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    Soda is $18.99 for a 12 pack (Jones). This averages out to $1.58 per bottle of soda. Considering retail is usually marked up 25%‚ this would make their original product close to $1.18. One American dollar is worth approximately 7.818 South African Rands (ZAR). If we take the $1.18 and convert it‚ we get 9.22 ZARs. When you add the 25% back in plus another 10% for shipping overhead you get 12.63 ZARs for one Jones Soda. This goes back roughly to $1.62. This is a reasonable price for the South Africans

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    He also includes the many stories of people who have lived a prosperous life but have found it to be less rewarding than they expected. Portraying the same outlook of the disadvantaged reigning supreme over the advantaged is the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand. This novel follows main character Equality 7-2521 who realizes he’s quite a bit different from his fellow peers and must deal with the consequences of not being as his name suggests equal to them. Those who at first hold disadvantages in their

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    In the short story Anthem‚ by Ayn Rand‚ a person named Equality 7-2521 lives in a socialist society and struggles through countless troubles. For example‚ everybody in this society is one body that thinks the same. They have a motto‚ or the great truth‚ that says: “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but the great WE‚ one‚ invincible and forever.” He‚ however‚ is faced with the opportunity to augment his position in this economy‚ though he might also be judged for his motivation when

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    What is the human ability? Some could see us as running a mile‚ others could see it as committing a self-sacrificing act. It’s something I asked myself for a long time. What do we stand for? what makes us unique? what makes an ability “human”? In Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged we see a privateer‚ a philosopher by the name of Ragnar Danneskjold who loves justice‚ who loves human ability but what is the so called ability he loves? A slogan made popular by Karl Marx and an idea which lead the company he

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    Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem is about the main character Equality 7-2521 who struggles to live in a communist society. Equality is an intelligent and very ambitious person who dares to break the rules of The City. By following his heart‚ he discovers that he is worth a lot more than what he’s been taught. Once he and his love‚ Liberty 5-3000‚ break away from their toxic home land‚ they discovering the idea that individuality is more important than the collective “we”. In the woods‚ the two lovers find

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    1.1. Industry Analysis 1.1.1. Market Characteristics: - Market Potential: During the past few years major footwear and clothing brands like Reebok and Puma‚ and more recently‚ adidas and Nike‚ have been moving into the cricket market. Reebok was the official technical sponsor of the 2011 ICC World Cup and adidas clothes the Proteas‚ English and Australian teams. Nike featured prominently on the sleeves of the Indian team shirts. Some of the top players who had been in action at

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    In the book anthem‚ I agree with the quote “To be free ‚ a man must be free of all his brothers” . All men have a mind of their own. They all have different emotions and opinions. Equality has taught him that him and his brothers are one. In his society he is expected to be with his brothers and try to be more superior. His brothers teach him that if they weren’t alive he wouldn’t be either. The quote‚ “We strive to be like all our brother men‚ for all men must be alike.”(Chapter 1 paragraph 7)‚

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    Originality‚ is the ability to think independently and creatively. In the book anthem the character Equality 7-2521 faces many toils in his collectivistic society. Ever since Equality 7-2521 was born he has been more physically and mentally different than his brothers‚ but his collectivistic society has taught him that to be different is a sin. He tries to suppress his curiosity and transgressions but to no avail. Equality’s character traits such as individuality‚ intelligence and‚ compassion make

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    The Jungle was about a family that traversed to America from Lithuania. They thought that life was fomenting to be grand along with jubilant. When they landed here‚ they began to notice themselves in a world of umbrageous. A world with debt together with constantly working. One of the preeminent characters‚ Jurgis‚ was the man of the family as well as he was often depended on by his family. Jurgis was indignant one time at work furthermore‚ they were greatly piqued by this event. They confided

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    In the story “How to Build a Fire” there is a man and his dog traveling through the frigid temperatures of 70 below zero. In the story they never disclose the man’s name and it is very odd to me. The man didn’t listen to his body‚ dog or anyone for that matter. He was not prepared for the harsh conditions and he was not ready to take on the hardest challenge of his life and it ended up costing him dearly. First‚ the man didn’t listen to his body or his dog. His body started to shut down and he count

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