“Looking For Alaska” By John Green. Dutton Books. Fiction. This book is all about the story of Miles “Pudge” Halter‚ a gawky‚ intelligent teen who has a major obsession with famous last words. In search of what Pudge refers to as “a great perhaps‚” he makes new friends‚ enemies and discovers himself. Before Pudge’s adventure at Culver Creek Boarding School began‚ Pudge was just a typical nerd living in a small town in Florida. His studies were most important and he loved reading biographies.
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Synopsis and Summary In this article from The New York Times‚ Gretchen Reynolds talks about the relationship between exercise and dancing‚ relating to the white matter in our brains. The University of Illinois gathered 147 volunteers‚ both men and women and gave them tests for their cognitive abilities and reaction time‚ along with taking an in-depth MRI. Over a six-month span‚ the people were broken up into three different groups‚ each group doing different activities‚ but doing them for an hour
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“CHANGES IN BANKING TOOLS ‚ TECHNIQUES AND REACH DUE TO DOOR STEP BANKING”. A STUDY IN THE REGION OF MUMBAI. Synopsis SUBMITTED TO THE Somaiya Instiute of Management Studies and Research Mumbai UNIVERSITY‚ Maharashtra FOR THE Sem V Project of Masters in Marketing Management By Yuvaraj K Pawar UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Prof. Dr. Sunil Pillai Somaiya Institute of Management studies and Research Vidyavihar‚ Mumbai‚ Maharashtra TABLE OF CONTENTS |S.NO. |TOPIC
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Case Synopsis: Bob Iger: Disney’s Fun King After a messy governance struggle in 2005‚ Bog Iger replaced Michael Eisner as CEO of Disney. Under Iger’s leadership‚ company earnings nearly doubled and the stock price rose by 80%‚ thus pulling the company out the rut in which it was stuck. Iger’s career began with an entry-level studio supervisor position at ABC‚ where he began his upward progression through the company. ABC was acquired by Cap Cities in 1985 and soon Iger was appointed to the top
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that good‚ by consuming more‚ the demand of complementary will also rise‚ dropping substitutes‚ and so forth. However‚ there may be some goods that consumers require‚ cannot consume less of‚ and cannot find substitutes for even if prices rise (for example‚ certain prescription drugs). For such goods‚ the price elasticity of demand might be considered inelastic. A number of factors determine the elasticity: Substitutes product : The more substitutes‚ the higher the elasticity‚ as people can easily
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BIOGRAPHICAL LANDSCAPES: NURSES’ AND HEALTH VISITORS’ NARRATIVES OF LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Margaret Ann Volante A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of East London for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy January 2005 © Margaret A Volante 2005 Abstract The thesis illuminates biography‚ learning and practice and advances understanding of the development of professional knowledge and practice. The purpose of the research was to
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Argosy University COURSE SYLLABUS B7408 Organization Development & Change Management Faculty Information Faculty Name: Dr. Mohammad Malkawi Campus: Chicago Contact Information: mmalkawi@argosy.edu; mmalkawi@aimws.com Office Hours: Monday‚ Wednesday 2-4 pm Short Faculty Bio: Associate professor at Argosy University – Chicago; During the last three years‚ Dr. Malkawi was one of the prime architects of the High Productivity/Performance Computing Systems at Sun Microsystems. This is a project
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Red Dog In the film Red Dog‚ Kriv Stenders reveals Red Dog‚ an Australian Kelpie as “a cheeky little bastard ” who enriches the life of everyone he comes in contact with. Red helps the community get over loss‚ and build great relationships thus suggesting that he is vital to the community‚ “Who is just like all of us; men and women who understands the meaning of independence‚ and the importance of a generous heart”.In the movie Stenders shows how a group of people who move to Dampier to become
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These factory owners were more important in 1912 than they are now‚ as many industrialists got rich in the 1800s. For example‚ men like Arthur Birling may have come from a modest background but his new wealth helped him climb up the social ladder‚ gaining both a lot of power and respect. This meant Arthur Birling was foolish and ignorant at times‚ as he thought he knew better. For example‚ ‘The Titanic – she sails next week... and unsinkable absolutely unsinkable.’ This quotation also shows dramatic
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band‚ they released numerous albums and singles‚ which benefited from experimentation with their sound. Some tracks received critical acclaim and some concepts went totally over people’s heads. However‚ they were never afraid to take risks. A good example of where they trod this line was the album "Innuendo". This album was nearly two years in the making‚ which angered the record company due to loss of potential profits. However‚ it could not be helped due to Freddie Mercury’s ill health due to AIDS
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