Mission/Vision Statement: Kmart’s mission is to earn consumer loyalty by providing quality merchandise at affordable prices while maintaining superior customer service. Situation Analysis: In recent years‚ Kmart has established itself as the third leading discount retailer in the United States‚ following behind Wal-Mart and Target. Kmart’s low prices and array of product have appealed mainly to low-middle class families. Kmart has fallen from the glory days when it was the leading and only discount
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Nikki Redden Honors British Literature Mrs. Svoboda 9 April 2014 Biography of Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin was born Ursula Kroeber in Berkeley‚ California‚ on October 21‚ 1929. Her mother‚ Theodora Krackaw Kroeber‚ had an advanced degree in psychology and was a well-known writer for her narratives: Ishi in Two Worlds in 1961 and Ishi‚ Last of His Tribe in 1964. Le Guin’s Father‚ Alfred Kroeber‚ was a distinguished anthropologist for his work with tribes of Native Americans indigenous
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That Costs More When You’re Poor” by‚ Kristin Wong‚ it mainly talks about how some common items in a poor person’s life can be expensive and posh. Because of a person’s low standing in terms of a economic perspective‚ establishments in fields such as basic house needs‚ car insurance‚ education‚ and banking have restrictions that may discourage the person from trying to purchase or invest in any of the businesses. Some of the argumentative tools that Wong successfully distributes are the usage of logos
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The life of James K. Polk Name: James Knox Polk Place of birth and date: Pineville‚ North Carolina November 2‚ 1795 Family Background: Mother- Jane Polk Father- Samuel Polk Had a younger brother and two younger sisters. His schooling had been minimal at a young age‚ in large part because of his poor health. In time‚ his chronic abdominal pains had been diagnosed as urinary stones. James’ father sent him to Philadelphia in the fall of 1812‚ to receive
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Everyone generally thinks Kim K has “zero talent” and that she has been given everything she owns and never grateful and never had to work for it‚ which is absolutely not true. Her father‚ the late Robert Kardashian‚ was OJ Simpson’s attorney‚ and obviously he was pretty good at it. So Kim was bound to have a good business sense. He taught her all sorts of negotiation techniques and importance of work ethic at a very young age. It is said that Kim was forced to have a job in her teen years‚ from
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets start off with Harry spending the summer with his horrible but only remaining family‚ the Dursleys. The Dursleys are not a very good family. On Harry’s birthday the Dursleys throw a dinner party that isn’t even for Harry. Harry is visited by a house-elf named Dobby. Dobby warns Harry not to return to Hogwarts because something bad is going to happen. Hogwarts is the magical school for wizards that Harry is attending. Harry doesn’t listen to the warning and
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achieve their dreams or to discover who they truly are‚ and that is called life. Harry Potter was an epic quest as it focused on achieving goals and seeking knowledge. The quest that Harry Potter took may be more breath-taking‚ but it was still for the same purpose. The series of Harry Potter was a very popular book and movie series written by J.K. Rowling. They both started out with an 11 year old wizard named Harry Potter‚ who didn’t even know he was a wizard because of his cruel foster parents
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THE MONOMYTH OF HARRY POTTER The heroic monomyth (also known as the Hero’s Journey) describes the common stages of a hero’s journey found in many stories. Joseph Campbell first described the monomyth in 1949 in his book “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”. Although the nature of the monomyth may not be appealing to everyone‚ it is very interesting to those who actually take the time to learn about it and how it applies to stories and movies in today’s modern world. Take for example‚ popular movies
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Thesis: The evolution of the symbiotic relationship between Harry and Falstaff transitions from a subordinate entertaining relationship to one of burden and danger considering the self-absorbing plots executed by both parties which will undeniably cause a permanent rift between the two. The play by William Shakespeare‚ Henry the IV‚ is a dramatic portrayal of the various relationships and emotions inherent within the father-son relationship especially emphasized between Harry’s surrogate-like
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protagonist in Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets is‚ obviously Harry Potter. Harry is no ordinary boy; he is a wizard living in the real world full of muggles‚ or people who have no magical abilities whatsoever. Only a small‚ single family knew of his magic skills‚ the Durselys. The Durselys were the only relatives Harry had left in the world and housed Harry during his summer break from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hate isn’t a strong enough word for how Harry felt about living
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