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    In the early 1900’s the man was seen as the intellectual individual who takes care of their wife and family‚ who arrives home with the money and who was the supplier. However during the 1930’s this typical idea of the man’s role was extremely hard to keep ahold of due to The Great Depression. While the average woman worked on household dynamics and keeping the family afloat‚ the man was out looking for a job‚ or struggling to keep his current job. As a result‚ the average male came home at the end

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    The characters of Crooks and Curley’s Wife are similar in the sense that they are both outcasts on the ranch. Although they may seem like polar opposites as Crooks is a black male and Curley’s Wife is a white female‚ they have underlying similarities such as the discrimination they faced‚ not only from the men on the ranch but‚ from the society of the 1920’s and 30’s. They were also both portrayed as very lonely and to have had dreams that had been shattered. The other characters in the book are

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    Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travels c z y t a m y Retold by Scotia Victoria Gilroy w o r y g i n a l e Chapter I © Mediasat Poland Bis 2005 Mediasat Poland Bis sp. z o.o. ul. Mikołajska 26 31-027 Kraków A Voyage to Lilliput www.czytamy.pl czytamy@czytamy.pl Projekt okładki i ilustracje: Małgorzata Flis Skład: Marek Szwarnóg ISBN 83 - 89652 - 32 - 3 Wszelkie prawa do książki przysługują Mediasat Poland Bis. Jakiekolwiek publiczne korzystanie w całości‚ jak i w postaci fragmentów‚ a w szczególności

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    THE S-CURVE Introduction The first time most project managers become aware of the existence of S Curves is when they are requested by the client or senior management to include one in their next progress report. The following explains what the mysterious S Curve is‚ why it is an important project management tool‚ and how to generate one. What is a S Curve? A S Curve is defined as "a display of cumulative costs‚ labour hours or other quantities plotted against time. The name derives from

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    Introduction The 1930’s‚ known as the Great Depression Era‚ were a time of economic struggles for the American People. The United States Government was faced with multiple issues‚ having an economic depression at home‚ and trying to avoid getting involved with foreign affairs going on in Europe. Although it was a time of difficulty‚ a lot of good came out of this era. Inventions would make life easier‚ and there was a rise in entertainment as the movie industry grew‚ and great novels depicted the

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    Curley’s Wife is portrayed as a “tart” and “tramp” according to the male characters in Of Mice and Men. She frequently flirts with the ranch hands on her father-in-laws’ farm. Even though she’s a trouble maker‚ Curley’s Wife experiences extreme loneliness and the hurt of her own broken dream. She explains on page 97 that she had a chance at an acting career but instead she was trapped into living an unhappy life with Curley. This proves that Curley’s wife is not a heartless “bitch”

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    Curley’s wife has lost her dream and she lives an unhappy life. One of the quotes to prove this statement is‚ “I tell ya I could of went with shows” (Steinbeck‚ 78). This quote proves that Curley’s wife could have had a chance at a bigger life than just working on a ranch and living an unhappy life. Another good quote is‚ “An’ a guy tol’ me he could put me in pitchers…” (78). This statement or quote from the novel “Of Mice and Men” shows how Curley’s Wife lost all her dreams because she went and

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    introduced a character named Curley’s wife; she is a major significant and complex. She plays a main part in the novel. In doing this she displays and presents many of the main themes. Curley’s wife is the only female character in the story and also she is the only major character who is not given an individual name. She is represented of woman in 1930’s when women have never been treated equally and were bound to do only house work. Steinbeck shows us that Curley’s wife is flirtatious‚ mischievous but

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    In the essay “I Want a Wife‚” the author Judy Brady explores the gender roles of American women in the 1970’s by expressing the hardship and expectations placed on wives by their husbands in a casual demeanor. Brady explains the plentiful tasks a wife must do‚ all the while for ironically wishing for a wife for herself. She wrote the piece I Want a Wife to show men in the 1970’s their unrealistic expectations place on their wives and how their lives became completely useless outside of domestic activities

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    participated in Global Market. I. Transferable Business Model M& S is Build Partnership on Value‚ Trust‚ Quality‚ Service and Innovation. With its failure in French market with clothing line‚ M&S had to rethink their business model and locally adapt to the needs of the customers. ‘Plan A’ was launched with the intension to change the perception of people regarding M&S being just a British Brand thereby using transferable business model. M&S is using environmentally friendly practices to conserve the

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