"Star Wars" was arguably the first in a new breed of high concept‚ high budget sci-fi action films. It was directed by George Lucas and originally released in only a few cinemas in 1977. However‚ the buzz around the film grew‚ and it is now one of the highest grossing films of all time‚ and along with its sequels‚ prequels and re-mastered re-releases‚ has a large cult following. I feel this is because of Lucas` ability to engage the audience through careful use of sound and camera technique; The
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Star Wars is one of the best modern epics of its time. Starting with the world famous "in media res..."(The story starts in the middle of the action‚ in media res‚ and at a critical point; the events that happened before the narrative’s opening are introduced later on.) It is an epic with a great hero‚ setting‚ and a lot of captivating action. Although many people still think that epics were only written in ancient times‚ interestingly enough‚ many great epics are still being written today. The
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Possible Growth Strategy The limit of the Turkish Airline’s growth may be the hub airport capacity. Turkish Airlines operates a hub and spoke network out of Ataturk Airport in İstanbul. Since Ataturk Airport has not much room left for major growth‚ this situation may limit Turkish Airlines’ growth. Furthermore‚ the labor pool in Turkey has saturated and the airline has started to recruit internationally‚ which will lead to an increase in labor costs. However‚ Turkish Airlines can sustain its growth
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Competition and Policies Influencing the Airline Industry Emerging Companies‚ Mergers‚ Globalization‚ Pricing‚ and Profits The airline industry is identified by defined levels of competition which is a result of new companies that will venture into the current market. The airline industry exists in an intensely competitive market (Investopedia‚ 2013). New entrants will increase the level of competition for the existing levels of consumers that the different kinds of airlines to share. A new
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Operations Changi Airport Group (CAG) includes a combination of six different departments to maximise operational efficiency and customer delight (The Changi Airport Group‚ 2015). The six departments are Air Hub & Development‚ Airport Management‚ Commercial‚ Corporate‚ Finance and Changi Airports International (The Changi Airport Group‚ 2015). The Air Hub & Development is in charge to develop and grow Changi as a global air hub by increasing connectivity through certain ways such as‚ brand marketing
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External Analysis An external analysis will be done for Air New Zealand using the strategic tools such as PEST analysis and Porter’s Five Forces aiming to identify key strategic issues which will affect the profitability of the company. The analysis will be based on these two categories: the General environment which centralise on the company’s future among other competitors and the Industry environment which centralise on situations and circumstances which will affect the operation of Air New Zealand
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Introduction World War I (WWI) refers an international conflict that was mainly based in the continental Europe‚ and spanned from mid-1914 to late-1918. The conflict engaged all the great nations of the world‚ apparently grouped into two rival alliances; the Allies which mainly included France and Britain‚ and the Central Powers mainly involving Germany and Italy. Human casualty rate was particularly high due to technological inventions‚ such as the lethal use of warplanes. Primary causes of the
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In the early 20th century‚ rivalries between European leaders and their countries created the conditions for war. These conditions were enhanced by militarism‚ alliances‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism. The Great Powers of Europe all used these causes to varying degrees. By 1907‚ most of the European nations had formed alliances to protect themselves from foreign aggression. Countries desires to maintain their culture and extend their borders frequently led to conflict. From 1914 to 1918‚ a war broke
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Entente was an alliance formed in 1907 by France‚ Britain and Russia before the 1st world war. It was started by the French because they felt threatened by Germany and the triple alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy) Britain joined because they were worried about the German Navy. Finally Russia joined because they were worried about attacks from Germany and Austria-Hungary who both had growing armies. Russia also promised Serbia help if they were attacked. The Triple alliance The Triple Alliance
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GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Case 8: Swissair’s Alliances Hoang Van Hung (David) (Graduate MBA) Philippines Christian University Global Business Environment – Prof. Reyes Feb. 22‚ 2013 Metro Manila‚ Philippines I- Case Background The Swiss Air Transport Co. Ltd.‚ was founded in 1931 to fly between Switzerland and a handful of central European locations. By 1949‚ the company had become the Swiss flag airline‚ and had inaugurated long-haul intercontinental service
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