objective of this report is to provide a financial performance analysis of Marks & Spencer group plc. This will be achieved by a detailed ratio analysis on financial data available in latest annual report of the company for the year ended March-2013. The attention during ratio analysis will be on horizontal and vertical analysis as well as the comparison of these ratios with the industry. Moreover‚ the report will also give a brief business analysis of the company. Reason of selecting the company Marks
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During a congressional debate in March of 1995‚ Republican Congressional Representative John Mica addressed the House of Representatives. In his speech‚ Mica expressed his distaste for the then-current welfare system by holding up a sign that read‚ “Don’t feed the alligators” (Gustafson‚ 2009‚ p. 660). As can be inferred from this visual statement‚ Mica likened welfare recipients to alligators— the same carnivorous reptiles ever-present in the senator’s home state of Florida. If welfare recipients
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Dec 5‚2014 Dr. Jannatul Ferdaous Lecturer ‚ Southeast University Subject: Submission of Assignment titled “Ratio Analysis of Lafarge Surma Cement Limited”. Dear Sir‚ This is informing you that I have done this assignment on “Ratio Analysis of Lafarge Surma Cement Limited”. It is a great pleasure for me to present you such type of assignment. To prepare this assignment I collect essential data. I learnt a lot of unknown issues of direct Marketing‚ while preparing this assignment. This assignment
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ANALYSIS OF WASHINGTON’S FAREWELL ADDRESS President George Washington in early 1796 had decided not to run for a third term as President of the United States and with suggestions from Alexander Hamilton‚ he drafted his “Farewell Address.” He tried to convey three points in his “Farewell Address.” The points were‚ his decision not to be considered for a 3rd term as President of the United States‚ his advice to the country to stand united‚ and his advice to the future leaders of the country concerning
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speeches ever told to mankind. MLK cares so much about black rights that it can be seen in the way he stands‚ heard in how he talks‚ and the word choice he uses.This speech was held at the Lincoln memorial right after the Rosa Parks bus boycott march. Almost all of the black community of D.C walked in the march and came to the speech. MLK came to speak of the segregation issues all around America. I Have a Dream is so memorable to everyone who has witnessed‚ listened to‚ or learned about because Mr
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On April 19th 2010‚ Christina Romer (head of Barack Obama’s council of economic advisors) had given a speech about the state’s economy. She has specifically targeted the undeniably high rise of unemployment. Christina Romer explains how the unemployment rate is producing severely below its capacity. Other economist like Romer has proposed that the cause of this long-term unemployment is due several potential structural factors such as… “skills mismatch‚ skill erosion among the long-term
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Oprah Winfrey Commencement Speech at Stanford University 2008 Oprah’s audience was very receptive of her mainly because she is a respected icon known all over America. The audience was a group of diverse faculty‚ staff‚ graduates‚ family and friends. When Oprah started her speech welcoming the audience‚ she gave them an icebreaker saying she wanted to let them in on a secret to personalize her speech. She lets the audience know that her god daughter Kirby attends Stanford and she is very proud
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Malcolm X- Harlem Speech Malcolm X uses several persuasive techniques to make the speech appealing to the audience‚ and to get them to respond in a certain way. His aim is to make them understand that they are not being treated equally in relation to white people even though its the only way that they know. Some of the techniques used are repetition‚ specific tone‚ inclusive language and shows some signs of constructing a persona. He uses repetition of words and ideas in his speech. Repetition
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Pericles Funeral Speech: Hype or Truth Several philosophers and thinkers have graced Athens but none probably have described Athens as vividly as Pericles did with his funeral speech delivered in honor of the martyrs of the Peloponnesian War. This speech was given almost a year after the Peloponnesian War started and its purpose was to inspire both the citizens and the army of Athens. In his speech Pericles describes Athens as a flawless state when compared with its contemporaries. Pericles highlighted
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There are a number of steps that we‚ as speech pathologists‚ must take to diagnosis Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). As with any diagnosis we make‚ we must complete a full evaluation‚ looking across all aspects that may affect your child’s speech. This includes interviewing the child’s caregivers (you)‚ taking a look in your child’s mouth‚ testing their hearing‚ and assessing their speech and language strengths and difficulties. Another test we have children complete to help us be more positive
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