Ralph Lauren Reports Better-Than-Expected First Quarter Fiscal 2015 Profits First Quarter Net Revenues Increased 3% to $1.7 Billion‚ Led by Strong Retail Segment Growth Operating Margin of 14.3% Reflects Investments in Growth Initiatives and Disciplined Operational Management Earnings Per Diluted Share Was $1.80 in the First Quarter The Company Repurchased 1.2 Million Shares of Class A Common Stock During the First Quarter NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 6‚ 2014-- Ralph Lauren Corporation
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traits of Gabriel oak outline: “A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom” this was once stated by Bob Dylan. “Far from the Madding Crowd” is a novel written by Thomas Hardy and takes place in 19th century England. Gabriel Oak is the admirable hero of this topsy-turvy love story that involves a mistress named Bathsheba Everdene‚ a profitable farmer by the name of William Boldwood‚ and a young soldier by the name of Sergeant Francis Troy‚ lastly is Gabriel Oak a
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Candace Bryant Professor Majsak Writing & Literature October 22‚ 2014 Magical Realism in Chronicles of a Death Foretold Magical realism is a style of fiction writing in which an author uses magical or improbable events intermingled into a realistic atmosphere to skew the readers sense of reality. Many novelists who use this style do it in order to enhance the depth of the readers understanding of the material. In this style of writing‚ the author presents extraordinary events as ordinary occurrences
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Family and Significant Relationships Alex’s mother‚ Irene‚ and father‚ Lincoln‚ live in Calgary‚ Alberta. Alex states he has an extremely close relationship with his mother‚ but limited contact with his father. When Alex was fifteen years of age‚ his mother decided to file for divorce consequently ending his relationship with this father. He also has two older sisters‚ Melanie twenty-eight years of age and Amy thirty-two years of age‚ and one older brother‚ Jeremy who passed away at the age of
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his force far beyond the walls and out from the Skiaian Gate and nearby oak tree. He then claims‚ ’There he stood up to me alone one day‚ and he barely escaped my onslaught.’ A 2004 film version of Troy has Achilles slaying Hector following a duel‚ whereas in the Iliad it is rather different. Hector remains outside the walls‚ while his army flees into the city. As Achilles approaches‚ Hector stands his ground‚ fights and dies upon looking up at Troy. The film version of his death more resembles
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Look Beyond the ’Latino" Label Precis Summary Gregory Rodriguez in the editorial‚ "Look Beyond the ’Latino’ Label"‚ argues that in order for the ’times’ to actually look beyond the ’Latino’ label like they claim they would like to‚ they need to stop overusing such vague terms such as ’Hispanics’ and ’Latinos’ and focus on discerning peoples differences. Rodriguez supports his claim by explaining how using‚ "these catchall terms undermine the accuracy of stories". For example‚ he describes how
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Truly Love? The modern love - A normative critique. Love is an emotion of a strong affection and personal attachment. Love is also said to be a virtue representing all of human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection —"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another". Love may describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans‚ one’s self or animals. In English‚ love refers to a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes‚ ranging from pleasure to
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Wings” by Garcia Marquez has a strong correlation to the life of Christ and the wavering faith of the mass. The Old Man and Christ share a number of similarities; the people represented in this story parallel the actions shown in the time of Christ. The story initially begins with the “On the third day of rain…” (Marquez 51). The number three is significant during the time of Christ. The Father‚ the Son‚ and the Holy Spirit represent the Trinity. Christ resurrected from death on the third day
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Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder is a biography of Doctor Paul Farmer. Kidder follows Farmer around the globe in his quest to cure the world of infectious diseases. Kidder represents Farmer’s life in such an essence-capturing way that allows the reader to fully understand Farmer and his desire to help those in need. Kidder’s work also inspires the reader to ask questions about one’s own life and experiences in “doing the right thing.” Kidder observes a truly world-changing man and utilizes
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Experiment 3: Evaluation of Gas Constant Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to demonstrate the ideal gas law under ordinary conditions. In this lab‚ the variables in the ideal gas law are known or can be found aside from the constant R. Thus‚ the R values can be found and relatively determine the relevancy of the ideal gas law to the lab conditions. The ideal gas law was tested using the reaction: Mg (s) + 2HCl2 (aq) H2 (g) Procedure: 1. Ribbons of magnesium (5) were cut to the approximate
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