known about his early life. He was most certainly born in Nicaea‚ Bithynia‚ (which is now known as Iznik in Turkey)‚ around 190 BC. Most of what we do about him comes from the books of other scholars who came after him‚ such as Ptolemy and Strabo. It seems likely that Hipparchus studied in Alexandria but spent his later life in Rhodes. Strabo‚ another Greek geographer writing about eighty years after Hipparchus’ death‚ describes him as “one of the famous men of Bithynia”. The astronomer Claudius Ptolemy
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BAE 1024 - ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ENGLISH Trimester: Trimester 1-2013/2014 Title: A Critique on “(Social’s role in Teenage Pregnancies)” Article reference: Azrul Mohd Khalib (2012). The Malaysian Insider: Society‘s role in Teenage Pregnancies. Retrieved 12 November 2012 from :< http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/print/opinion/societys-role-in-teenage-pregnancies/ > Introduction Malaysian born Azrul Mohd Khalib writes frequently on issues affecting his native land. He is currently
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Reid’s article brings the "Unspeakable Rites" in Conrad’s "Heart of darkness" into focus. It mainly raises the question of whether critics should examine Kurtz’s rites or leave them unexamined. These rites are so horrible and terrible to the extent that critics have refused to examine them. These critics take such a stand as they tend to associate the ambiguity centring around Kurtz’s rites with Conrad’s desire to leave them shrouded in uncertainty. They‚ thus‚ see no reason for examining them. However
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JIELIANG PHONE HOME CASE STUDY PROBLEM STATEMENT Jieliang (DL) is a line worker at Precision Electro-Tech’s Dongguan‚ China manufacturing plant. During a plant walk through‚ Marty Cole (OEM – Global Team) witnessed Jieliang being publicly disciplined in front of her fellow line workers for not following Total Quality Control (TQC) procedures and using her own method. ANALYSIS Precision Electro-Tech is a large contract manufacturer (CM) that produces products (i.e.‚ cell phones) for another
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help management by providing information that used by management to plan‚ evaluate‚ and control. Job Description Management accountants work for public companies‚ private businesses and government agencies. They may also be called cost accountants‚ managerial accountants‚ industrial accountants‚ private accountants or corporate accountants‚ but all perform similar functions within a company. Indeed‚ preparing data for use within a company is one of the features that distinguishes
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his amazing talent in play writing. His use of intense detail builds up the setting and personality of the characters in his plays. In the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth himself‚ drowned by greed and complete darkness‚ kills the king in an effort to be crowned. His reign of terror‚ driven by insanity and darkness builds the suspense in the play. The evil atmosphere in Macbeth grows darker with every pain staking casualty the characters encounter. The use of pathetic fallacy darkens the mood and atmosphere of
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Course code GRAV009 Course title Advanced Topics in International Marketing Type of course Compulsory Level of course Graduate Department in charge Graduate school Year of study 1 Semester 2 Number of credits 6 ECTS; 36 hours of class work‚ 126 hours of self-study Lecturer Prof. Dr. Hemant Merchant Email of the lecturer hemant.merchant@yahoo.com Prerequisites Marketing‚ International Marketing; Programme requirements (pre-reading)
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Advanced Accounting Assignment Week 7 1. Which of the following combinations correctly describes the relationship between foreign currency transactions‚ exchange rate changes‚ and foreign exchange gains and losses? Answer: c. Import purchase‚ Depreciates and Gain 3. On October 1‚ 2013‚ Mud Co.‚ a U.S. company‚ purchased parts from Terra‚ a Portuguese company‚ with payment due on December 1‚ 2013. If Mud’s 2013 operating income included no foreign exchange gain or loss‚ the transaction could
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STAMFORD UNIVERSITY Course: Advanced Quantitative Technique Code: MAT-520 Fall-2013 MBA ID NAME Part-I Part-II Ques. No. Ans. at Page Ques. No. Ans. at Page 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 1. Write down a short Essay on Operation Research/ Linear Programming which includes the following: Definition‚ Characteristics‚ Classification‚ Necessity‚ Scope/Application and Limitation.
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Why respect is so important in today’s society and what exactly is respect? Respect is a combination of appreciation‚ admiration as well as recognition of a person being worth something‚ or having earned a position because of their achievements. It could feel at times vague to some people‚ but most people understand and act with respect. In our modern world respect is sometimes confused with fear. For instance‚ Gangs‚ they kill and they fight to earn respect from others but what they actually receive
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