...The Norwegian Rat by Naguib Mahfouz Fortunately we were not alone in this affliction. Mr. A.M., being the senior householder in the building, had invited us to a meeting in his flat for an exchange of opinions. There were not more than ten people present, including Mr. A.M., who, in addition to being the oldest among us, held the most senior position and was also the most well off. No one failed to show up--and how could they, seeing that it had to do with the rats and their likely invasion of our homes and their threat to our safety? Mr. A.M. began in a voice of great gravity with "As you all know..." and then set forth what the papers had been reiterating about the advance of the rats, their vast numbers, and the terrible destruction that would be wrought by them. Voices were raised around the room. "What is being said is quite beyond belief." "Have you seen the television coverage?" "They're not ordinary rats; they're even attacking cats and people." "Isn't it likely that things are a bit exaggerated?" "No...no, the facts are beyond any exaggeration." Then, calmly and with pride in being the chairman, Mr. A.M. said, "It has in any case been established that we are not alone. This has been confirmed to me by the Governor." "It's good to hear that." "So all we have to do is carry out instructions meticulously, both those that come directly through me and those that come by way of the authorities." "And will this cost us a great deal?" it occurred to one of us to inquire...
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...Norwegian Air Shuttle Analysis of Global Expansion Strategy through subsidiaries in emerging economies Consultant Report 16 October 2013 Presented to: Dr. Kent Springdal The International Business Environment Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 3 COMPANY PROFILE ....................................................................................................................................... 3 MARKET ANALYSIS........................................................................................................................................ 3 GLOBAL ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 CORE MATURE MARKETS .................................................................................................................................................... 4 EMERGING MARKETS ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 CONSUMER DEMAND............................................................................................................................................................ 5 COMPETITION ............................................................................................
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...Sosiologi og sosialantropologi Samfunnsvitenskapelige tenkemåterMål for opplæringen er at eleven skal kunne gjøre rede for tenkemåter i sosiologi og sosialantropologi og bruke dem til å forklare sosiale sammenhenger definere begrepet sosial atferd og sammenlikne teorier som forklarer sosial atferd definere begrepet sosialt system, gi eksempler på struktur og funksjon i sosiale systemer og gjøre rede for forutsetninger for at sosiale systemer skal kunne bestå gjøre rede for hvordan sosiologer og sosialantropologer går fram for å innhente kunnskap om samfunnet gjennomføre samfunnsfaglige undersøkelser med utgangspunkt i egne spørsmål og presentere resultatene KulturforståelseMål for opplæringen er at eleven skal kunne gjøre rede for ulike betydninger av begrepet kultur og reflektere over meningsinnholdet i uttrykk som ”norsk kultur” bruke samfunnsvitenskapelige tenkemåter til å sammenlikne kulturer analysere årsaker til kulturforskjeller og identifisere faktorer som gjør at kulturer er stabile eller endrer seg forklare forskjellen på begrepene egosentrisk og etnosentrisk, bruke begrepene til å analysere årsaker til konflikter mellom individer og mellom grupper og diskutere løsninger på konfliktene gjøre rede for familie- og slektskapsordninger og drøfte ekteskapets funksjoner i ulike kulturer gi eksempler på psykologiske behov som religion kan tilfredsstille, gjøre rede for religioners kulturelle funksjoner og reflektere over den rollen...
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...Typically british and norwegian Manners British children learn formal politeness from an early age. Even the youngest toddler is taught to say “please” when asking for something, and “thank you” when getting it. Anything else would be considered very rude. Another example of politeness is the way people hold the door open for the next person; you will rarely have the unpleasant experience of a door being slammed in your face. Norwegians on the other hand are very straigt forward and doesn't use small polite phrases after every sentence. It is also uncommon to hold the door open for strangers. The thing with Norwegians and manners is not that we do not have any, but that they are somewhat different than outside of Norway or Scandinavia. The Norwegian "politeness" lies more in being friendly with people than in correctness. Traditionalism The British tend to stick to their old traditions, and are not very keen on making changes to adapt to European standards. F.exs: Driving on the left remains the rule in traffic and british judges are still wearing old-fashioned white wigs in court. Maybe this traditionalism comes from the isolated geographical position of the British Isles? Britain has tended to export its own culture rather than pick up new habits from others. Humour The British are famous for their well-developed sense of humour. Their humour tends to be verbal, with the use of puns and irony. Making jokes and teasing someone is often a sign of approval. There...
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...Typical Norwegians «That is so typical Norwegians», you often hear, but what does it mean? What is special about Norway and the citizens there, and when can you say that you are a truly Norwegian person? Norway is a multicultural country with habits from all over the world. They eat taco, pizza and burgers, and they do yoga and play ice hockey. Even though they play ice hockey and eat taco, they do have some traditions that is typical Norwegians. Norwegians love nature. They are proud of the fjords and the mountain. They like to take a hike in the mountain. Today, the majority of Norwegians lives in the city, however most Norwegians have a cabin, either on the mountain or by the sea. They like to live the simple life and spend time out of the city. In addition, they do use a lot of time on their cabin. Many people celebrate Christmas and Ester, and use most of their vacation at the cabin. Everyone loves food, especially Norwegians. A typical Norwegian family etas taco every Friday and pizza every Saturday, but that is not traditional Norwegian food. In Norway, we have something called “Brunost”, directly translated is means brown chees. “Brunost” is used as increase on bread, often with jam underneath. It is really good! As I said in the beginning; most Norwegians eat pizza every Saturday, but there is one kind of pizza that the Norwegians are well known for, and that is the “Grandiosa”. You can find a “Grandiosa” in every freezer across the country. The “Grandiosa” is...
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... Few outside Norway can speak Norwegian. This means that Norwegians have to use English or other foreign languages when they travel or study abroad, or work in firms or organizations with international contacts and activities. Many Norwegian firms even use English as the main language at work. The same is often the case in workplaces with foreign bosses or foreign co-workers. Besides that, workers in Norway often have to read manuals and other documents in English. If you look at the job vacancies in our largest Norwegian newspapers, you will find that many firms and organizations advertise jobs in English. They obviously expect the job applications to be written in the same language. Actually, all you have to do is turn on a computer and access the net to find out how important English really is. Another example is higher education. At your upper secondary school, all of the textbooks you use, except for those in language classes, are written in Norwegian. However, if you decide to go on to college or university, many of your textbooks will be in English, even if you are studying medicine, social studies or engineering in Norway. An increasing number of courses are also being taught in English, often because of international students or because the lecturer does not speak Norwegian. Just at the University of Oslo, for instance, there are more than 800 courses taught in English. English is also the most commonly used language in Norwegian export and import firms. Almost...
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...3 Åsta Øvregaard, Sissel Robbins, Birte Hillestad, Olaf Husby Norwegian on the Web 4 2011 © Åsta Øvregaard, Sissel Robbins, Birte Hillestad, Olaf Husby Trykk: NTNU-trykk, Trondheim 5 Norwegian on the Web - NoW What kind of course? NoW is an online course in Norwegian at entry level, where all the teaching aids are integrated on a website, free of charge. NOW is developed at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, by experienced teachers. For whom? NoW is open to all who want to learn Norwegian. The course is also specially designed for foreign students studying at NTNU. The latter can get a wider range of services with classroom instruction. As a student at NTNU, you can apply for admission to the classroom courses and access to exams. NTNU offers Norwegian language courses at several levels, from entry to advanced level. Some beginner courses are offered in conjunction with NoW, others use different teaching aids. Read more on http://www.ntnu.edu/norwegiancourse Where? You will find Norwegian on the Web at http://www.ntnu.edu/now/intro What will you learn? Part 1 (chapter 1-6) leads to knowledge equivalent to level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR)1. Part 2 (chapter 7-10) leads to skills at level A2. After completing the A1 level the students should understand and be able to use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction...
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...Report on Doing Business in Norway Introduction This report provides all the information necessary for anyone intending to conduct business with the Norwegians. The information is based on interviews and observations. General appearance Norwegians are very distinctive looking people. They are all tall, slim, blond and athletic. They all have very blue eyes and pale skin. It is really easy to spot a Norwegian abroad since s/he always carries a backpack wherever s/he goes. Democratic Decision Making Process Norwegians believe wholeheartedly in democracy and there is no difference between salaries no matter which position a person occupies in a company. All decisions are referred to the workers and are taken on a group basis. Bosses should always listen to the needs of their subordinates. Adopting an authoritarian style of management would really be asking for trouble. The unions have a very strong position and the state plays an extremely important role in business life. All Norwegians support public ownership of services because they strongly believe that everyone should have the same rights, regardless of their income or where they live. Doing Business with the Norwegians In business Norwegians are absolutely honest, trustworthy and reliable. On arrival in a Norwegian company, you will find your Norwegian counterparts already seated at the negotiating table, prepared to do business with no time set aside for establishing a relationship or even breaking the ice. They...
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...1. Compare the main features of what you understand to be the Norway Model with those of the Canada Model (as represented by CPPIB). • The GPFB is essentially a sovereign wealth fund, funded with petroleum revenues and integrated with the government’s fiscal budget. There are no specific long-term liabilities to service. The CPPIB is not a sovereign wealth fund, does not serve a government budget and its funds (at a contribution rate of 9.9%) come from employers and employees in Canada. Therefore, the CPPIB has future liabilities in the form of pension payments. • The CPPIB employs a total portfolio approach in which investment decisions are made by allocation of underlying risk characteristics across various investments. In doing so, it does not restrict its allocation to any asset class, as long as the risk/return benefit from an investment justifies its deviation from the Reference Portfolio. The GPFB however functions as a typical pension fund, where allocations of funds are across asset classes and regions. The portfolio would be rebalanced when specific asset classes deviated from a benchmark, hence restricting the percentage asset allocation of the portfolio. • The GPFB has only recently started an allocation of funds to real estate with the rest of the portfolio invested in fixed income and equity. The CPPIB, on the other hand, is more aggressive in its investments in illiquid assets, having gradually increased its allocation to infrastructure, private equities and...
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...Eating Sugar The short story written by Catherine Merriman named ”Eating Sugar, was originally published in ”Getting a life”, Honno, in 2001. A third person narrator tells the short story and furthermore the narrator is omniscient. It seems to me that the time is not important in this short story. On the contrary the environment, the surroundings, are described into details. In this analysis I have chosen to focus on the description of the surroundings, a short analysis of Eileen and Alex and their relation, an analysis of the title “Eating Sugar” in comparison with the contents of the short story. Furthermore I have chosen to take the extract of the essay “A Small Place” and the picture “Tourists 2” into perspective. Finally I will discuss the globalization of the English language in the world today. In the short story we meet a family of three, Alex, the father, Eileen, the mother and their daughter Suzanne. Eileen works as a teacher in Thailand, where they live, and the moment she gets her Thai New Year holiday they decide to become tourists. They go on a trip with other holidaying Thais but when they decide to leave the paradise the small British family of three decide to stay so that they can have the small paradise to themselves. Alex and Eileen have been together most of their lives at least since the 1970s. Together they have tried LSD and they have also travelled to Yugoslavia hitchhiking - long-haired innocents as Alex himself calls it. Alex starts...
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...This field of magick sciences is considered less demanding when compared to other systems within this field and its lurking dangers are unsurpassed as well. Although, rune-magick is linked to Quabbalah, it is not identical to the system of Franz Bardon’s work, The Key to True Quabbalah. True to our cosmic system of duality, every rune has an opposing negative rune aspect or anti-rune, if you will. The following example should emphasize the true danger of this system: Should the rune-magus speak a rune that symbolizes love through the three senses (like Quabbalistic letters), he must have evaluated his character that no trace of the opposing trait to love, namely hate, still lingers deep and unnoticed within his soul. He must be convinced without...
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...the Norwegian Cruise Line is an evidence of showing research of client requires. http://www.ncl.co.uk/booking.php?stage=sailing_details&offer_id=86153&search_url_id=1&showing_intermediate_page=1 The research I have done was based on client brief description. My role was take into consideration all the client enquires which was consist of history & culture, explore 2 destinations within their holiday, long-haul flight and they would like to have an outside cabin possible with a balcony. I have tried to match with the client enquiries and I have resulted with: * Starting point from Venice, Italy to Spain, Barcelona * 12 nights holiday * Cultural or historical places such as Turkey (Istanbul), Greece (Athens) * Long Haul flight London Heathrow- Italy, Venice * Accommodation (hotel) with a balcony http://uk.cruises.com/cruise-ship/ncl-cruises/norwegian-spirit.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=+cruise_+norwegian_+spirit_+ship&dtp=%2Bcruise%20%2Bnorwegian%20%2Bspirit%20%2Bship|pcrid|23526878134|mt|b|mkwid|sasxbEuoq Onboard of this ship are lots of things to do and take part in such as: * Karaoke Rooms (Deck 7) * Stardust Theatre (Deck 7) * Starlight Video Arcade & Disco * Charlie’s Child Care Centre (Deck 10) * Maharajah’s Casino (Deck 7) * The Card Room (Deck 12) * The Writing Room (Deck 12) * Photo gallery (Deck 8) The cruise ship of these clients is Norwegian Spirit...
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...A Diagnosis and Prognosis of Western World Society Doctor Martin Luther King Junior was thirty five years old when he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, presented by Gunnar Jahn of the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament on December 10, 1964 (Jahn). The reason for King’s nomination and award was for the doctor’s doctrine of nonviolence as a means of protest, specifically for social inequality in the southern United States that hit an apex in 1960’s. Upon accepting his Nobel Peace Prize, he made one of his most famous speeches, The Quest for Peace and Justice, of which he cited works and people of significance to recapitulate his ideology to his audiences. King’s lecture that consisted of these references was not simply intended to be for the audience at the Nobel Peace Prize Award ceremony, but rather he also spoke indirectly to politics, philanthropists and philosophers, opponents of the Black Civil Rights movement, and the devotees that had rallied for equality. The first discernible audience would assuredly be the politicians of the United States at the time of the Black Civil Rights Movement. The United States President John F. Kennedy (assassinated a year before passage of the bill in Dallas) was a predominant vocal advocate for the Civil Rights Bill that had a difficult time to be approved by Congress during his term. The tragedy of Kennedy’s death caused the loss of sponsors of the bill and stalled the passage of the new law. Lyndon B. Johnson assumed the role as...
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...Vacation Start :- 05/30/2015 Vacation En :- 06/06/2015 Sail Start :- 05/30/2015 Sail End : -06/06/2015 Destination : -CARIBBEAN Reservation no :- 28248143 Cabin no 1 :- 13441 Invoice Item | SHAH MILAN MAHENDRAKUMAR | SHAH BIJAL MILAN | Total | VOYAGE FARE | $529.00 | $529.00 | $1,058.00 | NCF | $190.00 | $190.00 | $380.00 | GOVERNMENT TAX | $118.84 | $118.84 | $237.68 | | | | | | | | | Reservation Total | $837.84 | $837.84 | $1,675.68 | ONBOARD CREDIT | $12.50 | $12.50 | $25.00 | Reservation no :-28248184 Cabin no :- 13445 Invoice Item | SHAH RINA JAYESH | SHAH SIDDHANT JAYESH | Total | VOYAGE FARE | $529.00 | $529.00 | $1,058.00 | NCF | $190.00 | $190.00 | $380.00 | GOVERNMENT TAX | $118.84 | $118.84 | $237.68 | | | | | | | | | Reservation Total | $837.84 | $837.84 | $1,675.68 | ONBOARD CREDIT | $12.50 | $12.50 | $25.00 | Reservation no :- 28248210 Cabin no :- 13443 Invoice Item | SHAH JINEN JAYESH | OZA SRUSHTI PANKAJ | Total | VOYAGE FARE | $529.00 | $529.00 | $1,058.00 | NCF | $190.00 | $190.00 | $380.00 | GOVERNMENT TAX | $118.84 | $118.84 | $237.68 | | | | | | | | | Reservation Total | $837.84 | $837.84 | $1,675.68 | ONBOARD CREDIT | $12.50 | $12.50 | $25.00 | Reservation no :- 28248237 Cabin no :- 13403 Invoice Item | SHAH JAYESH KUMUD CHANDRA | SHAH VIDIT DIVYESH | Total | VOYAGE FARE | $529.00 | $529.00 | $1,058.00 | NCF | $190.00 | $190.00 | $380.00 | ...
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...Topic: Cruising General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose Sentence: To persuade my listeners to go on a cruise for vacation. Central Idea: Cruising is affordable and there is something for every age to do. Introduction: Summer is coming up and I know all of you guys cannot wait to have a fun vacation. I mean school is out, the weather is beautiful, and you get days off from work to relax. So you don’t care where you go just as long as you are out of Palm Coast. Some people go visit family in other states, some fly around the U.S, and some people just go to another city in Florida. As for me, you will find me having a blast on a huge water hotel sailing through the big blue sea waves and feeling the warmth of the sun and waiting to see a new part of the world. Preview Sentence: Today I will try to talk you into the beautiful idea of cruising. Body: One of the most popular ways to travel is by cruise ships. By cruising, you have time to relax and have fun at the same time. Passenger cruise liners are meant exclusively for recreational purposes and it is commonly known across the world. More and more people are discovering the fun and value of going on cruise, especially that luxury cruise is now more affordable and easily accessible to everyone. According to Travel Authority, Howard Hillman, “There are more than 300 sea-going cruise ships in the world. They can collectively accommodate over 300,000 passengers per day.” Cruising is really the best way to travel...
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