The Psychological Labyrinth in Owl Creek Bridge, Yellow Wallpaper, and

The Psychological Labyrinth in Owl Creek Bridge, Yellow Wallpaper, and Garden of Forking Paths      For millennia, the labyrinth has been used as a sacred tool for spiritual enlightenment.    Sometimes called a "divine imprint" because of its prevalence combined with its unknown origin,    the labyrinth provides a "transcendent experience of connection and clarity" ("What is a Laby-    rinth") through the act of walking the winding paths to its center. Unlike a maze, which has dead    ends and trick turns, the labyrinth has only a single path leading to and from the center; the    principle of the labyrinth is such that a person must traverse every inch of space before reaching    his/her goal. In this way, the labyrinth subverts the logical aspect of the mind (normally dominant)    and enables the individual to enter a state of mental calmness, allowing him or her to experience    the spiritual benefits of a sort of walking meditation.      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Probably the most famous historical labyrinth is the one constructed by Daedalus to house    the Minotaur in classical mythology. In that case, according to Ovid, Daedalus "built a house in    which he confused the usual passages and deceived the eye with a conflicting maze of various    wandering paths ("Ariadne's Thread"). There is no mention of a specific shape for this "house,"    but traditionally most such mazes have been made in a circular formation. Another famous laby-    rinth is built into the floor of the cathedral at Chartres; the fact that the same design has been    found on coins minted at Cnossus gives rise to the theory that it may be connected to the laby-    rinth of Daedalus and the Mi... ...Garden of Forking Paths. » The Story and its Writer.      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Ed. Ann Charters. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1995. 1391-1392.    Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. "The Yellow Wallpaper." The Story and its Writer. Ed. Ann Charters.      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1995.531-542.    Green, Edward J. "Labyrinth." www.concentric.net/~Egreen/prof/otherstudies/labyrinth.html.      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   (accessed 11/21/99).    Irwin, John T. "A Clew to a Clue: Locked Rooms and Labyrinths in Poe and Borges."      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   MasterFILE Premier database from Raritan, Spring 91, Vol.10 Issue 4. <... /      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   print2.asp?records=CURRENT&pFormNum=PrintCitation&pFulIText=ON&kwic=on&deliv>      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   (accessed 11/20/99).    "What is a Labyrinth?". www.mindspring.com/~Iabyrinth/Iabyr2.htm (accessed 11/20/99).      

Accounting Seminar Notes

Chapter 6 Homework Solutions 6-16 Sales budget, service setting. 1. Rouse & Sons| 2011 Volume| At 2011Selling Prices| Expected 2012Change in Volume| Expected 2012 Volume| Radon Tests| 12,200| $290| +6%| 12,932| Lead Tests| 16,400| $240| -10%| 14,760| Rouse & Sons Sales Budget| For the Year Ended December 31, 2012| | Â  | Â  | Â  | | Selling Price| Units Sold| Total Revenues| Radon Tests| $290| 12,932| $3,750,280| Lead Tests| $240| 14,760| 3,542,400| | Â  | Â  | $7,292,680| 2. Rouse & Sons| 2011 Volume| Planned 2012 Selling Prices| Expected 2012 Change in Volume| Expected 2012 Volume| Radon Tests| 12,200| $290| +6%| 12,932|Lead Tests| 16,400| $230| -7%| 15,252| Rouse & Sons Sales Budget| For the Year Ended December 31, 2012| | Â  | Â  | Â  | | Selling Price| Units Sold| Total Revenues| Radon Tests| $290| 12,932| $3,750,280| Lead Tests| $230| 15,252| 3,507,960| | | | $7,258,240| Expected revenues at the new 2012 prices are $7,258,240, which is lower than the expected 2012 reven ues of $7,292,680 if the prices are unchanged. So, if the goal is to maximize sales revenue and if Jim Rouse’s forecasts are reliable, the company should not lower its price for a lead test in 2012. 6-17 Sales and production budget. Budgeted sales in units200,000Add target ending finished goods inventory 25,000 Total requirements 225,000 Deduct beginning finished goods inventory 15,000 Units to be produced 210,000 6-18Direct materials purchases budget. Direct materials to be used in production (bottles)2,500,000 Add target ending direct materials inventory (bottles) 80,000 Total requirements (bottles)2,580,000 Deduct beginning direct materials inventory (bottles) 50,000 Direct materials to be purchased (bottles)2,530,000 6-19 Budgeting material purchases. Production Budget: Finished Goods (units) Budgeted sales45,000 Add target ending finished goods inventory18,000Total requirements63,000 Deduct beginning finished goods inventory16,000 Units to be produced47,000 Direct Materi als Purchases Budget: Direct Materials (in gallons) Direct materials needed for production (47,000 3)141,000 Add target ending direct materials inventory50,000 Total requirements191,000 Deduct beginning direct materials inventory 60,000 Direct materials to be purchased 131,000 6-20Revenues and production budget. 1. | SellingPrice| UnitsSold| TotalRevenues| 12-ounce bottles| $0. 25| 4,800,000a| $1,200,000| 4-gallon units| 1. 50| 1,200,000b| 1,800,000| | | | $3,000,000| a 400,000 ? 12 months = 4,800,000 b 100,000 ? 2 months = 1,200,000 2. Budgeted unit sales (12-ounce bottles)4,800,000 Add target ending finished goods inventory 600,000 Total requirements5,400,000 Deduct beginning finished goods inventory 900,000 Units to be produced4,500,000 3. = 1,200,000 + 200,000 1,300,000 = 100,000 4-gallon units 6-21 Budgeting: direct material usage, manufacturing cost and gross margin. 1. Direct Material Usage Budget in Quantity and Dollars| | | | Â  | | Material| Â  | | Wool| Dye| Total| Phys ical Units Budget| | | | Direct materials required for| | | Â  | Blue Rugs (200,000 rugs ? 36 skeins and 0. 8 gal. )| 7,200,000 skeins | 160,000 gal. Â  | | | | Â  | Cost Budget| | | | Available from beginning direct materials inventory: (a) | | | Â  | Wool: 458,000 skeins| $ 961,800| | | Dye: 4,000 gallons| | $ 23,680| Â  | To be purchased this period: (b)| | | Â  | Wool: (7,200,000 – 458,000) skeins ? $2 per skein| 13,484,000 | | Â  | Dye: (160,000 – 4,000) gal. ? $6 per gal. | _________| 936,000| | Direct materials to be used this period: (a) + (b)| $14,445,800 | $ 959,680| $15,405,480| 2. = = $2. 55 per DMLH = = $12 per MH 3. Budgeted Unit Cost of Blue Rug| | | | | | Cost perUnit of Input| Input perUnit ofOutput| Total| Wool| $2| 36 skeins| $ 72. 0| Dye| 6| 0. 8 gal. | 4. 80| Direct manufacturing labor| 13| 62 hrs. | 806. 00| Dyeing overhead| 12| 7. 21 mach-hrs. | 86. 40| Weaving overhead| 2. 55| 62 DMLH| 158. 10| Total| | | $1127. 30| 10. 2 machine hour per skein36 skeins per rug = 7. 2 machine-hrs. per rug. 4. Revenue Budget| | | | Â  | | Units| Selling Price| Total Revenues| Blue Rugs| 200,000| $2,000| $400,000,000| Blue Rugs| 185,000 | $2,000| $370,000,000| 5a. Sales = 200,000 rugs| Cost of Goods Sold Budget| | | Â  | | From Schedule| Total| Beginning finished goods inventory| | $ 0| Direct materials used| $15,405,480| Â  |Direct manufacturing labor ($806 ? 200,000)| 161,200,000| Â  | Dyeing overhead ($86. 40 ? 200,000)| 17,280,000| Â  | Weaving overhead ($158. 10 ? 200,000)| 31,620,000| 225,505,480| Cost of goods available for sale| | 225,505,480 | Deduct ending finished goods inventory| | 0 | Cost of goods sold| | $225,505,480| | | Â  | 5b. Sales = 185,000 rugs| Cost of Goods Sold Budget| | | Â  | | From Schedule| Total| Beginning finished goods inventory| | $ 0| Direct materials used| $ 15,405,480| Â  |Direct manufacturing labor ($806 ? 200,000)| 161,200,000| Â  | Dyeing overhead ($86. 40 ? 200,000)| 17,280,000| Â  | W eaving overhead ($158. 10 ? 200,000)| 31,620,000| 225,505,480| Cost of goods available for sale| | 225,505,480 | Deduct ending finished goods inventory ($1,127. 30 ? 15,000)| | 16,909,500 | Cost of goods sold| | $208,595,980| 6. | 200,000 rugs sold| 185,000 rugs sold| Revenue| $400,000,000| $370,000,000| Less: Cost of goods sold| 225,505,480| 208,595,980| Gross margin| $ 174,494,520| $ 161,404,020|

Essay about Death in Dickinson - 576 Words

Emily Dickinson is one of the most popular American poets of all time. Her poetry is seen as intense and passionate. Several of her many poems seem to be devoted to death and sadness. No one seems to know the exact connections between actual events in her life and the poetry that she wrote. The reader can see vivid images of Dickinsons ideas of death in several of her poems. Dickinsons use of imagery and symbolism are apparent in several of her death poems, especially in these three: I Felt a Funeral in My Brain, I Heard a Fly Buzz-When I Died, and Because I Could Not Stop for Death. In Dickinsons poem I Felt a Funeral in My Brain, the reader is given a picture of how Emily Dickinson sees death. The title of the poem†¦show more content†¦Perhaps this image is given because Dickinson is using a bit of humor to show how death is nothing to be excited or worried about. She explains the atmosphere in the room as a place where The Eyes around-had wrung them dry-/And Breaths were gathering firm (Dickinson 5-6). This seems to show the reader that everyone is sad and trying to accept her death. However, the fact that she notices a fly buzzing is rather ironic and humorous. It is so because when a person is about to die, one might think that the dying persons thoughts would be concentrated on important ideas and life. However, her attention was focused on a fly. This shows the reader that Dickinson is so bored with death and the activities surrounding it that she notices a fly buzzing over her. Perhaps this was just another way that Dickinson shows her ideas of d eath, as simply part of life that is not to be fussed over. Another great poem that Dickinson devotes to death is Because I Could Not Stop for Death. In this poem, the reader again sees death as a pleasant event. 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