(Case Analysis: Northwest Airlines and the Detroit Snowstorm 1. What exactly went wrong? How bad was this situation? Ans: There was a snowstorm on Saturday‚ January 2nd‚ which was very serious and caused over 10 inches of snowfall. Northwest Airlines had been too late to halt the departure of their planes from other cities to Detroit‚ on of its largest hub. They made the decision to let 30 planes land in Detroit on Sunday‚ neglecting those 14 inches of snow and the severe weather condition
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another good point. But it seems not a systematized situation. Perhaps several things could be improved. One is that Bob should add an attorney to the board to deal with legal issues to avoid potential risks if there was no law department (From the case‚ we don’t know whether there was or not).Second thing is that there wasn’t criterion or rules to select or change members of board. Also‚ there weren’t specific document of rules‚ terms or duties. It may be work in short –term. However‚ in long-term
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The Delta-Northwest Merger Some airlines have struggled to stay in business for years. Due to the tough economic times‚ it has affected companies such as Delta and Northwest and the whole airline industry. The competition is intense and some of the global airlines are on the verge of going out of business. Recently‚ Delta and the Northwest Airlines have stated that they are merging together to create America’s premier global airline. Rising fuel prices is one of the primary reasons the airline
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Northwest Coast Tribal Masks This paper describes the Sea Bear Transformation Mask‚ created by Don Svanvik in 2000‚ and how it reflects Northwest Coast Indian art and culture‚ specific to the Kwakiutl tribe. A transformation mask is a large mask with hinged shutters that‚ when open‚ reveal another mask. Audrey and Alan Bleviss gave this mask to the Montclair Art Museum in 2005. The medium consists of red cedar‚ cedar bark‚ copper‚ pigment‚ and string. In the Montclair Art Museum‚ the mask is displayed
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North by northwest‚ by Alfred Hitchcock is a thriller that captivates due to the intrigue that raises the plot and the quality of the performance. A publicist is confused with another person. He is involved in a persecution that takes him to several cities in the United States. He is fleeing from people who want to kill him. Along the way‚ he finds a very beautiful woman who helps him. He ends up falling in love with her without knowing that she is a government agent involved in the case. The scene
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able to rise to the powerhouse it is today if it weren’t for the agricultural benefits they received from the South. For instance‚ although Europe’s northwest was not able to completely partake in Southernization due to their distant location‚ their rise was nevertheless very much influenced. According to the Southernization article‚ "Europe’s northwest did not rise until it was reaping the profits of Southernization" (lines 264-265). Because this territory was far from the other southern communities
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Gabe Pepe Professor Younger Intro to Film Studies 12/5/13 Word Count: 2‚506 North by Northwest Analysis The film North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock) is a captivating mystery that keeps the audience intrigued throughout the narrative. The film and editing decisions dramatize necessary moments and add to the less serious comical moments. By analyzing the scene in which Thornhill goes to Eve’s hotel room after being deceived by her and almost killed by the plane‚ one can see a lot of themes that
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North by Northwest Hitchcock’s Shining Moment To the average viewer‚ each of Hitchcock’s films are individually suspenseful‚ nerve-wrecking‚ and enticing. The 20th century director managed this by having a formulated and scientific approach to creating his movies. In North by Northwest‚ these elements all come together to create the epitome of Hitchcock. A popular and reoccurring theme in Hitchcock’s movies is the case of "the wrong man‚" or mistaken identity and being wrongfully accused
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The Shooting Scene: North by Northwest In the film North by Northwest (1959)‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock‚ is about a successful new york advertiser is accused of being a government agent by a iniquitous group of spies‚ who pursue him cross country while he tries to stay alive and clean up the mess that’s been made. There is a superb use of mise-en-scene within this film‚ especially the gun shot scene‚ that catch the viewers attention‚ and make a much more noteworthy movie. The significance
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1950: Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 is likely resting at the bottom of Lake Michigan‚ but good luck finding it. Divers 60 years ago turned up light debris‚ upholstery and a few body parts‚ but they were never able to locate the plane’s wreckage following what was‚ at the time‚ the deadliest commercial airliner accident in American history. Fifty-five passengers and three crewmembers are believed to have died aboard the DC-4 propliner as it traveled from
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