From their early beginnings in the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ N.V. Philips and Matsushita Electric respectively became two of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world using very different corporate structures and philosophies. Due to the events of World War II‚ Philips employed a multinational strategy with strong‚ local units driving innovation‚ which is historically an uncommon strategy in the consumer electronics industry. On the other hand‚ Matsushita followed the traditional
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Danny Liang Honors World Studies Compare and Contrast Final Draft “Following the light of the sun‚ we left the Old World.” This was a quote from none other than Christopher Columbus‚ the “first” person who discovered America. This quote sums up the greatest interest of the Europeans of the time. Over the course of history‚ it shows that any two regions have their own similarities and differences. The Americas and East Asia are no exception. Both have their own similarities and differences no matter
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Firstly‚they were both autocrats‚in that all decisions of state had to be approved by them.Secondly‚they both wanted to curb the power of an ambitious nobility.However‚they achieved this aim differently; Louis made his court at Versailles the centre of power‚so the nobility had to spend all their time there if they wanted to have any influence.This kept them away from their own provincial power bases‚making it hard for them to plot against the king.Peter on the other hand tortured and murdered any
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Teachers have a very important but difficult job in our society. They are educators‚ counselors‚ coaches‚ friends‚ and sometimes even a parental figure all at the same time. This is a very heavy burden to carry while trying to educate our youth. The two teachers that were interviewed for this paper were Victoria Rivera‚ a sixth grade teacher from Brooklyn‚ New York‚ and Marcus Williams‚ a high school history teacher that also lives in Brooklyn‚ New York. Mrs. Rivera was the first of the two interviews
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Between the novel "The Iliad" by Homer and the movie "Troy" directed by Wolfgang Peterson‚ there were mostly great similarities‚ yet there were also some strong differences. Although most of the movie was on point according to the storyline and dialogues of the characters‚ there were still some major differences among the two. If I was ever to make my own version of the Iliad into a movie‚ this would be what I would change; I would make the movie more related to the novel. In the following I will
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The following paper outlines the comparison and contrast of four leadership models and theories. The purpose of this paper is to acquaint readers with the basic concepts underlying each model and theory. A review of the scholarly studies on leadership shows that there is a wide variety of different theoretical approaches to explain the complexities of the leadership process (e.g.‚ Bass‚ 1990; Bryman‚ 1992; Gardner‚ 1990; Hickman 1998; Rost‚ 1991). Some researchers conceptualize as a trait‚ or as
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mChristine Russo Fashion Fundamentals Final Paper Christian Dior and Alexander McQueen There are many designers in the fashion industry. Few make some kind of an impact on fashion but most designers rarely have any impact at all. It is truly a once in a generation that designer comes along and completely alters the fashion universe and becomes a legend. Two examples of fashion designers that are this rare are Christian Dior and Alexander McQueen. Christian Dior’s life span was before
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"Thirteen Days"‚ written by Robert F. Kennedy‚ is an account of the Cuban Missile Crisis based on the view of Robert F. Kennedy. This book contains Kennedy’s thoughts about the Cuban Missile Crisis and the actions that he and the rest of the United States cabinet took to prevent a nuclear disaster and World War III. There is also a movie based on the book starring Kevin Costner. Most movies that are based on books are often exceeding inaccurate‚ due to Hollywood directors trying to "spice up" the
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I’m Sensing a Pattern In general‚ authors follow a pattern when writing. Some may use foreshadowing or irony in all of their work‚ while others may have characters that are alike. Sarah Orne Jewett is no exception to this generalization. Her poems‚ stories‚ novellas‚ and books commonly contain similar traits. Sarah Orne Jewett‚ an author best known for her local color works‚ often wrote in first-person‚ used allusions and historical references‚ and set her stories in the New England area. Using
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novella‚ Heart of Darkness (1899). This quotation is said by Marlow who has embarked on a journey in the steamboat through the River Congo. He was on his way to the inner station. In these lines‚ he refers to Kurtz who thinks of everything as his: "my intended‚" "my ivory‚" my station" and "my river." The sentence "Everything belonged to him" sheds light on Kurtz’s character. "Everything belonged to him"‚ yet he did not belong to himself. Kurtz possesses everything‚ but he is possessed and "claimed" by
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