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Introduction In this short essay, the author will conduct an examination of fiction in comparison to poetry and drama by drawing upon specific examples from the poem- "Summer Solstice in New York" by Sharon Olds and of drama from A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. In this essay, we will discuss what are features that define the different genres. Also, we will examine their different strengths and weaknesses. Analysis Poetry and drama share much in common. The main difference is in the length and depth of the examination of the dramatic elements. However, due to the shortness of poetry, much is left to the imagination of the reader via metaphor. Even the title is used to set up the scenery for the reader to interpret. In the opinion of the author, this leaves a staccato effect that can leave the reader grasping for the details that can be gotten more easily in a more developed plot line that is featured in drama. As an example, Sharon Olds' "Summer Solstice, New York City" is a testimony to the chaotic nature of the city. However she takes the time to bring up some intense imagery that serves as a contradiction to her character, a suicidal man. In every line of the poem, the reader is met with images such as "soft, tarry surfaces" and "red, glowing ends." It is an interesting comparison. The man has such a bleak life and wants to remove himself from the cityscape is incapable of appreciating the beauty around him. It seems like the poem should just focus on the suicidal man, but this is not so. Rather, there is a detailed discussion of the other people around him, mainly the police. There is much imagery of bulletproof vests to protect a father who is a policeman and the cops' trying to save the suicidal man. Rather than focusing upon the suicidal man's reactions, the reader sees the policemen calm him down and hold him up to preserve his life and dignity. Even the title of the poem has irony. When seeing the title "Summer Solstice, New York City", one could expect to encounter sweet poetic with children and couples holding hands. Rather, Olds chooses to go against the standard by including imagery that takes on an entirely different concept. She does this by discussing the man's suicide attempt on a beautiful day. One is left only to imagine why he wanted to kill himself. All of the above attributes come together in Olds' poem successfully (Field & Locklin, 1992, xvii).

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Integration of computer and internet into the day to day lives of children are quite visible nowadays. For several children, the use of internet has now become integrated with connecting over phone and watching television in the ‘repertoire of typical behavior.' Children presently are techno literate and sometime extend over the efficiency of their teachers and parents; children and their parents have great anticipations with regard to the accessibility of technology in school; the transformation of learning into fun and entertaining has been their need; they also demand immediacy, customized and flexible approach. (Wright, 42) As domestic accessibility to internet has now become common, this paper identifies and assesses the influence of internet on children. The characteristics of internet use by children produce public concern that both regulate and undermine research, confusing the already challenging study of children.

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Michael Dell's leadership of the company he founded shows an innate ability to overcome difficult industry-wide shifts in direction while at the same time being able to completely redefine their business model, reinventing themselves in the process. The intent of this analysis is to illustrate how Michael Dell has architected his company so that his and his team's transformational leadership makes a significant and profitable impact on operations globally. Dell is highly customer-centered and also relies extensively on analytics, business intelligence (BI) and key performance indicators (KPIs). The Dell culture is a complex one that combines the greatest strengths of engineering expertise, financial and cost analysis, customer-based analysis and manufacturing process expertise all integrated into a unified, globally-based strategic platform (Economist, 2001). Driving this culture away from a purely being PC and systems-focused to embracing software, Michael Dell has shown the ability to reinvent the business model if his company multiple times (MacSweeney, 2006). The latest strategies defined in 2009 to dominate cloud computing and virtualization through the unique integration of systems software, hardware and interprocess integration shows how transformational of a leader Michael Dell is (Woodward, 2009). This transformation mindset was evident in how, despite many in the industry claiming his direct sales model that included innovative build-to-order processes, would disintermediate indirect, multichannel selling channels (McCartney, 1995). In fact Michael Dell never actually believed this as he saw the PC industry then and even more today as a very diverse, complex ecosystem that requires a very broad base of suppliers, buyers, channel partners and disruptive innovations to keep it moving forward (Dell Investor Relations, 2012). Michael Dell is a transformational leader in that he can quickly mobilize his company to pursue challenging, very difficult objectives despite economic conditions making the attainment of these goals difficult (Woodward, 2009). His transformational leadership is responsible for several significant innovations in the PC, tablet, laptop and server marketing, sales, production and service processes of one of the most profitable industries globally (Dell Investor Relations, 2012). This paper analyzes his most significant contributions to the PC industry specifically and complex manufacturing in general.

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