passengers allowed to disembark from the ship on each day when it visits. This simulation provides a rich context for a business negotiation in which economic‚ cultural‚ and ecological factors all come into play. Background Information The Island Queen is a privately owned and operated luxury cruise ship. Cruise ship passenger demand has steadily fallen over the past few years due to the poor economy‚ fear of worldwide terrorism‚ and recurring cases of the Norwalk virus on cruise ships. Norwalk-like
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Ana Nzinga: Queen of Ndongo Through the European power struggle for control of the African slave trade‚ the Portuguese colonized parts of Africa including the area of modern day Angola. The Dutch established an axis to operate their slave trade to Brazil for almost 300 years in Luanda ("Luanda"‚ par. 4). In the 17th century‚ the Portuguese foothold was steadily increasing pushing more and more African rulers to their limits. Ann Nzinga Mbande‚ Queen of Ndongo and Matamba‚ was among these royals
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Name Teacher Class Date The Virgin Queen and the Spanish Armada in Full Queen Elizabeth the First‚ one of Britain’s finest monarchs of history‚ is well known for several achievements. One of these notable achievements is her defeat of the Spanish Armada. Even her enemies doted upon her victory as well as her leadership skill. The Count of Feria remarked upon her Elizabeth’s leadership skill by noting: ”Not only was she “a young lass who‚ although sharp‚ is without prudence‚” he later
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nickname the "Black widow" and how she was able to drag this nickname throughout her life. However‚ she was responsible for several other killings. Blanco was not only known as the "Black widow" she was also known as‚ "The Cocaine Godmother" and "The Queen of Narco-Trafficking" those nicknames are what also led her to many murders throughout her life. At a very young age‚ Blanco got herself affiliated with members of the drug cartel. Soon after she had a business running in New York when she moved over
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In Laura Resau’s historical fiction‚ The Lightning Queen‚ characters frequently struggle with the conflict of life and death. After the protagonist’s sister‚ Lucita‚ dies from a tragic accident‚ her mother is never the same. Since the cause of Lucita’s death lies in the stream‚ Teo states‚ “The spirit of the stream can snatch them under” (Resau 47). While thinking about Ga‚ Da‚ and Ba‚ Teo worries that their fates would be the same as his sister’s. Even though they thrive and are healthy children
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tribute to the queen in many literary forms - Edmund Spenser based the character Gloriana in the Faerie Queen on Elizabeth - Artists honoured her by painting her portrait - she was an early fashionista in many ways - She loved beautiful clothing and jewellery - Her clothes were made of gold and silver - Despite her fading power‚ Elizabeth still showed her devotion to her people - While the end of her reign had been difficult she was mostly remembered as being a queen who supported
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Dysfunctional mother/daughter relationship In Beauty Queen‚ though Maureen constantly tries to distinguish herself from her mother‚ Mag has left an undeniable mark on her and their similarities continue to grow. While there is the external conflict between the two characters‚ it is exasperated by the frustration that they are so eerily similar. The beauty of the mother/daughter relationship is watching a daughter morph into her mother; however‚ in Beauty Queen Mag becomes an ever-present mirror for Maureen
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tells him that f he longs to be with Ceria‚ he can no longer rule Ithaca. Verizo Iphonios’ crew tries their best to keep the two lovers apart‚ but if Iphonious decides to be with Ceria‚ he will no longer be in line to control Ithaca. I‚ The Virgin Queen‚ believe
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• Identify your topic: Queen Victoria • Political/ social context: Victoria turned 18 on 24 May 1837. On 20 June 1837‚ William IV died at the age of 71‚ and Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom. Her coronation took place on 28 June 1838‚ and she became the first sovereign to take up residence at Buckingham Palace. The reform of government allowed England to avoid the politically wrong conditions sweeping across Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. The continent experienced the growing
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Hello my name is and I am writing in regards to the horrible experience my husband and I had at our last visit at Dairy Queen. We were coming back from Illinois and saw your sign off of the express way‚ and decided to stop as a treat for our 3 small children. We stopped at the store in Rensselaer‚ IN. My husband and I decided to split your Moolate’. My husband asked the cashier if she could go heavy on the coffee because he had a bit of a drive still ahead of him. The cashier was very nice
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