J. R. R. Tolkien‚ celebrated as one of the greatest fantasy writers in history‚ gave a lecture titled “Fairy Stories‚” eventually altered into an essay retitled “On Fairy Stories.” At the heart of his argument‚ which explores the nature of fantasy and the cultural role of fairy tales‚ is the same profound belief that there is no such thing as writing “for children.” In Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy Stories” he argues that it is not necessary to be a child to enjoy and read fairy tales. At the beginning
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Learning Team C Smith Systems Consulting Project Plan Smith Systems Consulting Smith Systems Consulting has been at the forefront of the Information Technology Services and Consulting industry since it was founded in 1984. Their driving vision has been to provide the absolute best to their customers in all aspects of services and prices at rates that are affordable. They believe they can do this because they employ the best in the industry. Their simple approach to customer service has been
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Summary of Team Member Skills Consulting team has several skills that will assist in working together as a team. The skills of this team consist of proofreading‚ PowerPoint and presentations‚ critical thinking‚ problem-solving technique‚ communication‚ teamwork‚ research‚ and observations. With these skills this team should achieve each task. This consulting team will need to use these skills in a cooperative manner to accomplish the goals of a consulting team.
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OUTSOURCING Introduction In today ’s global competitive marketplace‚ outsourcing is also rapidly becoming a major factor that contributes to profit as well as the success of a company. Global outsourcing that was developed in 1950s has had remarkable influences on international business as well as on global marketplaces (Burkholder 2006). Today‚ with development of science and technology‚ global outsourcing has spread in many countries‚ particular in Asian countries. The reason why outsourcing
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R-directed Thinking Most of us desire to become a lawyer‚ an accountant or a computer programmer because they are well paid and decent. But‚ this thought may be outdated. Daniel Pink in his book ‘ A Whole New Mind’ put forward that the future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind. A new world in which “right brain” qualities-inventiveness‚ empathy‚ meaning-predominate will substitute for the era of “left brain” dominance‚ and the Information Age engendered
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In the first experiment‚ the bacteria R. fascians and R. corynebacterioides grew equally well in all conditions of light‚ except ultraviolet light. We tested this by comparing the petri dishes to the petri dishes that grew without light. Here‚ the exposure time was constant for all the lights and no light‚ which is 48 hours. The light sources were different. However‚ none of the lights had an effect on the bacteria‚ for the bacteria just continued to grow normally. The only exception was that UV
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Investigating Specific Environments Abstract: The thing that I did was analyze soil to see if bacteria could live in that environment. The reason why I did it was because I wanted to find out where in the environment bacteria and fungi can live. In order to do my study I had to collect a sample of soil and put it in a dish. After I did that I could look at it underneath a microscope. I found that bacteria did in fact live in the soil so the soil was a sustainable environment for the bacteria
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Microsoft Office Programs Inquiries and Proposals Should Be Directed To: Ben Johnson Professional Development Coordinator Widgets “R” Us BenJohnson@widgetsrus.org EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/TRAINER WIDGETS “R” US 1-800-649-3778 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/TRAINER WIDGETS “R” US 1-800-649-3778 Introduction to the company Widgets “R Us is a high performing company that provides the production of a wide range of widgets to both the private and business sector. The widgets
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commerce 1.1.1 E-commerce and electronic payment systems 1.1.2 Limitations of traditional payment systems in the context of online payments 1.1.3 The need for new payment systems designed for e-commerce 1.2 User acceptance: understanding and issues 1.3 Research objectives 1.4 Research scope 1.4.1 The role of electronic payments in customer e-commerce activities
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Introductory Overview The group project‚ Macmillan and Grunski Consulting‚ consists of two sections. The first part explains the case about discounted cash flow analysis‚ by answering the given nine questions. The second part discusses the retirement planning.  Case Study Sandra Macmillan‚ one of the founders of Macmillan and Grunski Consulting which provides financial planning services‚ is now giving a short project to Mary Somkin‚ the firm¡¯s top secretary. If she can successfully
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