VIACOM LEARNING POINTS Viacom is an international media corporation that focuses its business on cable networking. Its two key networks: MTV and Nickelodeon have been aggressively expended internationally. The Viacom case tells us: * The Cultural Proximity Theory: Audiences prefer watching programs that make them feel cultural-relevant even when broadcaster is a foreign network. * For products‚ think global‚ act local! Viacom has been successful at localizing content. For example
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Foundations and Methods of English Language/Literacy Development and Content Instruction (Online) X 426.3 (Fall 2011) ASSIGNMENT #2 10-31-11 Comparing/Contrasting The Replies Of Chinese And Mexican Immigrants From A White Boy from Detroit’s Point Of View Jeff Sill Asian and Mexican students approach learning English from perspectives as far apart as the distance between Asia and Mexico. After reading The Importance Of School Context‚ Immigration Community and Racial Symbolism by Dr. Carmina
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The Cheating Culture 5 Key Points In the 1990’s‚ the Sears Auto Repair chain instituted a production quota for it’s auto repair staff‚ so the mechanics started billing their customers for maintenance on their cars for unnecessary and costly maintenance. Out of fear for losing their jobs‚ the act of giving repairs and charging the customers‚ respectively‚ for repairs their car did not need is relevant to the many stories in the cheating culture. One person was benefited for work they did not necessarily
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A force can do one of four things to an object: 1. Make it speed up - accelerate. 2. Make it slow down - decelerate. 3. Change its direction. 4. Change its shape. If something is doing one of these four things there must be net force acting upon it. Newton’s First Law ’Every body continues in a state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force.’ Something without net force acting on it will either stay still or move at a constant speed in a straight line until
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Symbolism for 19 Points What happens when you hate your wife and you leave her fate in the hands of a game? Imaginative‚ unexpected‚ funny and intriguing‚ Death by Scrabble is appreciated by many readers. Charlie Fish‚ the author of this short story‚ uses symbolism to explain a couple’s love statue through a game of scrabble. The story takes place in the couple’s house‚ while a husband expresses the profound hatred he has for his wife. Although scrabble is usually am amusing game‚ in this story
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GALILEO Guide Focalpoint Shopping Galileo Switzerland AG Training Administration‚ Case postale 776‚ 1215 Genève 15 Tel. 022 791 70 62 / Fax 022 791 70 60 Email : swisstraining@travelport.com Mar-09 www.galileo.ch SUMMARY Focalpoint Shopping FOCALPOINT SHOPPING ....................................................................................... 2 General overview .................................................................................................... 2 Focalpoint
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Christianity Principle Beliefs Outline the principal beliefs regarding the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ The Christological controversies of the fourth and fifth centuries were debates regarding the nature of Christ‚ and in particular the issue of his humanity versus his divinity. Docetism is a position which undermines the integrity of the humanity of Jesus because it claims that Jesus is fully divine but not truly human‚ because he is God merely adopting the appearance of being human
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Deming 14 points 1. Create constancy of purpose towards improvement (Volkswagen – brings loyalty to the brand‚ brings consumer satisfaction – consistent trust that Beatle will be here forever‚ not changing the design‚ people can expect the same design of the brand) 2. Adopt the new philosophy. (Kaizen – continue is never ending. Agree that bring everyday a new thing to your job‚ constant improvement) 3. Cease dependence on inspection. (Make it right‚ do not depend on inspection. Companies
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“Yesterday‚ Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night‚ Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night‚ Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night Japanese forces attacked the Philippines Islands. Last night‚ Japanese attacked Wake Island. This morning‚ Japanese attacked Midway Island.” -Roosevelt World War II has been thought of as one of the most atrocious disasters in history: the endless sufferings and deaths caused by the anger and violence of ruthless
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The death of tons of people‚ (75‚000) or more. The Battle of the Bulge was definitely a big turning point of World War 2. American defenders were caught off guard as more than 250‚000 German troops and hundreds of tanks descended on their positions. During the Battle‚ 21‚000 soldiers were killed‚ 43.000 were wounded and 24‚000 were captured or went missing. Total allied casualties are estimated at 110‚000 - making it the bloodiest battle for American troops in all of World War 2. The Germans did
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