...American History. On the 3rd of June 1863 the Army of Northern Virginia left there positions near Fredericksburg to begin their long march north. Right from the start the topography of the area played a huge roll in the campaign. In order to screen his movements Lee moved his army west, over the Blue Ridge Mountains and into the Shenandoah Valley. After entering the valley, Lee ordered J.E.B Stuart and his Cavalry to ride along the eastern edge of the army to further help screen his movements. The tactics and lay of the land that Lee utilized was very successful in keeping the Union Army in the dark. While Lee was moving, the Union commander, Joseph Hooker, was waiting. Unsure of Lee’s intentions, Hooker waited to see what would come of the Confederate movements. With his astonishing defeat at the battle of Chancellorsville, Hooker was timid when it came to taking the field against Lee. After a number of proposals to Lincoln, none of which involved attacking Lee head on, the Union war command...
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...American Civil War. Following the Union disaster at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Major General Ambrose Burnside was eased and Major General Joseph Hooker “Fighting Joe” stood in his place as Commander of the Army of the Potomac. After the trials of 1862, Hooker took the spring to reorganize and rehabilitate his troops who were encamped on the east bank of the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg. General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was encamped to the west of Fredericksburg and remained in place along the heights they had protected the earlier December. On April 30, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker traversed the Rappahannock River and steered part of his large army onto the open of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. A strong cohort of Hooker’s army menaced the Confederate lines opposite Fredericksburg. Joe Hooker had reorganized and revitalized the Potomac Army over the preceding winter, with the Federal Force also greatly outnumbering the Confederates – approximately 130,000 to 60, 000 (Reid, 2013). Lee carried a union plan where he split his army in two, confronting and surprising Union Gen. Joseph Hooker. Despite Hooker still holding numerical superiority, he failed to press this advantage, instead falling back to defensive positions. In addition, Lee split his army and attacked, forcing Hooker to retreat across the Rappahannock River. Lee won the battle, but the price of the victory was too high. The battle caused the death of Thomas...
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...months later, the 130th Regiment would find themselves at the Battle of Fredericksburg. General Burnside quickly took over for George McLellan, turning the army of men into a fast paced unit. This Confederate triumph turned many soldiers into scared men. Francis O’Reilly stated that after the 14th Connecticut turned their march into chaos, “Some of the 130th Pennsylvania cowered behind the railroad depot.” Though this act shows an obvious fear, it was not long before this event that Captain William McLaughlin died before them, his remains covering the men. It was at this battle that George McLean lost his life, never to return to Shippensburg. Yet again, Lincoln sought to replace his general, and swapped Ambrose Burnside for Joseph Hooker. By this time it was nearly May, and Kelso and his men were coming close to the time when they could return home. In a letter, Corporal Edward Wade said of the 130th Regiment that, “Their time is out on Wednesday next and if they dont feel happy, then I dont know what it is to be happy.” But they could not return home quite yet. According to Stephen Sears, author of Chancellorsville, many generals moved the men who were coming upon their release from duty to behind the lines tasks. This could make for a guarantee to return home, though it was not always the case. ...
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...where President Lincoln made a speech entitle the Gettysburg Address five months later, on November 19th of 1863.4 General Robert E. Lee, of the Confederate Army, decided to invade the North in June of 1863. Thus, Lee and his seventy-five-thousand-man army began to march towards Gettysburg, coming from Fredericksburg, Virginia. In order to make his troops more manageable, General Lee divided his army of two corps into three corps. James Longstreet was to command the First Corps, Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell was put in charge of the Second Corps, and Lieutenant General A.P. Hill gained control of the Third Corps.5 Major General Joseph Hooker commanded the Union Army of Potomac. There were over ninety thousand men in his army. Later, President Abraham Lincoln would replace Hooker with Major General George G. Meade, since Hooker had proved to be a failure during the previous battles.6 In the middle of June, the Confederate Army crossed the Potomac River and entered Maryland and southern Pennsylvania.7 Hooker's Union Army followed, staying between Washington D.C. and the Confederates, so that in order for Lee's army to attack the capital, they would have to get through the Union Army first. Trying to avoid the Union army, General Lee allowed J.E.B. Stuart to take some of...
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...General Joseph Hooker (Brothers, 1). At this time MG Hooker was faced with fixing severe organizational problems and boosting moral in a demoralized Army of the Potomac that had suffered loses in previous battles. “The reason for the Army of the Potomac’s lackluster performance extended beyond the unimaginative tactics and strategy of its previous commanding generals it was based on severe organizational problems required correction as well”(Sears,61). As MG Hooker assessed, the organizational problems...
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...Appendices, and 9. Any footnotes. Coast4Life Cruises Business Case Analysis Business Case Analysis Introduction Coast4Life Inc. was incorporated federally on June 3, 2000, and is in the business of offering ocean cruises along the Canadian west coast, with stops at interesting ports of call in British Columbia. The business has a September 30 year end. In 2007, the original owners sold all their Coast4Life shares to the senior management group. Between 2001 and 2010, the company grew steadily from 135 to 574 employees and from $9.4 million to more than $55.7 million in revenue. Vision Coast4Life will be the first choice for vacationers who are seeking a safe, enjoyable and unique cruise experience in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Mission Coast4Life meets the needs of North American vacationers by offering safe, enjoyable and unique cruises along the coast of British Columbia at affordable prices and at a high-quality level of service. Coast4Life also strives to minimize the effects of cruising on the ecology along the BC coast and maximize the safety of customers, staff and marine life by ensuring that the ships used are well maintained and that environmental and safety regulations are not only met, but exceeded. Quantitative analysis The main revenues in the Coast4Life are generated for the most...
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...Mary Ann Bellinger Eng 121 Instructor McKoy -Taylor Descriptive essay My First Cruise I remember like it was yesterday the year I decided to take my first vacation without the kids. My fiancé and I went on a week long cruise to Mexico. Neither one of us had ever been on a cruise so it was a new experience for the both of us. We needed to be in New Orleans for departure so we drove the six hours from Jonesboro, Arkansas to New Orleans, Louisiana. My fiancé and I used this time to talk, make plans for the future and fantasize about our week away from the kids and work. We left before the sun was fully up when the sky is blue with fluffy white clouds and not a sign of rain anywhere not to mention Hurricane Irene. We enjoyed the night on bourbon street eating famous Louisiana gumbo and poor boy sandwiches, drinking wine and sight seeing. We rode the trolley through the famous garden district. We walked the pier where we to board our cruise ship. There was so many cruise ships docked there some were coming in others were waiting to depart. The boarding of cruise ships takes as long as boarding an airplane. First you have to check in then go to your boarding area. Then you have to go through customs and check your luggage that is not seen again until you arrive at your cabin where it will be waiting for you. From there everyone is to meet at the emergency exits to hear the proper procedures to follow in case of an emergency. After the brief introduction...
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...Assignment Porter’s five force |Suppliers power |For stubing enterprises the key suppliers are the cruise manufactures, as there are not many | | |manufactures in cruise business. The power is in suppliers side, so if they increase their cost | | |of ship and other facilities. It would be a problem for the travel companies to buy ships and | | |maintain. If stubing enterprises think of renting cruise and run the business, then it would be | | |problem from the renting companies because they might charge more for the cruise. Not only the | | |manufactures, the suppliers who supply other facilities like food, beverages, band people etc. | | |They also affect the business, if they increase their prices the prices of ticket will also go | | |and the people might not be interested in the cruise market. | |Buyers power |Buyers are the most powerful in any business, because they have many choices to select, which one| | |is more affordable they will choose. So they play a major role in price setting, because as a | | |travel enterprise it should attract customers based on low prices and...
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...Cruising has recently gained significant importance as one of the fastest growing niche sectors within the tourism industry around the world. In Bangladesh we have started it with a longer vision. Modern cruises with ever-larger vessels have transformed the ship from merely transporting tourists to various destinations to become a resort in its own right (Kester, 2002; Papathanasis & Beckmann, 2011; Weaver, 2005). With the extended facilities offered, competitive pricing and aggressive marketing campaigns we think our cruise business will give its guests an elite type of vacation which they can remember for their rest of life. HR Strategy of Cruise Business Cruise business is simple managing a floating resort. This business is very closely related with hospitality rather than sport, recreation, entertainment, beauty, health and therapy. On the other hand if the human resource management is not proper in such case this would not bring any effective result for such kind of business. The HR personnel of this cruise will also maintain different partnerships with different department of this cruise liner in order to serve all parties in the best interest of the business. By confronting different issues and getting feedback it will report to the manager so that the performance of the overall team can be better. HR personnel also should develop business strategies that are in alignment with the cruise’s business objectives, by focusing on all aspects of the human asset. Continuously...
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...r Hotel is a luxury five star hotel, positioned near the edge of the Sydney harbour and it is located in the central business district Sydney Australia. This most beautiful luxurious hotel overlooks some of Sydney’s key sceneries such as the Opera House, the Royal Botanic Gardens and various historical buildings. The Emperor is 17 floor building and has 302 rooms including the Emperors Suite which is located just under the rooftop lounge where only VIP guest members can access. The Emperor hotel has a function area where it can hold up to 2000 guests and has 5 private business conference rooms, a 2 hat restaurant, Royal Café and 24 hour fitness centre and more. This luxurious five star hotel concentrates on customer satisfaction and delivering the best and high The Emperor Hotel is one of 4 top international hotels located in the central district Sydney Australia. This particular hotel attracts domestic as well as international guests. 2008 and 2009 winner of Australia’s Top Restaurant, 2 hat restaurant, Circular attracts many high profiled guests as well as the newly furnished Royal Café. Unlike any other cafes in five star hotels, Royal Café is a sweet dessert/patisserie café. It is located on the first level of the Emperor Hotel and it is easily visible from the entrance of the hotel. The Emperor Hotel offers customer loyalty satisfaction privileges. Such as, privileges of reservation waiting list at the Circular Restaurant or free complimentary breakfast at the Royal Café...
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...examinations ² Group selection methods ² Situational tests ² Assessment centers. So I think When Air China does its recruitment, the interviewer should try to know if the applicant is interested in this industry, and weather he/she can meet the changing situation of it, do some texts to find weather the applicant can give some good suggestions to solve the problems for Air China or not, and can ask some practical questions about something relevant to its cooperation with Cathay Pacific. 3．Transfer of Employees: Because of Air China’s changing structures, I think it should find and attracting suitable candidates and put workers in right positions. It is very import for Air China achieving its high goals, only the workers tallying the work demand and policy, can he do his best and get more profit for his company. So, Air China might switch its workers over according new situation. Also, since it will cooperate with Cathay Pacific, I think the two companies can exchange some excellent workers who know their own companies very well, it means learning good skills and qualities each other, and the workers can provide logical information quickly, this can make...
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...causes and effects of all of the trials and tribulations that have hit the Kava Island. Two weeks after achieving my degree in business in the management field, I was hired by a pharmaceutical company in Japan. I was to be an assistant to the strategic planning director with their company. As I knew when I took this job it would require me to travel all over the world, and in this case to the island of Kava located in the South Pacific region of the world. I researched the Kava Island as I had never heard of I before, and after researching information on the background and what the island had to offer, it excited me and I very much so looked forward to working with great people and helping out as much as I could for the good of the Kava cause. The island had to be beautiful, I figured, because of its location. I was thrilled to embark on this new chapter in my life and see what I could make of myself and others. When I arrived on the island of Kava, it was a view of something I definitely did not envision in my head for a beautiful South Pacific Island. The lots that peopled owned there were wrecks and I continued to see this view clear up until the company’s office. To have the land and all that entails when people occupy a place, a wreck to say the least, there must...
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...longitudeEquator- An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheresNorth Pole- also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It should not be confused with the North Magnetic Pole.South Pole-also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North PoleInternational Dateline-An imaginary line through the Pacific Ocean roughly corresponding to 180° longitude, to the east of which, by international agreement, the calendar date is one day earlier than to the west. 1. Prime Meridian-A planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude. 2. The earth's zero of longitude, which by convention passes through Greenwich, England.Grid-A framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other; a grating.Tropic of Cancer-The parallel of latitude 23°27 north of the equator, the northern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most northerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead.Tropic of Capricorn-The...
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...Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (A) Case Study, BEP 430 Marketing 20030059 Dong-ock Kim1, 20030071 Min-geuk Kim2, 20040054 Keehyung Kim3, 20040535 Yohan Jo4, 20076006 Huang Qiuling5, 20076035 Dorjsuren Bayarmaa6 Marketing Team A1 2 3 4 5 6 erst_licht99@hotmail.com1, kmg0702@hanmail.net2, keehyoung@gmail.com3, zukjimote@gmail.com4, sharlin_huangqiuling@hotmail.com5, gordok_88@yahoo.com6 Professor: Wonjoon Kim Date submitted: May 18, 2007 TO: Rana Talwar, head of Citibank’s Asia Pacific Consumer Bank, Citibank FROM: Dong-ock Kim, Min-geuk Kim, Keehyung Kim, Yohan Jo, Huang Qiuling, Dorjsuren Bayarmaa RE: Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (A) DATE: May 18, 2007 As you know, rapid growth of Asia-Pacific economy was incredible in several years. It could be a good chance for Citibank’s growth, so Citibank has started to branch banking business since 1978. Actually, performance of Asia-Pacific branches is not bad. In 1988, Citibank earned $69.7 million, but Citibank does not satisfy with its performance. Citibank’s goal is $100 million until 1990. For this goal, Citibank launched the most innovative service such as telephone banking service. And now, Citibank is planning to launch a new product credit card. Acquiring card customers means that Citibank has more opportunities to crosssell product line: Auto Loans, Ready Credit, Deposits, and Mortgage Power, Citibank’s core products. But many of Citibank headquarters have doubts...
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...Testing Document Today I am writing this paper to complete a test. This will be uploaded online to see if the test will be a success. I do not care what the use of this document will go towards. Here is just a random list of countries in the world. Region | Afghanistan | Asia | Albania | Europe | Algeria | Africa | American Samoa | Australasia | Andorra | Europe | Angola | Africa | Anguilla | Caribbean | Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | Argentina | South America | Armenia | Europe | Aruba | Caribbean | Australia | Australasia | Austria | Europe | Azerbaijan | Europe | Bahamas | Caribbean | Bahrain | Middle East | Bangladesh | Asia | Barbados | Caribbean | Belarus | Europe | Belgium | Europe | Belize | North America | Benin | Africa | Bermuda | Caribbean | Bhutan | Asia | Bolivia | South America | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Europe | Botswana | Africa | Bouvet Island | Africa | Brazil | South America | Brunei | Asia | Bulgaria | Europe | Burkina Faso | Africa | Burundi | Africa | Cambodia | Asia | Cameroon | Africa | Canada | North America | Cape Verde | Africa | Cayman Islands | Caribbean | Central African Republic | Africa | Chad | Africa | Chile | South America | China | Asia | Christmas Island | Australasia | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australasia | Colombia | South America | Comoros | Africa | Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire) | Africa | Congo, Republic of | Africa...
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