In the medieval period the most powerful people in the Western Europe were the great nobles kings‚ lords and the lesser nobles. They were at the top of the feudal system.Nobles had control over the knights and peasants. Kings and queens found it difficult to rule without the help of the nobles for three main reasons. Firstly they needed the force of fighting men (knights) on call if their power was threatened‚ Secondly they needed someone to travel their messages it was hard for rulers to make their
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Group 8d Tutor: Paul Simmonds Candidate Numbers 719250 230316 787051 255769 268704 717398 415529 207314 1 Tables of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary .............................................................................................. 3 1.1 Report objectives .............................................................................................. 4 1.2 The Strategic Drift............................................................................................. 5 1.3 Amazon
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COMM 315 Business Law and Ethics 07-Jan-08 |Law: |Ethics: | |if it’s not written it’s not law |norms | | |cultural values | |
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Reporting Income for Dot-Coms Priceline.com 1. Under the current system of accounting‚ the company would record revenues of $250 as they are the merchants to the transaction and $200 (80% of transaction value) as their cost of goods sold. 2. Alternatively‚ the company can net off the effect and show $50 (20% of transaction value) as their commission revenue. 3. If I were the CFO‚ I would recommend to opt for the first method of revenue recognition because it would show better
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.COM Failure Marketing and the .COM Bust Why Marketing? The .COM bust‚ the .COM “bubble”‚ the failure of companies that “dot-bombed”‚ happened more than a decade ago‚ but the lessons learned are important for the present tech sector. Many investors argue that we are in a bubble now‚ with companies like Instagram selling for $1 billion and hundreds of others getting million dollar valuations. Looking back‚ it’s clear from a marketing perspective current aspects of the products and websites themselves
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It is a collection of five elements: argon‚ helium‚ krypton‚ neon‚ radon‚ and xenon. Unlike most elements‚ the noble gases are monatomic‚ which means the element is a single atom instead of being in pairs or a combination. The atoms have stable configurations of electrons. In other words‚ under normal conditions they do not form compounds with other elements. They got there name "noble gases" because at first scientists thought that these elements were inert and didn’t react to other elements. Then
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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington‚ D.C. 20549 Form 10-Q (Mark One) x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30‚ 2012 or ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . Commission File No. 000-22513 Amazon.com‚ Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
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Bibliography: A Tablet Buyers Guide. 2012. [ONLINE] Available at: http://community.digitalmediaacademy.org/15165-ipad-2-vs-kindle-fire-xoom-others-a-tablet- buyers-guide. [Accessed 20 November 2012]. Amazon.com Opens zShops - Direct Marketing News. 1999. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.dmnews.com/Amazon.comcom-opens-zshops/article/62986/. [Accessed 14 November 2012]
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Christina Noble is the founder of the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation. From the 20 years Christina arrived at Vietnam‚ she loved the people. Christina first renovated a dilapidated building for disadvantaged children. Since 1997 there have been over 100 life saving programs in Vietnam which are similar programs to Mongolia. These programs for thousands of children on the streets have saved and nurtured their lives. In many cases these children live with parents‚ uncles‚ aunts and grandparents
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The “Noble” Savage Over the years‚ people have formed many different opinions over Rousseau`s noble savage theory. The main controversy sprouts from Rousseau`s statement that the natural human heart is good until civilization corrupts it. Golding’s exploration of the Noble savage theory has instigated theological and philosophical questions on the origin of human wickedness‚ as well as arguments comparing solitary and civilized human nature. Rousseau’s declaration that humans are naturally good
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