In the economics of air travel, the term “elasticity” is used when describing the “price elasticity of demand.” That ratio is defined as the percent change in quantity of air travel in response to a percent change in the price of air travel. For example, in a given city pair, if a 10% increase in the price of air travel caused a 10% reduction in the number of passengers, the price elasticity of demand would be -1.0. The ratio usually vary by market segment, trip purpose, and other factors. Elasticity is also influenced by the availability of substitutes to commercial air travel – fir example videoconferencing, bus, car, train, private…

In general the poetry of Langston Hughes depicts hard life conditions of Afro-Americans, mainly in Harlem. On the whole “Dream Deferred” bristles with regret and dismay of Black population in Harlem. The feeling of disappointment and seriousness of the problem strengthens with every stanza. However in order to understand poems better, it is important to know the background. That is to say it’s better to find out more about life and work of the poet himself. The idea of “A Dream Deferred” can be understood through the history of Harlem. In fact Harlem became incredibly overfilled with black population in a short period of time. The whites rapidly left the…

Franz Kafka, the Czech writer of twentieth century, is one of the most controversial philosophical authors in the history of literature. His novellas and short stories are admired all over the world for their surreal depiction of common life. “The Metamorphosis” (Die Verwandlung) is of no doubt the most famous work of Franz Kafka. Published in 1915, this novella caused a great interest of readers. The author portrays human beings put in absurd circumstances with his unusual manner, later named “kafkaesque”. The Metamorphosis, surreal and strange for the first glance, reflects deep human feelings and emotions, hidden inside the soul. Kafka portrays human beings, their strange controversial nature, and their…

In this essay, I’m going to share my impression about the play ‘Phantom of the Opera.’ One of the best-known plots nowadays, it’s based on the novel of Gaston Leroux and was immortalized in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical and two movies, dated 1925 and 2004. This is a proof of the ever-lasting interest to the story about the Phantom, hiding his deformed face in the darkness, young actress whom the Phantom loves and promotes, and girl’s admirer. This classic love triangle in an unusual interpretation has been moving people’s hearts for almost a century now. The play I have seen was a fairly good production. The actors seemed passionate…

The problem of parents and children has been under discussion for ages. And I should say, I believe in its eternity. No matter how well you understand psychology of a child actually. Some people tend to view that parents should just follow some rules of behavior with their children, and no trouble would ever touch them. But in reality the problem of misunderstanding between generations will always exist. Time runs fast. Principles change. Modern generation is under the great pressure of non-stop information. So more and more devices are invented to make it easier to get and learn important things. Great demands are stated to people if they don’t want…

Introduction Machine shop consists of numerous machine tools that provide the student with the opportunity to work with wood, metal or other materials. The tools used in the shop can be different, but there is a set of the most common ones: band saw, milling machine, belt sander, lathe, drill press etc. The shop should also contain measurement instruments that allow to plan the part lay-out. Hazards and safety Hazards and safety measures in the machine shop require serious attention. Fist of all, the issue of clothing is very important. To prevent pulling into the machine, a worker should wear a cloth that protects the body from possible damage by…

California school standards differ from each other based on the grade. Thus, the standard for K-3, as developed by the California Department of Education, requires students to match simple descriptions of work that people do with the names of related jobs at school or in the chosen community. The Social Science Standard for K-6 for Arts as developed by the California Department of Education requires students to engage in complex understanding of history events, people and places. For instance, one can educate children about the basis for common holidays such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays, Labor day and the Veterans day, to name but a few. K-6 Social…

Introduction I would like to start by saying that The book titled “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vasaa, the African” written by Olaudah Equiano is a narrative of his 10 years of life. One learns that the author was born in 1745 in Eboe area in Guinea. The primary spoken language was Ibo as it is at present. Equiano was a son of a chief of his tribe and as one reads in the book he and his sister were kidnapped while playing and sold to the slave owners and put on a slave ship destined to North America. Equiano would be sold to…

Historically, the development of early American culture was a very interesting point for researches but the arrival of Europeans to the continent not simply change socio-economic and political life of the native tribes but also changed their culture dramatically to the extent that there remained little reminders about traditional native American culture, which is basically succumbed to the impact of invaders’ cultures. In fact the interaction of the cultures of colonizers and traditional Indian culture is in the focus of attention of James Axtell in his book “The Invasion Within: The Cultural Origins of North America”. In his book, the author basically concentrates on the north-eastern region of North America…

Wet Seal Store Company operates more than 400 shops in the USA and Puerto Rico. This number was reduced from 650 shops the company had in 2003.The company sells moderately priced casual clothes and related accessories. The majority of the shops owned by Wet Seal are situated in malls and view junior females (aged 16-20 years). The most well known brand of Wet Seal called Arden B. chain store is present in over 90 different malls across the land. Arden B. targets females aged 18-40. The majority of stores are located in California, Texas and Florida. In 2004, Wet Seal shut down one of its subsidiaries called Zutopia, which was…