restructuring the Company‚ and reducing debt in 2011‚ our progress was not reflected in our 2011 earnings performance. In fact‚ while our actions are expected to provide substantial future returns through lower operating and debt service costs‚ the up-front costs to implement our plan reduced our 2011 earnings. For 2012‚ Simserv-Pitka recorded earnings from continuing operations of $9.3 million as compared to $15.5 million in 2011. Income from continuing operations available to common stock was a loss
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Introduction of the Novel Graham Greene wrote The Quiet American in 1955. The book is a novel based on Greene’s experience traveling and reporting on the war which the Vietnam were waging against the French colonial army in Vietnam in the early 1950’s. (Donaghy‚1983) The Quiet American Summary Vietnam is only understood by living there‚ it is very beautiful until something happens that you might have expected to happen. Not many care about the death of a US citizen for they are causing most
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activity in which readers experience worlds other than their own. Not only that‚ but they are also introduced to various aspects of characters. Such privilege contributes to the fact that readers are a lot more compassionate than non-readers. People have started to write various kinds of books ages ago which include plenty of different experiences such as‚ romance‚ tragedy‚ science‚ fiction and comedy‚ to continue to infinite other topics. This means that not all kinds of readers have the same
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the notion that the community would greatly benefit by a shared garden. The proposal contains 3 images of which all support the writer’s philosophy. Commonly‚ all are directed to the reader through techniques of fear tactics and consistent use of hyperbole. The newsletter aims to persuade readers through tactics of: appealing to sense of security‚ use of evidence and involvement of readers through inclusive language. The writer begins with the second word ‘our’ to immediately create a sense of
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Reader-response criticism is a school of literary theory that focuses on the reader (or "audience") and their experience of a literary work‚ in contrast to other schools and theories that focus attention primarily on the author or the content and form of the work. Although literary theory has long paid some attention to the reader’s role in creating the meaning and experience of a literary work‚ modern reader-response criticism began in the 1960s and ’70s‚ particularly in America and Germany‚ in
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E-readers and e-books may have seemed like a fad‚ but clearly they are not going anywhere. There are a number of styles and types to pick from; the Nook and Kindle each have various versions and options‚ for example‚ based on your budget and your needs. Debate rages about which is the best e-reader‚ but this is about the advantages and disadvantages of an e-reader regardless of the one you buy. Advantages For starters‚ we will look at the benefits of e-readers. Do you travel a lot? If so‚ an e-reader
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0 CARD READER-C1 F25-9401-000 XEW00001- CARD READER-D1 F25-9411-000 JAN. 2001 FY8-31F6-000 COPYRIGHT C 2001 CANON INC. CANON CARD READER-C1/D1 REV.0 JAN. 2001 PRINTED IN JAPAN [IMPRIME AU JAPON] I-1 PREFACE This Parts Catalog contains listings of parts used in the Canon CARD READERC1/D1. Diagrams are provided with the listings to aid the service technician in identifying clearly‚ the item to be orderd. Whenever ordering parts‚ consult this Parts Catalog for all of the
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superintend the rehearsals of his plays. Yet its members did not agree to the pronunciation of some of the simplest and commonest words in any language‚ ‘yes’ and ‘no’. No two members of the committee pronounced them exactly alike. Though they all spoke differently‚ they all spoke presentably. Shaw presents that no two native speakers of English speak it alike. He confesses that he himself does not speak the same way as a native speaker does. Shaw goes on to explain the difference in speech‚ when he addresses
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Reader Positioning Narratives encourage us to feel a particular way about the events and people in them. They often encourage us to align ourselves with one character in a narrative and not with others. To align ourselves with a character means to be on their side or empathise with them. They might encourage us to feel sorry for character or admire them‚ disapprove of them or fear them. This is called reader positioning: narratives position reader to adopt particular feelings or attitudes.
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furthermore persuading his readers that under the right circumstances‚ critical choices have to be made. His oppressive descriptions of George’s health issues successfully grasp reader’s attention‚ while forcing them to visualize and connect to the sorrows captured. Moreover‚ these descriptions help readers in overcoming personal struggles by bringing forth the reality of these situations. Philbert ensnares the unimaginable while releasing the truth of reality. Readers who have not experienced such
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