Brokeback Mountain was a much talked about movie due to its theme. Some labelled the movie as a ‘gay cowboy movie’‚ which does not do the movie justice. Yes‚ the movie is about two cowboys who fall in love with each other but to categorize it as just a ‘gay cowboy movie’ simplifies a love story of a group of people that have often been denied of real representation in the media‚ especially the mainstream media. The movie opens in 1963 in Wyoming when two young cowboys are looking for work as
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Case: America Online. Inc. 1. Prior to 1995‚ why was America Online (AOL) so successful in the commercial online industry relative to its competitors CompuServe and Prodigy? • AOL was able to gain more market share because of rapid advertisement expansion • The company agressively marketed its online service using both independent marketing efforts‚ such as direct mail packets with AOL software disks; television and print advertising; co-marketing efforts with computer magazine publishers‚ also
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CASE FAIRCHILD WATER TECHNOLOGIES‚ INC. 1. The difference between a developing and a developed country are typically based on economics. A developing country usually has a low level of affluent citizens‚ and higher levels of unemployment. Developing countries also have lower education rates‚ and often times undeveloped‚ rural type villages. Developed countries usually have technological advantages‚ better roads‚ stable governments‚ higher education rates‚ and good health care. 2. By performing
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The Post-Cold War world was a time of heavy arms trafficking internationally. Viktor Bout‚ referred to as the “Merchant of Death” was involved in sales to the Taliban‚ Liberian dictator Charles Taylor‚ and other crime organizations. Yuri Orlov‚ played by Nicholas Cage‚ reenacts how Viktor Bout’s life was before and after the Cold War. What should have been a time of renegotiating and policy enforcements turned into the most profitable period in time for arms traffickers. As more and more guns
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------------------------------------------------- Andes This article is about the mountain range in South America. For other uses‚ see Andes (disambiguation). The Andes are the world’s longest continental mountain range. It is a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7‚000 km (4‚300 mi) long‚ 200 km (120 mi) to 700 km (430 mi) wide (widest between 18° to 20°S latitude)‚ and of an average height of about 4‚000 m (13‚000 ft). Over its length the
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Case 5.3 The North Face‚ Inc 1 Auditors should not insist that their clients accept all proposed audit adjustments even those that have an “immaterial” effect on the given set of financial statements. Because “immaterial” effect on the financial statements will not affect the users’ decisions. Therefore‚ auditors have to confirm if the effects on the financial statements are really “immaterial”. If there are really “immaterial”‚ sometimes the auditor would be forced by the clients to ignore it
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I. Brief Background of the Case August Scientific Instruments‚ Inc. (ASI‚ Inc.) is a small private company which specializes in the manufacturing of miniature electromechanical components. It is located on a small but progressive town wherein a Technical Education Institute is also based. At first‚ the company underwent several problems and setbacks and was able to grow steadily and expand its operations until in 1958; it was able to acquire additional investments‚ substantial monthly sales and
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The Shining Mountain summary The Shining Mountain is about a young girl called Pangma-La and her father who is a famous mountain-climber. Because he is famous he expects quite a lot from his daughter. In school Pangma-La is picked on because of her extraordinary name but her father tells her to be proud of being named after a shining mountain. Pangma-La and her father decide to climb the shining mountain so Pangma-La begins her training. After training the skills she needs for a long time Pangma-La
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potential use of information technology for strategic advantage. Sunflower Inc. is a large distribution company that purchases and distributes snack foods and liquor to retail stores throughout the United States and Canada. The organization has one head office and twenty-two regions. Each region is encouraged to be autonomous to accommodate local tastes and practices. Competition is very intense in the industry and Sunflower Inc. is unable to respond to market shifts. The organization is characterized
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during a product’s life cycle. Economic conditions change‚ competitors launch new assaults and the product passes through new stages of buyer interest and requirements (Kotler‚ 2001‚ p. 484). Consequently a company must plan strategies that address any changes in the market. ebay Inc. is the world’s largest and most popular person-to-person trading community on the internet (Bradley‚ 2001‚ p. 1). From its inception eBay was unchallenged however with amazon.com’s (Amazon) entrance into the online person-to-person
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