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    The Panama Canal - from Yesterday to Tomorrow

    vast empire in the Western Hemisphere, no one was allowed to build a canal, or even a road wide enough for an ox-drawn cart to pass across the Isthmus of Panama. This did not stop people from talking or dreaming about it however. One of the most famous scientists of the time, Alexander von Humboldt of Prussia, wrote about

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    Consumer Behavior

    GROUP 2 ------------------------------------------------- CASE STUDY 4.1: You get me: Personality and self-concept in consumer behaviour – the case of Lush Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 2 Discussion Section 2 Recommendation 11 Conclusion 11 References 12 List of Figures Figure 1: Colgate uses Dentists’ recommendation to gain trust from highly dogmatic consumers 3 Figure 2: MAC uses celebrity endorsers such as R&B singer, Rihanna 3 Figure 3:

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    Business

    spend it effectively, which led to me turning my focus to the study of business. It intrigued me how a wide ranging and vast the opportunities were to a successful entrepreneur, and once I conducted personal research projects on two of the UKs’ most famous businessmen, Sir Alan Sugar and Sir Richard Branson, I was sold. Business management to me means the application of everything I am genuinely interested in, such as the growth, maintenance, and development of a company, healthy competition, hard work

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    E Commerce

    IS535 TOPIC: IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC E COMMERCE IN CONWAY STORES INC, E commerce is the online business buying and selling products and services, or even transferring funds through the web. It requires high internet connection. According to Education Center “Electronic commerce or ecommerce is a term for any type of business, or commercial transaction, which involves the transfer of information across the Internet. It covers a range of different types of businesses, from consumer based retail

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    Bank Communications Plan

    TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Introduction/ starting points 2. Definition of the problem / open questions 3. Intention and communication goals 4. Target groups 5. Strategy of communication 6. Communication plan (description of communication activities) 7. Cost approximation 1. INTRODUCTION / STARTING POINTS Alpha bank is a Greek bank, which is present in many countries, not only in Greece and Macedonia. It is a successful international financial institution, which is present in Cyprus, Romania

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    Material on Morality

    external world was two-part, basing our knowledge not only on our sense-perception experiences but on a priori concepts as well. Kant’s two-part epistemology is not at all similar with the mind-body theories of reality proposed by many enlightenment thinkers. Kant’s epistemology is derived of his criticisms of those he labeled dogmatists and sceptics. Kant’s sceptics, like Hume, thought that there was nothing to

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    Booker T Washington Research Paper

    A Lifetime in Black America 1900 Booker T. Washington During Spring Break of 2017, my History class inspired a road trip with my twelve-year-old daughter. We toured great sites such as Rosa Parks Museum, Dr. Kings Floating Grave and both Spelman and Morehouse College. Along the way, we talked about how each visit resonated a profound sense of vision within us. Consequently, I chose six core black Americans figures to express how each individual story helped to shape the United States of America

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    Cutbacks in Physical and Arts Education

    all gain basic knowledge. It is where we learn what we need to live and then get interested in what we will excel at later in life. Many students want to grow up to be a lawyer, doctor or a teacher but for some students, it is the dream of being a famous musician, artist or athlete. With education budget cuts and the motion for higher standardized test scores on the raise, many schools have been forced to cut some of their programs. Those hardest hit are music, art and physical education classes.

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    Apple Brand Communications Audit Analysis

    Apple Brand Communications Audit Analysis 1.Assessment of Apple’s Website: After browsing Apple's official website, I think it did quite successful with an overall sense and expression of Apple’s brand image. From my own perspective, I like Apple's official website design style, simple and sophistication. On the homepage, the advertisement in the middle catches the eye, with a big post and link to the related products. Colors are also designed to be simple and fresh on the homepage, adapting

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    Nikola Tesla

    the class explaining why Tesla’s idea would not work.  Tesla was humiliated by the criticism of his teacher, but he didn’t let it sway him.He  believed in his heart that he could make a system for powering machines with alternating  current. There is something about great thinkers and the way they use criticism and negative  energy to fuel their own inventive power, and Tesla was no exception.   One afternoon while walking through the park in Budapest with a good friend. The  setting sun brought on a spark of inspiration inside Tesla's mind

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