...could not just stand there and watch this go down so he stabbed Bob (Hinton 56). It was a very inconceivable of him since he was like a "...puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers..." (Hinton 11). Johnny coming along has made him become less timid. He could be considered brave for standing up to Pony, even though in result he has become a murderer. Now Pony and Johnny had a bigger rationale to be running: They were wanted for murder. Johnny was never the one anticipated to be a killer. If anyone, it would have been Dally (the toughest of the gang). Johnny had never done anything so criminal in his life until the moment his switch blade went into Bob. It's funny how one action someone chooses to make can change someone tremendously. It's like how if someone touches a stalagmite, it stops growing; One accident stops the growth. There is no going back after an action is made. When Johnny was deciding what to do about Bob he kills him, which prevents Johnny and Pony from moving forward with their normal lives and having to start living a brand new one. Pony and Johnny end up living in a church after the murder. They both had to chop off their hair to change their appearance. Long, greasy hair is a valuable feature to a greaser so Johhny and Ponyboy didn't want to lose it. First the murdering, and now the hair. They never expected any of this to happen from running away. Johhny could have been hanging out with the gang, but instead he had to...
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...Depending on what age you are, you might've read a book called "The Outsiders". If you haven't "The Outsiders" is a book about the rivalry between the Greasers and the Socs, but mostly focuses on Ponyboy, who is the main character, and his choices throughout his life. In this essay, we're going to talk about how Ponyboys relationships change throughout the story. The first major change in a relationship is when Ponyboy comes home late after he accidentally fell asleep at the "lot" Once he comes home his brother Darry yells at him. (Page 43-44) "It sounded dumb, even to me, when I stammered, "I... I went to sleep in the lot..." "You what?" He was shouting, and Sodapop sat up and rubbed his eyes. " "He should never yell at Soda. Nobody should ever holler at my brother. I exploded. "You don't yell at him!" I shouted. Darry wheeled around and slapped me so hard that it knocked me against the door." "Suddenly it was deathly quiet. We had all frozen. Nobody in my family had ever hit me. Nobody. Soda was wide-eyed. Darry looked at the palm of his hand where it had turned red and then looked back at me. His eyes were huge. "Ponyboy..." The second main change in a relationship is between Pony and Johnny. After Johnny kills bob to save his friend, (Page 49) "I killed him," he said slowly. "I killed that boy." they decide to go into hiding, and so they did. (Page 50) "We'll need money. And maybe a gun. And a plan." They stayed in the church for a little under a week, but ponyboy admitted...
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...The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. Ponyboy and his two brothers — Darrel (Darry), who is 20, and Sodapop, who is 16 — have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident. Pony and Soda are allowed to stay under Darry's guardianship as long as they all behave themselves. The boys are greasers, a class term that refers to the young men on the East Side, the poor side of town. The greasers' rivals are the Socs, short for Socials, who are the "West-side rich kids." The story opens with Pony walking home alone from a movie; he is stopped by a gang of Socs who proceed to beat him up. The Socs badly injure and threaten to kill Ponyboy; however, some of his gang happen upon the scene and run the Socs off. This incident sets the tone for the rest of the story, because the event tells the reader that a fight between these two groups needs no provocation. The next night Pony and two other gang members, Dallas Winston (Dally) and Johnny Cade, go to a drive-in movie. There they meet Sherri (Cherry) Valance and her friend Marcia, who have left their Soc boyfriends at the drive-in because the boys were drinking. Dally leaves after giving the girls a hard time, but another greaser, Two-Bit Mathews, joins Pony and Johnny. The boys offer to walk the girls home after the movie, but along the way, the girls' boyfriends...
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...Name: Isabela Schmalz Advisory: Uyaguari Insider and Outsider? I know all of you must be asking, how can someone be both an insider and outsider? In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton many of the characters are both insiders and outsiders throughout the book. The genre of this book is realistic fiction because it was similar to what happened to S.E Hinton in high school, but the characters and story are fake. This book’s setting is based on Hinton’s hometown Tulsa Oklahoma. In this novel there are two different gangs of people, Socs and Greasers. They both have a rivalry and fight all the time. The book is through the eyes of the main character Ponyboy, whose parents died and is being raised by his two older brothers. Some of the main characters...
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...Nothing Gold Can Stay (Frost) VS. I Used to Live Here Once (Rhys) Jason W. Miller Ashford University ENG125: Introduction to Literature Professor Patricia Lake December 3, 2012 Death and impermanence is always full of sorrow. I have chosen Death and Impermanence as my theme to discuss, not because of tragedy I’ve experienced, but instead because it’s an interestingly complex theme. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and “I Used to Live Here Once” could not be no more different in their visual form than they already are; however, they both represent the theme through common emotions and mood of the literary works. Throughout my essay I will explain the relevance of the two works, and authors, as well as the differences. The formalist approach will be my choice of critical analysis of the two works, which will aid in forming my comparison and contrast of both works as well. “The poem of the Robert Frost, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is discussing the beauty of life’s wonderful but short-lived treasures, as example chasing dreams and spending time with loved ones. It is illustrated by Frost those treasures in the world related to the nature through the use of metaphors, imagery, diction, and allusion. The poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” helps open one’s eyes to the harsh realities of nature’s path and although we must all succumb to the laws of nature, it is these unbreakable laws that make life so treasured (Shmoop, 2010). On the other side the literature “I Used to Live Here...
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...Eastman Kodak Company: Funtime Film Brief Case Report Diagnosis and analysis There were several issues that Kodak had to face in 1990s and I will emphasize a few of them. First, Kodak’s market share fell from 76% to 70% over a period of 5 years. That happened primarily due to film’s consumers being price-sensitive and preferring lower-priced films of Kodak’s competitors. Fuji and Polaroid, for example, enjoyed 15% growth in one year, while Kodak’s growth rate was only 3% during that same year. It is easy to see that consumers were provided with more options when it came to choosing film and since quality differences amount films were unclear, buyers based their preferences on price alone. Also, as soon as speculation arose about lowering a price on film, Kodak’s stock fell by 8% in value. Kodak was used to high gross margins; therefore, market’s expectation of leader’s lower prices and decreasing profits had a negative effect on its stock price and possibly even brand image. Second, Kodak faced stiff competition and the fact that Fuji was going after the US market. Fuji seriously differentiated itself from Kodak and grabbed consumers’ attention when it became the official film of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Kodak’s response to Fuji’s move towards market domination has not been very timely or effective. It took Kodak 10 years to react and attempt to reposition itself in 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Norway. In my opinion, it was too little too late. Fuji’s campaign...
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...actually to step back up on a hill overlooking the flock and watch where the sheep have been and where they’re heading. Be ahead of the crowd, not part of it! Most investors will make several mistakes in 2012. But, by being a contrarian, you have the possibility of gaining long-term wealth by taking a different stance than the crowd. You must be careful not to just do the opposite of what everyone else is doing; rather, make sure you have a well-researched and thorough understanding of the market landscape to understand where opportunities are. We’ve analyzed the markets and identified six potential mistakes that investors might make in 2012. Of course this analysis allows people not only to avoid these mistakes and prevent losing money, but it also offers the opportunity to make money. This analysis will reveal the six opportunities of which the majority of people aren’t aware. By the time the mass public becomes aware of them, these opportunities will already be gone. Investor Mistake #1: Not Recognizing the Makings of a Classic Bear Market Trap in Stocks Following the financial crisis of 2008, the stock market made a bottom in March 2009; since then, it has rallied quite strongly. Some investors are getting too complacent in the rise and are assuming that a new bull market is here. Some analysts on TV might cite a rebound in housing, low interest rates, strong corporate earnings, and other seemingly positive reasons as to...
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...Populism in the Oz Mythology: One is Silver and the Other’s Gold Populism is a political idea that bloomed in Kansas in the late nineteenth century, and blossomed into a political movement well into the twentieth century. The idea represents a vast amount of people who want the best, but may not have their voices heard. Populism is the act of average men and women, farmers, etc., who want more than their political structure is offering, and demand change. Those who classify themselves as populists strive for more than what is offered by current politics, and strive for the best results in their community. Farmers during the late nineteenth century were great proponents for a silver standard, a compliment to the gold standard, as an accessible way for many in the middle class to increase their personal wealth. The creation of wealth for the lower-middle and middle-class would create a greater infrastructure economically, as these land owners could create more agricultural jobs by having to hire more people to harvest their new land. Countless works within the Oz Mythology include ideas chained to populism, the most prominent at the time being the proposition for a “Silver Standard” in addition to the current Gold Standard (Hansen). Having a silver standard within the novel would have radically changed the dynamics of the Gulch family in the original novel, which would then lead on to shape the economic setting of the following works within the Oz Mythology. During a time...
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...requirements and forecasts……………………..……6 Training needs…………………………………………...………….7 Business risks…………………………………………….………….7 PEST analysis……………………………………………….……….7 SWOT analysis………………………………………….……………8 2. Executive summary The business that I want to set up and run is a jewellery business, which will be called “Reiche”. It will be online based but I will also be supplying to other retailers that sell luxury fashion items. Reiche will have it own shop in central London precisely around Mayfair, because in the area, there are many different luxury shops, hotels, bars etc; and the area seems to attract many wealthy people. My jewellery business will also give customer opportunity to sell their unwanted gold at a fair price, to have their repairs and alteration done, as well as have custom design for their jewellery. We will also personal shopping and advice for clients with busy schedule. Reiche will start as sole trade, and as the business grows, it will become a company limited by shares. Reiche’s products will be stylish, details oriented, fashionably designed pieces of jewellery such as earrings, bracelets, necklace, rings and bangles made in real gold, silver or platinum and in many other materials. Some of my jewellery will be mix with stones such as diamond, crystal, pearl, topaz and many others. Most people will feel that Reiche pieces of jewellery are nothing like they have ever seen before. Here, my...
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...1. Introduction The exchange rate volatility and its impact on the volume of international trade has been studied Intensively during 1970’s when the world economy shifted from fixed exchange rate to free floating Exchange rate. The hypotheses may be that if the exchange rate volatility is higher than it will generate Uncertainty of the future profit from export trade. To diminish the uncertainty investors can go for Currency hedge and minimize the uncertainty related to international trade in short time. In long the Run, exchange rate volatility may also affect trade indirectly by influencing firm’s investment decision. However, the commercial investors have limited possibilities of trading claims to future operational Cash flows. Hence they are forced to shift away to less risky markets. According to these arguments, traders are risk averse, and hedging is expensive or impossible. Therefore, exchange rate volatility will reduce risk adjusted profit from foreign trade. The high degree of volatility and uncertainty of Exchange rate movements since the beginning of the generalized floating in 1973 have led policy makers and researchers to investigate the nature and extent of the impact of such movements on the volume of trade. However, the studies dealt with the exchange rate volatility and its effect on trade flows have yielded mixed results. On one hand, a number of studies have argued that exchange rate volatility will impose costs on risk averse market participants...
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...2.0 objectives 2 3.0 marketing strategy 3 3.1 Customer analysis 3-4 4.0 SWOT analysis 4-6 5.0 steps in marketing management strategy 6 6.0 Market segmentation 7 6.1 demographic segmentation 7 6.2 behavioral segmentation 7 6.3 geographic segmentaion 8 7.0 target market selection 8 8.0 positioning and differentiation 9 9.0 marketing mix 10 9.1 product 10 9.1.1 Core services 10-11 9.1.2 Supplementary services-personalize service 11 9.2 Promotion 12 9.2.1 Promotion through online 12 9.2.2 Advertising 12-13 9.3 price 13 9.4 place 14 10.0 CONCLUSION 15 REFERENCE 1.0 Introduction Nowadays, business world is constantly changing and moving due to the advances in technology. To be more competitive among rivals, understanding customers' needs is the priority for most banking institutions. It must be more than just opening a saving account in the bank such as enable customers to do transactions and facilitate their payment access. Customers are always looking for a more conveniently and time-saving method to fasten their transactions effectively and efficiently. Automated Teller Machine(ATM), an electronic banking machine that allow customers to conduct basic transactions without the aid of a branch representative or traditional face-to-face bank transaction that conducted in the bank office. However, after undergoing several research processes regarding customers' needs, we discovered that the withdrawal limit and cash deposits can be the major problems in the targeting customers. As the...
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...2011). “The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C., which operates five-star resorts and luxury hotels worldwide, has received all the major awards the hospitality and leading consumer organizations can bestow; Our organization is the first and only hotel company twice honored with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from the United States Department of Commerce (Ritz-Carlton, 2012). One way the company has put more meaning behind it quality efforts is to organize its employees into “self-direct” work teams (Heizer & Render, 2011). Ritz-Carlton believes that a more educated and informed employee is in a better position to make decisions in the best interest of the organization (Heizer & Render, 2011). Ritz-Carlton has definitely analyzed every area within operations, they have won countless awards. They have proven to continuously improve their quality standards, and they treat their guests with the utmost respect. “At the Ritz-Carlton, our Ladies and Gentlemen are the most important resource in our service commitment to our guests. By applying the principles of trust, honesty, respect, integrity and commitment, we nurture and maximize talent to the benefit of each individual and the company (Ritz-Carlton, 2012). This hotel is definitely on my “bucket list” of places to stay in. In order for the Ritz-Carlton to achieve quality, they need to meet their operational “goal.” A...
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...“Harlem” * Of the six images, five are similes. Which is a metaphor? Comment on its position and its effectiveness. “Or crust and sugar over-“ The metaphor helps create the shift in the poen and also gives a deeper meaning of what the poet is trying to say with greater impact. * What specific denotation has the word “dream”? Since the poem does not reveal the contents of the dreams, the poem is general in its implication. What happens to your understanding of it on learning that its author was a black American? The specific meaning of “dream” is to be in pursuit of something, or a goal on e wants to accomplish. The understanding of the poem reveal some struggles and hopelessness because as a black American in the early 1900s it was difficult to do anything or even aspire to dreams. “The author to Her Book” * Vocabulary: haiting, feet, meet, vulgars. Line 3-4 refer to the fact that Bradstreet’s book The Tenth Muse was published in 1650 without her permission. * Haiting : feet or impoerfect * Meet: to become aquainted with * Feet : standing position * Vulgars: ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste, crude * The poem is an extended personification addressing her book as a child. What are similarities does the speaker find between a child and a book of poem? What does she plan to do now that her child has ben put on public display? “ill-formed offspring” tells that something was wrong with the baby, but in different...
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...man and a woman. The debate in this issue lies in the identities of the remains found. Most theories and reports derived from extensive anthropological and archaeological analysis, suggest that the male remains are that of King Phillip II of Macedon, the predecessor and father of Alexander the great and his seventh wife Kleopatra, adversely numerous articles contend this, stating that the remains actually belong to his other son King Phillip III Arrihadeus and his spouse Eurydice. The most commonly employed technique used in the quest to determine the identity of the bones found in Tomb II, was the anthropological study of the bones. As mentioned above, there were two remains identified in Tomb II, the first being found in the main chamber (Chamber II) wrapped in a gold and purple cloth and entombed in a gold larnax, decorated by a gold wreath depicting myrtle leaves and acorns, the skeleton found was almost complete and is generally accepted to have belonged to a 35 to 55-year-old man, who had a height of about 167.3 cm to 168.9 cm (Musgrave, 1991, 16). These findings satisfy both the age of death requirement for Phillip II and Phillip III. The second set of remains were also found in a similar fashion, but instead in the antechamber of the tomb, wrapped in a purple and gold cloth and entombed in a gold...
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...central tendency of the data displayed in the histogram below? ? A. Mode < mean < median.? B. ?Median < mode < mean.? C. Mode < median < mean.? D. ?The answer cannot be determined from the information provided. 5) The scatter diagram below displays the relationship between age and net worth (in US$ billions) for the world's 20 wealthiest people as reported by Forbes Magazine in 2001. ??If 45-year old Bill Gates, the world's wealthiest person, is considered an outlier and removed from the data set, what will be the effect on this relationship? A. The value of the correlation coefficient will decrease. B. ?The value of the correlation coefficient will increase. C. ?The value of the correlation coefficient will stay about the same. D. ?The correlation will become perfectly linear. 6. The data in the Excel spreadsheet linked below gives the net worth (in US$ billions) and ages of the world's billionaires as reported by Forbes Magazine in 2001. ??The correlation coefficient between age and net worth: A. ?Is...
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