...The Uncommon Reader The novella “The Uncommon Reader” by Alan Bennett is based on the story of a queen. It focuses on her transformation to be from a queen responsible for the everyday ‘noble’ chores to a vivid reader. It traces a journey of how it all began and eventually led to the queen accepting the thoughts of the author and then after a period of addiction, how she becomes a writer. Towards the beginning of the novella, the queen was not that fond of reading. Reading was just a commonplace task that some people did for the sake of it. It didn’t fascinate her at all. As expected from a queen of such high stature, her job was to make sure that the state was functioning in a smooth fashion. She didn’t take reading as a very noble task, as according to novella, she was a doer ‘reading wasn’t doing-she was a doer’. Hence owing to this very fact, the Queen had a very low and derogatory opinion about reading. The Queen had this psyche which made her finish a book once she started it, regardless of the fact that she liked it or not. She didn’t read it with an impulse to learn and build on her knowledge. The novella also states that Queen didn’t like being contradicted, and if she came across any reading that wasn’t in line with her thoughts and actions, she used to lose her patience at it. Her lack of interest in reading can be judged by the incident when Norman, a servant sarcastically remarked about her reading sense by stating that the book ‘My dog Tulip’, must be comprehended...
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...William Carlos Williams is a poet that displays realism into clinical and probing as one that is trained by the subject of science to see beauty and the truth in the vulgarity of common as much as in the uncommon. Williams’s early interests of painting and his buddied have reflected him in his sharp and graphic figures in terms of how he feels through color, texture and form. (pg. 1005) William Carlos Williams wrote many poems. One of the poems he wrote was “The Young Housewife.” He talks about a woman indicating that she is young, recently married, and identified in relation to the house in which both the woman and her husband lives. The theme here in this poem shows Williams view of a woman as how he treated them throughout his career, all of which can be under the theme of how a...
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...suffering will always remain a mystery. Calamities, persecutions, hardships, insults; humans live to suffer. Elie Wiesel is an American Romanian-born Jewish writer and Holocaust survivor, who tells of his horrific tale in the novel, “Night.” Throughout the novel, Wiesel tells a journalistic story about suffering and death as he endures dreadful experiences in Nazi death camps. At one point in the story, Wiesel compares himself to Job, a character of the Bible who he feels he can relate to. At first, Wiesel fights the urge to reject God in his suffering which is an uncommon action when all hope is gone. Firstly, within the pages of the Bible reads a narrative story called, “The Book of Job.” In Job, there is a man who God allows to be directly attacked by Satan. He is an illustration of devotion as he is stripped of everything yet he remains devoted to God. By allowing Satan to attack Job, God testifies his faithfulness to him. Job was abundantly blessed by God. He had a wonderful family, a huge house, plenty of animals, and food on the table. Through...
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...Apple The marketing mix strategies of Apple Company In the wake of acquiring financing for the advancement of Mac II, the Mac PC Organization was shaped in 1970.As the development of home PC use developed, Apple developed with it. In 1980 the organization issued its first sale of stock of speculation stock. Macintosh next presented the Mac PC in 1983 amid the Super Bowl. The PCs desktop distributed highlights gave the establishment to future developments that have gotten to be standard for the organization. Today Apple, Inc has more than 33,000 workers and incomes surpassing 42 million dollars. Introduction Macintosh, Inc began from the companionship and shared investments of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. The Two teamed up in the improvement of the "Apple I in the mid 1970s. The Apple I was a venture in front of most PCs of the time offering an utilization of aTV as a showcase framework and a tape interface for recording projects. Product Compact Computers – including Mac items, for example, Mac Book Pro, iMac, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, Xserve Servers – including Xserve, Xsan, MacOS X Ser, MobleMe. Embellishments – including MagicMouse, Keyboard, Led Cinema Display. Wi-fi Based Stations – including Airport Express, Airport Extreme, Time Capsule. Engineer – including Developer Connection, Mac Program, iPhone Program. iPod – including iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, ipod Classic. iPhone – including iPhone3GS, iPhone3G, iPad. iTunes – including...
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...Introduction Pire Paolo Pasolini was renowned Italian artist who plied the domains of poetry, intellectualism and film and literature with some of his works spanning the High renaissance epoch. Pasolini was notably distinguishable as a journalist, linguist and philosopher among a host other art domains that he pursued in the long yet drastically ended course of his art career. Pasolini was also a newspaper and magazine columnist as well as painter and renowned political figure. Eloit Audrene (2004) notes that Pasolini illustrated a unique and uncommon cultural dynamism in his course towards turning into a highly controversial figure evident through a closer assessment of his works of art. Pasolini was marked by outright disdain for the Bourgeoisie culture and social system. His ideologies tended towards the conceptual tenets and thrust of communism. On the 26th of January 1947 the author wrote a contentious declaration published on the front page of newspaper entitled Liberta, "In our opinion, we think that currently only communism is able to provide a new culture". What heightened the controversy with regards to his political ideological inclinations is that whilst it was evident in his art works that he disdained Feudalism Pasolini was still not a member the Country’s Community Party (PCI) which embraced ideas akin to his. This was contrary to common expectations given his public denouncements of the Bourgeoisie and the entirety of the feudalist social and societal conventions...
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...EAE Business School The Godfather “I don't trust society to protect us, I have no intention of placing my fate in the hands of men whose only qualification is that they managed to con a block of people to vote for them.” ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather Charlotte Ham; Rian Ordoñez; Sara Hernando 14 Global scenario in the 1940s Before we get into any kind of analysis to a new business plan, we must have an overview of the scenario in which we are going to play: Environment: At the time that M. Corleone assumes power, at the end of the 1940s, we are facing a period of economic stability, the game had legalized and this was a business/product with a great potential for the future. We could therefore say that we have a new product that generates great uncertainty in a very turbulent environment with high competition. M. Corleone has the network of contacts but he is not especially empathetic or loyal. Resources: The organization: Consigliere or CEO. Caporegine directors of various business units. Associated resources: external services, social and political favors. Politic control. Material resources, “soldiers”: they running orders. Financial resources. If we maintain the clear target of the family: take the family and business to the most high power, we can create new different scenarios: Adaptive Strategy: Get into a new business (new product), independent of what it was. Merger with one of the other five families: winning market share and new...
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...Culture and Religion: An in Depth Analysis Culture and Religion: An in Depth Analysis “Religion is one element of a culture, a transcendent element of it." Francis Arinze The Influence of Religion One of the most pervasive influences in how people in various cultures and sub-cultures develop identity and purpose is through their faith and religion. One’s religious traditions - like family, tribe, or nation - anchors them to the world. Religious traditions provide structure, discipline, and social participation in a community (Samovar, Porter, McDaniel & Roy, 2013). Religion, also sanctions a wide range of human conduct by providing notions of right and wrong, setting precedents for accepting behavior, and transforming the burden of decision making from individuals to the supernatural power (Samovar et al., 2013). As such, religion responds to the basic human need to understand the purpose of life. This paper will examine five major religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism along with each of their core values and assumptions. It will examine the impact religion plays in cultures as well as the overall impact religion has on globalization in the 21st century. Through a personal reflection on religious diversity in the workplace along with an overview of the Society of Human Resources best practices to handle such diversity, it will provide recommendations on how to develop a cohesive culture that values diversity and aligns the tenets...
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...You’re Still Here Andrea Flores HIST 2313.20 Spring 2013 You’re Still Here No one stood in the way of Rufino Maximino Ignacio Rodriguez Cavazos. He was a man that stood no less than six feet in stature and weighed about 200 pounds. He was a tall tower of blonde hair, alabaster skin, and intuitive emeralds for eyes. If his demeanor was not enough to dissuade individuals from provoking him, his powerful character sure was. Rufino was a man of strong will, brave disposition, and incredible passion. Above all, however, Rufino was a loving, caring man often described as “a man with a heart as big as himself.” Rufino was a friend, a brother, a husband, a father, and lastly a grandfather…my grandfather. Rufino was born in San Emiliano in the province of Leon in Spain on February 1, 1946. He was born to Baudilio Rodriguez Rodriguez and Magdalena Cavazos de Rodriguez. He had two older sisters, Antonia and Magdalena, as well as one younger brother, Ricardo. My great grandfather, Baudilio, was a very successful man in Spain. He owned many ranches teeming with livestock as well as farmlands. When Rufino was nine months old, his family fled from Spain to America during the Cold War. Spain during that time was under the authoritarian dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Baudilio felt it would be best to leave Spain and look to continue their lives in Mexico, another Spanish-speaking country. The family settled in what today is Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico where Baudilio purchased ranches...
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...CHAPTER: 1 INTRODUCTION In modern years consumer goods markets, and often bought categories in products were clearly showing the increasing presence of private label products. Personal or own label products were defined as consumer products produced by retailer itself and sold under the retailers’ own name, logo or trade mark throughout their own outlets. Most often private label brands were manufactured by retailer itself by putting any name or private log on that products. Retail products mostly reduce the cost of production because manufacturer or producers usually do not need to spend heavily amount on that products even private label brands were less advertised. Private or own-label brands enable the manufacturers to achieve the economies of scale in producing or distribution of the products and utilization of more capacity. However, it appears that most own-label suppliers were small regional players not unintentionally playing on the major manufacturers’ field (Hoch, 1996). Past research examined circumstances which craft it nice-looking for a store brand to be introduced to exacting product categories (Hoch et al 1993; Sethuraman and Dhar, 1995). Raju et al. (1999) classified three conditions below which a store brand raises a retailer's categories earnings. First, if the cross price compassion amongst the national brands was low down. Second, if the cross price compassion among the national brand and the store brands was high. Third, if the category has...
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...8 SOUTHERN THAILAND FOLK TALES Foreword… It all started a few years ago in a discussion with our English Major Students. We were talking about regional differences; how perceptions of people differ. I explained how people in the north of England view the folks from London and the south, and vice-versa. “It’s the same here in Thailand” one bright student chimed, “the folks in Bangkok and the north think everyone down here in the south are stupid, ignorant and to be viewed with extreme suspicion. But we have a very rich cultural heritage” she went on to explain. “We have history and stories that have been passed from father to son, from mother to daughter, for centuries.” So, it was agreed, the students would mine the Southern Thai Culture for the myths and legends that go to make folk tales. These would be documented and translated into English. This was to be a useful extra-curricular activity in the student’s quest for better English usage and understanding. The project ‘grew like Topsy’ and before long we had plans afoot to publish a small book that could, with a bit of luck, help to narrow the cultural divide between north and south Thailand. And, of course, educate and amuse us poor, ignorant, foreigners! Together with my friend and former colleague, Ajarn Kevin Marshall, we agreed to edit the student’s submissions, bring the often-archaic language up-to-date and inject modern usage and idioms whilst retaining the spirit of the original. It was a big idea but one that...
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...Arimount Marketing Plan 1.0 Executive Summary Arimount is one of the world's leading fast moving consumer goods companies. It offers products across foods, home and personal care categories. Arimount first and foremost operates in America. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and employs about 171,000 people. I addition to the above products Arimount has also developed a new product called Texas Deluxe deodorant that is in a aerosol can. The product was developed by our leading scientists that allows customers to use the deodorant once every 5 days is they deem necessary. This product is eco friendly and three times the strength of other clinical deodorants. Although there are several competitors that produce deodorants but known that lasts more than 24 hours. The new product for Arimount has been clinically tested. Arimount Sales and Marketing department has purchased an contact list which includes detailed contact information for individuals across Texas in which we will have the initial release of the product. The list not only includes Texas but also the complete area of the Unites States. The “Go To Market” promotion enclosed within will characterize the demarcation in strategy between the geographical regions. The cost of the purchased list was $2,259.00 with a total of 13,292 individual contact names, which calculates to .17 cents per contact. The number of actual companies has yet to be calculated as the file will require clean up, however, appears to have...
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...Strategic Marketing Plan ------------------------------------------------- Lecturer: Erik Kostelijk Student: Parisa Taghipoor Class: ICV4C Date: 19 November, 2010 ------------------------------------------------- 1.0 Introduction & Background ------------------------------------------------- 1.1 Background Established in 1985, Starbucks Corporation is today’s premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Starbucks purchases and roasts high-quality whole bean coffees and sells them, along with fresh, rich-brewed coffees, Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, a variety of complementary food items, a selection of premium teas, and beverage-related accessories and equipment. The international coffeehouse has built one of the most powerful and recognizable brands in the world upon high-quality coffee and the unique "Starbucks Experience." Starbucks has sought to capitalize on its growing popularity through expansion; the addition of over 1500 stores in just over a year brought its total store count to over 16,600 in 2008. In fiscal 2008, the company's stores (retailer and licensed) generated US$ 10.4 billion in revenue. Starbucks first revolutionized the coffeehouse industry by marketing expensive, high-quality coffee as well as a "third place" between work and home - a warm, clean, and inviting environment where customers go to escape...
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...Notes on Song of Solomon 2 0 1 4 E d i t i o n Dr. Thomas L. Constable Introduction TITLE In the Hebrew Bible the title of this book is "The Song of Songs." It comes from 1:1. The Septuagint and Vulgate translators adopted this title. The Latin word for song is canticum from which we get the word Canticles, another title for this book. Some English translations have kept the title "Song of Songs" (e.g., NIV, TNIV), but many have changed it to "Song of Solomon" based on 1:1 (e.g., NASB, AV, RSV, NKJV). WRITER AND DATE Many references to Solomon throughout the book confirm the claim of 1:1 that Solomon wrote this book (cf. 1:4-5, 12; 3:7, 9, 11; 6:12; 7:5; 8:11-12; 1 Kings 4:33). He reigned between 971 and 931 B.C. Richard Hess believed the writer is unknown and could have been anyone, even a woman, and that the female heroine viewed and described her lover as a king: as a Solomon.1 How could Solomon, who had 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kings 11:3), be the same faithful lover this book presents? He could be if he became polygamous after the events in this book took place. That seems a more likely explanation than that he was polygamous when these events occurred and just omitted reference to his other loves. Probably he wrote the book before he became polygamous. We do not know how old Solomon was when he married the second time. The history recorded in Kings and Chronicles is not in strict chronological order. The Shulammite was probably not Pharaoh's daughter in view...
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...ACT 4000 Week 2 Materials TABLE OF CONTENTS Learning Objectives..................................................................................................... 2 Basic Accounting Concepts ....................................................................................... 3 Cash versus Accrual Accounting................................................................................7 Qualitative Characteristics of Accounting Information ...........................................9 Valuations on the Balance Sheet ................................................................................11 Effects of Transactions on Financial Statements ......................................................13 Activity #1 ....................................................................................................................19 Activity #2 ....................................................................................................................20 Activity #3 ....................................................................................................................21 Activity #4 ....................................................................................................................22 Activity #5 ....................................................................................................................23 Activity #6 ....................................................................................................................24...
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... 《新 GRE 核心词汇考法精析》 （再要你命 3000） 主编：陈琦 副主编：周书林 编委：陈琦，周书林，马驰，肖雪，颜余真 第 1 版 2011 年 6 月 关于本书的建议与交流，请将电子邮件发到以下信箱：gre3000words@gmail.com 高端申请咨询：premium.apply@gmail.com 本文档由陈琦和周书林 由 林共同制作完成 。未经作者授权，严禁将此文档用于商业 用途。 成 授 此 业 Made By Jason & Franklin. This Doc a cument Is Stric tly Prohibited For Commercial Purposes W ithout Authorization. c d c r 本文档由陈琦和周书林共同制作完成。未经作者授权，严禁将此文档用于商业用途。 序一 这一年，我们经历了很多变化。Chow 去香港读书了，陶睿毕业了，杨珺去美国留学了，王东东 创业了，我从新东方的北美部调岗至多语种部了。 面临新的事物，我们需要将对它本能的恐惧转化成进步的动力。在多语种部工作的这一年，自己 成长了很多。做老师只要能够管理好自己，自己多吃苦就好。做部门的工作，和大家一起做事，团队 的配合就要复杂的多，除了要多吃苦，还要敢于多承担。但是如果我们能够把每天的艰辛，痛苦，委 屈当作生活的常态时，我们的内心就会更加丰富。 感谢老 GRE，让我的青春那么美好。 新 GRE 来了，让我们洒脱的迎接它。欢迎我们“要你命 3000”团队的新成员马驰，肖雪，颜余 真。也希望我们为大家带来的《再要你命 3000》 能够为各位备考新 GRE 带来帮助。 琦叔 Jason Chen 2011-6-11 Made By Jason & Franklin. This Document Is Strictly Prohibited For Commercial Purposes Without Authorization. 序二 依稀记得当年上小学五年级的时候，学校第一次开了英语课。那时候有许多外资进入中国，大 家觉得学好英语以后可以去外企，工资也会比国企的要高。这就是当时我对为什么要学英语的全部理 解了。入了初中以后，为了面对三年后的中考，英语作为三门主课之一，贯穿了整个初中阶段。也是 在那个时候，新东方、李阳疯狂英语等培训班声名鹊起，并逐渐走入莘莘学子的学习生活中。那时的 我觉得学英文的目标就是为了应付这门课，这门考试，以期望考上一所好的高中。 后来入了高中才发现，原来高中本质上和初中没有什么两样，学习目的简单而纯粹——考出好 的分数，上一所好的大学——为此做很多的数学题，背很多自己都不甚了解的诗句，写一篇篇矫揉造 作的作文……当然， 还有背英文单词、 听英语听力、 以及练英语写作。 经历大学时代和工作的这些年， 当年死记硬背下来的内容大都已经忘得一干二净了，甚至于面对今年的高考卷，我都答不上来那些化 学生物题，唯有语文数学和英文如今还在使用。随着阅历的增长，我才逐渐发现了学习英文的意义。 英语作为国际社会的通用语， 是解读现代文明世界的密钥之一。 这句话毫不夸张地道出了现实： 中国总体情况的落后是大家深有体会的，而“西方国家”总体情况的先进也是不可否认的。每年有众 多的留学生选择去发达国家学习深造，以期能学到那些先进的思想文化与科学技术。自然而然，英语 成了每一位留学西方国家同学的必修课。这便是学习英文的基本意义——进入西方世界的通行证。...
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