My Junior Varsity Basketball team‚ such as the Holy Comforter Crusaders have a team goal to qualify for the end of the season Playoffs. The age group of the boys ranges from age 10-13‚ and is a middle school basketball team. The basketball program has never qualified for the playoffs since the emergence of the program. Based on my evaluation‚ in order for my team to reach their goal‚ they must adhere to the following principles of team goal setting such as‚ establish the long term goal; establish
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1. How strong are the competitive forces confronting Blue Nile and other online retail jewelers? Which one of the five competitive forces is the strongest? Do a five-forces analysis to support your answer. The companies that are competing in this industry are Blue Nile‚ Zales‚ Tiffany ’s‚ Online Jewelry Stores (Diamonds.com‚ etc…)‚ and Local Jewelers. The Rivalry among the competing sellers is strong because there are many competitors and they are basically offering the same product. Also‚ the
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The Blue Zones Analysis How we live‚ affects how long we live. In recent studies‚ lifestyle affects 75% of our longevity. This means that our genes and diseases only affect 25% of how long we will live. The Blue Zones takes author Dan Buettner to longevity hot spots around the globe where a disproportionate number of people live a very long time. These hot spots are called blue zones. The term‚ “blue zone”‚ sounded a bit intimidating at first. I was expecting a scientific lesson on genes and aging
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In Josef von Sternberg’s film Blue Angel‚ female sexuality is defined through the character Lola Lola. The lead female character is captured using select subject-camera distances that seem to make her appear powerful and in control. The medium shots of Professor Rath and the full shots of Lola Lola during the first “falling in love again” performance are used to compare the emotional male character to the empowered female character‚ and therefore illustrate the evolving sexual identity of women.
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The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. The aim of the project‚ founded in May 2005 by the Brain and Mind Institute of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland‚ is to study the brain’s architectural and functional principles. The project is headed by the founding director Henry Markram and co-directed by Felix Schürmann and Sean Hill. Using a Blue Gene supercomputer running
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A. Nemtin‚ A-339 A BLIZZARD UNDER BLUE SKY Text analysis The story I would speak about is written by Pam Houston. Pam Houston (born January 9‚ 1962‚ Trenton‚ New Jersey) is an American author of stories‚ novels and essays. Houston’s stories have been selected for volumes of Best American Short Stories‚ The O. Henry Awards‚ The Pushcart Prize‚ and Best American Short Stories of the Century. It comes as no surprise then that "A Blizzard Under Blue Sky" is a very interesting and deep short story despite
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Refugee Blues – W.H. Auden ------------------------------------------------- Poet - Wynstan Hugh Auden‚ born as a doctor’s son in February 1907 in York‚ United Kingdom‚ counts as one of the greatest English poets of the twentieth century. Theme - abuse of human rights experienced not only by German Jews but by other Jews and by refugees anywhere. Structure - The poem contains twelve stanzas of three lines each. The first and second line of each stanza rhyme. The two rhyming lines of each stanza
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VIRGIN BLUE UNDERSTANDING EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 1. Attractiveness of the Industry 1a. Identify the industry‚ product segments and value chain The industry is the Australian airline industry (global). Core activities cover providing travel services to leisure travellers in Australia and overseas‚ including flights‚ travel insurance‚ holiday packaged deals‚ and freight business. Products segments including ▪ Business travel ▪ 57.1% of industry revenue ▪ full-fare ▪ business &
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share. The Blue Ocean Strategy offers users a framework for creating uncontested market space and change the focus from the current competition to creation of innovative value and demand. The theoretical analysis reviews the core basics of the Blue Ocean Strategy‚ distinguishing between red and blue oceans. Here the focus lies on the opinion of the authors‚ the Blue Ocean Strategy tools used‚ the awakening method and exploration on the theory. In the practical part of the research the Blue Ocean Strategy
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Marion North 08/04/14 2.10 – Close analysis of film Heavenly Creatures is based on a true story about two teenage girls who murder one of their mothers in Christchurch‚ New Zealand. The film‚ directed by Sir Peter Jackson‚ uses many techniques in the opening scene to efficiently show how vital this scene is to the film. These techniques include a documentary clip‚ costume‚ cinematography and sound. In the beginning of the opening scene‚ a documentary clip is used to introduce us to the town
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