Sayuri Ishikawa

In filmmaking and storytelling, a common saying is that “a story is only as good as its antagonist”--and a good film will not only tell the story of its hero, but also its villain. In Memoirs of a Geisha, Hatsumomo (as a character) plays a large importance in Sayuri’s career, from the beginning at the okiya as a maid to the end of Hatsumomo’s own career. The passage where Hatsumomo confronts Sayuri and Mameha for following her (pg. 324-325) would not only translate well to film, but is also vital to the story. The scene’s simplicity demonstrates a turning point in Sayuri’s career where she gains more power in the geisha community without an antagonist at her heels. In addition, this scene addresses the formal downfall of Hatsumomo’s career and the beginning of the end to her…

recognize the importance of the professionalism, which means not only using appropriate vocabulary, but also proper formatting. Honestly speaking, I was shocked by my grade because I knew that I had tried my best. At one time, I even thought maybe business is not for me. However, I knew I had to keep going and find out what is missing. After reading the general feedback, I knew that I made so many errors. For instance, the strengths and weaknesses should be internal while the opportunities as…

The main points to set up KPI is sequential, planned and systematic. To develop customer KPIs, there are six steps need to be completed. First, ensure a clear corporate strategy and business strategic objectives (Parmenter, 2010). Have a clear strategy objective is the excellent beginning to develop KPIs. Corporate strategy focuses on where the company 's resources should be used, and the purpose is to maximize the value of the resources of the company control. Business strategy is concerned…

The joint commission inspected the Community memorial hospital to evaluate if the standards of quality were met or not. Accordingly what was discovered was that the staff specifically the nurses were not reporting medication errors either not on time or not even done at all. Frances Ballentine RN, MSN, VP for Nursing Services at this hospital assigned by the CEO to fix the problem and the problems resulting from not completing these necessary regulatory forms. She was given a six month period to…

Often when in teams using the fishbone diagram is a great solution for identifying and analyzing problems. The fishbone diagram is very helpful because it allows you to visually display multiple problems and effects that lie in a company for example materials,Assessment,People,method,Equipment, and environments. Using this diagram we can start with a simple question to the right of diagram for an example such as what process are hindering us from producing more products? Why are we having…

T&L Medical Transportation owners and dispatchers are at a continuous battle over the daily operations of the company. One of the processes that they will need to consider implementing to stay strategically competitive would be upgrading their computer system. Therefore, for this process to occur the following steps will need to be executed for this to reach fruition in this organization. T&L Medical Transportation owners and managers will both need to be on the same page as far as…