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Politics November 24, 2023 at 6:11:12 PM 00 °c Log In Politics Habsburgs Balkanized-Remembrance of a Tragedy Politics 2023/11/11 Share Daniel Jo The day this article is being written is the eleventh day of the eleventh month; the very day that the armistice at Compiègne was signed by the Entente and the German Empire, officially ending all hostilities in the First World War. With the Paris Peace Conference, and the subsequent signings of the five major peace treaties, new nations were born from the collapse of the afflicted nations; most notably, from Austria-Hungary. However, it should be said that it was only the beginning of another tragedy to last decades and a century, which could have been prevented. The Balkans have never been in true peace in the modern era; from the Balkan Wars between 1912 and 1913, to the bloody fight between the ethnicities there during the Second World War, and the bloody dissolution of Yugoslavia between 1999 and 2001, the Balkans have been plagued with conflicts. Similarly, from the infamous Croatian Ustase during the Second World War that massacred the Serbs, to pro-Serbian paramilitary groups that massacred Croats and Bosniaks alike, the Balkans have suffered from ethnic cleansing massacres. Currently, the former nations of Yugoslavia, especially Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, are in a state of unstable peace that could be lit into yet another bloody conflict. This year, we have seen the Bosnian Serb region of Republika Srpska`s lawmakers declaring to reject the rules of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a possible foreshadowing to the split that also broke up Yugoslavia and all the atrocities that could come with it. With the constant remnants of previous wars threatening to light up the powder keg in Europe along with the two ongoing wars in Eastern Europe and the Levant, a single war in the Balkans would be another devastating blow to the fragile peace settled in the region. Some would argue that the peace maintained by the old monarchy of Austria-Hungary is better, compared with the apparent threat of a total war in the Balkans currently. It serves as a reminder of the strength of the Habsburg Monarchy, as they were able to preside over a period of peace and stability over the multiethnic empire even during the era in which nationalist fervor was high amongst nations. Since the dissolution of Austria-Hungary, the Balkans have become more balkanized: a grave reminder that perhaps the balkanization of a relatively stabilized Monarchy capable of amending ethnic tensions, was not such a good idea after all. Works Cited > News Robinson Review Favorites A Review of Alternative Bottleless Water Ooho Dongha Kim Three Reasons Why the U.S. Shot Down the Chinese Spy Balloon Seunghyeon Lee How Truly Significant Is the Collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank on the U.S. Economy? Songi Chai, Yubin Cho, Seohyun Jang.. Joe Biden's Signing of the Respect for Marriage Act Becomes A Turning Point in the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights As the Birth Rate Issue Emerges in China, CNN’s Recent Report May Shine Light on a New Vision of Politics Seoun Kim The New Fossil Fuel: Lithium Yubin Cho Yubin Cho Trending on Robinson Review As Economic Growth Slows, Retail Sales in March Decreases Joe Biden's Signing of the Respect for Marriage Act Becomes A Turning Point in the Fight for LGBTQ+ Right Vaseline on Your Face? Four Tips That Others Don’t Know The Controversy Behind Netflix “Dahmer–Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” General About Us Staff Events My account Popular sections Politics Economics Science Arts Other sections Opinion Magazine Games Contact Us Contact Us Social media Advertise With Us COOKIE PREFERENCES PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF USE Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © Robinson Review 2023. R and ‘Robinson Review’ are trademarks of Robinson Review. Robinson Review and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the Robinson Editorial Code of Practice.

Business Tuesday, December 23, 2025 00 °c Log In The Underlying Marketing Strategy: Apple Inc. Business 36 Apple Incorporated is the world's leading IT company. While not limited to developing hardware and software, the company pays tremendous attention to shaping the company’s value, perception, and image. Which would increase traffic, thus increasing revenue. It is crucial to note that all the steps taken by Apple are closely tied to increasing revenue–which is the primary goal of all companies. During the Steve Jobs era, Apple focused on enhancing user experience by paying attention to the packaging material and the aesthetics of their products–so much that they would compromise performance. These actions were all taken to fluctuate the demand so the company would gain a "premium" image. Now, under Tim Cook, the company undergoes major changes by releasing many variants of the same product at overlapping price points. Which influences the consumers to purchase the more expensive products. This is best reflected in Apple's iPad lineup. There are four variants of the iPad: the iPad, the iPad Mini, the iPad Air, and the iPad Pro–listed from the cheapest to the most extravagant. Due to relativity in marketing, people tend to purchase the medium option when consuming products. So, when there are only two options, one cheap and one expensive, it is difficult to anticipate which one would be better-selling than the other. However, when there are three or four options available, people are more likely to choose the middle option, as they do not want to be at the ends of the poles. Dan Ariely introduced an example in his novel Predictably Irrational regarding television marketing. When there are three televisions, each priced at $690, $850, and $1480, people tend to purchase the $850 product. Even though the other two products may be better values than $850. Apple applies this psychological trend by placing $500 and $600 iPads in the mid-range. Their iPad Pros, which adapt their latest cutting-edge technology, are not intended to maximize their sales. It serves the purpose of paving the way for increasing sales in the mid-range. Additionally, they use the Pro lineup to include all their latest technological achievements–since the company has to demonstrate their level of technology despite whether or not customers truly desire it. Apple is trying to dissolve the barrier separating the iPad and the Mac, as evident from their iPad slogans from past years: "Your next computer is not a computer." While there may be debates arising regarding this topic, looking at their prices, the iPad and the Mac are in close proximity in price. When configuring the 12.9" iPad Pro with its keyboard, the cheapest configuration costs $1400, while the MacBook Pro is priced at $1300. This would result in a debate among consumers regarding which product to purchase. While the two products are from different domains, they both contribute to Apple's revenue and, again, the company’s objectives. Another step Apple is taking is to increase inter-competition among their products, as Apple aims to create a consumer community where hesitating customers ultimately buy Apple products, just not sure which to choose. This intention is reflected in their continuity theme since the Steve Jobs era. Jobs emphasized how different Apple products had to be seamlessly integrated as a whole, which has continued into 2022. Apple recently introduced its credit card, securing users more tightly in its ecosystem and making it harder for consumers to move on. Consumers' dependence on Apple has significantly increased, and they serve essential parts of humans’ daily lives. It is inevitable that companies strive for more sales and revenue, while consumers seek a more reasonably priced product. This creates an equilibrium, a point of contact through which transactions are made. In other words, when a consumer purchases a product, that equilibrium is reached–the consumer compromises their objectives in exchange for a product. Like a spider web, the company uses countless strategies to persuade the masses to keep using it. Not only the ones discussed in this article but many more that people still don’t know about. While confidential information is confidential, it is logical to analyze Apple's strategies–for better or worse. 2022/10/22 Share Gyumin Kim Works Cited > News Business Robinson Review Favorites A Review of Alternative Bottleless Water Ooho Dongha Kim Three Reasons Why the U.S. Shot Down the Chinese Spy Balloon Seunghyeon Lee How Truly Significant Is the Collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank on the U.S. Economy? 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Opinion Tuesday, December 23, 2025 00 °c Log In What is your Lowland?: Book Review of “The Lowland” by Jhumpa Lahiri Opinion 0 'A classic story of family and ideology at odds, love and risk closely twined… An author, at the height of her artistry, spins the globe and comes full circle' Vogue 'Hypnotic… Belonging and alienation, place and displacement: these have long been Lahiri's abiding fictional concerns, but in The Lowland they are more alive than before, in the very shapes of her sentences' Daily Telegraph 'Resembles a mosaic, artfully pieced together and it reveals painful emotions' Literary Review 'Revealingly heartfelt… Poignant, deft' Washington Post 'Whenever readers, a million times, reopen the first page of The Namesake, Interpreter of Maladies, or The Lowland, they falter, enervate, and get lost by recognizing themselves, drenched with the ceaseless complexity in their emotions… But once more, they become loose by how bluntly and in an untroubled manner she comprises the concoction of resentment, remorse, and nostalgia' The Robinson Review "What is your lowland?" If someone asks you, you would encounter a dilemma with the phrasing of "What is your lowland?" and "Where is your lowland?" Which phrasing is correct? Does it have to be correct? If yes, what is the moral standard of accepting an answer as correct? Are all these questions worth your time? This is how Jhumpa Lahiri, the author of The Lowland, so deftly challenges the readers to ponder on the surroundings, life, and the value of parental & familial relationships. As the bonds between the questions above create complexity or even confusion, Lahiri's language further communicates the sublime essence of entanglement in life. While readers commonly anticipate themes, key messages, or the inspirational sense that originates from the book, her formative story displays from the tiniest but delicate details to the generous and overwhelming moments in life. Through guidance from the author, the readers' outreach of sympathy for the two brothers, Udayan and Subhash, intensifies. Even after the last page has been flipped over, the moments linger in the readers' hearts, drenched with sorrow and desolation. This review will discuss how Lahiri illustrates the consequences of imperative life choices, as well as a potential interpretation of the question "What is your lowland?" Page 3 writes, "Certain creatures laid eggs that were able to endure the dry season. Others survived by burying themselves in mud, simulating death, waiting for the return of rain." As the two groups of creatures encounter different processes for survival and survive, the author shows the different fates of Udayan and Subhash but reveals that they need each other. From the earliest moment, they were always beside each other. It was impossible to imagine their separation until Udayan, who was just about 15, drove himself to the Naxalite movement. (Here, a historical background is a requisite for understanding the will of Udayan). In 1967, the Naxalite movement, led by Charu Majumdar and peasants, aimed to seize power to free the peasants from the dominance of oppressive landlords. Through this incident, countless people died, so cruelly, that some got shot in front of their parents. Udayan, who was impulsive and believed that taking no action was the same as contributing to the violence of the incident, doesn't resist his revolutionary aspiration. While Subhash stays with Udayan, he is ambivalent and anxious about the fact that he is helping Udayan to conduct reckless actions. A few weeks later, Subhash moved to America to expand his science studies. Through the exchange of a letter with Udayan, he notices that Udayan fell in love with a girl called Gauri. However, as soon as Subhash decides to return to Calcutta, Subhash gets notified that Udayan is killed presumably by the police. As readers are already aware, Lahiri uses simple but descriptive language to transport the atmosphere, even the smallest exhale, and the intimate space of the moments in the story to the readers. The first half of the book discusses the family background of Udayan and Subhash, and how closely related they are, and concludes by delivering an inexpressible shock with the death of Udayan. "You're the other side of me, Subhash. It's without you that I'm nothing. Don't go." Even though they aren't physically separated in the first half of the book, I thought that the author foreshadows the separation through this quote: "But Subhash heard it as a command, one of so many he's capitulated to all his life." Lahiri uses phrases such as 'command' and 'capitulation' to solidify the idea that Subhash felt beaten by his brother. Udayan's desperate need for him to stay approached as disgruntlement to Subhash. Lahiri depicts the tension between maintaining familial relationships, meanwhile fostering one's own thoughts and feelings. Furthermore, her depiction challenges the readers to redefine the meaning of 'family' as a factor that may influence one's life-changing decisions but also can limit one's potential. What is the value of a family? How can the presence of a child and family awaken one's irresponsibility and guilt? With inexpressible shocks, Subhash tries to figure out the cause behind Udayan's death. Nonetheless, he finds it elusive to find out due to the avoidance of the family members. Eventually, he learned that Udayan was killed by the police due to the radical position he took. With void and abhorrence absorbing the household, Subhash convinces Gauri, the widowed woman, to move to America and restart with him. By hardly discarding Subhash's instinct for Gauri, in other words, his want to replace Udayan, Subhash realizes the inevitable future of their relationship. Gauri leaves her daughters Bela, and Subhash and continues her study of Philosophy. After twenty years, Bela settles down quickly due to her perpetual struggle and resentment when she thinks of her mother. After Bela informs Subhash that she is pregnant, he reveals that he is not her real father. With the woundable truth, Bela gets shocked and later, tries to slowly embrace the truth. When Subhash falls in love with a woman called Elise, he contacts Gauri to sign the divorce documents. After Gauri disguises herself as a woman with less guilt, struggle, and apology, she enters Bela's house to convey the documents. As expected, Bela spits out woundable words to her, however, Gauri acknowledges that they are worth enough to describe her. Later, Bela sends her a letter that once her daughter and she are ready, they can try to meet one day. "The moment he returned to them after Udayan's death, the moment he stood before them, she'd felt only rage. Rage at Subhash for reminding her so strongly of Udayan, for sounding like him, for remaining a spare version of him." "Don't make a scene, Bela. Don't be a coward. I watched your father killed before my eyes, she might have said. I don't like you, Bela cried out, shaking herself free. I'll never like you, for the rest of my life." "She learned that an act intended to express love could have nothing to do with it. That her heart and her body were different things." The second half of the book answers the question - "How can the presence of a child and family awaken one's guilt and irresponsibility?" From the perspective of Gauri, with the presence of Udayan's death, she would have been tilted and focused on her past. But with the thought of restarting life, which suited her wants, she would have decided to settle down with Subhash. Instead of a firm determination that she is going to live happily with Subhash, she might have lost all the energy to repudiate the situation, like water flows through the lowland, she settled down in America. Because of her indescribable rage and the similarity, she finds out between Subhash and Udayan, her aspiration to escape life soon returns as guilt to her and is remembered as irresponsible by Bela. Some critics criticize that the book failed to sufficiently describe the emotions and thoughts of Gauri. Since she plays a crucial role in the story, the readers would have expected to delve into the perspective of Gauri. As a reviewer, I also believe that there should have been more evidence and explanation for her state of mind. On the other hand, wouldn't describing Gauri's mind have been a challenge for the author? I feel she would have the most complexity in her emotions dealing with guilt, resentment, loss, responsibility as a mother, and more. Therefore, Lahiri might have wanted the readers to actually think about it and if possible, bring out empathy for her. "What is your lowland?" When Subhash and Udayan were in their childhoods, picking up golf balls near the lowland, they were warned by the police that they shouldn't enter the area. One of the reasons being that they're children, they were able to cover their faults without any consequences. But as they grew up as an adult, whenever they made a decision – whether it is big or small–a consequence followed. No matter how severe or active the consequence was, it followed. At this point, the lowland turns out to be a land that went through changes. It isn't as flat and generous as it used to be. As a reviewer, I believe that my lowland is myself. When I was in elementary school, I was very welcoming toward myself. When I made mistakes, I was able to give a pat on my back to not repeat the same one. But as more responsibilities and burdens piled up and my shoulders frequently reached their unendurable point, ironically, I narrowed, forced, and was strict with myself. Hence, as the lowland unintentionally discarded the memories of Udayan and Subhash by encountering changes, I as well don't give much space for me to recall those fulfilling memories. But I anticipate more challenges and situations to affect me so that I can go through dozens of changes. Change isn't always intimidating or passive, but can bring more potential to a person just as the book, The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri, so deftly shows how consequences can change one's fate so swiftly or so gratefully. 2023/10/23 Share Chaeri Kang Works Cited > News Opinion Robinson Review Favorites A Review of Alternative Bottleless Water Ooho Dongha Kim Three Reasons Why the U.S. Shot Down the Chinese Spy Balloon Seunghyeon Lee How Truly Significant Is the Collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank on the U.S. Economy? 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Economics Tuesday, December 23, 2025 00 °c Log In Endless Lockdowns in China and Their Effects Economics Share Juan Lim 2023/11/27 Works Cited > News 0 11/27/2023 Recently, there was a 7-day lockdown in the Foxconn factory located in Zhengzhou, China. The factory is responsible for 60% of iPhone production worldwide and hundreds of thousands of people work in the factory. Still, just 40 COVID-19 cases managed to halt the production of one of the most popular smartphones, which led to the escape of employees who could not withstand the strict regulations. This is the case for many other Chinese cities, including major economic hubs like Shanghai and Beijing. Although most countries are now ending the lockdowns with COVID-19 cases decreasing, China is sticking to its zero-COVID policy by strictly managing all cases. Then, what are the effects of the endless lockdowns in China? It is obvious that strict lockdowns are harmful to the economy since people are restricted from earning and spending money. Because the entire city goes through a lockdown if someone tests positive, the negative effects of the lockdowns are significantly greater compared to other countries. The lockdown added to the recent recession caused by the increase in interest rates by the U.S. federal bank meant that China’s economy had a hard hit. While the Chinese government expected the economic growth rate to be 5.5%, the current growth rate is far below: 3%. Also, retail sales, which is an indicator of domestic consumption, decreased by 0.5% last month. This was the highest rate of decrease since the full lockdown of Shanghai six months ago. Like this, the economy of China is heading in the opposite direction of other countries that are slowly recovering from the effects of COVID. The recent lockdowns are affecting the global economy as well. With exports being banned due to lockdowns, China has stopped working as the “factory of the world”. Currently, numerous important facilities like factories and ports are not active. As a result, other countries are facing logistics issues since their trade with China came to an abrupt stop. The lockdowns are not only affecting the economy of China, but they are also affecting the daily lives of Chinese citizens. The citizens fear COVID-19 more than necessary since people who get infected need to go through long and strict quarantines. When they come out, they need to face harsh criticism from other citizens for causing the lockdown. The Chinese government created this fear by trying to prevent COVID cases at all costs. For example, just one month ago in Shanghai Disneyland, tourists were stuck in the park for 3 days until everyone tested negative just because of one person who tested positive. In addition, the endless lockdowns are making the citizens less patient. In Xinjiang, when there was a fire in an apartment building, the firefighters could not enter because the apartment was under lockdown. After the spread of the video footage, the Xinjiang citizens started a protest with people chanting “end lockdowns” and “without freedom, I would rather die”. Across the entire country, the dissent towards the government’s zero COVID policy is continuing to grow. The Chinese government responded to these protests by stating that the lockdowns will soon ease, but it does not seem likely. However, despite these strict regulations, COVID cases in China do not seem to decrease. It will be very difficult for China to suddenly get rid of its zero-COVID policy since there were already a lot of sacrifices to keep the number of cases to a minimum. Also, it will require a lot of time to convince the citizens that COVID is not a serious disease anymore. 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