2009(e)Also, Indian market has shown significant growth in the whitening products of 20% every year, making up 55% of total cream products.3.2. SWOT AnalysisBased on the above market assessment of India, AMOREPACIFICs SWOT analysis can be performed as follows force outAMOREPACIFICs strong management initiatives for globalization would offer a sound strategic decision process. As already proven in earlier efforts for globalization, the Company retains compet itiveness of its line of products. In addition, the lack of infrastructure of the India in terms of distribution and sales channels would prove to be favorable for AMOREPACIFIC, since the Company retains a alone(predicate) sales distribution of direct-sales approach, where salespersons personally visit door-to-door for marketing and sales.WeaknessAMOREPACIFICs relatively small presence in a limited number of countries, as well as its weak brand image compared to global players would create challenge for the Company in terms of building its brand. Also, the lack of expertise in cosmetic products for dark complexions could be considered a weakness, considering the Indian population.OpportunitiesConsidering that the cosmetics industry typically has low-barriers to entry, AMOREPACIFIC has opportunities to readily enter into the Indian market. In addition, the market growth potential of India considering its population size and economic growth would offer AMOREPACIFC to enhance its pres ence in the global market.ThreatsConsidering the different culture and religious background of Indian people, the need for decentralized management could warrant potential management issues with the Headquarters in Korea for potential misalignment in AMOREPACIFICs globalization strategy.3.3. Entry Mode Recommendation High Local responsiveness ApproachIn case of AMOREPACIFIC, its entry mode to the Indian market should consider the uniqueness of the culture. India has a unique religion and also has a strong history in their stratification system named Indian Cast system. In order to cope with such unique culture and history, AMOREPACIFIC would need to be highly responsive on the local culture.Observations could be made for other instances where attempts to penetrate into India cosmetics market with high degree of localization had been better off succeeding in the India market. Hyundai Motors and LG Electronics are some of examples that were successful cases where localization had bee n a key success factor in entering the market. On the contrary, Samsung Electronics strategy to seek global force has been enjoying relatively smaller success in India.Considering that AMOREPACIFIC had no prior experience in India, the Company should set up their entry mode as be highly responsive on the local needs. Hiring local managers and staffs who understand the Indian culture would also be very important for the operation of AMOREPACIFIC in India. Joint-venture strategy may also prove to be a viable alternative for AMOREPACIFIC considering its less expertise for customers with darker skin tones. In addition, AMOREPACIFIC may utilize the friendly vox populi that Hyundai Motors and LG Electronics are making on the minds of Indian people.3.4. Marketing Strategy Recommendation Positioning, Distribution ChannelBrand positioning and distribution channel would be a very important decision point for entering a market. To be successfully positioned in the India market, AMOREPACIFIC should consider two factors. First, AMOREPACIFIC should position its products to compete with other globally renowned brands to cope with the increasing brand-conscious consumers in India. Second, the Company may need to consider tighter margins to maintain cost competitiveness and capture market share against already established brands.Consequently, AMOREPACIFIC should use a high-end luxury brand strategy distributed in department stores and duty free shops. This would enable AMOREPACIFIC build up a brand image of high-end quality cosmetics. And at the same time, the Company could utilize secondary affordable mass-market brands to meet the average income consumers in India.An interesting distribution channel that AMOREPACIFIC could to boot set up in India is where they had been successful in Korea, which is direct, face-to-face-sales approach. As the transportation in India is underdeveloped, being able to visit consumers directly and provide quality services should be a great oppo rtunity in entering the market.3.5.ConclusionSince its foundation in 1945, AMOREPACIFIC has been one of the dominant players in the domestic cosmetics industry, with quality product lines ranging from anti-aging solutions and make-up products to personal care products such as shampoos, body cleansers, and toothpastes. With increasingly competitive domestic environment, AMOREPACIFIC has turned its eyes to the global arena. With its vision that The World will know us as the Asian Beauty Creator, AMOREPACIFIC has successfully proven its potential in France with its line of perfume products. Furthermore, AMOREPACIFIC took favorable opportunity of the Korean Wave to sell its products in China considering its cultural similarities and has established a strong brand name.As AMOREPACIFIC has ambitiously declared its goal to become a Global Top 10 cosmetics company, it needs to continuously seek opportunities abroad where it could utilize its core competencies to establish and strengthen its brand image while maintaining a clear focus on the target market and customers.

The Pearl :: essays research papers

The PearlBy John SteinbeckThe setting of the story was primarily in an impoverished Mexican-Indian community in La Paz, well-nigh around the 1900s. kino is a prime example of a developing character. From beginning to the end, he develops drastically. At the beginning, he was thought out to be a good loyal husband, but as time went on, he became a selfish, greedy individual who would do anything for money. Juana was Kinos young wife. She was respectful, and very all-encompassing towards Kino. Coyotito was Kino and Juanas only child. Juan Tomas was Kinos brother, and Apolonia was his wife both had four children, and very little is known about both of them. The doctor was a very stout, and greedy man, and didnt heal, or treat his patients if they didnt have money.The conflict began when a scorpion stung Coyotito. He became very ill, and the doctor refused to cure Kinos son for the reason that they had no money. On that very same day, Kino found the beadwork that would metamorphose h is life, as well as the sight around him. The pearl brought great danger to Kino and his family. Everybody in the community knew about Kinos finding, which resulted in everybody desiring the pearl.Ever since King Midas lust for gold, it appears to be that man has acquired a greed and appetite for wealth. Kino, Juana, and the doctor have all undergone a change due to money. Theyre all affected by their aridity for wealth and are the base for their own destruction, and the destruction of society. The theme of The Pearl is mainly of mans self-destruction through greed, and the hunger for wealth.There are several contrasting symbols in this story. The scorpion that stung Coyotito could simply mean the vulnerability and the possibility of danger that Kino and his family face ahead. The pearl may also symbolize evil, and how it brought the radical change in Kino and his wife.The pearl was thought to be the stability and prosperity that Kino hoped for his family. However, there were als o alternate feelings of jealousy and greed in the community. The pearl was intended to solve all of Kinos problems, but it ended up destroying his life, dreams, and the death of his son.Kino lived with his wife Juana, and his baby son Coyotito in a brush hut. Coyotito got stung by a scorpion, and got very ill.

Media Manipulation Exposed in George Orwells Shooting an Elephant Essa

Media exercise Exposed in George Orwells Shooting an ElephantThe phrase the power of the press is used often, plainly now what exactly is the power of the press? Since the begin of news reporting, its been cognise that what in truth gets into the news reports is monitored and carefully picked by higher authorities. What isnt widely known, however, is that the media can use specific wording and phrases that, on the surface, look like convention news coverage, but are actually a technique of the media to control the images plurality see and the words they hear and read. From this, people then form their ideals, but are these actually ideals of those people if the media from which they based them off of was controlled to begin with? It is the power of the press to control and manipulate the publics ideals by what is released in the media. In chelahood, its evident from the start that the parents are the ones who hold the power. As the child grows and develops, the parents show hi m that they are in control by correcting the things he does wrong and by making it clear that they know more than he does ab come in life. Until the child is old enough to create his own ideals of what is even out and what is wrong, the parents shape his ideals for him. As the child grows older, however, the parents relinquish this hold on him and allow him to form his own ideals of the world around him. But as he ventures out in the world, is he actually forming his own ideals, or is he still being shaped by an even larger, more powerful source? In George Orwells Shooting an Elephant, Orwell suggests just that one can form his own ideals, but they will either be changed by the media (symbolized in his essay by the Burmese natives) or constructed from... ...d and has leave them with only the ideals which the press wanted them to have in the first place. The power of the press is not to share the truth virtually everything it is the power to control what everyone thinks intimate ly everything. Works CitedCrocker, Brandon. What Really Matters. The the Statesn Spectator. 11 May 2004. Farah, May. Rev. of About Baghdad, pro. Sinan Antoon. The Daily Star. 30 June 2004. Franklin, H. Bruce. From Realism to Virtual Reality Images of Americas Wars. The Brief Arlington Reader. Ed. Nancy Perry. capital of Massachusetts Bedford/St. Martins, 2004. 384-400. Murphy, Maureen Clare. Rev. of Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land, dir. Bathsheba Ratzkoff & Sut Jhally. The Electronic Intifada 26 March 2004. Orwell, George. Shooting an Elephant. The Brief Arlington Reader. Ed. Nancy Perry. Boston Bedford/St. Martins, 2004. 334-339. Media Manipulation Exposed in George Orwells Shooting an Elephant EssaMedia Manipulation Exposed in George Orwells Shooting an ElephantThe phrase the power of the press is used often, but what exactly is the power of the press? Since the beginning of news reporting, its been known that what actually gets into the news reports is mo nitored and carefully picked by higher authorities. What isnt widely known, however, is that the media can use specific wording and phrases that, on the surface, look like normal news coverage, but are actually a technique of the media to control the images people see and the words they hear and read. From this, people then form their ideals, but are these actually ideals of those people if the media from which they based them off of was controlled to begin with? It is the power of the press to control and manipulate the publics ideals by what is released in the media. In childhood, its evident from the start that the parents are the ones who hold the power. As the child grows and develops, the parents show him that they are in control by correcting the things he does wrong and by making it clear that they know more than he does about life. Until the child is old enough to create his own ideals of what is right and what is wrong, the parents shape his ideals for him. As the child gr ows older, however, the parents relinquish this hold on him and allow him to form his own ideals of the world around him. But as he ventures out in the world, is he actually forming his own ideals, or is he still being shaped by an even larger, more powerful source? In George Orwells Shooting an Elephant, Orwell suggests just that one can form his own ideals, but they will either be changed by the media (symbolized in his essay by the Burmese natives) or constructed from... ...d and has left them with only the ideals which the press wanted them to have in the first place. The power of the press is not to share the truth about everything it is the power to control what everyone thinks about everything. Works CitedCrocker, Brandon. What Really Matters. The American Spectator. 11 May 2004. Farah, May. Rev. of About Baghdad, pro. Sinan Antoon. The Daily Star. 30 June 2004. Franklin, H. Bruce. From Realism to Virtual Reality Images of Americas Wars. The Brief Arlington Reader. Ed. Nancy Perry. Boston Bedford/St. Martins, 2004. 384-400. Murphy, Maureen Clare. Rev. of Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land, dir. Bathsheba Ratzkoff & Sut Jhally. The Electronic Intifada 26 March 2004. Orwell, George. Shooting an Elephant. The Brief Arlington Reader. Ed. Nancy Perry. Boston Bedford/St. Martins, 2004. 334-339.

Assistive Technology Essay -- A Level Essays

Assistive TechnologyAbstract Assistive engineering is one way that individuals with accomplishment disabilities have been able to overcome the difficulties with comprehension that they possess. This form of technology comes in many forms, ranging from low to high technology devices. These devices, some as simple as a highlighter, help to organize and keep on comprehend the individual with a learning check. Assistive technology has many benefits to a student and helps individuals to compensate in their studies to be able to achieve all that they poop in their school career.Assistive technology is often used by individuals with a learning disability. A learning disability describes a neurobiological rowdyism in which a persons brain works or is structured differently (Lee1). A persons abilities can be seriously affected from a learning disability. They may listen differently, talk differently, write, spell, organize, and work with school subjects in a different way. acquire disa bilities also affect hatfuls individual and personal lives to a great extent. According to the National Institutes of Health, one in seven children has a learning disability. The disability manifests itself when the child shows impediment in reading, theme, spelling, and conversing with others. The added time they need to process information may make them seem less intelligent then others around them, but this is not the case. Individuals with learning disabilities are just as smart as anyone else they just need to learn in a different way. The earlier a learning disability is noticed and detected, the earlier a child may be able to learn how to deal with or compensate for it (Lee 1). This is where assistive technology comes into play.Assistive... ...g database.Pisano, Leonard. (2004). How to Support Students with Learning Disabilities. Learning Disabilities Online. 1-8. Retrieved November 2, 2004, from the LD Online database. Warger, C. (2002). Helping students with disabilities participate in standards- based mathematics curriculum. ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, Council for Exceptional Children. 1-5. Retrieved October 3, 2004, from ERIC Digests full-text database. Warger, C. (2002). Helping students with disabilities succeed in state and district writing assignments. ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, Council for Exceptional Children. 1-5. Retrieved October 3, 2004, from ERIC Digests full-text database.(2003). Assistive technology guide. Schwab Learning. (3), 5-31. Retrieved September 27, 2004 from The Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation database.

A Comparison of House of Usher, Bierces Beyond the Wall, The Black Cat

Parallels in Poes signal of Usher and Bierces Beyond the Wall, Poes The Black Cat and Bierces John Mortonsons Funeral, and in M.S. Found in a Bottle by Poe and Three and cardinal are One by Bierce. When one decides to become an author, one can not help being influenced by his predecessors, causing several(prenominal) of ones work to reflect and echo the predecessors. Such is the case between Ambrose Bierce and his predecessor, Edgar Allen Poe. Excluding the obvious fact that both Poes and Bierces short stories show an attraction for death in its many forms, depictions of mental deteriorations, supernatural happenings, and ghostly manifestations, there are other similarities and parallels. Examples of them appear in Poes short narrative Fall of the House of Usher and Bierces short story Beyond the Wall, Poes The Black Cat and Bierces John Mortonsons Funeral, and in M.S. Found in a Bottle by Poe and Three and One are One by Bierce. Beyond the Wall vs The Fall of the House of Ush er In Beyond the Wall, the descriptions of the setting, the words Bierce used, and the way the story opens reminds one of Poes The Fall of the House of Usher. In both stories the narrator travels to the house of a childhood friend whom the man has not seen in many years. The narrator begins his journey on ... the all told of a dull, dark, and soundless day in autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens.... Poe creates the feeling of despair by writing about how a out of the question gloom pervaded my spirit when the narrator saw the melancholy House of Usher. He looked upon ...the simple landscape features of the domain - upon the bleak walls -... upon a few rank sedges - and upon a few white trunks of decayed ... ...n stories so whats the use? Bierce was able to hold his own with almost any story he had written with the masters, want Mark Twain, Brett Harte, and of course, Edgar Allen Poe. Bibliography Ambrose Bierce, The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce. University of Nebraska Press, 1984. Dedria Bryfonski, Ambrose Bierce. Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Volume One. Gale Research Company. New York, 1978. Cathy N. Davidson, Critical Essays on Ambrose Bierce. G. K. Hall & Co. Boston, Massachusetts. 1982. Arthur Miller, The Influence of Edgar Allen Poe on Ambrose Bierce. American Literature. Volume Four. May 1932. pp 130- 150. Edgar Allen Poe, Edgar Allen Poe Eight Tales of Terror. Scholastic Magazine, Inc. New York, 1978. Edgar Allen Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales. New American Library. New York, 1972

Vitality and Death in James Joyces The Dead Essay -- Joyce Dead Essay

Vitality and Death in The utterly In his short story The Dead, James Joyce creates a strong contrast between Gabriel, who is emotionally lifeless, and the other guests, who are physically aging and near death. though physical mortality is inevitable, Joyce shows that emotional sterility is not, and Gabriel at long last realizes this and decides that he must follow his passions. Throughout the story, a strong focus on death and mortality, a focus that serves as a constant monitor of our inevitable end of physical life, is prevalent in Joyces selection of details. In the story, the unconquerable death ultimately triumphs over life, but it brings a triumph for the key character, not a loss. Despite the presence of death, the characters passions and individuality oppositely flourish, an irony that Joyce dares to make humorous. Every year Kate and Julia Morkan, two aging sisters, hold a dinner party party at their house in Ireland for their relatives and music students and peers. The two ladies, often referred to as Aunts because of their relationship to the chief(prenominal) character Gabriel Conroy, make sure to have a festive event full of dance and rich in food, although they are not wealthy. The story begins at the commencement of this party, and we first learn about Lily, the youngest person in the story, who serves as the housemaid. She is described as a growing girl, but also as nauseated in complexion, indicating weakness and frailty. Even her tagname, that of the funereal flower, serves as a symbol of death. Joyce comically describes the busy girl with a hyperbolic figure of speech ( expand off her feet), which although figurative, is offered to the reader to be accepted literally, (Benstock 165) hinting at pending death. ... ... Gale, 1990. 239-245. Friedrich, Gerhard. The Perspective of Joyces Dubliners. College English (March 1965) Vol. 26 No. 6. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century literary objurgation Vol. 35. Detroit Gale, 1990. 166-169. Handy, Wi lliam J. Joyces The Dead. Modern Fiction A Formalist Approach. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism Vol. 35. Detroit Gale, 1990. 183-189. Joyce, James. The Dead. The Dubliners. Rpt. in The Norton Anthology of English Literature. New York W W Norton & Company. 2345-2373. Magalaner, Marvin, and Kain, Richard M. Joyce The Man, the Work, the Reputation. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism Vol. 3. Detroit Gale, 1990. 222-224. Walzl, Florence L. Gabriel and Michael The Conclusion of The Dead. James Joyce Quarterly (Fall 1966) Vol. 4 No.1. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism Vol. 3. Detroit Gale, 1990. 233-239. Vitality and Death in James Joyces The Dead Essay -- Joyce Dead EssayVitality and Death in The Dead In his short story The Dead, James Joyce creates a strong contrast between Gabriel, who is emotionally lifeless, and the other guests, who are physically aging and near death. Though physical mortality is inevitable, Joyce shows that emotional sterility is not, and G abriel ultimately realizes this and decides that he must follow his passions. Throughout the story, a strong focus on death and mortality, a focus that serves as a constant reminder of our inevitable end of physical life, is prevalent in Joyces selection of details. In the story, the unconquerable death ultimately triumphs over life, but it brings a triumph for the central character, not a loss. Despite the presence of death, the characters passions and individuality oppositely flourish, an irony that Joyce dares to make humorous. Every year Kate and Julia Morkan, two aging sisters, hold a dinner party at their house in Ireland for their relatives and music students and peers. The two ladies, often referred to as Aunts because of their relationship to the main character Gabriel Conroy, make sure to have a festive event full of dance and rich in food, although they are not wealthy. The story begins at the commencement of this party, and we first learn about Lily, the youngest person in the story, who serves as the housemaid. She is described as a growing girl, but also as pale in complexion, indicating weakness and frailty. Even her tagname, that of the funereal flower, serves as a symbol of death. Joyce comically describes the busy girl with a hyperbolic figure of speech (run off her feet), which although figurative, is offered to the reader to be accepted literally, (Benstock 165) hinting at pending death. ... ... Gale, 1990. 239-245. Friedrich, Gerhard. The Perspective of Joyces Dubliners. College English (March 1965) Vol. 26 No. 6. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism Vol. 35. Detroit Gale, 1990. 166-169. Handy, William J. Joyces The Dead. Modern Fiction A Formalist Approach. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism Vol. 35. Detroit Gale, 1990. 183-189. Joyce, James. The Dead. The Dubliners. Rpt. in The Norton Anthology of English Literature. New York W W Norton & Company. 2345-2373. Magalaner, Marvin, and Kain, Richard M. Joyce The Man, the Wo rk, the Reputation. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism Vol. 3. Detroit Gale, 1990. 222-224. Walzl, Florence L. Gabriel and Michael The Conclusion of The Dead. James Joyce Quarterly (Fall 1966) Vol. 4 No.1. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism Vol. 3. Detroit Gale, 1990. 233-239.

'Authors and Their Writing Techniques'

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