BUS 508 | Diversification Strategies | Dr. Marilyn Caroll | | Kayla Lewis | 5/6/2012 | Diversification Strategies In today’s global markets companies are faced with tough decisions‚ one of the toughest decisions a corporation faces is whether or not they should diversify their business. Diversification simply means to mix a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. The rationale behind this technique contends that a portfolio of different kinds of investments will‚ on average
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way or another. The idea that a film can have such an enormous impact on people can be difficult for some‚ however‚ this same impact can also be a great tool when used properly and for the right reasons. Rise of the Giants The roaring 1920’s gave us five major movie studios from the Hollywood area. These studios included Metro Goldwyn Mayer‚ Paramount‚ Warner Brothers‚ 20th Century Fox‚ and RKO Radio. Their growth gave rise to movie viewings and the overall popularity of this form of entertainment
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VCD 179 Dark City* Choose ONE of the following questions‚ and respond accordingly. You should write up at least a few paragraphs. Try to organize the writing in a logical‚ unified way. Start with an introduction that states your main idea(s); then‚ present your interpretation/answer—with supporting evidence from the movie—and a conclusion that repeats your main idea. 1. One of the main concepts behind Dark City is the idea of confinement (being stuck) in a changing environment. Discuss
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Portrayal of the Truth in Hollywood Films Most people are likely to relate Hollywood with money. If a person lives in the Hollywood area‚ people assume she or he is probably rich. If she or he is a Hollywood movie star‚ the person probably makes a lot of money. Therefore‚ to follow that line of thought‚ when Hollywood producers make a movie‚ they make it just for money. And some filmmakers do seem to make films only for the money the movies will earn. The action movie "Die Hard"‚ the
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Sacrifices in Love and War Casablanca is one of the best films produced by the World War II Hollywood propaganda machine. During this period of time‚ in 1943‚ the movie was among one of the one hundred war films that represents the Office of War Information’s early intentions of truthfully representing the war. The Motion Picture was filmed to educate the public about the issues surrounding the war as well as the causes of and reasons for the war. Casablanca is one of the greatest propaganda films
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Movies have been around since Thomas Edison’s invention of the Kinetoscope in 1894. The Kinetoscope‚ or peep show‚ was a tall‚ wooden box that allowed a person to look inside and see moving images. Viewing images was made possible by the film moving past a shutter over a light source. The Kinetoscope‚ however‚ had a two major flaws: the images viewed were jerky and didn’t move smoothly‚ and the viewing time for one show was only twenty seconds. Improvements to the Kinetoscope allowed it to hold more
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Drawbacks of 3D Movies According to IMDb.com‚ James Cameron’s Avatar has become the highest grossing film ever to achieve more than $2 billion. Avatar earned $2‚783‚165‚628 because 2/3 of its tickets sold are for 3D watching. This phenomena made people starts to think that this is the era of 3D. Now‚ almost every movie is produced in 3D. And to enjoy 3D movies at home‚ vendors start to provide 3D facilities such as 3D TVs‚ 3D Blu-Ray players‚ 3D projectors‚ etc. Despite the fact that 3D is very
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Casablanca The movie Casablanca tells a story of Rick Blaine‚ exiled American and former freedom fighter‚ who runs the most popular nightclub in town. For many people‚ it may be seen as a pure romance film. But‚ to me this film tells us about how Rick managesa nightclub during war times‚ learns the reason why Ilsa‚his sweetheart‚never followed him on his way to Casablanca‚ and has to make the most difficult decision ever. The first stage of the film starts during times of World War II in
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------------------------------------------------- Group Case #2 - Foxy Originals Decision to be Made Partners Sara O’Neil and Julie Klein of Foxy Originals need to decide whether to continue selling at festivals as well as to retailers at different prices or to focus on a single distribution method and pricing strategy. Situation Analysis Background: Retailers started to feel that the lower (wholesale) prices that Foxy Originals were offering at the festivals was cannibalizing their stores’
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Name: _______________________ PSYC 431 “YOU PICK” Movie Assignment for Chapter 5 20 points Choose ONE of the movies listed below and access it. Each movie is available through some online source (e.g.‚ Netflix). Review the questions below BEFORE viewing the movie so you know what aspects of the movie to investigate. During or after the movie‚ answer each of the questions listed in this document. Please remove all excess spaces from the document (between questions)‚ and then save it to your computer
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