The purpose of this study is to examine how various characters are portrayed within the self-narratives of women who are employed to care for adults with disabilities. This research looks at how these women's personal narratives construct characters-their clients (the individuals they provide services for), clients' guardians, and how these women portray themselves as caregivers. Interviews were conducted with eight women who provide paid care services to physically and/or cognitively impaired adults who receive services through the Florida Developmental Disabilities Home and Community Based Services Waiver Program. This program endorses specific expectations about the nature and purpose of caregiving. According to their stories, clients were perceived as diverse and in control; relationships with parents and legal guardians were described in terms of helpful and challenging qualities; and, "good" caregivers were perceived as maintaining client choice, and were expected to know their clients. Given the disparate narratives of care that exist in the Waiver, the work these study participants do requires careful balancing of often contradictory expectations. Their accounts indicate how at the ground level, these narratives of care become "muddled" as caregivers interact with clients and other significant individuals.

<p>The art and science of crafting superior stories for feature film, television, and computer graphics productions, for both local and international purposes alike, are extremely important. In the artistic sense, this is a glimpse at the key elements in creating successful characters, stories, and environments. In the technical sense, it is a review on how to write a professional screenplay, as well as a comparison between different mediums, methods, and styles of writing. In order to conduct this research and accomplish said goals, material from a variable set of sources, including work by acclaimed authors, as well as professional screenplays and personal experience within the subject was used. The initial hypothesis that was put forth, proved in the end to become the overall result. Although being a field more inclined towards art than science, some of the answer and results came to fall within individual conclusions and opinions, rather than technical facts, as writing is different in style and nature to each and every screenwriter.</p>

The art and science of crafting superior stories for feature film, television, and computer graphics productions, for both local and international purposes alike, are extremely important. In the artistic sense, this is a glimpse at the key elements in creating successful characters, stories, and environments. In the technical sense, it is a review on how to write a professional screenplay, as well as a comparison between different mediums, methods, and styles of writing. In order to conduct this research and accomplish said goals, material from a variable set of sources, including work by acclaimed authors, as well as professional screenplays and personal experience within the subject was used. The initial hypothesis that was put forth, proved in the end to become the overall result. Although being a field more inclined towards art than science, some of the answer and results came to fall within individual conclusions and opinions, rather than technical facts, as writing is different in style and nature to each and every screenwriter.

This research links the relationship among entrepreneurial traits, business strategies and the success of the firm. Such relationship presents that the person who stands behind the success of SME is entrepreneur. Entrepreneur plays an important role in SME as a key player to control the direction of the SME. Also, the business strategies used by the entrepreneur can build competitive advantage for the firm. This research focuses on network and innovation strategies as the main strategies and presents the entrepreneurial characters that are important for utilizing these two strategies effectively. Network strategy will be efficiently used by the person who possesses the extraversion trait with social and team characters while innovation strategy will be efficiently used by the person who possesses the openness to experience trait with creativity and advantage characters.

This study presents research relevant to the performance of four different mezzo-soprano songs from musicals composed by Stephen Sondheim. The research first gives a comprehensive overview of the contributions of Sondheim to the American Musical Theatre genre, and compares and contrasts his treatment of mezzo-soprano characters with that of his contemporaries. The project also investigates details regarding cultural and historical influences over the four musicals. Additionally, the study includes character analyses and musical analyses for each of the selected characters and their respective songs. The research is synthesized in order to provide suggestions of ways mezzo-sopranos can incorporate this research into their performance, in order to give a more informed and educated presentation of the selected pieces. / The contributions of Stephen Sondheim -- Mezzo-sopranos of the American musical -- Amy in Company (1970) -- Beth in Merrily we roll along (1981) -- The bakers wife in Into the woods (1987) -- Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme in Assassins (1990). / School of Music

With the prosperity of economy, the increase of national income, and the improvement of living standards, female consumers¡¦ requirement of underwear are changing gradually from the function of simple cover and warmth to the pursuit of fashion and self-expression. As a result, we can see the underwear market has a substantially growth in the recent years. When observing the market activities, we found that the branches opened one after another. The underwear industry continues to develop. In this study, we took ¡§EASY SHOP¡¨, the sub brand of Audrey Taiwan, as an example to discuss the effects between channel characteristic and brand equity, and then to see if the latter would affect consumer¡¦s behavior. Furthermore, we regard channel characteristic as independent variable, brand awareness, brand loyalty, perceived quality, brand association and brand image as intervening variables, and finally consumer characteristic as moderating variable to discover the impact on consumer behavior. The purposes of this study are as following¡G1. To discuss the degree of effect on brand equity which caused by channel characteristic. 2. To study the degree of effect on brand equity which caused by consuming behavior. 3. To exam the degree of moderate on consuming behavior caused by consumer characteristics. Our target interviewers are female consumers that have visited ¡§EASY SHOP¡¨ and bought underwear by themselves. Through the questionnaire analysis, we are intent on understanding the views of consumers. And also, we use SPSS to conduct the analysis process to see if channel characteristic and brand equity have an impact on consumer behaviors. We found that¡G1. The service quality of Physical channel are more reliable by consumers. 2. Channel characteristic has an impact on brand image and brand association. 3. Brand equity has an impact on consuming behavior. 4. Brand loyalty has a deeper impact on consumer behavior. 5. Consumer characteristic has moderating effect on underwear consuming behavior.

Abstract An organization with high creativity can always form an awareness momentum while pursuing its mission. Its creativity helps it to conquer obstacles and obtain sustained competitiveness for survival. The factors and circumstances of operating a business are variable. The management should treasure any creativity or new ideas that will improve the organization. The creativity and new ideas may cover the fields of strategy management, leadership management, technological research, organization restructure, marketing and operation control. These are the basis to improve the performance of a business. This research focused on the real cases of the 6 subsidiaries of China Steel Corporation, including the businesses of shipping, venture capital, steel trading, security surveillance, recreational, real estate, information management and services. The analysis of this research, through in-depth interview on key issues, studied how the companies applied their industrial advantages to create their innovative management ability. This research not only analyzes the relationship of creativity with "business characters", "industry environment", and "mission strategy", but also analyzes the business competitiveness which is created by the management renovation. Hope the suggestions concluded by these analyses would provide some helps to the studied business and the follow-up researchers.

Constitution is a contract between a state and its people. For a modern democratic state ruled by law, all limitations on exercise of a state's right are stipulated in its written constitution in order to protect the people's rights from being infringed. Besides, the value of constitution is established through the will and thoughts of the whole people to lead the way for a well-ordered constitutional government. Even though a state ruled by an unwritten constitution, there will be legal instruments, customary practices, judgements and theories to form a substantive standard with biding force. According the constitution of the Republic of China, Grand Justices of the Judicial Yuan are the supreme and sole constructionist. They are vested with the authority to shoulders the heavy responsibilities of safeguard and support of the constitutional system. For this reason, Grand Justices enjoy the good name of "guardian angel of constitution". The Grand Justices of course should construe laws and decrees in accordance with the regulations of the constitution, so as to exert their judicial influences on balance of power, protection of human right and solution of constitutional disputes. A constitution lays down nothing but the political life of a state. So, the Grand Justices should take the development, change and needs of politics, economics, society and culture into consideration based on laws before they make a proper judgement and decision. That is not only an inevitable fate of the Grand Justices to be "political", but also an essential political character of a constructionist. In the past over 5 decades, our constitution experienced an unusual period of legal system, transformation of regime, frequent modification of constitution, and even the rotation of political parties. In the face of such a great change in environment, tide and the times, it is inevitable for a constructionist to present a different style in its construction of the constitution.

Inaug.-Diss.--Kiel. / Lebenslauf. "Literaturverzeichnis": p. [v]-vi; "Verzeichnis der für die vorliegende Abhandlung in betracht kommenden Dramen nebst Abkürzungen, unter denen sie zitiert sind": p. [vii]-ix.

Inaugural dissertation - Kiel. / Errata slip inserted after title page.