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Fine Food Store
Fine Food Store
12/10/2009
Fine Food Store
Unit 1E Harrier Road
Barton upon HumberNorth LincolnshireHours;
Monday – Friday 9am to 8pm
Saturday – 9am to 8pm
Sunday – 10am to 8pm
Dates and hours of observation
12/10/2009: 3.00-5.00pm
18/10/2009:5.00-10.30am
Contact:
+44 (0) 2081 444 495; info@info.info Introduction
It took time before I settled at Fine food Store. I eventually settled at Fine food Store due to its good services and hospitality that they had. Fine food store offers Sensation Luxury Hampers, Gourmet foods, Wines and Spirits under order. Their fantastic food products are always produced by qualified chefs that come from around the world. They are also supplied by the award winning manufacturers. These manufacturers are endorsed by the leading chefs’ around the world. As the place appears it is the best site that those who are looking for plain, flowery venue then fine food stores becomes the best place. They have a variety of food that suite all the desires of the customers the store always get its customers regularly.
They do their purchases from the quality food suppliers where the very best ingredients are always used like the possible gradients are produced from nature and their quantity is never compromised by the cost. The fine food store was formed by combinations of superior brains and presently is over twenty five years old. It is experienced in the work of retail of the quality fine food. Up to date it has taken over twenty five years. It is regarded as one of the most expanding stores in the whole of UK. It is continuously expanding in the amount and the types of its products to sustain the increasing number of customers. Since Fine Stores is globally known it gets some of its customers from other countries. Customers come from all over the world. They scoured the sourcing of the world’s best adhering to their founding principle of the honest food.
They have for more than twenty five years ensured that their job is to primarily ensure that the customer’s utility are filled and the client leave satisfied. They have range of types of food that suites the client’s lifestyle. I was really delighted when I reached Fine food Stores to conduct my study. I first passed through the gate keeper who welcomed me warmly. I was then directed to the receptionist. After about twenty minute’s explanation of the purpose of my visit and study, I was left to do the research. One thing they warned me of was taking photographs in the company. The reason the receptionist could not give but only insisted that it is not safe. I used my note book at al the time and at sometimes tape recorded especially the interviews. This was very efficient because no information was lost and the records I could review over and over again. This food store offers a variety of foods like;
Hampers: ( Christmas, Luxury Xmas, Presents for her Christmas, Corporate Christmas, Wine, Christmas Wine, Picnic, Mother’s day)
Luxury 🙁 Gift Sets, Xmas Presents, Gift Baskets)
Gifts and presents: (Valentines, Gifts Organic Valentines, Christmas present ideas., Chocolates, Corporate Xmas Corporate Xmas, Women’s, Men’s, Mother’s day Gifts, Gift Idea’s) and many more plus the delivery services.
Below are Samples of the goods that the company produces and the offers.
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(They only allowed me to take photograph of the products but not the place).
Over the recent past they have displayed their goods online and can be assessed through the internet. Their products can thus be bought online and they do the delivery instantly.
Reception and my host;
About two days before my visit I had gone to conduct a reconnaissance in the company as to check whether it can satisfy the needs of my assignment. I called the number that they had given at the entrance. The person who received identified himself as tom. In inquired how I can get a person to carry out my assignment in their company and he directed me to the manager that he named as Joseph. I explained to him the purpose of my visit and gave me the dates as 12/10/09. He directed me to Justus who was to walk me round on that day. I felt delighted and thanked him for the opportunity he had given me.
The store is located in between Circular Qy West and Cumberland Street. I entered through the trinity road and branched left towards Cahill, passed it, passed Cumber Street and straight ahead was Fine food Store. The store has been well maintained and it looks smart. It was build of bricks, and it looked like bit had been whitewashed on the building that were on the left but on the write were painted whit and strips of yellow. It had floors. Numerous lights were hanging on the ceilings of the building. Its location in the city gives it a good strategic place for the customers. Almost all the compound has pavements and this looked clean and convenient during rainy seasons. All the food that are stored are in shelves. The shelves were arranged along the wall and food arranged categorically. It looked smart. The image was good looking and encouraging to the customer if he goes to purchase food. Beverages and most of the foods staffs were also in cool places or ice. This acted as a method of storage for the perishable goods.
Services offered there fine food stores are;
delivery ( to the door if an order has been placed)
storage ( they collect the best food staffs and give them a good storage and preservation)
Entertainments and enjoyments. It is a place where the Christmas Hampers can be obtained, their fair priced and numerous gifts that are available. Due to their low price and better services; they get more customers and as from their record of visitors that I got accessed to; about five hundred people had visited the store in the last month.
Though I could not determine the specific number of the visitors as some of the people were also workers but, there were great number of people that were streaming in as I was there. Most of them were women. I tend to think that women were more in number than men because the taste for the gifts, birthday remembrance is something that is common in women than in men. Most of the customers were as I approximated working class. This I could easily identify as they arrived. Most of them were in private vehicles and smartly dressed. The prices of the food could also not allow the middle class to purchase. Their goods were in packets that might have been very difficult to be purchased by the nonworking class. They do not pass a given quantity and the packets lower than that. In their packing, they encourage the bulk selling than single selling of food. Since it is them that delivered the foods to the customers, all their supply was in bulk. I though it useless to give an order of a single unit. It would be expensive and time consuming.
The nature of the interactions that take place in the store among customers and between customers and managers/workers and among workers
It appeared that there was a good flow of in formation from one level to the other. A good relation existed. According to what I saw it appeased that the mangers and the employees had understanding of one another. It was not of one person rule and others are subjective. All the people that I can in contact with were speaking in English. The common language that they used was English. Fine store is different from the supermarkets in that in this store only food substances fare offered but all kinds of goods are offered in the supermarkets. The treatment in the stories is good and this I could notice even from the remarks of customers. They deliver instantly when one orders and from the best products. They give their number in case any body wants to contact them or trace their location.
Most of the clients had left remarks in the remarks book that was placed fat the gate and offered as one leaves Like Paul’s remark stated “Cheers for the prompt delivery, great service, another customer also wrote,” Really like to thank you again, this is my 3rd order and the products are superb, have told all my friends, big thanks to all the Fine food Stores as well, really happy.
Interview report;
I conducted a short interview due to time and commitments that the workers had. The questioner would take a lot of time and also a bore down as the employers and the employees would not have time to respond to all the questions. It would also raise an eyebrow about the collection of the data and they would think their personal lives were being investigated. The topic of my interview was on the expansion, development and the future plans that the store has. For the good data obtaining I interview five people. I found out that the stores future plan was to increase in size and to expand it customer base. The question of how they are treated and the benefits that the workers enjoy was not well responded to. To me it seemed that although the salary was average for almost all the workers, but they are always over worked and some of them attend late job hours.
Recommendations
a). Fine food stores are situated in a good strategic place and can therefore expand with allot of ease. I do highly believe that given the correct management and leadership, Fine Stores will expand very fast. That the store opens up many branches to satisfy the increasing clients.
b). Though the growth and the fame of Fine Stores have been through, continual success, surprisingly the managers says that they have grown simply through the word of mouth. They further emphasized that the fame and good service that are offered by the company has really aided it in the process of expansion. Hence the expansion of the company has been through the good services that they offer but I would like to encourage the Store to provide an online advertisement to create a large customer base globally.
c) The company should lower the price at which it supplies the food or break the units further to smaller ones. This will enable the low class and people who do not have high income to make orders. The customer base will hence increase and give higher returns. To maintain a high demand of its goods, Fine Stores should try all the means to reduce the competitors that are competing with it. This can be made through an increase in the demand for its goods. People should be mobilized to avoid taking their eyes off the goods and to pay attention to them. They should be educated on the benefits on the company goods.
Advantages/ Benefits that are gotten from Fine Food Stores
They offer the delivery services to the customers no matter where they are located. They should improve both the internal and external communications.
Though the employees are employed when they have passed the interview, the company should provide a further education to maintain a high quality food products. This perspective includes employee training and the associate cultural attitude. Learning and the growth of the organization is foundational by the training of the employees and the employers. For the employers and the employees’ motivation, the company should be taking the workers to other countries and in case a good performance is achieved, they should be awarded. It becomes a bow down in the company when there is no motivation that the company gives to the employers and employees.
There payments can be done even from the credit cards. This gives it a greater advantage as compared to other companies who only accept cash. The tourists and people from other areas countries can easily enjoy the services at Fine food Stores due to this diversity in the payment. They being strategically placed are yet another factor that has increased the rate at which it expands. It is situated in Harrier Road in UK where potential where the potential buyers come. Since they are primarily concerned with the satisfaction of its customer’s utility, it is preferred as compared to other stores. They are to ensure that their collection of food reflects the lifestyle of the clients. They are serious with their businesses. They do the delivery at small, charge that fare affordable to the customers. This might be the reason why there is a rapid expansion in the company s the clients compare the fee they would have paid for the delivery in other companies or supermarkets. It just online shopping and the food delivered instantly. It is comfortable and easy. They can only make this possible by creating awareness that the commodities that are produced by the company are cheap. The managers should get the opinions and the views from the immediate market and see whether it can improve.
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Main food Store
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Food reception area
Staff members
Manager and other staff members’ area
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Works Cited:
Chronicle S “Scrambling for customers”, 4 August 2005
Greer W, “How the supermarket came to Main Street”, 1986
In the shoes of Priya
Priyas Case
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Genetics research is a field in science and medicine that has not been fully demystified; a large number of people do not comprehend the implications of information received from genetic research. There are various issues that surround genetic research; the issues vary from social to financial issues. Depending on the results obtained from genetics research a person may face the risk of losing their job or have their employment contract shortened. In the social aspect, a person may be stigmatized due to results obtained from genetics research. These are the challenges that hinder people from having genetics tests performed on them, they worry about the implications the new information may have. This is the case with Priya.
In the shoes of Priya
I would have the test performed on me because this information is an important tool n planning my future. I would let my boyfriend know so that we can plan our future together. If the results show that the genes have then we will be able to plan when best to have children. I will also plan for their future. To protect her job interests she should not let the manager know immediately. She should wait until she falls ill or until she approaches the middle age, then let her employer know about the condition. Priya should notify her insurance company regarding the matter. This will enable her pay higher premiums during this period so that she can use her insurance cover during her ailing period. Her beneficiaries will also receive some money once her policy has matured; this is both an investment and health insurance policy.
Legal Issues in Genetics Research
I did not know that patients have the right to full information regarding their medical condition. This brings up the issue of informed consent. It appeared to me during the research that as a patient you have the right to information regarding their medical condition and how it can be handled. The health practitioner attending to the patient should provide all information that is necessary for decision making. This way a patient will be able to make informed consent.
I did not know that a law exists to regulate the termination from work of employees who disclose their genetics research information to their employers. Researchers in the field of health issues and ethics found out that many employees who disclosed their health information to their employers got discriminated against in their workplaces. Managers and employers should be in consultations with medical and health practitioners to ensure that though an employee suffering from a medical condition, they are fully employed, and their productivity is maximized. Employers should also look keenly into genetic conditions and understand their employees better, this way employees remain productive while the employer is satisfied with their work.
Prenatal Genetic testing
I did not know that this was even possible; performing genetics research on a fetus. This shows a high level of technological advancement in the fields of medicine and health. New parents are able to perform a genetics rest on the fetus before birth, and they can plan for medical expenses they expect to cover.
In conclusion
The field of genetic research will be fully understood once patients and the public get access to information and know their rights. There are both social and ethical issues that surround the field.
References
McLean, S., & Mason, J. K. (2003). Legal and ethical aspects of healthcare. London: Greenwich Medical Media.
Sensen, C. W. (2005). Handbook of genome research: genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, ethical, and legal issues. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH.
In the Shadow of an Old Translation An Analysis of Two Translations of À la Recherche du Temps Perdu
Mao Yufan (Cecilia) 119030063 L4
Mark Crimmins
HSS 1004: Analytical writing
21 November 2021
In the Shadow of an Old Translation: An Analysis of Two Translations of À la Recherche du Temps Perdu
À la Recherche du Temps Perdu was written by Marcel Proust. C. K. Scott Moncrieff ranslated the text into English with the title “Remembrance of Things Past”. Later, Lydia Davis wrote In Search Of Lost Time to complete the series. There are no major differences in the translated texts, but the translators’ choices may lead to different variation fo meanings from the reader. affect Later translations such as Davis’s work improved the quality of writing on the translations. Diction conveys emotions and captures themes such as involuntary memory while varying the sentence structure keeps the reader’s interest without changing the original meaning.
The translations are similar in their reference to the original title, but the translators use different diction to capture specific aspects of language such as emotions and convictions. Moncrieff’s version uses better word choices to bring out emotions in comparison to Davis’s version. For example, the use of the word Coeur in Moncrieff’s work translates to “courage” while the same is translated as “heart” in Davis’s text. From this word choice, Moncrieff’s is able to better capture the emotions through the use of diction that appeals to a more modern audience. The translated works are well interconnected to the original text, but the differences in style of expression and action mean that Moncrieff’s translation conveys relatable meaning and context better than Davis. Moncrieff presents the connotative and denotative meaning better in reference to the original text.
The word choice in the translated texts is based on the understanding of the translators and the richness of their vocabulary both in French and English. There are different versions of the opening line by different translators. Moncrieff writes, “for a long time I used to go to bed early” Compared to Davis’ expression “for a long time, i went to bed early.” Going to bed early reflects the same thing, but the difference is translating the verb in the appropriate tense or form. Moncrieff shows continuity thereby instilling some sense of emotions while Davis version is direct and lacks attachment. Other minor differences in diction have similar meanings. For example, Moncrieff writes “doing unusual things” while Davis’s translation is that there is excitement by “unaccustomed activities”.
Davis’s translation of the title In Search Of Lost Time captures the original text’s theme on celebrating involuntary memory. On the other hand, Moncrieff’s translation Remembrance of Things Past is less effective as it reflects ‘summoning’ the past. The theme of involuntary memoir is closely linked with sensory experiences. Davis uses a more literal rendering of the original text, while Moncrieff’s title borrows heavily from Shakespearean writing styles. The word ‘time’ is essential in the original text, but Moncrieff’ left this out, and Davis’s title translation is more accurate (Sansom, 1973). Time and memory are major themes in the book (Sansom, 1973), with the narrator speaking in two voices as a young boy and an old man.
English punctuation, such as misplaced commas, affects the overall meaning as commas are necessary to break down and group words, clauses, and phrases. Sometimes Moncrieff misses the commas and uses unnecessary commas. For instance, in the opening line, “FOR A LONG time I used to go to bed early,” there is a need for a comma after time. Generally, Davis makes better use of punctuation, but Davis also misses comma coordinating conduction “and” to join clauses and compound sentences. Thus there are longer sentences in both translations that could be broken into smaller sentences. Using simpler synonyms for words such as unintelligible and metamorphosis would also make it easier to understand Davis’s translated text.
Lydia’s sentence structure is varied, making the translation more effective in reflecting the intended meaning. Furthermore, the translator used dashes to indicate emphatic pauses and show the relationship between words to reflect the intended emotion. For instance, Davis used dashes in the sentence “he ate an egg and enjoyed it- if he digests it without trouble. It is easier to differentiate parts of sentences when there are dashes, and they also connect with the independent clauses. Most sentences are made up of a subject and a predicate, and predicates have one or more verbs in complex sentences. Since a sentence is a thematic unit consisting of words and referring to a specific topic, the sentence structure effectively reflects the ideas and intended meaning.
Moncrieff focused on maintaining the original meaning, but Davis’s translation focused on the meaning and context without unnecessary substitutions. Davis’s translation of the title captures the theme of involuntary memory over time. Additionally, Davis succeeds in exploring the major themes by emphasizing the main points in the translation. In the correct context, the transmission of the intended message is necessary to convey the appropriate meaning, and Davis’s translation clarifies the meaning. The diction affects the meaning, and Moncrieff used appropriate word substitution to reflect the meaning and context better than Davis. Both translators went beyond literal translations to reflect, and Davis varies the sentence structure but chooses simpler words to express the intended meaning in the translations. Using simple words and common terminology is also helpful for the translated text to be well understood while maintaining the original style and meaning.
References
Sansom, W. (1973). Proust and his World. Thames & Hudson.