Objective knowledge is not simply a progressive accumulation of facts; therefore older paradigms are replaced by new ones. Jauss coins the term ‘horizon of expectations’ to denote that which limits the judgment‚ valuation and interpretation of literary texts in a particular age – regarding genre or the extent of being literary. The original horizon of expectations does not establish the final meaning of a text. According to Jauss‚ one’s historical‚ sociological and demographical scenario ought
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Forecasting Trends in Time Series Author(s): Everette S. Gardner‚ Jr. and Ed. McKenzie Reviewed work(s): Source: Management Science‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 10 (Oct.‚ 1985)‚ pp. 1237-1246 Published by: INFORMS Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2631713 . Accessed: 20/12/2012 02:05 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers
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happiness through finding true love and trying to make it to the “horizon”. Throughout the book Hurston uses nature to describe her main characters and to create an understanding of her book to the reader. Hurston develops the theme at the beginning of the book with the introduction of “ships at a distance”. “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For some they sail forever on the horizon‚ never out of sight‚ never landing until the Watcher turns his
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considering purchasing a smaller chain‚ South Georgia Parts (SGP). Brau’s analysts project that the merger will result in the following incremental free cash flows‚ tax shields‚ and horizon values: Years 1 2 3 4 Free cash flow $1 $3 $3 $7 Unlevered horizon value 75 Tax shield 1 1 2 3 Horizon value of tax shield 32 Assume that all cash flows occur at the end of the year. SGP is currently financed with 30% debt at a rate of 10%. The acquisition would be made immediately
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standards (American Horizons 859). This behavior was seen as a scandalous act‚ because women in the eras before‚ had never acted this way. Clara Bow symbolized the flapper or "new woman".
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(character). With his contribution‚ the new melodrama became richer and less extravagant in terms of production‚ but it still kept the flame of the style and the overwhelming emotions. By contrasting Boucicault’s The Octoroon and O’Neill’s Beyond the Horizon‚ I am going to explore O’Neill’s gift to melodrama‚ and his place on the developmental continuum of western drama. In the words of the Encyclopedia Britannica‚ melodrama‚ in Western theatre‚ refers to “sentimental drama with an improbable plot that
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will make cost optimal stockpiling possible for an optimal length producing time horizon. The stochastic newsvendor model is a mathematical model in operations management and applied economics used to determine optimal inventory levels. A decision maker needs to decide how many units of limited-useful life products to order for a single selling period because the aim is to have an optimal-length producing time horizon. The optimal solution seen is characterized by a balance between the expected costs
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Materials: ♦ Current Star Map ♦ Create a poster of the night sky‚ the previous night‚ showing the Big Dipper‚ the Little Dipper‚ and the North Star. For the evaluation section‚ choose three other constellations that are close to the horizon (i.e. Orion‚ Taurus‚ and Cassiopeia.) - The posters are to be hung around the room‚ with the Big Dipper to the north‚ the southern constellations to the west‚ eastern to the east‚ and western to the west. Engage: Ask the students: What they
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The optimization model produced a theoretical weekly production schedule that may be used over the 6 month planning horizon. Conclusions/Recommendations: Palmetto Brewery would greatly benefit from marketing research to more accurately develop historical customer demand for use in the demand forecasting models. It is also recommend that Palmetto Brewery utilize the optimization
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Accounting Disclosure Analysis on Horizon Oil Ltd Exclusive Summary This report aims to examine whether Horizon Oil Limited (HZN) satisfies various disclosure requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and Australian Accounting Standards by analyzing HZN’s annual report for the year ended 31 June 2013. This annual financial report covers the consolidated financial statements for the group‚ consisting of Horizon Oil Limited and its subsidiaries. First‚ a brief introduction is given. It includes
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