1. This case goes back to the year the 2005. Value Trust was an $11.2 billion mutual fund in the middle of that year and had outperformed for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index for 14 consecutive years. The fund was managed by William H. Miller III. During those 14 years‚ the fund experienced an average annual return of 14.6%. This return outperformed the S & P 500 by 3.67% per year. Morningstar claimed the Value Trust mutual fund fell behind the S & P 500 in 32 12-month periods
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Influence from other sources such as people or tradition is a common way to learn and acquire knowledge. However‚ the highest merit is in relying on one’s own thoughts and ideas as discussed in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay‚ “Self-Reliance”‚ and in Herman Hesse’s novel‚ “Siddhartha”. Emerson emphasizes that it is more valuable to acknowledge one’s own beliefs than acquiring knowledge from others. He also explains that once someone accepts his or her own opinions as the truth‚ these ideas become the
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The Crucible Comparison Paper In the book “The Crucible”‚ by Arthur Miller‚ Deputy Danforth is more to blame for the trials continuation than Abigail Williams because he always believed whoever had been accused a witch‚ refused any evidence showing that the accused were innocent‚ and was more concerned with the court’s image than justice being served. Danforth is more to blame for the trials continuation than Abigail because‚ while Abigail was the one making
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The fatal tendency of people within communities to divide into warring groups – us and them – is a historical constant and one that is well represented in Miller’s play The Crucible. This utilisation of ‘scapegoats’ is characteristic of historical human interaction‚ whereby the aggressors blame their victims‚ often times the minority‚ for every kind of evil. This was clearly represented in the play through allegorical references made about America during the McCarthy era through the events of Salem
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Rhetorical Analysis: Brit Melville employed personification and contrasting diction to exemplify the unbalanced relationship between the sea and the human race‚ which established that the sea would forever be unfathomable to landsmen and the landsmen would forever live at it’s mercy; thus warning those ignorant men that the dream of conquering the sea shall remain a dream. Melville portrayed the sea as a godly and omnipotent being‚ so immensely powerful that “no mercy‚ no power but its own controls
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attributed this success to the fund manager’s conscious strategy of staying fully invested at all times rather than attempting to time the extent of market investments. Another popular explanation for the fund’s performance was the unusual skill of Bill Miller‚ the fund’s portfolio manager. His approach was research-intensive and highly concentrated when 50% of its assets were invested in just 10 large-capitalization companies and he was not averse to take large positions in the stocks of growth companies
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writing period from 1800 to 1860. Horrific themes‚ psychological effects of guilt and sin‚ and creepy symbols are elements founded in dark romanticisms. There are three writers that define dark romanticisms‚ Edgar Allen Poe‚ Nathaniel Hawthorn‚ and Herman Melville. These writers brought dark romanticism into the world with their gloomy‚ creepy‚ and evil poems. The Black Cat”‚ written by Edgar Allen Poe on August 19‚ 1843. “The Black Cat” is the best title for this poem because of what it symbolizes
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The Book by Miller Williams is a poem shrouded in creepiness and mystery from the start. The author‚ which you can assume is narrating by the use of ‘I’ throughout‚ is telling a story about a man who discovers a blank book a decided to use it as a diary for some time before discovering a true horror about it‚ the book was made from human skin. The theme of human ignorance is conveyed thoroughly throughout the poem‚ along with imagery of the old‚ creepy past of the book‚ and eerie diction. The theme
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of evading a lower-class humanity in which her upper-class needs cannot survive. Lily’s life is the exact opposite of dignity or beauty; she had many chances to live the kind of life she dreamed of‚ but lost it all. Similarly‚ Henry James’ "Daisy Miller‚" is a rich‚ young‚ American girl from New York‚ traveling around Europe with her mother and younger brother. Daisy is a complex combination of traits. She is feisty‚ independent‚ and well intentioned‚ yet she is also petty‚ ignorant‚ and unsophisticated
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Case Study State Automobile Licence Renewals Operation Management.‚ Jay Heize.‚ Barry Render.‚ Tenth Edition.‚ Pearson.‚ p. 408 15” Review renewal 30” Process & record payment 60” Check file for violation and restrictions 40” Conduct eye test 20” Fotorgraph applicant 30” Issue temporary licence application 1. What is the maximum number of application per hour that can be handled by the present configuration of the process Average Number time to applications Step Activity
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