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'Les Miserables' as Social Production, 2004.
The purpose of this research is to examine 'Les Miserables' as a product of the sociocultural environment of the period in which it was first published in 1862.
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The purpose of this research is to examine Les Miserables as a product of the sociocultural environment of the period in which it was first published in 1862. The writer discusses how 'Les Miserables' reflects Romantic and Enlightenment idealism.
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"The purpose of this research is to examine Les Miserables as a product of the sociocultural environment of the period in which it was first published in 1862. The themes of social reform and the search for social justice that dominate Les Miserables have been widely discussed by critics for many years. Even during his lifetime, Victor Hugo was involved in various projects of social reform as both commentator and national legislator deputy in France. He used the post-Napoleonic social upheavals of revolution in ... "
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"Les Miserables", 2004.
This paper discusses issues of social justice in Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables".
2,420 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 106.95
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This paper explains that Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables", a novel directed at exposing the social injustices of 19th century France, uses settings, such as the streets of Paris and a poor factory, to show how the lower-class citizens have no opportunity to escape their surroundings. The author points out that the contrast of the poor characters with the rich citizens portrays the never-ending cycle of injustice in this society from both sides. The paper relates that Valjean is the most important character who portrays the different aspects of social justice because he is the only character who breaks free of his social bonds, yet time and time again, he is brought back down.
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"Valjean is the most important character to portraying the different aspects of social justice in this story. He is the only character who breaks free of his social bonds, yet time and time again is brought back down. He also shows two other important things. Social justice only comes to those who are willing to make the sacrifices and take the risks to obtain it. Also, as the only character to break through society, in comparison to the number of characters in the story, he shows the immense social injustice because he is the only one who can escape society?s limits. The entire book is loaded with characters that are poor and cannot escape the situations they were born into. Almost every character he meets has some limitation on what they can be by society. He encounters a drying Fantine, the rebels stifled by the government, the Thenardiers who only perpetuate the injustice in their own micro chasm. All are inhibited by the social injustice of the time, and Valjean is used to show that although social injustice ruled back then, it was not impossible to overcome. He also meant that as a lesson to readers. If a reader was experiencing social injustice that it could be overcome, despite what society does to try and hold someone down."
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"Les Miserables", 2005.
A review of Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables".
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This paper examines how completed many years after the Romantic period had reached its popular peak, "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo looks as much backward as forward, loving its past and imagining its future. It looks at how by re-reading both the past and the present, Hugo presents the readers with a new future history and how with Enjolras, he calls for a France dominated by heroic action in which there will be no more fictions or parasites, only the real governed by the true. It also shows how, although "Les Miserables" was written more than a century and half ago the themes of loneliness, alienation, misery, cruelty, progress, and regress within the society are still relevant to today's humanity.
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"To explore the vicissitudes of historical evolution, Hugo evaluates such major moments as the French Revolution, the Reign of Terror, Waterloo, the July Monarchy, and the insurrections of 1832 and 1848. But this apparently simple sequence is fraught with complexities. On the one hand, he maintains in "L'Argot," all progress aims to abolish material, moral, and intellectual misery. Yet the advent of this era of universal happiness remains problematic. Both notions are challenged at many points in the text, where history often seems to imitate the Thenardiers, those "crablike souls, continually crawling back toward darkness" (Hugo 156)."
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"Les Miserables", "Hamlet" and "The Kite Runner", 2006.
A discussion regarding the paternal relationships in 'Les Miserables', 'Hamlet' and 'The Kite Runner' focusing on fathers, sons and sexuality.
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This paper discusses and compares the paternal relationships in Victor Hugo's 'Les Miserables', Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' and Khaled Hosseni's 'The Kite Runner'. The paper focuses primarily on the issues of sexuality, power and moral redemption, and on the influence of the father or father figure on his son.
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"However, Valjean's first redemption comes after he leaves prison, which has temporarily erased his inner goodness. Once a good and poor man driven to steal by a corrupt system, Valjean becomes corrupt but experiences a reversal of fortune after the priest he steals from refuses to reveal his pilferage to the authorities. Amir begins his early life wealthy and even though he is young, morally corrupt and jealous as a young boy. Through his family's degradation in America, ironically Amir gains some integrity and comes to terms with his past because both Baba and Amir assume a new, lesser role in the competitive new land where all immigrants must grapple with their new identities. In contrast, Valjean is corrupted in prison, but because of his fundamentally good character, finds redemption through the good actions of others like the priest who spares him from going back to prison and the example of Cosette's mother Fantine. Valjean finds a new identity as a father, because of the priest's fatherly role."
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"Les Miserables", 2002.
A paper which describes two main themes of the movie, "Les Miserables".
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The paper discusses forgiveness and love as the two most dominant themes in "Les Miserables". The way Victor Hugo uses these themes to show how the main characters change and grow throughout the story are discussed in the paper and the importance of these themes in everyday life is also described.
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"Les Miserables is an epic drama of human struggle that touches the very soul of personal passion and emotion. Victor Hugo succeeded in creating a dramatic piece with countless possible themes and ideas that truly impress upon the feelings of all persons. The element of theme, or ones opinion of what the story is about, can be many different things in this movie. However, the two themes that held steady and true through out the entirety of the creation were forgiveness and love. A main component of these themes, and what makes them special, is how forgiveness and love can affect people in extraordinary ways and produce change among the most steadfast of individuals."
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"Les Miserables", 2002.
An analysis of "Les Miserables", by Victor Hugo.
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This paper examines and analyzes the theme of the novel, "Les Miserables", by Victor Hugo. In the process, the paper reviews the theme of the book, how the theme was developed by Hugo, and concludes with the author's opinion of the theme.
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Women in "Les Miserables", 2002.
Examines the portrayal of women in 19th century France through Victor Hugo's famous work "Les Miserables."
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This paper describes how Victor Hugo, in his novel "Les Miserables", depicts women as flat, simple characters, especially compared to their male counterparts (with the exception of Eponine.) It shows how various women throughout the book are used as examples to show their limited personalities or simplicity, with Eponine at the end to demonstrate how she is different.
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"Rich, developed, and well-rounded characters are hard to find in Les Mis?rables. In fact, nearly all of the people in the story represent single and straightforward qualities, traits or ideas: Jean Valjean?s decency, Javert?s dedication (and obsession) to law and order, the string of men in the ABC woven from ?joy? or ?sarcasm? or ?philosophy?, the bandits in the Patron-Minette, etcetera. Hugo?s technique with cookie-cutter individuals is to smear them across a ?massive canvas,? creating books that Henry James rightfully named ?loose, baggy monsters.? The point is that in sprawling out his ideas in such huge pieces, Hugo flattens men and smothers women, causing them to lose the slice of life that makes fiction real. He does more justice to the men than the women, however. Marius? and Valjean?s crises of conscience at least show some hint of reality; his women are simple, follow male lead, and never climb out of their ?intellectual ruts?. The only person who strays from one line of thinking is Eponine, and that?s what makes her the deepest and most interesting of the otherwise bland 19th century French women."
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Richard Boleslawski's Film "Les Miserables" (1935), 2005.
A comparison of the plots of Richard Boleslawski's 1935 film version of Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables" to the Old and New Testaments.
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This paper examines how themes from the Old Testament, including the absolute authority of the law above all else and from the New Testament, including unconditional love, forgiveness, salvation and atonement, can be found in Richard Boleslawski's 1935 film version of Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables".
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The Law
Unconditional Love
Forgiveness
Atonement
Salvation
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"The concept of absolute authoritarian law is represented by Javert, the policeman. The law, according to Javert, is the answer to all conflict. This guides his judgment and decisions throughout the film. His relentless pursuit of Valjean is evidence of this. The only way to atone for wrongdoing is through harsh punishment, whether fully deserved or not. This concept is also representative of the society at the time. Paris during the 1830's was a harsh place, where many were poor and desperate. It is in fact a desperate crime that leads to Valjean's arrest and imprisonment. Thus, the slightest error would bring upon the perpetrator the harshest punishment. This is reminiscent of the Old Testament, where there was a law for everything from crime to the dress code. If God was not happy with something somebody did, they would be struck dead on the spot. Thus Valjean represents the merciless law of the Old Testament."
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The Musical: "Les Miserables", 2006.
This paper analyzes six crucial songs in the musical "Les Miserables".
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This paper explains that, in Act I of the musical "Les Miserables", the entire company, who represent factory workers, sings "At the End of the Day", which sets the scene of the misery and poverty of the majority of the French populace and helps explain why the revolution will occur later in the musical. The author points out that the song "Master of the House", sung by the Thernardiers, provides a welcome note of comic relief from the tragedies of the play. The paper relates that, in "Bring Him Home", Jean Valjean prays by the half-alive body of Marius for God to "bring him [Marius] home", to bring the "boy" home to health and happiness, so that Valjean's adopted daughter Cosette can marry and live a happy life.
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"At the End of the Day" (Community)
"I Dreamed a Dream" (Fantine)
"Master of the House" (Thernardiers)
"Stars" (Javert)
"On My Own" (Eponine)
"Bring Him Home" (Valjean)
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"In this Act I song, ["Stars" ]the audience gains an important bit of insight into the psychology of Inspector Javert. Without this song, the audience might see Javert only as a cruel and relentless persecutor of Jean Valjean. However, Javert explains that he thrives upon the idea of order in the cosmos, like the stars "filling the darkness." Javert clearly sees the misery of the world around him, but rather than revolution, he hopes that a law and order society will bring about a better world. Javert is not an aristocrat, benefiting from the system, ..."
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"Les Miserables", 2002.
A review of the French classic "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo.
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This paper examines the novel "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo and applies the book towards the events of the time. It evaluates how it reflects a great deal upon the teachings of many philosophers at the time by incorporating ideas from the Enlightenment. It discusses its portrayal of the social injustices and warped customs at the time of the French Revolution and shows how symbolism plays a crucial role in summarizing the basic events that took place during this time. It looks how accurately the book remains with actual history while at the same time carrying on a very complicated plot.
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"The focal point of the entire story is a character by the name of Jean Val jean. The book starts out with Jean Val jean being imprisoned for nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread. During his imprisonment he is harden through much both physical and mental abuse. Upon his release he is taken in by the kind hearted Bishop Myriel who makes Valjean promise to become an honest man once again. During the following years Valjean changes his name to Madeleine and devises a manufacturing process, which brings his town, Montreuil-sur-mer, much profit and eventually makes him mayor."
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William J. Stevenson's book, "Production/Operations Management" Production/operations Management, 1991.
This paper is a chapter-by-chapter summary of William J. Stevenson's book, "Production/Operations Management" a work on forecasting, systems design, operation & control, technology, jobs and quality assurance.
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"William J. Stevenson's book, "Production/Operations Management" provides an up-to-date introduction to the field. The book is well written and makes excellent use of charts, graphs, illustrations and photographs. Each chapter includes learning objectives and a chapter outline at the beginning, and concludes with a summary, a list of key terms and the pages where they are defined, and solved problems. In addition, there are discussion and review questions as well as problems without solutions provided. There are two appendices, one containing solutions to some problems, and the other containing appropriate tables for calculations. Stevenson has also included a number of case studies to encourage the application of what is presented in the text. By making good use of headings and subheadings, and by using shaded areas to call attention to real-world examples, ... "
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Home Production versus Factory Production, 2003.
Discusses methods of manufacturing clothing and textiles.
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The paper examines the small-scale production of Italian, home production of knitwear. It compares its efficiency to the factory production of knitwear represented by Benetton and looks at the success of Benetton Group in Italy.
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"INTRODUCTION
Italian knitwear firms use an ancient method of production by which homeworkers use their own tools and workplaces to convert raw and semi-finished materials owned by large manufacturers into finished goods. This is quite different from the..."
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Low Costs Of Production In China, 2006.
An analysis of the effects of low cost production on the market in the United States.
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This paper discusses the low costs of production in China. It compares these low costs to the costs of production in the United States and discusses the reasons for the differences in the the costs of production between the two countries. The paper presents the advantages and disadvantages of production in both the United States and in China. It also discusses what effects the low cost of production in China have on the market in the United States.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
American Economy
Production in America
Issues Affecting Product
Costs of Production
Demand in the Market
Competition Between Manufacturers
Quality of Products
Affecting the Quality
Price of Product
Well Educated Labor
High Technology
High Quality Raw Materials Consumer Expectations from Companies
Low Prices
Higher Quality Products
Good Maintenance Service and Warranty
Economy in China
Production in China
Competitive Production Costs
Quality of Products
Comparative Advantages Between China and the U.S
High Population
Low Labor Costs
Low Land Costs
Low Costs of Production
Very Low Prices
Comparative Disadvantages of the U.S. Economy
Conclusions and Recommendations
Conclusions
Recommendations
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"During the past 30 years or more, the U.S. had the most powerful economy not only for its high production but also for its international trade strategy and production technology. But today, the U.S. is not the country of economic dreams as it was before. People are not as relaxed as they were regarding their jobs. In his 2006 study, Janitz stated: "People and companies are worried about losing jobs and opportunities" (p. 20). The main thread to U.S. jobs is outsourcing to China. The U.S. is badly affected, the unemployment rate increased, by the economic growth of China, and it seems it cannot do anything to reverse this situation. According to Janitz (2006), the U.S. still has a chance to overcome this problem by better management (p. 20). The Major advantage China has over the U.S. is its high population that offers a cheap labor force. These wages also affect the total costs of production and lower the price of products. This is the major problem the U.S. has to compete with. It's a general consumer behavior that they always want to buy the highest quality product by paying the lowest fee. Unfortunately, higher quality products cost too much. Before buying a product, consumers generally decide which one is most important for them: buying the product with highest quality or cheapest price. And another factor which helps them to decide is the costs of production."
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Production Management, 2006.
A discussion on production and production management.
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This paper uses an example of a manufacturer of engineering products to highlight the functions of production management. It discusses the role of and abilities needed in a production manager. The paper also explores, by example, the production line and its problems. The author expands on the Japanese system of "kanban".
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"The organization that we are talking about is a manufacturer of engineering products, and the major part of the work seems to be assembling different items into a final product. The function concerned is called in management terms as production management. The most important part of the capacity of a production manager is the ability to balance risks and costs. The duty of the production manager is to keep a track of the involved costs on a regular basis. (Production Management) In this relevant case we have to prepare the job schedules in a detailed manner and for that purpose nowadays there are many different varieties of computer programs which are being available for use. Yet even before finally deciding upon which program or method need to be utilized for the purpose, one has to study about the entire procedure in a most detailed manner."
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Knitwear Production in Italy, 2002.
Discusses the efficiency of the traditional production methods used by Italian's knitwear firms compared to the modernized production methods of firms such as Benetton.
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Italian knitwear firms use an ancient method of production by which homeworkers use their own tools and workplaces to convert raw and semi-finished materials owned by large manufacturers into finished goods. This is quite different from the factory-oriented output used by other clothing and textile industries in modern industrialized nations. The paper shows that within both the Marxist and liberal paradigms of economic development, this sort of small-scale production would eventually give way to larger and more complex organizational forms, yet these firms persist in following the old ways. The paper examines the issue of how efficient can this method be and argues that Italian home production in this industry has shown that it can be as efficient as the factory production of knitwear represented by larger firms such as Benetton.
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"The basic steps in the production process are the same in the knitwear factory as in home production, though the different steps are all performed in the same locale and may be performed by machine instead of by individual artisan workers. These processes are concentrated in one place, but this also entails a larger bureaucratic structure to see to it that materials are acquired, cloth woven, goods produced, and orders filled according to specifications. Many of these steps are accomplished with less direct involvement by any given worker and without the personal touch that is often provided by the homeworker."
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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production, 2007.
A literature review explorin sustainable agriculture and food production and how applied geo-information science can be utilized to secure the future of agricultural production the world over.
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This paper begins with a look at agricultural production systems, as well as methods in both developed and developing countries. The paper then explores some components of agriculture management and forecasting as well as food production, security, and early warning systems - and then looks at how geo-information science can improve upon the former by strengthening the latter two. Finally, the paper looks at some of the representative material available vis-a-vis applied geo-information science. A brief conclusion is then offered as to what the paper has ultimately uncovered.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Agricultural Production Systems/Method in both Developed and Developing Countries
Agriculture Management and Forecasting
Food Production and Early Warning Systems
Applied Geo-information Science and "Smart" Agriculture:
Food Security/Crop Yield
Improve Economy
Agricultural Planning using Soil Moisture Information
Precision Agriculture
Overall Conclusion
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"Needless to say, precision agriculture may ultimately be the one thing standing between economic and social devastation and renewed hope for the future in many developing nations. Maohua reports that the Government of the People's Republic began aiming for precision agriculture shortly after Chairman Mao's death, and the results have been favorable. According to Maohua, the government's overarching aims are to develop a Chinese agricultural capacity able to feed 1.6 billion Chinese by the middle of the twenty-first century."
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