he music industry has typically borne the brunt of online piracy‚ because the smaller file sizes of songs make them easy to download and share. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)‚ which represents the interests of the UK music industry‚ online copyright infringement cost the music industry over £200 million in lost revenue in 2009‚ and the cumulative total losses between 2001 and 2012 are estimated to be £1.2 billion (see BPI‚ File-sharing FAQs). For a number of years‚ peer-to-peer
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Irony in Connell’s Short Story “The Cage Man” Irony can be defined as a double significance which arises from the contrast in values associated with two different point of view (Leech and Short‚ Style in fiction; 223). The most usual kind is that which involves a contrast between a point of view stated or implied in some part of the fiction‚ and the assumed point of view of the author‚ and hence of the reader. In the Richard Connell’s short story entitled “The Cage Man” it is Horace Nimms‚ the main
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UK Banking System - Banking and Finance A Summary Sophisticated commercial‚ financial and professional services developed in the City of London during the 19th century to support Britain ’s position as the world ’s largest trading nation. Today Britain has a wide variety of banking and financial institutions. Many of these offer specialised services to individuals‚ companies and other bodies‚ both in Britain and internationally. Bank of England The Bank of England was established in 1694 by
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The Project Proposal Title of the research: An analysis of how Mothercare plc remains successful in the UK The research questions to be answered: What is the structure of Mothercare plc? How does corporation governance the Mothercare plc? What are the preponderance between Mothercare and other brands? How Mothercare attracts customers? What are the Mothercare’s marketing strategies? The reason for choosing the research question: Once an individual is pregnant‚ she will concern
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Abstract This paper examines the generally accepted desirable characteristic of a system of taxation. I describe in this paper that even where every one agrees that the tax system should be simple as dictated by the first maxim of Adam Smith‚ no country is yet to meet this standard. Questions on policy‚ complexity‚ equity‚ administrative efficiency‚ cost of compliance all increasing the cry for a tax change. Many Eastern Europeans have adopted the flax tax system and presently has an increase
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The CAGE Distance Framework and Its Importance for Foreign Direct Investment Tereza Dvořáková‚ V00837032 Due date: November 20‚ 2014 For: Erik Schindler Course: Business English and Communication (COM 206b) Executive Summary When expanding to a foreign country‚ the company needs to analyze the business environment in the foreign country. One of the best tools‚ how to recognize differences between domestic and foreign country is the CAGE distance framework. In the report‚ I firstly define
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Social Norms Social norms are : * The accepted behaviors within a society or group. * The rules or behavior that is accepted by a group of people‚ in terms of beliefs‚ attitudes‚ and values. * It is also described as ‘customary rules of behavior that coordinate our interactions with others’. Social Norms and Customs of The United Kingdom The People * The United Kingdom is made up of 4 countries : * England * Scotland * Wales * Northern Ireland
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3rd year THEORY OF PHONETICS (Philology Department) Seminar No 5 (2 hrs) MAJOR ACCENTS IN THE UK. GENERAL AMERICAN AS THE AMERICAN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION STANDARD Points for discussion: Major accents in the UK. 1. RP/BBC English as the British national standard of pronunciation: 1) Socio-historical survey of RP/BBC English. 2) Phonological and phonetic dimensions of RP/BBC English. 2. Cockney as an example of a broad accent of English. 3. Estuary
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To what extent does the law on defamation achieve a balance between a person’s right to defend their reputation and the right to freedom of speech? Introduction needed... According to the leading tort expert‚ Professor Winfield had defined defamation as: “the publication of a statement which tends to lower a person in the estimation of right-thinking members of society generally‚ or which tends to make them shun or avoid that person.” The difference between libel and slander is an important
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If we were to evaluate life as a science experiment‚ time would always remain an independent variable. No matter how breath-taking or devastating a life event is‚ time will continue to move forward. In the song “Telescope” by Cage the Elephant‚ the speaker tells the story of a man from another world that he or she sees through their telescope. This man remains in his home because he does not want to waste time with the unknowns of the world. The speaker uses this story to convey how attempting to
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