Engwr 101/102 17 April 2013 Word Count: 1279 Two Black Cadillacs In the summer of 2004‚ Carrie Underwood auditioned for American Idol in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her audition impressed the judges‚ and she was quickly catapulted into stardom‚ welcome to Hollywood! Carrie had dominated the voting poles‚ winning each week effortlessly. Simon Cowell even made the prediction she would win the entire competition. On May 5‚ 2005‚ Underwood won and became season four’s American Idol. She gained a
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Gulf Petroleum Investment Company (GPI) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review On 20th January 2015 Summary Gulf Petroleum Investment Company (GPIC)is an oil and gas service provider. The company provides services in the areas of oil‚ gas‚ and petrochemical sectors. Its business areas include reservoir management and services optimization‚ oil wells engineering‚ reservoir development and planning‚ oil field implement‚ reservoir monitoring and control‚ crude oil and petroleum product trading
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experiences that set them apart from others. In 1998‚ when GM introduced its first Escalade‚ a new customer based was created for Cadillac. Prior to this new product‚ the customer base of Cadillac primarily consisted of upper-middle class‚ aging‚ Caucasian drivers. The conception of the Escalade extended the targeted market‚ and created a new customer-based for Cadillac of which a new subculture emerged. This subculture consist of individuals who share the common experience of owning a huge‚ luxurious
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attracted to hybrid cars. By purchasing these particular cars‚ money can be saved‚ the country can be helped‚ and the environment can be rescued. It is no secret that the money saved is the most obvious incentive. By comparing a Cadillac Escalade Hybrid 4WD to a Cadillac Escalade AWD using fifty-five percent city‚ and forty-five percent highway driving‚ and the national average of fuel cost of $3.29 per gallon‚ statistics show that the annual fuel cost savings would calculate to an outstanding total
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Fame in 1993 after she signed to Private Records. James continued to perform and record during the 1990’s and 2000’s. In 2003‚ she had gastric bypass surgery and lost over 200 pounds. In 2008‚ her early singing days was brought to big screen in Cadillac Records‚ with singer Beyonce Knowles playing James in the film. James publicly supported the film‚ but when Beyonce sang her version of At Last at President Barack Obama’s inaugural ball in January 2009‚ there were allegations that James was upset
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organization operates and on the organization itself‚ in order to formulate strategy. A number of tools are used in the process of strategic analysis‚ including PEST and/or SWOT analyses‚ and Michael Porter’s five forces model. http://www.bnet.com/topics/strategic+analysis http://www.ehow.com/about_5085518_reason-use-swot-pestle-analysis.html PEST Analysis The PEST analysis is a framework that is used during strategic analysis to scan the external macro-environment in which a firm operates
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Consumer Perception The world of marketing is an ever-changing one. Not simply because consumers’ desires change‚ but also because today marketers have more means than ever to reach potential customers. The Internet has made aspects of marketing much simpler and cheaper. We can now literally reach over a billion people world-wide. For multinational companies‚ this is a good means to create a connection with the people in each country they operate in. The following will examine the website
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Etta James Famous singer originally named as Jamesetta Hawkins. Jamesetta was born in Los Angeles‚ California‚ on January 25‚ 1938. She was a very dynamic song writer of the blues‚ jazz‚ and a gospel prodigy. Jamesetta mother Dorothy Hawkins had her at the age of fourteen years old. Despite the struggles as a child‚ raising a child was hell. But Dorothy knew her daughter had a spontaneous voice. In the church choir‚ receiving fame and praise from the neighborhoods’ radio station. Jamesetta took
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The book “The Friendship and The Gold Cadillac” is about two stories written by Mildred D. Taylor. She used to hear a lot of stories about blacks when she goes to the South‚ and wrote the stories based on what she heard. Like many of her books‚ these two stories both reveal the racism remained in South after the abolition of slavery. The first story is “The Friendship”. It began with four black kids going into a white store‚ where they met Mr. Tom Bee‚ a old black man‚ who surprised the kids by
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agree with what Wheelen suggests. I don’t think it’s fair that as a society we should force everyone to purchase a Cadillac. By creating said law we would be punishing those who aren’t able to afford a Cadillac. By forcing everyone to drive luxury cars‚ the government would ostracize those who cannot afford to purchase Cadillacs. With very few people being able to purchase Cadillacs‚ the government would lose out on tax revenue. Also‚ by eliminating choice‚ the government is effectively eliminating
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