...English 102 17 October 2013 Analysis Essay Fancy Feast The Ad targets pet owners and cat lovers everywhere and appeals to their feelings of love, happiness, and warmth at the sight of an adorable cat; the picture shows an elegant Persian cat with a dish (not a bowl) of the food. The cat is perfectly groomed. When a viewer first sees this Ad, with the elegant cat and yacht it makes them feel good that they can afford to feed their feline with such elegance. It does not appear as a cat food Ad. This is a very clever idea. The marketers at Purina know that cats do not read Ad. Cat owners make the decisions about the food they buy. Fancy Feast is targeted to the market segments that are true cat lovers and want the best for their cat. The name alone “Fancy Feast” is a term that cat lovers would understand. One of the other nice things about fancy feast is the can size. The can is smaller than some competitors cans. It is just enough for one meal for one cat. Fancy Feast consistently communicates the message of an upscale product. They do this in several ways. First, they name the product “Fancy Feast”. Then, they market it with fancy names like “Grilled Tuna Fish and Grilled Salmon Feast”. They use a Persian cat to market the product. This breed has an upscale association due to its cost and its appearance. This is a common advertising formula as describe by Roland Marchand in “The Appeal of the Democracy of Good”, it asserts that although the rich enjoy a great variety of...
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...PROFESSIONS FOR WOMEN by Virginia Woolf “Professions for Women” is an abbreviated version of the speech Virginia Woolf delivered before a branch of the National Society for Women’s Service on January 21, 1931; it was published posthumously in The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. On the day before the speech, she wrote in her diary: “I have this moment, while having my bath, conceived an entire new book—a sequel to a Room of One’s Own—about the sexual life of women: to be called Professions for Women perhaps—Lord how exciting!” More than a year and a half later, on October 11, 1932, Virginia Woolf began to write her new book: “THE PARGITERS: An Essay based upon a paper read to the London/National Society for women’s service.” “The Pargiters” evolved into The Years and was published in 1937. The book that eventually did become the sequel to A Room of One’s Own was Three Guineas (1938), and its first working title was “Professions for Women.” The essay printed here concentrates on that Victorian phantom known as the Angel in the House (borrowed from Coventry Patmore’s poem celebrating domestic bliss)—that selfless, sacrificial woman in the nineteenth century whose sole purpose in life was to soothe, to flatter, and to comfort the male half of the world’s population. “Killing the Angel in the House,” wrote Virginia Woolf, “was part of the occupation of a woman writer.” That has proved to be a prophetic statement, for today, not only in the domain of letters, but in the entire...
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...Value Chain Challenges Toyota has one of the most streamlined global value chains of any organization. Even so, the organization sees challenges when investing in different countries around the globe. Iran and Turkey will be evaluated as Toyota looks to expand into countries where they currently do not operate. The evaluation will include an analysis of the legal and ethical issues, political stability, financial considerations, infrastructure, geography, suppliers, manufacturers, socioeconomic and cultural factors. Legal and Ethical Issues Doing business in Iran is taken personal on every level; from government officials to working employees. Networking is usually done through friends and family. Asking for favors is never an issue as long as they can be repaid. Iran always has been seen as a security concern to the United States and other countries. Iran has been targeted by the Financial Action Task Force for money laundering and ties with Latin American countries. Speculation of Iran’s association with the Venezuelan government has Iran paying them to mine uranium for the Iranian government (Ethics World, 2010). Turkey is out to fix the corruption within its country by establishing harsher legal policies and regulation that allow the country’s businesses to meet EU standards of governance. Turkey’s new outlook on life can be summed up in a quote found on an international blog site, created by Aleksander Shkolnikov. “When governments are corrupt, there is less incentive...
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...In all of my travels across the world during my time in the Navy, I would have to say that my visit to Dubai and its mall, ranks among the best of them. If you think New York City is big, then Dubai could be considered gargantuan. Dubai is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is very humid year around. Dubai has a lot to offer as far as shopping, tourism, and sightseeing. To an unknown traveler, Dubai is a place where someone can actually get lost within its vast city. For example, Dubai is home to the famous Dubai Mall. The Dubai Mall is considered to be one of the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destination. The Dubai Mall have more than just the average shops like most United States mall, but it also have some of the best entertainment available. While the mall has over 1,000 retail shops to choose from, the entertainment easily tops the shopping. Located on the ground floor of the mall is the world’s largest suspended aquarium, which by no surprise, also have one of the longest walkthroughs of any known aquarium. The aquarium has an amazing array of sea creatures from the small sea urchin to the big death-defying great white shark. If one is feeling bold, the aquarium also offers cage snorkeling, and getting up close and personal to all the underwater sea creatures is breathtaking. In addition to this, also located on the ground floor is the Olympic-size ice skating rink. The skating rink was as smooth as polished marble. Candylicious, the world’s...
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...is the key to “success,” for without it one cannot advance in life. After I get the will drawn, I would spend time to write letters to people that I have offended to apologize and ask for their forgiveness. Forgiveness heals the soul, and it makes one feel better knowing someone does not bear a grudge against them. I would make amends for any wrong deed or disagreement that had happened between us. I would go out and visit relatives who I have not seen for a while and have a family reunion. I would hug and kiss every one knowing I will not see them again. Now it is time for me to accomplish one of my dreams after I made my peace with people and visited relatives. I would take a trip to Dubai. Dubai is a country located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. I have heard a lot about this great country and I have always wanted to take a trip there and see the magnificent buildings and...
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...The Agenda - Grassroots Leadership By Polly LaBarre You expect to be awed by the view from the deck of the USS Benfold. The $1 billion warship is one of the U.S. Navy's most modern, most lethal fighting machines: 8,300 tons of steel armed with the world's most advanced computer-controlled combat system; revolutionary radar technology; a stock of missiles capable of taking out precise targets on land, sea, or air; and a crack crew of 300 highly skilled, totally committed sailors. In 1997, a year and a half after its commission in the Pacific fleet, the guided-missile destroyer spearheaded some of the most critical missions in a confrontation with Iraq. Now tethered to a dock on San Diego's sprawling naval base, the Benfold gleams with power. When eating up the sea at full throttle, she generates a plume of froth that's two-stories high. What you don't expect to find on board the Benfold is a model of leadership as progressive as any celebrated within the business world. The man behind that model is Commander D. Michael Abrashoff. His career includes a sterling service record, combat experience, and prestigious posts in Washington, DC. He has won dozens of medals. He is also credited with building the Benfold's reputation as the best ship in the Pacific fleet. Last year, in fact, the ship won the prestigious Spokane Trophy for having the best combat readiness in the fleet -- the first time in at least 10 years that a ship of its class had received that honor. Yet Abrashoff doesn't...
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...The GCC in 2020 Outlook for the Gulf and the Global Economy A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit Sponsored by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority The GCC in 2020: Outlook for the Gulf and the Global Economy About this research T he GCC in 2020: Outlook for the Gulf and the Global Economy is a white paper written by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority. The findings and views expressed in this briefing paper do not necessarily reflect the views of the QFC Authority, which has sponsored this publication in the interest of promoting informed debate. The Economist Intelligence Unit bears sole responsibility for the content of the report. The author was Jane Kinninmont and the editor was Rob Mitchell. The findings are based on two main strands of research: l A programme of in-depth analysis, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which drew on its own long-term forecasts and projections for the six GCC economies, along with other published sources of information. l A series of interviews in which economists, academics, and leading experts in the development of the GCC were invited to give their views. In some cases, interviewees have chosen to remain anonymous. Our sincere thanks go to all the interviewees for sharing their insights on this topic. March 2009 © The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2009 The GCC in 2020: Outlook for the Gulf and the Global Economy Executive summary ...
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...Nov 12, 2012 CHAPTER 8 As the rise of Islam shifted the nexus of international trade from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf, I see that the Axumite kingdom of Ethiopia withdrew into the central highlands, why is that? Is it because of their distinctive culture and Christianity was consolidated in isolation from the outside world? I also notice that Ethiopia extended its control southwards, over the Shoan plateau and the central region of Amhara. My question is why did they expanded, I guess they wanted a more vast trade between different places, but will these places give them a hard time? As the Ethiopians did their thing the Muslim merchants had penetrated the Awash valley and by the 12th and 13th centuries had established a series of trading and raiding states. What benifit do the muslims gain from the peneration of the awash valley? Would it no cause conflict with other reglions? yes it brought conflict with Christian Ethiopians. I feel with the Muslim group they try convert non-Muslims to Muslims and that poses a problem. It is said that the Christian Ethiopians reached its peak when Muslim Adal almost destroyed its Christian rival, the latter only recovering when the Muslim leader was killed in battle. I find it so sad when history almost and always have to find wages of war to make a statement. For the east African interior, south of Ethiopia, was one of transition from early Iron Age to Later Iron Age technology and cultures. I notice evidence for these developments...
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...Fagin`s Character in Charles Dickens` “Oliver Twist” Characters are one of the most significant features that writers use to express their thoughts and illustrate their messages. These characters may be good or bad depending on the characterization given to them by the writers. In other words, the goodness or evilness of a character is determined by the way the writers depict the character`s physical appearance, speech, behavior or reaction. In “Oliver Twist”, Dickens successfully chooses his characters to suit the message of his work. This novel deals with many topics, one of which is the world of crime and criminals. One major character in this field of criminality is Fagin, the Jew. Fagin is ugly and has a terrifying appearance which gives the readers a hit that this person is not a good character. And he is, indeed, a bad character. He is the master criminal; he is the leader of a group of children whom he uses for his own sake. Fagin teaches those children how to do pickpocketing. Simply, he asks them to steal and bring what they stole to him so that he can trade with some of those stolen things and keep the precious species for himself. However, Dickens doesn’t present Fagin as evil only, but he instead shows the readers many dimensions of Fagin`s character. For example, Fagin is called “merry old gentleman” since he is seen many times in sarcastic situations and humorous scenes. Besides, no one can ignore the kindness that Fagin shows towards Oliver so many times,...
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...The transition from British to American hegemony in the Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf is a region of many conflicting interest. The name itself already offers a good example of this, since it is the center of a politicized debate between those preferring Persian Gulf and those preferring Arabian Gulf. Although this debate will not be further explored in this paper – it was decided to use the term “Persian Gulf” as it is most commonly used – this paper will delve deeper into the transition from British to American hegemony in the Persian Gulf and review how various aspects of this are described and interpreted in the literature. This paper will deal with this transition between the years of 1945, the end of the Second World War, and 1971, the year that the British completed their military withdrawal from the Persian Gulf. Even though the Americans were interested in the area before the WWII, the year 1945 was chosen as a starting point because the war had severely altered the power equilibrium between the great powers the United States of America and Britain were considered as at that time. During the Cold War, which started in 1946 the importance of the region was on the rise, both because of the oil and because of the containment policy against the Russians. The relevance of the region was on the rise for America in particular because the power of Britain was waning in the post-war era. Britain, faced with economic hardship, imperial fatigue, and events of humiliation such...
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...Government Bahrain is a constitutional monarchy, governed by the Al Khalifa family. The present Head of State is His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The Al Khalifas have ruled Bahrain since 1783, overseeing its development to its present status as a major commercial and banking centre. Geography Bahrain is an archipelago of 33 islands in the Arabian Gulf, situated between Saudi Arabia's east coast and the Qatar peninsula. Bahrain island is the largest of the islands; at about 48 kms long and 16 kms wide it covers some 586 sq kms. By contrast, Muharraq, the second largest island, is only 21 kms square. Manama, the capital, is where much of the business is concentrated. It is easily accessible from all parts of the country. At the centre of Bahrain is its highest point, Jebel Dukhan. The majority of Bahrain's oil wells are to be found in this area. The main island has the valuable asset of an adequate supply of fresh water, unique in the region. There are extensive date gardens to the north with irrigated vegetable and fruit gardens. Entry rules Valid passport for at least six months required by all. Visas are required by all except nationals of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The visa fees vary depending on length of stay. Nationals of EU countries, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and USA may obtain visas on arrival for touristic or business stays of up to two weeks. The fee for nationals of these...
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...Name: Nick Han Date: 3/28/12 Night Reading Chapter#: 5 Pages: 62-80 Significant Title: Survival of the Fittest Setting (who, when, where): The setting is in the camp in Buna where most of the Jewish prisoners are located. In this chapter, the main characters are Elie and his dad because throughout the story they have had to face many obstacles to try and stay together. Summary of Plot (events): The beginning of the chapter starts of as the end of the summer, which marked the start of a New Year for all the Jews. But even though it was supposed to be a joyous moment for all of them, they were all secretly mad at God because he had done nothing to help them throughout all the torture. But later on it gets harder for all of the to survive because winter starts to come and they are all extremely cold because of the strong winds and many people are hospitalized like Elie. Later on, they find out that the border has been moved closer and they will have to evacuate from Buna to Gleiwitz. Quotation (re: Capacity for Evil) that surprised you: “…I felt very strong. I was the accuser, God the accused” (Wiesel 65) Reaction (why that specific quote?): At this point the author, Elie, had completely lost faith in God because to him God is supposed to be helping all the Jews in their time of need, but nothing is happening. Because of this lack of faith many people start to get some what frustrated because they don’t know what else they have to live for because...
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...a very difficult challenge. I would like to be part of your team to have straight forward interaction with different types of people. Perhaps I should say I do have faith in myself to be successful, because of my passion toward giving hope, love, happiness and attention to others. I understand completely, the importance and value of guest satisfaction in any situation. I also would like to inform you that I am a Healthcare Professional student, who would like to take steps forward in these responsibilities by offering: • New but motivated in Healthcare field. • At least 6 years experience in team leader and cash handling. • 6 years experience in customer service. • Excellent ability in verbal and written communication in Farsi (Persian) beside English. • Able to operate computer including Microsoft Office. • Highly interested in learning and moving forward. • Flexible in any upcoming events and changes. • Passionate and fair in the work place. • Excellent understanding about different cultures and personalities. • Able to work without supervision. I would like to speak with you in person more about my background, passion and your organization. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely Dear Hiring manager: I can be described as a dependable, reliable, and motivated person, who always loves to experience new opportunities in life. It is hard for me to give up on anything, even though I may be facing a very difficult challenge. I would like to...
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...n 1982, Saab opened his first atelier in Beirut and began designing luxurious evening gowns and exquisite wedding dresses. His talent for design fuelled his career throughout the 1980s. In the 1990s, Saab continued to expand his business by moving to a larger atelier in Beirut and organizing exclusive fashion shows in Europe. In 2000, he opened a salon and showroom in Paris to increase his cosmopolitan and international clientele. A flagship store in Paris opened in March 2007. In June 2010, Elie Saab (ES) opened its first flagship store in the Gulf region in Dubai's prestigious Dubai Mall. This new flagship store reinforced the brand's presence in the United Arab Emirates, making its products more accessible to the region's local and international shoppers. The store showcased day and evening wear dresses, shoes, bags and accessories from the latest ready-to-wear (RTW) collections. In July 2008, ES opened its first U.K. boutique at Harrods. The company planned to increase its worldwide retail presence through opening additional stores in major cities around the world, including the United States and Asia. While the company was witnessing impressive growth, management was dealing with the challenge of selecting the right partners, identifying new markets with the greatest growth potential and, most importantly, protecting the brand from dilution. From the start, its goal was to "attract, select and maintain customers who place significance on high-end, one-of-a-kind designs made...
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...ETH/316 August 24, 2015 Professor Ross A community is made up of different culture, races, and religion, within a community there are different shared values, but everyone must abide by a general agreement that makes up the communities values. A community is mostly mirrored by the Deontology Theory; which constitutes laws, or customs, and natural moral duties. That however, does not restrict the individuals within the community to have their own ethical believes. According to Boylan, “Community membership is both a great enabler of personal liberty and a hindrance one personal liberty. One cannot have the one without the other,” (Boylan, 2009). The focus of this paper is to create a general profile of a community chosen by the team. The community chosen is the Passaic Park community located in Passaic NJ. The type of people living in this community is orthodox Jews; the females are mostly stay at home moms, while the men work mostly in corporate America, and business owners. They donate a lot of money within their own community to build their own schools, a place of worship, and to politicians that will favor their way of life. The members of the community interact at place of worship, at different Jewish festivals such as Rosh Hashanah, and many different other gatherings. They buy their grocery from their own community members that own business in that community, because it has to be kosher, and are afraid of buying from outsiders who might not be selling the right...
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