Identification. Christopher Columbus landed in Puerto Rico in 1493, during his second voyage, naming it San Juan Bautista. The Taínos, the indigenous people, called the island Boriquén Tierra del alto señor ("Land of the Noble Lord"). In 1508, the Spanish granted settlement rights to Juan Ponce de León, who established a settlement at Caparra and became the first governor. In 1519 Caparra had to be relocated to a nearby coastal islet with a healthier environment; it was renamed Puerto Rico ("Rich
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they never failed to move him by their complete detachment from the toils and rigours of the world they so beautifully illuminated. Leaning against his balcony rail, he saw the shadows disappear among the palms that fringed the coral beach, and the white-surfed breakers that creamed on the sand sparkled iridescently. This was the time of day he liked best, when everything was fresh and unspoilt, and for a few hours at least, before Irena awoke, he was free from the sound of her hysterical recriminations
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constant dull like the sun eclipsed by the moon, the blinding agony was always there but the intensity was smothered with alcohol. The man took a step forward to help but I waved him back, “Please have a seat and make yourself at home.” I grabbed an old jacket and began mopping up the bourbon pooling on my desk, but the smell had already seeped into the
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Executive Summery Coffee World is Swiss based global premium coffee chain and like to expand its business in Spain. Marketers have prepared an original IMC plan based on zero-based planning model. Target markets are mainly tourists (40%), professional (30%), students (20%) and others (10%). This report has analyzed critically Company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in Spain market. Communication objectives can be based on think-feel-do model. Coffee World’s behavioral communication
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The work of this year’s laureate, Shigeru Ban, has also been displayed at Vitra. Huddled on a lawn, his structures, three fifty-dollar tents sheathed in standard-issue plastic tarps from the U.N., intended for the refugees of the Rwandan civil war, looked as if any minute they might be loaded on a pallet and removed. Ban’s work lay underneath the plastic: a simple skeleton of recycled-paper tubes, fitted together with plastic joints and braced with ropes describing the pattern of an unfinished star
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Waking up early the morning after Memorial Day weekend, Mr. Cassidy knew many people at been at the river partying, and left many cans and bottles. After breakfast, he took the truck knowing he would fill it up as he had done during past holiday weekends. Parking his truck near, the river, Mr. Cassidy hummed while picking up cans and bottles and had soon filled the bag. He hurried to the truck to dump it and returned to fill another bag. When he filled the back of the truck, he was tired and decided
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2013B Carefully read the following excerpt from the short story “Mammita’s Garden Cove” by Cyril Dabydeen. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how Dabydeen uses literary techniques to convey Max’s complex attitudes toward place. ‘Where d’you come from?’ Max was used to the question; used to being told no as well. He walked away, feet kicking hard ground, telling himself that Line he must persevere. More than anything else he knew 5 he must find a job before long. In
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VERDICT in ASSOCIATION WITH SAS UK RETAIL 2012 & BEYOND Introduction Welcome to our forecast for UK retail in 2012 and beyond UK retailers face yet another year of tough trading as the economy continues to suffer from the strains of the recession and global downturns. This whitepaper gives our forecast for the next year for total retail and the major sectors. It also explains some of the key issues and future developments that retailers will face over the next few years and what they need
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Albert Camus THE STRANGER THE Stranger By ALBERT CAMUS Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert VINTAGE BOOKS A Division of Random House NEW YORK 1 Albert Camus THE STRANGER VINTAGE BOOKS are published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and Random House, Inc. Copyright 1942 by Librairie Gallimard as L’ÉTRANGER Copyright 1946 by ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher
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The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable Document File is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone associated
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