Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. Hilton describes Shangri-La as a mystical‚ harmonious valley‚ gently guided from a lamasery‚ enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia — a permanently happy land‚ isolated from the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon‚ the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal‚ living
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the most when it came to the purchasing department costs. The Las Vegas store to be exact gave much misleading information as it was only active for 8 of the 12 months due to a fire and all of it’s merchandise being destroyed. This skewed the data in lesser value than should be present‚ so in order to grasp a better yearly understanding the Las Vegas store was removed from the final analysis. In the analysis of all stores‚ including Las Vegas‚ there were three main cost drivers that data was gathered
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MGT103 Case Study Report The Shangri-la Hotel Francesca Donovan Identify any Loyalty Programs and evaluate the effectiveness of it? In the past the hospitality industry offered loyalty programs‚ usually formed with an alliance such as an airline. Due to the fact airlines have segregated themselves and formed their own frequent flier points‚ the hotel industry has been forced to produce programs for themselves. Loyalty programs within the hotel industry are ensuring customer satisfaction
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DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FALL 2014 College of Business Mission To be a highly respected college of business that develops professionals with the personal dedication‚ ethics and lifelong learning capabilities needed to succeed professionally and to serve society. We work as a diverse community promoting excellence in learning‚ teaching‚ scholarship‚ and service. Academic Integrity Students enrolled in College of Business classes are expected to maintain
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Introduction and Overview “The Shangri-la" is the brand of limited-company Shangri-la (Asia) Co.‚ LTD in Hong Kong‚ this company belongs to the famous Chinese businessman--"The candy king" Robert Kuok ‘s Kuok Group in Malaysia. The story of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts began in 1971 when a deluxe hotel was founded in the city of Singapore. Today‚ Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is the largest Asian-based deluxe hotel group in the region. And it is regarded as one of the world’s
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Her story has changed over the years but nonetheless the story is still one of the best. The story of La Llorona dates back to a time before colonials arrived in the new world. This makes this legend around 500 years old and to this day it still terrifying children late at night. The first recorded sighting takes place on the eve of the arrival of Spanish
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La Grande Odalisque Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres was born on August 28th‚ 1780. He became one of Jacques-Louis David’s most famous and successful students. During Ingres time working with David‚ and eventually turning away from him‚ he became a part of the Neo-Classicism movement; leaving behind‚ but not forgetting the Romanticism methods. Neo-Classicism is the 18th century restoration of tradition principles which lead Ingres to be one of the most famous draftsmen. Ingres was an extremely
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1. Broad general statement 2. Introductory remarks 3. Thesis BODY 1st paragraph Topic sentence - Example/details 1 - Example/details 2 2nd paragraph Topic sentence - Example/details 1 - Example/details 2 INTRODUCTIO HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY 1. Restate thesis 2. Sum up body 3. Final sentence C ONCLUSION x Thesis Statement Worksheet GENERAL TOPIC 1. Sports 2. Universities 3. Education 4. Festivals 5. Expensive Cars 6. Hospitals 7. Camping 8
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When viewers gaze upon Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas (painted in 1656)‚ they can experience the avant-garde aura of its time as the Baroque painting displays both candidness and movement. In the way that Velázquez painted his work of art‚ Las Meninas can be classified as Baroque Naturalism (Stratton-Pruitt 5)‚ suggesting influence from Caravaggio who painted with realism and strong chiaroscuro (“light-dark” spotlighting tones). The shift from Mannerism to Baroque developed a thematic motto for artists
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La Sagrada Familia Barcelona‚ Spain The building decorative features‚ construction‚ materials‚ floor plan La Sagrada Familia has been built using the architectural style "warped Gothic". The rippling shape of the stone façade makes it look like the building is melting in the sun. The towers are topped with brightly colored mosaics which look like beautiful bowls of fruit. Antoni Gaudí had a concept of colour showing life. As Antoni would not live to see the completion of his masterpiece‚ he left
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