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    The mountain gorilla was first discovered roaming the Virunga Volcanoes in Rwanda (von Beringe‚ 2002‚ p.9). German Captain Robert von Beringe and his African soldiers stumbled upon two mountain gorillas around the volcanic region on October 17‚ 1902 (von Beringe‚ 2002‚ p.9). Von Beringe captured and killed one of them and sent the body to the Zoological Museum in Berlin‚ Germany. Professor Paul Matschie‚ who worked with the museum‚ identified the gorilla as a new class and named it after its founder:

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    Audience 12 References 13 Problem How can Intrawest increase the number of rider days at Whistler Bike Park by 20‚000 for the 2008 season? Facts • Bike parks opens May 19 to October 10‚ extended hours in the regular season‚ starting in June • Mountain bike admission (includes helmet): adult: $69/ ½ day‚ $99 full day; Youth: $50 / ½ day‚ $65 / full day • Day lift tickets: early season: adult: $40‚ youth: 35; regular season: adult: $47‚ youth: $41 • Safety equipment rental (arm & leg

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    Answer 1 The previous campaign had pulled the Mountain Dew brand into more contemporary terrain‚ but it was not getting them into the so called urbane terrain. By 1998‚ PepsiCo managers were concerned that the advertising campaign was becoming too predictable. In particular‚ they were concerned that the use of campaign of sports was becoming less impactful due to the long time from which it was going on. Many other brands‚ Bagel Bites‚ AT&T‚ and Gillette Extreme Deodorant were now becoming major

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    but the native mountain people did not benefit from the effects of industrialization and were left in a worse situation. The stereotype of the Appalachian people that was formed prior to the industrialization era was that mountain people were noble‚ savage‚ independent‚ proud‚ rugged‚ dirty and uneducated. The industrialists to promote economic development and industrialization of Appalachia used this backward image of the Appalachian people. They believed that the native Appalachian people were

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    Giulia Nunnari Films Of Ang Lee Farrah Qidwai 04/17/2013 Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain displays all the traditional characteristics of a romantic tragedy or a Western film‚ but upon its release it failed to be labeled as such. It was instead placed in the “gay and lesbian” film category. While obviously there is no harm in being labeled a “gay” film‚ it does distract from the purpose of the film‚ which is to show the touching story of these two characters. The film is

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    Mountain Dew Mountain Dew’s unique way of connecting to the younger generation through extreme sports has become a grand success‚ consequently many companies are coming up with similar advertisement base Recent threats to Carbonated Soft Drinks in recent years by highly caffeinated and sports drinks have affected their sales. The company advertisement has focus on the young generation and thus quickly rose as Coke’s loyal opposition. They have advertisements harnessing ideas of current generation

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    Title: Brokeback Mountain Director: Ang Lee Type of text: Visual/oral text Date Completed: 27/2/2014 Whilst watching the film Brokeback Mountain‚ I became frustrated at the main characters‚ Jack and Ennis. This frustration was because of an evident idea in the film that I agree strongly with‚ ‘sexuality is not a choice.’ This idea made me realise how lucky I am to have been born in an era where society is much more accepting of individuality than in the past. And I felt frustrated because the

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    Right Thing </b></center> <br> <br>Author Isaac Asimov once wrote‚" Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what’s right." This saying came to mind while reading both Montana 1948 and Brokeback Mountain. The authors‚ Larry Watson (Montana 1948) and Annie Proulx (Brokeback Mountain) both write stories with the internal conflict of man vs. himself. In Montana 1948 Larry Watson’s main characters the Hayden family cope with a situation of sexual abuse that forces them to search for their

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    The Mountain Man and American Anguish In the article the main argument is figuring out if a “Mountain Man” is what most Americans where taught to believe. A mountain man is not really what most Americans are lead to believe‚ he symbolizes much more than just a trapper‚ fighter‚ trader and American rebel. He carries the image of how most Americans felt at the peak of the nineteenth century. The author backs up his argument and thesis by explaining how Hollywood has altered the view of what a mountain

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    What is the ad campaign of Mountain Dew that created awareness to its consumers? What is the impact of the Mountain Dew Ad campaign to its prospective customers? How did Pepsi Cola Company respond to the growing threat of non-carbonated soft drinks‚ especially energy drinks and tea? ANSWERS: In 1992‚ senior management at PepsiCo sensed an opportunity to increase business on Diet Mountain Dew. Diet Mountain {draw:frame} Dew’s distribution was limited mostly

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