...The Panda Have you ever wanted to become something or to achieve a goal, but no one ever believed in you or said that’s a bad idea? Well you would find out and learn how the character “Po,” from Kung Fu Panda overcame this challenged he faced. It is also a very interesting film to inspire the young children and adults that are also facing a similar scenario. Po was a big fat panda that was helping his father at a noodle shop. Po’s father always wanted his son to become famous for making the special noodle soup and to run and carry on his business. Po had different goals and plans in mind; he wanted to become the “Dragon Warrior.” He always saw himself as a failure and cannot achieve what he wanted in the beginning, but he started to believe in himself when Master Ogway talked to him. Po was chosen to defeat Tai Lang if he came to destroy the village. He wanted to leave the Jade Palace after he found out that he had to fight Tai Lang. He started to train harder and to try and prove that he can defeat the evil Tai Lang that escaped from jail. When Po was picked by Master Ogway to become the “Dragon Warrior,” many people saw him as a disgrace that he was chosen instead of Crane, Mantis, Tigeres, Monkey, or Snake. He found strength from his father telling him that there is no secret ingredient in the soup which explained the “Dragon Scroll” he had. Tai Lang also looked at the “Dragon Scroll,” but he did not realize why it was blank, but Po figured out the meeting. But he gained...
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...(Panda) 1. What background information do you need to know? Pandas are endangered, many other animals are also endangered 2. What are the key details that stand out? What are the supporting details? Big tuna wearing a panda mask and other unmasked tuna. 3. What issue does this seem to reference? We as a race try to save the “cute” well publicized animals. The less pretty or tastier animals are ignored. 4. What side of the debate is this visual taking? What perspective does the visual take? If tuna were cute or more publicized people would care and do more to save them. 5. How do we know what side the visual is taking? What specific claims are made? “Would you care if I was a panda?” 6. What does this visual want from its viewers? What message does it convey? To make people think about the fact that if an animal is considered “cute” or beautiful everything possible is done to prevent its extinction, and that people need to think about other animals as well. The picture portrays a school of blue-fin tuna in the ocean, but focuses directly on one wearing a panda mask. The text underneath it states, “Would you care more if I was a panda?” We all know that the panda is an endangered species and is near extinction. This visually argues that the blue-fin tuna is also becoming endangered, but with much less worry over the likelihood of extinction of this species. People care more about the panda than this fish. The reason the blue-fin tuna is...
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...Panda vs Sloth You spot a slow-moving creature on a tree , making its way leisurely to you. A sloth! One week later you are at the zoo , observing the ways of the Giant Pandas. Both of these creatures are similar yet different in many ways. Both the panda and the sloth live mostly solitary lives. Pandas interact with other pandas only to meet and mate , which is during the months of March and May. These two animals have furry , wooly coats that protects them now and then from the cold weather. The panda’s fur is white with black markings around the eyes , whereas the sloth’s is a gray color. In fact , since the sloth is slowest moving mammal , its coat grows algae on it. The algae protects the sloth providing camouflage when needed....
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...The animal that interested me the most to write about is the Panda. Pandas are an endangered animals right now. The Panda is normally found in China. Pandas are black and white with black fur around the eyes. Pandas are excellent climbers and have big claws. Pandas can swim but not as good as they can climb up trees. Some of the animals that prey on Panda cubs are jackel, snow leopards and yellow-throated martens. These animals are known for killing Panda cubs. Pandas can weigh as much as 350 pounds in their adult life. Pandas are vegetarians but sometimes will go and hunt for small rodents. A giant Panda is a called a bear actually. Pandas do not hibernate during the winter months like bears do. A newborn Panda actually weighs less than...
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...Will the Red Panda face extinction in the near future? Red pandas are mammal’s native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. These strange specimens look similar to raccoons but are slightly larger than a domestic cat and can easily be distinguished by its unique thick orange russet fur pelt. The colour and patterns play a huge role in the Red Panda’s camouflage. The abdomen and limbs are black, with white located on the ears snout and face. The Red Panda can typically Weigh between 3kg and 9kg (or 6.6 – 20 Lbs), with a Body length on average from 50cm to 64cm (20 to 25 Inch) and a Tail length of 37cm to 50cm (15 to 20 Inch). Sadly, these tiny creatures are on the Endangered List. Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia...
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...becoming endangered because of poaching, hunting, habitat loss, and food loss. The incredible panda species is one of these animals that has become almost extinct because of these reasons. People are now moving pandas to safe habitats, wildlife preserves where they can live in peace, safe from poaching and habitat loss. The world would not be the same if the panda was extinct and we need to do everything we can to make sure it comes off the endangered species list. The Panda is almost extinct for many reasons. Pandas and otters live in the same habitat and one of the reasons that Pandas are dying is because hunters come into their habitat to kill otters for fur. When they hunt the otter, they trample...
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...Animals Protection—Red Panda [pic] [pic] Content Page 1) Introduction about red panda 2) Threats that red pandas are facing 3) Open Letter 4) Leaflet 5) T-shirt Design 6) Poster 7) Sources of information 1) Introduction about red panda 1.1 Basic information The red panda is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China that has been classified as Vulnerable by IUCN as its wild population is estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals. It is Different from giant panda. 1.2 Features of red pandas: 1. soft reddish-brown fur on the upper parts, blackish fur on the lower parts 2. distinctive white facial markings 1.3 Behavior of red pandas Red pandas go out at dawn an dusk, solitary 1.4 Food Red pandas like to eat Bamboo, fruits and insects. 1.5 Life cycle Red pandas grow slowly. Their ages can be up to 15 years old 1.6 Distribution Red pandas mainly live in temperate forests of the Himalayas, and ranges from the foothills of western Nepal to Chinain the east 1.7 Reproduction Red pandas are able to reproduce at around 18 months of age, and are fully mature at two to three years. [pic] (2) Threats that red pandas are facing 2.1 Situation that red pandas facing Red pandas’ population is decreasing. Number of red pandas is now less than 10000. 2.2 Reasons for number of red pandas to decrease It is because home of red pandas (forest) is being...
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...PANDA RESEARCH Did you know that a male Panda is called a boar. A female Panda is called a sows. A baby Panda is called a cub. The family of Pandas are called sloth. Anatomy/Appearance A Panda is a Large bearlike mammal with black and white markings.The body length of a Panda 47-71 in. The average lifespan of a panda is 20 & 30 years old. The weight of a panda is 150 - 280 pounds. Movement A panda walks on four legs. Did you know that a panda can run 20 miles per hour for short burst. That is really fast. A panda does not walk slouched down. DIET A Panda almost feeds entirely on bamboo and has become increasingly rare, so pandas must eat 12-38 kg every day to meet their energy needs. Only about 1% of their diet is...
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...Red pandas can be easily identified by their unique ruddy coat color, which acts like camouflage within the canopy of fir trees where branches are covered with clumps of reddish-brown moss and white lichens. They have large, round heads and short snouts with big, pointed ears. Their faces are white with reddish-brown “tear” marks that extend from the eyes to the corner of the mouth. These markings could have evolved to help keep the sun out of their eyes. Their tails are marked with alternating red and buff rings. Red pandas have a soft, dense woolly undercoat covered by long, coarse guard hairs. Long, bushy tails help these arboreal animals maintain balance and protect them from harsh cold and winds. Dense fur completely covers their feet which have five, widely separated toes and semi-retractable claws....
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...Case Summary Panda has been the low – cost producer of traditional BLUE and BLACK pens. Profit margins were over 20% of sales. Five years earlier, RED pens had been introduced and were sold at 3% premium. Last year, PURPLE pens were sold at 10% premium. RED and PURPLE pens seem more profitable than BLUE and BLACK but overall profitability is down. Jane Mendez was disappointed with the financial results. Jeffrey Donald, the manufacturing manager, said life was simpler when they just produced BLUE and BLACK pens. Difficulties started arising when they started RED pens. They needed to stop production, empty the vats, clean out all remnants of the previous color and start production of red ink. Direct labor cost is 300%, while a few years back it was only 200%. Activity-Based Costing: * Indirect labor * 50% of the indirect labor costs are caused by Production run * 40% of the indirect labor cost were caused by the physical change from one color to another called setup costs * 10% of the time was used to an activity Parts Administration (Book keeping) * Computer Expenses * 20% allocated to support activities (Parts admin.) * 80% of computer resources were used to produce batches and are closely related to handling of production batches ACA No. 3. Eliminate RED and PURPLE pens in the production and go back to the original product line. (use traditional costing only) PROS: * No drastic changes needed since they are...
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...Guanlin Situ EWS 301.02 Prof Banh 5-14-2013 The Westernized Panda As the melting pot, “the United States has the largest ethnic Chinese population outside Asia” (Zhou 43). When people choose to step in the melting pot, their original identities will be blurred in some ways, languages, daily habits, religions, and the most important element, which is food. Panda Express, a fast casual restaurant serving American Chinese cuisine, is one of the most popular places that serving orange chicken. The company was founded in 1983 by Andrew Cherng, Peggy Cherng and Ming Tsai Cherng. It is also the largest chain of Asian fast food restaurants in the United States. As of year 2011, the company has approximately 1500 restaurants covering 42 states and Puerto Rico. To a sector that was used to be dominated by American fast food, burgers and fried chicken, the invention of Panda Express found a good market niche. The success of the company relies heavily on its unique concept, quick-service Chinese restaurant, and its locations, shopping mall food courts, supermarkets, key intersections, college campus, airports and casinos (Panda Management Company, Inc. History). Dishes featured in Panda Express are originated from different regions of China. Usually, adjustments have to be made in order to allow the dishes to be more acceptable by Americans. For example, cuisines from Hunan and Sichuan are usually “spicy and oily, often featuring a sophisticated blend of intense flavors” (Coe...
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...Verne, CA Group Assignment: Panda Express Prepared by 05/21/2014 College of Business and Public Management Department of Business Administration Business overview In 1973, Andrew Cherng opened the first Panda inn in Pasadena, one of America's great ethnic melting pots. In 1983, He realized that Southern California offered an excellent market for fast food. So he launched Panda Express and opening the first Panda Express in a mall in Glendale, California. It proved to be a very successful beginning because the Panda Express was one of the few quick-service restaurants with full-service concept. The early Panda Express was usually located in shopping malls, but eventually they spread into other spots. They first in its home base of Southern California, then eastwardly, to the Western states of Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah and eventually to the East Coast. In 2007, Panda opens its 1000th location in Pasadena and achieves 1 billion in revenue. In 2013, Panda Express achieves with 23,000 employees and over 1600 stores in 51 States and abroad. ("Cherng. A," 2012). Panda’s annual sales is about 9.2 millions. Panda Express Motivation of Expanding Panda Express has already enter into the foreign market-Mexico in 2011. Until now, it has the Canada and Mexico foreign market. Panda Express has the goal that becoming the largest and a leader in the quick-service Asian restaurant and inspire everyone to better their lives. Panda Express wants to seek the new...
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...stands out: the giant panda. The pandas live a peaceful and harmless life high in the remote mountainous regions of central China. The bamboo forests grow high, and are cool and wet—just the way the pandas prefer them to be. Pandas will climb upwards to 13,000 feet (3,962 meters) to feed on the bamboo that grows in their habitat; during the summer seasons, they will venture even higher. Pandas mainly feed on bamboo, but will eat birds or rodents as well. It is in this peaceful bamboo jungle habitat that the giant panda gives birth to and nurtures its young. The Giant Panda is one of the rarest and most exotic animals this world has given birth to. Pandas are mammals; they’re omnivores. The average lifespan in the wild for a healthy Panda is twenty years. The sizes they grow to are four to five feet (one to one and a half meters) tall and weigh upwards to 300 pounds (136 kilograms). In the past few decades the Chinese Giant Pandas have been added to the endangered species list because of their decreasing numbers. The Pandas made the list due to false pregnancies, poachers, poor nurturing, and lack of bamboo growth. First, pandas are slowly decreasing in numbers because of lack of reproduction. Pandas in the wild and zoos (artificial habitats) are losing interest in one another because of loss of habitat, food, and freedom. Over the decades there has been human contact with the pandas’ habitat, which is disturbing the mating rituals of the pandas. The lack of food...
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...Extinction . As Dead as a Dodo! For every species that is alive today, perhaps a thousand more have lived previously and become extinct. Most of these extinctions occurred before humans evolved, and the species are known to us only through fossils The Dodo The dodo was a large (50 lb) flightless bird that lived on Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean. It lived undisturbed for so long that it lost its need and ability to fly. It lived and nested on the ground and ate fruits that had fallen from trees. The island was uninhabited and the dodo had no natural predators. Then Mauritius was colonised in 1638. Dodos were hunted for food and easy to catch because they were not afraid of people. New competitors were brought onto the island (including pigs, cats and rats). These competitors ate the dodos' eggs in their ground nests and also ate the dodo’s young. The last dodo was killed in 1681. Answer the following questions using information from the text: 1. What was the dodo? 2. Out of the four causes of extinction we have learnt about, which two caused the extinction of the dodo and why? 3. When did the last dodo die? Dinosaurs There are many theories as to how the dinosaurs became extinct. Keep in mind that there is no absolutely proven theory. Asteroid Theory According to this theory a large asteroid or comet collided with Earth about 65 million years ago. Scientists think that such a large collision would throw so much dust into the air that sunlight would not...
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...According to the WWF 2012 financial statements, WWF received over $24.2 million dollars in revenue in the 2012 financial year through various sources. The largest source of income being individual supporters (61%). followed by legacies and corporations (22%),. The WWF uses many fundraising techniques in order to promote the organisation and realise funds from individuals. These include community events, supporter status offered for monthly donations, endangered animal adoption programs, bequests,workplace giving and Business partnerships. WWF engages with various corporations to develop integrated marketing campaigns that enable companies and their customers to show their support and to contribute actively to conservation. These collaborations are specifically designed to increase public awareness about WWF and to generate revenue for WWF’s global conservation efforts. The WWF states that "We establish company partnerships to improve the sustainability of supply chains and promote sector-wide action, whilst also promoting sustainable commodity investment within the finance sector." The WFF is in partnership with many well-known brands such as AVON and Coca-Cola and has recently established an alliance with CARE. Bureau of statistics concludes that 53% of Australian adults are concerned about the environment, yet only 14% made donations to an environmental cause. This leaves opportunity for WWF to increase its marketing strategy and improve its public message. In support of this...
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