Thursday, December 26, 2019
Meanings of French Homophones
Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings and, sometimes, spellings. Therefore, French homophones can cause difficulties in oral comprehension and spelling. These pages should help you to understand the difference between the most common French homophones. French Homophones: A a - first letter of the French alphabeta - third person singular conjugation of avoir (to have)   Il a une question - He has a questionà (preposition) - to, at, in   Je vais à la banque - Im going to the bankabaisse(s) - singular conjugations of abaisser (to lower)   Abaisse le drapeau - Lower the flagune abaisse - rolled-out pastry   Jai fait une abaisse de 5 mm - I rolled out the pastry to 5 mmune abbesse - abbess   Labbesse habite au couvent - The abbess lives in the conventaccro - (inf adj) hooked, addictedun accro - addict, lover   Je suis accro de franà §ais - Im a French lover/addictun accroc - tear, blotai - first person singular present indicative conjugation of avoir (to have)   Jai une idà ©e - I have an ideaaie - first person singular subjunctive of avoiraient - third person plural subjunctive of avoiraies - second person singular subjunctive of avoirait - third person singular subjunctive of avoires - second person singular present indicative of à ªtre (to be)est - third person singular present indicative of à ªtreet - (conjunction) and   Il est grand et beau - He is tall and handsomeun aide - male assistant   Je vais embaucher un aide - Im going to hire an assistantune aide - help, assistance, female assistant   Jai besoin de votre aide - I need your helpair, aire - see rune amande - almond   Jaime bien la pà ¢te aux amandes - I really like almond pasteune amende - fine   Tu dois payer une amende de 50 euros - You have to pay a 50-euro finean - year   Jhabite ici depuis un an - Ive lived here for a yearen (adverbial pronoun) - of it/them   Jen veux trois - I want three of themen (preposition) - to, in   Je vais en France - Im going to Franceaoà »t - August   Il ny a pas de cours en aoà »t - There are no classes in AugustHou ! - Boo!br/>une houe - hoele houx - hollyou (coordinating conjunction) - or   Cest à toi ou à moi ? - Is it your turn or mine?oà ¹ (relative pronoun) - where   Oà ¹ vas-tu ? - Where are you going?au (contraction of à le) - to the   Je vais au marchà © - Im going to the marketaux - to the (contraction of à les)eau - watero - the letter ooh (interjection) - ohaussità ´t (adverb) - immediately   Aussità ´t dit, aussità ´t fait - No sooner said than doneaussi tà ´t - as/so early   Jarriverai aussi tà ´t que possible - I will arrive as early as possibleun autel - altar   Il y a toujours des fleurs sur lautel - There are always flowers on the altarun hà ´tel - hotel   Je cherche un hà ´tel à Paris - Im looking for a hotel in Parisun auteur - author   Cest un auteur connu - Hes a well-known authorune hauteur - height   Quelle est la hauteur de la porte ? - How tall is the door?un avocat - avocadoun avocat - lawyer B b - the second letter of the alphabetbà ©e - open-mouthed   Il reste bouche bà ©e - He is standing open-mouthed (in wonder)bai (horse) - bayune baie - bay   Jhabite prà ¨s de la baie - I live near the bayune baie - berryun bar - bar/pub   Il y a un bar amà ©ricain prà ¨s dici - Theres an American bar nearbyun bar - bass   Je ne sais pas prà ©parer le bar - I dont know how to prepare bassune barre - bar (rod), barre, helm   Pourquoi y a-t-il une barre ici ? - Why is there a bar here?(un) Beur - (informal) second-generation North African (verlan of Arabe)le beurre - butterbois - first and second person singular of boire (to drink)   Je ne bois pas dalcool - I dont drink alcoholle bois - wood   Nous avons un four à bois - We have a wood stoveboit - third person singular of boirela boue - mudle bout - tipun boum - bang, explosion   Et puis boum ! tout est tombà © - And then boom! everything fell downun boum - (familiar) success   Je nai jamais vu un tel boum - Ive never seen such (incredible) successle boum - (familiar) activity   La fà ªte est en plein boum - The partys in full swingune boum - (informal) party   La boum commence à 22h - The party starts at 10pmun brin - blade (of grass)   Le chien a mangà © un brin dherbe - The dog ate a blade of grassun brin - (informal) a bit   Un brin plus haut, sil te plaà ®t - A bit higher, pleasebrun - dark-haired   Le brun est plus beau que le blond - The dark-haired man is more handsome than the blondNote: These two words arent homophones for everyone; some French speakers make a distinction between in and un.bu - past participle of of boirele but - goal (note that some people pronounce the final t) C c - letter of the French alphabetces (demonstrative adjective) - these   Jaime ces fleurs - I like these flowerscest - it/this is   Cest difficile de trouver un bon emploi - Its hard to find a good jobsais - first and second person singular present indicative of savoir (to know)   Je ne sais pas - I dont knowsait - third person singular present indicative of savoirses (possessive adjective) - his, her, its   Voici ses livres - Here are his/her bookssest - reflexive pronoun se third person singular of à ªtre (to be)   Il sest dà ©jà habillà ©Ã‚ - He already got dressedà §a indefinite demonstrative pronoun - it, that   Je naime pas à §a - I dont like thatsa (possessive adjective) - his, her, its   Cest sa sÅ“ur - Thats his/her sistercar (conjunction) - since, for   La rà ©union fut annulà ©e car le prà ©sident est malade - The meeting was canceled since the president is sickun quart - quarter   un kilo et quart - one and a quarter kilosce (indefinite demonstrative pronoun) - this, it   Ce doit à ªtre un bon restaurant - This must be a good restaurantse - reflexive pronoun   Il se là ¨ve à huit heures - He gets up at 8 oclockcelle - see selcen - contraction of ce  en (adverbial pronoun)   Cen est trop - This is too muchcent - one hundred   Jai cent dollars - I have a hundred dollarsle sang - blood   Il y a du sang sur ta chemise - Theres blood on your shirtsans (preposition) - without   Je suis sorti sans manger - I went out without eatingsen - se  en   Il sen venait tranquillement - He was approaching unhurriedlysens - first and second person singular of sentir (to feel, smell)sent - third person singular of sentir   Ça sent bon ! - That smells good!censà ©Ã‚ - supposed to   Je suis censà © partir à midi - Im supposed to leave at noonsensà ©Ã‚ - sensible   Cest un homme sensà ©Ã‚ - Hes a sensible mancest vowel or mute h (due to liaison)   Cest une bonne idà ©e - Thats a good ideacet - masculine demonstrative adjective in front of a vowel/mute h   Cet homme est beau - That man is handsomecette - feminine demonstrative adjective   Cette femme est belle - That woman is beautifulsept - seven   Jai sept chats - I have seven catssest vowel or mute h   Il sest habillà © tout seul - He got dressed all by himselfSà ¨te - a village in southern Francecà ©tait - it was   Cà ©tait formidable - It was greatsà ©tait - se third person singular imperfect of à ªtre   Il sà ©tait dà ©jà levà ©Ã‚ - He had already gotten upsà ©taient - se third person plural imperfect of à ªtre   Elles sà ©taient habillà ©es - They had gotten dressedla chair - fleshla chaire - pulpit, post, (university) chair   Ils vont crà ©er une chaire darabe - Theyre going to create a chair of Arabiccher - dear, expensive   un cher ami - a dear friendchÅ“ur - choir, chorus   Jaimerais bien à ©couter le chÅ“ur - Id really like to listen to the choircÅ“ur - heart   Il a le cÅ“ur malade - He has a weak heartchouette - great, nice   Je laime bien, elle est chouette - I really like her, shes greatchouette - owl   As-tu vu la chouette hier soir ? - Did you see the owl last night?-ci - this (suffix)   Cet arbre-ci est plus joli que celui-là  - This tree is prettier than that onescie - saw   Il doit acheter une nouvelle scie - He needs to buy a new sawsi - if   Si tu es prà ªt... - If youre ready...si - yes (in response to a negative question)   Tu ne viens pas ? Si ! - Arent you coming? Yes!six - sixsy - se  y (adverbial pronoun)   Il est temps de sy mettre - Its time to get on with itun compte - account, count, calculationun comte - count   Le Comte de Monte Cristo - The Count of Monte Cristoun conte - storycool - cool   Ça cest cool - Thats coolcoule(s) - singular indicative conjugations of couler (to run, flow)   Le Rhà ´ne coule du nord au sud - The Rhone flows from north to southle cou - neck   Pourquoi les girafes ont-ils de longs cous ? - Why do giraffes have long necks?le coup - blow   Il a pris un coup sur la tà ªte - He took a blow to the headle coà »t - cost   le coà »t de la vie - the cost of livingla cour - yard, courtyard   Je vais planter des fleurs dans la cour - Im going to plant some flowers in the yardle cours - course   Jai bien aimà © ce cours - I really liked this coursecourt - short   Ce chemin est plus court - This way is shorterle court - tennis courtle cul - assq - letter of the French alphabetle cygne - swan   Jai vu un cygne sur là ©tang - I saw a swan on the pondle signe - sign, gesture   Je ne comprends pas le signe que tu as fait - I dont understand the sign you made D d - letter of the French alphabetun dà ©Ã‚ - thimble, die   Jai besoin de deux dà ©s - I need two dicedes (indefinite article) - somedes (partitive article) - somedes (contraction of de  les) - of/about thedans (preposition) - in   Cest dans le tiroir - Its in the drawerden - preposition de  en (adverbial pronoun)   Nous navons pas fini den parler - We havent finished talking about itune dent - tooth   Je me brosse les dents - Im brushing my teethdavantage - more   En voulez-vous davantage ? - Would you like some more?davantage - de avantage (advantage)   Ce poste manque davantages - This job doesnt have (many) advantagesde (preposition) - of, from, about   Je suis de Californie - Im from Californiadeux - two   Jai deux frà ¨res - I have two brothersNote: These are not true homophones because they have differen t phonetic symbols, but their pronunciation is nearly identical.dà ©goà »ter - to disgust   Ça me dà ©goà »te - That disgusts medà ©goutter - to drip   De leau dà ©goutte de la table - Water is dripping off the tableun dessein (formal) - design, plan, intention   Il a le dessein de le refaire - He plans/intends to redo itun dessin - drawing   Cest un joli dessin - Its a nice drawingle diesel - diesel fuel   Cette station na pas de diesel - This station doesnt have any diesella diesel - diesel automobile   Cest une diesel - Its a diesel car / It takes dieselun don - gift, talent, donation   Il a un don pour le tennis - He has a gift for tennisdont - relative pronoun   Cest le livre dont je tai parlà ©Ã‚ - Its the book I told you aboutdu (partitive article) - some   Veux-tu du pain ? - Do you want some bread?du - of/abo ut the (contraction of de  le)dà »Ã‚ - past participle of devoir (to have to) E e - letter of the French alphabeteuh (interjection) - uh, um, er   Il y a, euh, trois choses à faire - There are, um, three things to doeux (stressed pronoun) - them   Cest pour eux - Its for themNote: The letter e is not a true homophone because it has a different phonetic symbol than the other two, but their pronunciation is nearly identical.-à ©Ã‚ - past participle ending for -er verbs   parlà ©, chantà ©, dansà ©Ã‚ - spoke, sang, danced-er - infinitive ending for -er verbs   parler, chanter, danser - to speak, to sing, to dance-ez - ending for second person plural indicative and imperative of most verbs   (vous) parlez, chantez, dansez - (you) speak, sing, danceeau - see auelle (stressed pronoun) - her   Va avec elle. - Go with her.elle (subject pronoun) - she   Elle le fera demain - Shell do it tomorrow.elles (stressed pronoun) - them   I did it for them. - Je lai fait pour elles.elles (subject pronoun) - they   Elles viennent avec nous ? - Are they coming with us?l - letter of the French alphabeten - see anentre - between, among   entre toi et moi - between you and meentre(s) - singular conjugations of entrer (to enter)à ¨re - see res - see aià ¨s - see sun espace - space, room   Y a-t-il de lespace ? - Is there any room?une espace - printing space   Il faut mettre une espace entre ces mots - We need to put a space between these wordsune Espace - car model from Renault   Je vais acheter une Espace - Im going to buy an Espaceest, et - see aià ©tà ©Ã‚ - past participle of à ªtre (to be)   Qui a à ©tà © blessà ©Ã‚ ? - Who was hurt?un à ©tà ©Ã‚ - summer   Jaime voyager en à ©tà ©Ã‚ - I like to travel in the summerà ªtre - to beun à ªtre - being   un à ªtre humain - human beingun hà ªtre - beech tree/woodeu - past participle of avoir (to have)   Je nai pas eu loccasion de le faire - I didnt have a chance to do itu - letter of the French alphabet F la faim - hunger   La faim dans le monde - World hungerla fin - end   Cest la fin - Thats the endun fait - fact   Ce nest pas mon opinion, cest un fait - Its not my opinion, its a factun faà ®te - summit, rooftop(vous) faites - second person plural indicative and imperative of faire (to do, make)   Que faites-vous ? - What are you doing?une fà ªte - party   À quelle heure commence la fà ªte ? - What time does the party begin?le fard - make-upla phare - lighthouseun fil - thread, yarn, string   Jai tirà © un fil à mon pull - I pulled a thread in my sweaterune file - line, queue   Il a dà ©jà pris la file - He already got in lineun filtre - filter   Je nai plus de filtres à cafà ©Ã‚ - I dont have any more coffee filtersun philtre - potion   Crois-tu que les philtres damour peuvent marcher ? - Do you think love potions work?final - (adj) final, last   Cest la scà ¨ne finale - Its the last scenele finale - finale (music)   Ont-ils fait un finale ? - Did they play a finale?la finale - final (sports)   Vas-tu jouer la finale ? - Are you going to play in the final (round)?le flan - custard tart   Jaime bien les flans - I really like custard tartsle flanc - side, flank   Il est couchà © sur le flanc - Hes lying on his sidela foi - faith   Il faut avoir la foi - You have to have faithle foie - liver   Je naime pas le foie de volaille - I dont like chicken liverune fois - once, one time   Je lai fait une fois - I did it oncele fond - bottom, back, far end   Il faut aller jusquau fond - You have to go all the way to the backfond - third person singular indicative of fondre (to melt)   La neige fon d dà ©jà  - The snow is already meltingfonds - first and second person singular indicative of fondrefont - third person plural indicative of faire (to do, make)   Quest-ce quils font ? - What are they doing?les fonts - baptismal fountle foudre - (ironic) leader, large cask   Cest un foudre de guerre - (sarcastic) Hes a great war leaderla foudre - lightning   La foudre est tombà ©e sur la maison - Lightning struck the house   Ça a à ©tà © le coup de foudre - It was love at first sight G g - letter of the alphabetjai (contraction of je first person singular conjugation of avoir [to have]) - I havele gà ¨ne - gene   Cest un gà ¨ne dominant - Its a dominant genela gà ªne - trouble, bother, embarrassment   Il à ©prouve une certaine gà ªne à avaler - Hes having trouble swallowinggà ªne(s) - singular conjugations of gà ªner (to bother, embarrass)   Ça ne me gà ªne pas - It doesnt bother mele gà ®te - shelter, cottage, ~ bed and breakfast   Nous avons logà © dans un gà ®te - We stayed in a bed and breakfastla gà ®te - list, inclination of ship   Le bateau donne de la gà ®te - The boat is listingle greffe - court clerks office   Oà ¹ se trouve le greffe ? - Where is the court clerks office?la greffe - transplant, graft   Il a besoin dune greffe du cÅ“ur - He needs a heart transplantguà ¨re - har dly   Il nen reste plus guà ¨re - Theres hardly any leftla guerre - war   Cest une guerre civile - Its a civil warun guide - guide (book or person)   Jai achetà © un guide gastronomique - I bought a restaurant guideune guide ~ girl scout/guide   Ma fille veut à ªtre guide - My daughter wants to be a girl scout/guideles guides (f) - reins   Il faut tirer sur les guides - You have to pull on the reins H la haine - hatredn - letter of the alphabethauteur - see auteurhà ªtre - see à ªtrele hockey - hockey   Il joue au hockey. - He plays hockey.le hoquet - hiccup   Jai le hoquet. - I have hiccups.hà ´tel - see autelhou, houe, houx - see aoà »t French Homophones: I i - letter of the alphabety - adverbial pronoun   Il y est allà © hier - He went there yesterdayil (subject pronoun) - he, it   Il est mà ©decin - Hes a doctorils (subject pronoun) - they   Ils ne sont pas prà ªts - They arent readyNote: In informal French, il and ils are commonly pronounced like i. J j - letter of the alphabetjy - contraction of je and y (adverbial pronoun)   Jy vais ! - Im going!jai - see gle jars - gander   Nous avons une oie et un jars - We have one goose and one ganderla jarre - earthenware jar   Jai trouvà © une jarre antique - I found an antique jarjeune - young   Il est trà ¨s jeune - He is very youngun/e jeune - young personle jeà »ne - fast, fasting   Cest un jour de jeà »ne - Its a fast day L l - see ellela (feminine definite article) - the   la pomme - the applela (feminine direct object pronoun) - her, it   Je la vois - I see herlà  - here, there   Il nest est pas là  - Hes not therela - contraction of le or la third person singular of avoir (to have)   Il la achetà ©Ã‚ - He bought itlas - contraction of le or la second person singular of avoir   Tu las vu ? - You saw him?le lac - lakela laque - lacquer, shellac, hairsprayleur (indirect object pronoun) - them   Je leur donne les clà ©s - Im giving them the keysleur(s) (possessive adjective) - their   Cest leur maison - Its their housele(s)/la leur(s) (possessive pronoun) - theirs   Cest le leur - Its theirsun leurre - delusion, illusion, deception, trap, lure, decoylheur - good fortune (ironic)   Je nai pas eu lheur de le connaà ®tre - I didnt have the good fortune of knowing himlheure - hour, time   À lheure actuelle - At the present timele livre - book   Comment sappelle ce livre ? - What is this book called?br/>la livre - pound   Ça pà ¨se deux livres et coà »te cinq livres - That weighs two pounds and costs five poundslon - euphonic contraction of le  on   Ce que lon a fait - What we didlont - contraction of le or la third person plural of avoir   Ils lont dà ©jà achetà ©Ã‚ - They already bought itlong - long   Ne sois pas trop long - Dont take too long M ma (possessive adjective) - my   ma mà ¨re - my motherma - contraction of me (object pronoun) third person singular avoir (to have)   Il ma vu - He saw memas - contraction of me second person singular avoir   Tu mas regardà ©Ã‚ - You looked at mele maire - mayorla mer - seala mà ¨re - mothermai - May   On est le premier mai - Its the first of Mayla maie - bread boxmais - but   Mais je ne suis pas prà ªt ! - But Im not ready!mes (possessive adjective) - my   Oà ¹ sont mes clà ©s ? - Where are my keys?mes - contraction of me second person singular à ªtre (to be)   Tu mes trà ¨s cher - You are very dear to memest - contraction of me third person singular à ªtremet - third person singular conjugation of mettre (to put)   Il met le pain sur la table - Hes putting the bread on the tablemets - first and second person singular mettreun mets - dish   Tout le monde doit amener un mets à partager - Everyone needs to bring a dish to sharemaà ®tre (adjective) - main, major, chiefle maà ®tre - master, teachermettre - to putmal - bad, badly, wrong   Jai mal dormi - I slept badlyle mal - evil, pain   Jai mal à la tà ªte - I have a headachemà ¢le* - male, manly   Cest une voix mà ¢le - Its a manly voicela malle - trunk (suitcase or car)   Jai dà ©jà fait ma malle - Ive already packed my trunk*This isnt a homophone for everyone; some French speakers make a distinction between a and à ¢Ã‚ marocain - Moroccan   Il est marocain - He is Moroccanle maroquin - morocco leatherune mine - expression, look   Il a la bonne mine - He looks goodune mine - mine   Cest une mine dor - Its a gold minemon ( possessive adjective) - my   Voici mon pà ¨re - This is my fatherle mont - mountain   Jai grimpà © le mont Blanc - I climbed Mont Blancmont - contraction me third person plural conjugation of avoir   Ils mont vu - They saw memou - softla moue - poutun mur - wallmà »r - ripeune mà »re - blackberry N n - see haineneuf - new (nouveau vs neuf)neuf - nineni - neither   Ni lun ni lautre nest prà ªt - Neither one is readyle nid - nestnie(s) - singular conjugations of nier (to deny)   Il nie là ©vidence - He is denying the obviousnient - third person plural of nierny - contraction of ne  y (adverbial pronoun)   Il ny a pas de pain - There isnt any breadle nom - last name, nounnon - nonont - contraction of ne third person plural conjugation of avoir   Ils nont pas denfants - They dont have any kids
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Sonnys Blue and Two Kinds Rebellion - 1915 Words
Kelvin Flores Eng 1B 02/20/2013 Ill take over Children are rebellious; it is part of childhood to rebel against parents or guardian. Through rebellion process, a child must go through challenge of their beliefs, enduring influences, acceptance and understanding. By analyzing characters from the stories about rebellion, I realize that one does not simply rebel to disappoint others; it is more of a misery than having an understanding of one another. In the story Sonnys Blue by James Baldwin, Sonny struggle to find what he truly is and what he wants to be, with the inevitable interference of his brothers logical approach on how he raise him. Sonny finds himself lock between his dreams and reality that sets him off to rebel†¦show more content†¦She did not consider the fact that she had a great potential if she tried harder, which her mother clearly see. Jing Mei felt bad in the end when she reminisce her memory of her mothers effort and disregard everything her mother did for her. Jing Mei realize what she did was not the right thing to do. After all she was just another child that is need to be understood just like Sonny. I also felt bad that I did not met my parents expectation to me. I graduate high school without putting all my effort, I know could have done better. I remember the time my parents keep bugging me to take the SAT they said they will going to pay for it until I passed or get a high score. But I took it once and did not do good because I did not tried to study at all. I did not know what was going on in my mind that time maybe because I was struggling to find what I really want to be with my life. My parents were really disappointed at me but they still encourage me to do the test over again. I did not re-take it, and it was the worse decision I ever had in my life so far. The reason why Sonny and Jing Mei rebelled is to let their feelings out by following their own beliefs. They resist influences that tries to make them a different person. To conclude the result of rebellion he or she must realize if they achieved their purpose. When Sonnys brother finally realize his fault of not understanding his brother, he saw all of Sonnys emotion throughShow MoreRelatedCharacter Development1325 Words  | 6 Pagesstory. She is an overprotective mother who only desires the best for her child. She stands for what she believes in until Jing Mei realizes the reasons. Jing Mei’s character, however, is thoroughly developed as she illustrates the struggles and rebellion of a child being under pressure of her mother’s wishes. At some point, Jing Mei faces her reflection and said â€Å"And then I saw what seemed to be the prodigy side of me – because I had never seen that face before. I looked at my reflection, blinkingRead MoreLove in Literature2486 Words  | 10 PagesLove in Literature We live in a complex world, where love and logic do not always exist cohesively, however, literature often brings these two elements together. Authors sometimes use the concept of love as a theme for their work, logically, and methodically using it as a tool in their writing. The different forms of love are often used by authors as a catalyst for positive character development. In this essay, works by different authors will be used to demonstrate some of the forms of love usedRead MoreEssay about Sonnys Heroic Journey in James Baldwins Sonnys Blues2971 Words  | 12 Pagesof Sonnys Blues by James Baldwin focuses on whether a person should be conventional in making decisions for their life, or if they should follow their heart and do what is right for them. A person begins with strengths, many of which they lose along the way. At some point along their heroic journey a person may regain their strengths and develop new ones. Each phase of this journey will have an effect on them an d others around them. According to his brother, who narrates Sonnys Blues, SonnyRead MoreHow to Read Lit Like a Prof Notes3608 Words  | 15 Pagesare, the more alive the text becomes to us. d. If you don’t recognize the correspondences, it’s ok. If a story is no good, being based on Hamlet won’t save it. 6. When in Doubt, It’s from Shakespeare†¦ a. Writers use what is common in a culture as a kind of shorthand. Shakespeare is pervasive, so he is frequently echoed. b. See plays as a pattern, either in plot or theme or both. Examples: i. Hamlet: heroic character, revenge, indecision, melancholy nature ii. Henry IVâ€â€a young man who must grow up
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Understanding Of Research Methodology †MyAssignmenthelp.com
Question: Discuss about the Understanding Of Research Methodology. Answer: Research Objective and Research Questions The research objective of a paper states what the study is aiming to achieve form the study. It outlines and from s a guideline for the researcher to keep the research topic narrow and focused. Research objectives is one of the first steps that are taken while developing the report of the study so that it is also easy for the reader of the report to understand and keep up with the thought process of the researcher. The research objective is closely followed by the research questions. These are based on the objectives and are an interrogative sentence which the researcher has to answer in the findings in order to give the report a holistic support of the hypothesis. The part of the report that follows the questions is focused on answering the question and thereby finding a solution to an issue. The research questions of the study concentrates on the topic, establishes the methodology that has to be followed while doing the study. It also guides all phases of inquiry, examination, and synthesis of the information (Ary et al., 2013). In the first, third and fourth case the question of research is not stated clearly it is hidden in the abstract and the introduction of the study neither is the objective of the research it is a direct approach. On the other hand, in the second and the fifth case the questions are stated clearly in from of bullet points whereas the introduction suggests the objective and aim of the study also the title of the study is clear about the objective. While reading the abstract and introduction of all the cases, the objectives of the research are being clear. The title of the report also suggests the objectives but do not have the question that has to be addressed in the research process. One of the main reasons to omit these steps is the limitation in the word count the researcher has straight jumped in to the research process with data and analysis. It is a possibility that the research methodology that precedes this report has the objectives and the questions mentioned. I would have written two separate sections in the report stating research objectives and research question so as to create a flow in the structure. It also gives definition to the report. It would also help the reader of my study to have a better understanding of the idea I have while conducting the study (Sekaran Bougie, 2016). Critical analysis of the review of literature Data collection has two methods one is collection of new information known as primary data collection and the other is gathering information from the data that is already available in the topic. The review of the literature is the process by which the data that has been earlier researched by other authors in the same topic is discussed and used to form the base of the primary research. In the process of literature review the researcher can opt to gather data form books, journal articles, e-documents, company documents, government documents etc. One of the most important factors that is associated with literature reviewing is the proper referencing of the document. The work of another author should be respected and honored while using their work as an aid to the study. In the cases that is been analyzed the literature review has been done in various ways. In case1, the author of the study has used the literature as a guide to develop an deeper understanding of the topic, it is a theoretical review. Whereas in case2 and case4 , does not have a section that is dedicated to the secondary research as the researcher is dealing with a contemporary topic and the author describes as procedure in details. In case3, the literature does not have a definition rather the researcher has separated sections under sub headings and used information from other authors, this is also called integrative review. Case5 has a previous research section which is the literature review, it follows a pattern of systematic as well as theoretical review pattern where an overview of existing evidence applicable to a clearly formulated research. It follows the process of cause and effect. The aim of the literature is to form an idea of the theories that are involved in taking the r esearch process forward. The theoretical literature review help determine what and analyze the theories that already exist, the associations in between the topic and these theories, to what extent the existing theories have been examined, and to develop new hypotheses to be analyzed (Machi McEvoy, 2016). Most of the sources that have been cited in the papers are taken from journal articles and books. E-documents are mostly avoided by researchers as the authenticities of these documents are not reliable (Aveyard, 2014). review of the main business theories Case1: The theory that has been used in this paper is financial performance analysis of a company. According to Fifka (2013), the ratios of profit and loss account are a mirror image of the performance of the company in the last financial year, by comparing the final accounts of the company with previous years accounts or with the accounts of the competitors in the market. The profit of a company is the revenue minus the cost, hence it can be said that when a company is earning profit then the company is performing well, now to decide whether the companys performance is increasing or decreasing the accounts of the previous year can be used as a marker. The attributes used in the P and L account can be used to understand the position of the company and the resource utilization efficiency as well. Case2: According to Karanth Mahesh (2015), knowledge Analytics is the theory that has been discussed in details in this document. It is a process by which the company uses the knowledge at its disposal to enhance the operations of the business. The authors describe the knowledge analytics follows a seven steps procedure: identification and understanding the business drivers, keep parity in between the KM plan and the investment procedure, implementation of the KM strategies followed by the analysis of the data, critical analysis of the information to understand the patterns, to draw a conclusion form the data that has been analyzed and lastly implementation of the process. Case3: The theory that has been the undertone of the study is supply chain. The Cargo aircrafts are used in the relief of the natural disasters. Balcik et al. (2016) states that in a supply chain there is a supplier, manufacturer, assembly, distribution and logistics. During emergency situations necessities like food, water and medical help supply is regarded as the prime concern. The communication process is almost terminated in case of any climatic natural disaster and hence the airways are the only method of reaching the people who are being affected. According to Stadtler (2015), a logical and logistically feasible supply chain management has to be implemented in these situations. In a humanitarian act of supply chain it is imperative to quickly accommodate the victims requirements by providing and positioning assistance, services and materials. Commercial supply chain involves attributes like place, people, time, and quantities and this is same for this supply chain as well but what is different is that it is loaded with uncertainty and time and resource constraints juxtaposing the commercial supply chain requirements making the process more challenging. Case4: in a business process, knowledge plays an important role. Hislop (2013), states thatKnowledge management is the concept by which a company utilizes the data and information and implements it in the daily operations of the business. It enables the companies work in a smart way in order to gain rapid growth and development. The policies and the decisions taken by the management of any organization should be based inknowledge management so that the performance and the efficiency of the resources, product or services can be improved. Case 5: Accounting ratios is the analysis of two aspects of the financial statement; it is used to establish an idea about the operation of the business of the organization. Depending on the rules and regulations laid by the government and the accounting authorities of a country the company implements the accounting standards. This may create the disparity in the accounting books of companies in two different countries (Collier, 2015). Critical evaluation of the appropriateness of choice of type research The research procedure of synthesizing the data can involve two different types of method: quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative research is the process which includes the logical reasoning flow of data with the help of numerical and statistical back up, there is a tabular or graphical representation of the analysis which help in the synthesis of information. The importance of this procedure of synthesizing the data are: it explains the variables clearly to the reader; it establishes reviews and identifies the dynamics of the variables; it also establishes the cause and effect impact among the variables (Clemence et al., 2014). On the other hand, qualitative research is more based upon gathering insightful and theoretical knowledge about the topic of research in order to gain better understanding about the related aspects. This process helps the researcher to identify the challenges in the topic as well and then tries to find a solution and conclude the study by linking the objectives (Creswell, 2013). Case1: In this report quantitative method of research has been analyzed, the report has detailed tables and graphical representation of information and logical representation of facts with figures. Case2: This is a qualitative descriptive research paper which includes theories to explain and identify the attributes of the topic. Few info-graphics are used to further simplify the topic to the readers. The most important reason of the qualitative research is innovation and addition of a new theory to the topic of knowledge management. It sites some of the problems with plausible solution through knowledge analytics. Case3: This case study also helps develop a descriptive qualitative analysis of the topic of research. The authors of the study have used historical and theoretical evidences to prove the objective and answer the questions of the study. Several info-graphics are used to identify the challenges and the solution (Eriksson and Kovalainen, 2015). Case4: This report also has a mixture of quantitative and qualitative research approach in a descriptive way. The graphs used in the report helps the author and the reader analyze the situation that is being discussed better (Ragin, 2013). Case5: the approach of this study is quantitative in nature; depending on the topic that has been researched the approaches are chosen by the researcher. As this document deals with the financing theories of two different places the approach has to be in the quantitative form in order to reach a plausible solution to the problem statement and answer the questions of the research (Venkatesh et al., 2013). Critical evaluation of the sampling design The population of a research paper is defined as the people who are affected by the research topic. In this population the researcher has to choose a sample size. Sample size is referred to as the group of people who contribute to the individual case and samples of the observation of data collected in the survey. The accuracy and the reliability of the survey depend up on the way the sample size has been selected (Claro et al., 2015). The sample size chosen in the case studies are: in the first case study a company has been chosen from furniture industry of Romania, this is selected randomly and hence it can be said that non-probability method is selected. Case2: the study has been identified to be based on secondary research which means that there is no sample size selected to conduct the new data has been gathered. Case3: This paper is also based on secondary qualitative research; hence there is no selected sample size. Case 4: On the other hand, this case has 84 organizations taken as a sample size and a quantitative research has been conducted, the organizations which are selected are based on the non-probability method. Case 5: The sample sizes of the US companies are selected on the base of probability method as the companies that are taken to study have to match with the Latin American companies. In terms of operation nature of business, scale and size etc. this selection process is also termed as pooled sample size. This process will ensure high precision in the study. The sample size chosen for the Latin American companies are 2,012 (Lotterhos Whitlock, 2015). Critical evaluation of the research instruments Secondary research is the process of studying and linking the information that is already available in the topic that is being researched. The secondary research is done by reviewing documents, books or information in the e-documents. Whereas, Primary research is the process by which a researcher gathers new information about the topic of research. This new information is then analysed and synthesized in order to reach a conclusion which is in sync with the objective of the research. Primary research is the process that is employed by the researcher in a number of ways: surveys, interviews, pilot testing, observation, focused groups etc. The primary data collection procedure helps the researcher to build proof and support the arguments in the research process (Flick, 2015). The primary data that has been collected in the cases that has been discussed are as follows: Case1: This study has been conducted by reviewing the dedicated literature concerning the topic of analysis that is based on the structural rates of the profit and loss account. Hence there is only secondary data in the document that has been synthesized to reach the desired conclusion. Primary research is absent in this study. The authos developed a model on the basis of the literature that has been reviewed in order to analyze and identify structural rates. Case2: Secondary research has been implemented in this paper to build a new concept and method of gathering knowledge and using in the daily operations of the business. It is a quantitative paper as there are several graphical and tabular format information that has been used to describe the readers the concept and the perspective of the researcher. Case3: This paper also includes the process of secondary data collection, which includes historical evidences as well as information related to the statics tics of disasters and how cargo aircrafts are used in the process of transferring the relief and help materials to the people who have been affected in the disaster. Case4: In this study survey has been conducted and quantitative analysis has been done to support the argument of the author. The surveys are explained with the help of graphs and charts in order to give the reader a critical analysis. Case5: This is a study that includes observation as the primary research tools, the financial documents of the chosen sample size companies are studied in order to gain insight about the types of account standard sand ratios that are used. A quantitative research process has been developed in order to understand the disparity in the accounting standards and ratios (Bryman Bell, 2015). Reference list: Ary, D., Jacobs, L. C., Irvine, C. K. S., Walker, D. (2013).Introduction to research in education. Cengage Learning. Aveyard, H. (2014).Doing a literature review in health and social care: A practical guide. McGraw-Hill Education (UK). Balcik, B., Bozkir, C. D. C., Kundakcioglu, O. E. (2016). A literature review on inventory management in humanitarian supply chains.Surveys in Operations Research and Management Science. Bryman, A., Bell, E. (2015).Business research methods. Oxford University Press, USA. Claro, T., O'reilly, M., Daniels, S., Humphreys, H. (2015). 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Tuesday, December 3, 2019
womens rights Essays (613 words) - Office Work, Sexism,
Throughout many years preceding World War I, many women were not happy with their jobs. In 1870 most women worked in the agriculture of their homes, or did domestic service. Even by 1910 though, more women were already working in factories, offices, stores and telephone exchanges. As opposed to 14.8% in 1870, 24% of women were now working in 1910. The practices of withdrawing from work once married and only returning when necessary (i.e. husband?s salary decreased, laid off, injured, desertion) was unfortunately still being widely accepted and practiced. The birth of modern corporations began to change the location and nature of women?s paid labor and was an important factor in the advancement of women?s labor (Greenwald 5). Multi plant firms began to transform the structure of business, as well as adding an element of elementary competition. There were still although a few financial giants, created by vital industries, such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Swift, Borden, whose practices ultimately determined how people lived, and what they bought (Greenwald 7). As large factories increasingly began to replace older and smaller factories, skilled work became less needed and women even started to make goods as machine tenders. Already, this reorganization was improving women?s status in the work force. There was although a great deal of gender segregation, women were low paid and restricted to unskilled and semiskilled jobs, usually in textile mills, food processing, apparel, tobacco factories, and commercial laundries. Men of course were given jobs concerning transportation and heavy industry. Unfortunately, as heavy industry became increasingly important, it resulted in fewer opportunities for women because companies were hiring more men. Another factor of unfairness was the fact that women were barred from apprenticeship programs resulting in the loss of better-paid and more sophisticated jobs in the metal industry (Greenwald 11). World War I though would provide a great opportunity for women to get ahead and although the movement into the work force was already underway, and it would certainly provide as a stimulus. As a result of World War I and changing social views, women?s role and place in American Society changed greatly. The results of World War I on women?s place in society can be seen clearly in statistical evidence. Between 1910-1920 there was a dramatic increase in women in offices as clerks and in semi-skilled jobs, such as typists, cashiers, and typists. At the same time although, there was a decrease of women cleaners, tailoresses, dressmakers and servants. As the men began to leave for war from America, more women began to work, the substantial change although was not the number of new entrants in the work force, but the numbers of women changing jobs and the new opportunities being opened to them. Many women decided to change jobs in hopes of better opportunities. Increased job standardization, specialization of work and increasing supervision resulted in making many jobs interchangeable. Women cashiers for instance would become fare collectors or retail workers would move to office work. This was called skill dilution and it enabled workers to move from one area to another. As the war progressed there was a greater need for American War materials, and after the 2nd draft of men in late summer, the male workforce was greatly decreased. Companies began to beg for workers, especially those that had contracts to fill and war resources to supply. Businesses realized the number of women who could work and began to print ads saying ?Women Wanted?. Bridgeport munitions even distributed flyers from an airplane urging women to leave their homes and work. This created many new opportunities for women, and they soon realized that. As women changed jobs and took over those formally done by white men, black women took the opportunity to do those formally of white women. This was the first time a white woman could chose her job, and she t...
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