The Destructors (A Summarized Summary) By: Felix Cheung‚ Pareen Sehat‚ & Sean Stubbs What its About: In the short story‚ The Destructors‚ by Graham Greene‚ a gang of youths expresses their anger and frustration against society by destroying the last remaining house on a bombed out street. The protagonist‚ Trevor‚ or T‚ becomes the gang’s leader‚ who is fuelled by a desire to take revenge on the middle class. The previous leader of the gang‚ Blackie‚ loses his position when Trevor develops a superior
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Intro about the story The Case for the Defence is a well-written thriller by Graham Greene‚ a famous English novelist‚ which deals with a strange murder trial. The defendant‚ guilty of murder of a woman and having four eye-witnesses to testify against him is thought of standing no chance of acquittal. Yet‚ a twist in the story renders the jurymen helpless and they have to acquit him for lack of evidence. In the end‚ he or his twin brother meets with a horrible death‚ having been crushed under a
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Enterprise Systems Enterprise systems (ES) are large-scale organizational systems built around packaged enterprise system software. Enterprise system software (ESS) • is a set of packaged application software modules with an integrated architecture‚ which can be used by organizations as their primary engine for integrating data‚ processes and information technology‚ in real time‚ across internal and external value chains; • contains deep knowledge of business practices accumulated from vendor
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The Broken Window Theory‚ which is also known as the Epidemic Theory of Crime‚ is one of the foundations of the bestseller book Tipping Point (2000) by Malcolm Gladwell. Gladwell defines tipping points as "the levels at which the momentum for change becomes unstoppable; these are the moments of critical mass‚ the threshold‚ the boiling point." Tipping points are made possible through epidemics. Gladwell came up with the three rules or principles of epidemics‚ based on learnings from worldwide
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The Elegant Universe is a book‚ also adapted into a television broadcast‚ in which Brian Greene introduces and discusses the string and superstring theory. Greene discusses the essential problem facing modern physics: unification of Einstein’s two theories‚ general relativity and quantum mechanics. He suggests that the string theory is the solution to these two conflicting theories. Albert Einstein‚ throughout the last thirty years of his life‚ was determined to pursue a single theory so powerful
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This book report will be reviewing “The 48 Laws of Power” by Robert Greene‚ focusing mainly on the laws that emphasis military strategy. These laws are the fifth‚ eleventh‚ twenty second‚ forty second‚ and forty eighth law. While going through these laws‚ this report will analysis the author’s premise as well as the purpose of these laws. The fifth law states “so much depends on reputation; guard it with your life.” The most important factor to power is reputation. With reputation alone‚ one can
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HOW TO PREPARE FOR EXAMS TIPS FOR STUDENTS 1. Prepare well for your tests and assignments Avoid cramming of concepts and take help of teachers to understand the topics that are not clear Set study targets for yourself at regular time-intervals and try your level best to achieve them Write and learn-It is the best technique of memorizing lessons When you start studying‚ learn the major concepts first Make notes as and when you read each chapter as this will help you in revising the subject
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PRINCE2 Question: I am studying E2 at the moment. Under the topic of PRINCE2‚ both the BPP book and the official Learning System state that there are 8 components and 8 processes. However‚ when I studied for the PRINCE2 exam using the official PRINCE2 Manual‚ there should be 7 components and 7 processes. I am wondering if this is a mistake in the BPP book? If there is a question in the exam on PRINCE2‚ shall I answer 7 processes or 8? Response from tutor: 7 will be more than plenty so do not worry
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How to prepare for a tornado What are tornadoes and how do they form? 1. Tornadoes are winds that are rotating and whirling around. 2. Tornadoes form when a supercell thunderstorm’s cold air mixes with the warm air in a set pattern. The warm air has to rise while the cold air drops. After that the warm air starts to spin and forms the funnel cloud that comes out of the sky. Steps to prepare before a tornado: 1. Prepare your family: a. Have an emergency plan with escape routes. b.
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Enterprise Architecture Tool Selection Guide Editorial Writer: J. Schekkerman Version 5.0 2009 Enterprise Architecture Tool Selection Guide Preface Preface An enterprise architecture (EA) establishes the organization-wide roadmap to achieve an organization‘s mission through optimal performance of its core business processes within an efficient information technology (IT) environment. Simply stated‚ enterprise architectures are ―blueprints‖ for systematically and completely defining
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