The Irony of the Bodega In Greek comedy‚ the eiron was the sly underdog who‚ by dissembling inferiority‚ outwitted his opponent. As Aristole puts it‚ irony is a sharp incongruity between our expectations of things and what actually occurs‚ as if the universe were mocking us. An amazinling talented song writer‚ Kurt Cobain lead singer of Nirvana committed suicide on March 5‚ 1994. Kurt Cobain was enriched with money‚ fame‚ and a loving family. The irony of Cobain’s death‚ is why would such a successful
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meaning of the proverb is self-evident. We invent what we need; unless we feel the pressure of needs‚ we are not likely to invent anything. The fable of the thirsty crow which collected pebbles and threw them into the jar to raise the level of water to the bird’s reach of lips is well-known. Mere necessity would not help us much if we are not moved by thought. Animals have their needs but because they lack the power of thinking and ingenuity‚ they cannot invent anything. They act on instinct and follow
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transistor age) Bell laboratories invent first computers built with transistors in 1958 The first removable disk pack is invented in 1959‚ allowing users to have access to stored data. Introduction of the first application programming language called COBOL (Com on Business Oriented Language) in 1960. ASCII ((American Standard Code or information Interchange is invented in 1963. It allows computers to exchange information. General electronic corporation invents ERMA (electronic recording machine
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Chapter 4 accounting for merchandising BUSINESSES Problems P4–1 1. AQUA CO. Income Statement For the Year Ended June 30‚ 20Y8 Revenue from sales: Sales $ 3‚625‚000 Less: Sales returns and allowances $ 37‚800 Sales discounts 20‚200 58‚000 Net sales $ 3‚567‚000 Cost of merchandise sold 2‚175‚000 Gross profit $ 1‚392‚000 Operating expenses: Selling expenses: Sales salaries expense $ 388‚800 Advertising expense 45‚900 Depreciation expense—store equipment 8‚300
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Bus M 401 Dixon Case Estimate of WACC for Collinsville Plant The WACC for Collinsville‚ according to our estimations‚ came up to about 16.22% (Exhibit I). We took the average of the unlevered betas of comparable companies‚ 0.91‚ and relevered it according to Dixon’s target capital structure. Dixon’s 5-year historical debt ratio was 27.5%‚ but this approach would not be reliable due to its steep downturn debt ratio from 51% in 1975 to 6% in 1979. Thus‚ we thought that the best estimate of the
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In Thomas L. Friedman’s “Need a Job? Invent it‚” he expresses the urgent need to reimagine schools to fit the needs of the 21st century. Instead of preparing children for college we need to prepare them for innovation. The knowledge being taught in school is becoming obsolete. Lessons are taught and forgotten about after being tested‚ never really applied later in life. Thanks to globalization‚ anyone can easily access the information being taught in school on the internet. Friedman feels that we
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capacity and automation is not necessary for new product release 2. The promotion budget affects: 1. awareness 2. brand equity 3. performance 4. size 5. none of the above 3. What is the minimum amount of time that it takes to invent a new sensor? 1. 3 months 2. 6 months 3. 1 year at least 4. 2 years at least 5. 5 years or more 4. Which one of the following is NOT one of the four product characteristics that R&D can set? 1. performance 2. quality
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Terrorism this is an intentional act or voluntary violence that is directed to a person or the public with an aim of installing fear to a person or killing others due to some form of disagreement that could be politically or a revenge for particular loss that someone or a nation might have gone through. Terrorism can always take different forms that are either domestic or foreign. Domestic terrorism is a form of terror that is caused by the civilians within his or her country. On the other hand foreign
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Studies"‚ n.d.‚ p. 1) . GE Mission and Values Unlike most Fortune 500 companies‚ GE does not have an official mission statement‚ rather they represent their mission with the “GE Works Equation”. As explained by GE‚ “We have a relentless drive to invent things that matter: innovations that build‚ power‚ move and help cure the world. We make things that very few in the world can‚ but that everyone needs. This is a source of pride. To our employees and customers‚ it defines GE.” ("General Electric
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Action Verbs Action verbs are something that a person or thing can do may be used alone as the main verb of a sentence e.g. run‚ jump‚ reach‚ swim‚ walked‚ fell etc. Action verbs can also be actions you can’t see such as ’thought’ or ’wanted’ Action verbs can be time-telling verbs. They tell when something takes place - in the present‚ in the future or in the past List of action verbs starting with A Abstract Accelerate Accommodate Accomplish Accumulate Achieve Acquire Act Activate
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