In the driver’s seat One ford....one team....one plan..one goal.tens of thousands of ford employees carry around these words with them on laminated wallet-sized cards.m why? These words reflect the vision CEO Alan Mulally has for the future of ford Motor Company. And pursuing that vision has implications for how the company will be structured. Mulally joined Ford Motor in September 2006 from Boeing‚where her had led a successful turnaround effort. And ford‚facing serious challenges ‚needed someone
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conclusion. Review and Discussion Background and Overview. The importance of actors and acting has long been celebrated in China; in fact‚ the first document concerning “actors” can be found in the Records of the Great Historian‚ written by Sima Qian (145-90 BCE)‚ who was appointed to the court of Emperor Wu (reigned 141-87 BCE) of the Western Han dynasty (cited in Thorpe 269). Likewise‚ the use of male actors to portray female characters also has a long history in China‚ although many contemporary
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that the removal of skilled workers‚ and a corrupt method of Persian administration led to the revolt. Irrespective of the cause‚ Herodotus accounts for Xerxes quelling of the revolt‚ noting that: Xerxes sent in an army‚ crushing the rebellion‚ reducing the country to a “condition of worse servitude than before” and mentions his brother’s appointment as Satrap. Herodotus says that the Egyptians were heavily punished‚ and evidence can be seen from this coming from the Satrap Stella (311BC)‚ describing
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shown that many soft drinks have a ph of 2.8 while battery acid contains a ph of 1 (Ehlen L.‚ Marshall T.‚ Qian F.‚ Warren J.‚ Wefel J.‚ 2008). This alone should be a cause for concern. As teeth can begin to dissolve after coming into contact with a substance of a ph 5.5 or below. Interestingly‚ soda in the US is sweeter than soft drinks in the UK (Marshall T.‚ Moynihan P.‚ Murrel S.‚ Qian F.‚ Wefel J.‚ 2009). The US has had more reported problems of tooth decay caused by soda than the UK. This
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diseases‚ ideas‚ food crops‚ and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492.” (Nunn & Qian) There were several different ways that the Old World benefited from the Columbian Exchange; however‚ the most well-known is the “discoveries of new supplies of metals.” (Nunn & Qian). The trade of livestock‚ plants‚ animals‚ new technology‚ and even diseases‚ changed the way of life for the Native Americans and Europeans. The Columbian exchange
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LITERATURE: Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work and can‚ in some circumstances‚ refer exclusively to published sources. The word literatureliterally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature‚" as in the figures of speech "arts and letters" and "man of letters." Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction and non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose
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Finley‚ Herodotus records‚ “The Greeks who at this spott awaited the coming of Xerxes were the following: from Sparta‚ three hundred men-at-arms; from Arcadia‚ a thousand Tegeans and Mantineans‚ five hundred of people; a hundred and twenty Orchomenians‚ from the Arcadian Orchomenus’ and a thousand from other cities‚” (Herodotus‚ The Persian Wars 7.202)....Herodotus continues‚ “The sea was in good keeping‚ watched by the Athenians‚ the Aeginetans‚ and the rest of the fleet‚” (Herodotus‚ The Persian
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Theories on the construction of the Pyramids of Giza There are certain historical elements of the world that are difficult to understand or explain. However‚ historians‚ scholars and scientists often come up with theories that attempt to explain these mysteries. Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the Great Pyramid of Giza. The pyramid is in Egypt and is one of the mysteries that little is known about from the ancient world. Having such few details to explain how this pyramid was constructed
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culture throughout Asia and how it impacted the spread and growth of civilizations. Before the Silk Roads were widely used‚ it was first traveled by Zhang Qian. Zhang Qian was an ambassador sent by Emperor Wudi to recruit the Yuezhi as an ally against the Xiongnu‚ who were a nomadic group who tried to invade the Kansu province (Cohen). Zhang Qian had to cross across the Xiongnu’s
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hat is considered a good life? Herodotus and Epicurus presents readers there depiction of a good life in their works‚ Persian Wars and “Letter to a Friend‚” respectively. The ideas of a good life presented by Herodotus in Persian Wars and by Epicurus in “Letter to a Friend” both share identical aspects of a good life‚ but at the same time both works are distinct from one another. One similarity between the two writers’ idea of a good life is that one must have respect for the divine whether it be
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