2005 annual report table of contents Letter From the Chairman Letter to Shareholders Gap Banana Republic Old Navy Forth & Towne Gap Inc. Direct Social Responsibility Financial Highlights Key Financial Statistics Gap Inc. Financials 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 letter from the chairman Fiscal 2005 was a year of progress as well as challenges. During a year where we had disappointing top line results‚ we still delivered solid earnings and focused on creating value for our shareholders by repurchasing
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Change has taught me that people can be different and still belong in this complex world. I have learnt that change is multidimensional and can cause massive impacts in the world and shares the same human values. Nam Le’s fictional short stories‚ in The Boat and Forrest Gump and a film directed by Robert Zemeckis illustrates that change often involves struggle and hardship but can prepare us for the challenges that life may bring and the new opportunities offered for personal growth and overcoming obstacles
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Tradition Against Freedom "The Boat" by Alistair MacLeod is the story told from the perspective of university teacher looking back on his life. The narrator relates the first memories of his life until his father’s death. The story focuses on the conflicting relation between the mother and the father‚ and their different perspectives on how their children should lead their lives. MacLeod uses features of setting to present the tension between tradition and freedom. The contrast between the father’s
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it is said that he was raised around with a background of Beethoven‚ Schumann‚ and Bach. Florenz Ziegfeld’s career highlights include his annual Follies‚ with the slogan “Glorifying the American Girl‚” along with the musicals Sally (1920) and Show Boat (1927). His start with production was making Eugene Sandow the star of his father’s exhibit for the World’s Fair (Kenrick). The Ziegfeld Follies ran for a total of twenty-three years. There were four more productions after his death in 1932 (The Editors
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Came on a Boat is a stunning picture book with a story‚ illustrations and backdrop like no other - people escaping war and violence in search of a new land. And with it‚ they hope for freedom. The setting in the story is a boat somewhere in the middle of an "endless" ocean. Ziba‚ a little girl‚ rides it with her mother and a group of other people. You can’t help but notice the gray and blue colors on the pages‚ and the sorrow-filled expressions on the faces of the people riding the boat leading
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products for men‚ women‚ children‚ and babies. The company primarily conducted its business through four business divisions: Old Navy‚ Gap‚ banana republic‚ Forth & Towne Brands and others. It primarily operated in North America. Gap division’s brands also included Gap Kids‚ baby Gap‚ and Gap Body. In June 2006‚ the company operated 3‚070 stores‚ including Gap‚ banana republic‚ and Old Navy stores throughout the U.S.‚ as well as in Canada‚ the UK‚ France‚ and Japan. Old Navy targeted cost-conscious
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eighty thousand miles per second‚ even then‚ it would take light over four years to arrive there if it left from our planet. Does this not make you feel small and insignificant? This is precisely how the narrator felt in Stephen Crane’s‚ “The Open Boat”‚ as he and his men were floating among the vast sea‚ in a thrilling yet dangerous experience. One of the most fervent metaphysical questions about life and the universe is the notion explored in this
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adrift on a lifeboat with no idea how or if he’ll get to land. At many points‚ he feels completely hopeless. For example‚ when his spear gun broke‚ or when his water filtration system didn’t work. The most prominent example of this was when his boat flooded because of a hole in the tube. He does have moments of hope‚ when he catches a dorado or a ship passes. However‚ these moments of hopefulness pass quickly‚ leaving us again with the bleak atmosphere. The book describes in detail the heat
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It would be impossible to discuss “The Boat” without talking about the death of the father. Despite the convincing arguments that the father’s death can be seen as a suicide‚ I would argue that his death was inevitable because he is living a lie‚ something that his wife was all too aware of. In a way‚ his death may be the closest his wife has ever felt to him‚ as he is able to become part of the sea – a sea of which she was a part of‚ and that outsiders were not (18). His death is a way for him to
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comfortable place for all of its students. They understand that not everyone is a professional at every subject‚ and help arrange for tutors to help you progress through challenging material. This concept is also present in the book The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. This is similar to rowing and how Joe keeps his team positive and ready to race. One of the most important parts is keeping everyone “on the same note” and keeping consistent strokes in order to flawlessly propel their shell
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