Eleven Minutes is the story of a young girl named Maria who leaves her Brazilian home to go to Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ in hopes of great adventure and great love. Her situation does not prove to be what she had hoped and she pursues a career in prostitution in order to make money quickly in order to return home. During her time in Switzerland‚ Maria experiences pain‚ pleasure‚ and love and must decide the correct path for her life. Maria grows up in a small town in the interior of Brazil where folklore
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I’m so sorry for posting late‚ please make this homework a reduced grade or an F since I didn’t turn in early. I had some difficulty issue on submitting my assignment because every time I click turn in assignment‚ it said error and refresh back to the login screen of Edmodo. I wanted to tell you this morning but I came late today and I’m sorry that I made you wait to do the SAT Registration together‚ at least I managed to finish it today (with struggles) and I will show you my admission ticket tomorrow
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Ambition Nowadays‚ many people think ambition is antisocial‚ it is never a pretty prospect to ponder. But in my opinion‚ ambition is important and necessary for our society. Ambition is a fundamental skill of accumulating power and living a good life. It produces action. It makes choice possible. It is a narrative or context of concerns and commitments that brings forth moods of passion‚ assessments of situations and actions‚ strategies and tactics‚ requirements for power‚
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1.How and why has the express mail industry structure evolved in recent years? How have the changes affected small competitors? The US express mail industry is highly consolidated. 85% of the market is served by 3 service providers. There are six second tier players who serve the remaining 15%. FedEx and UPS lead the industry in services and innovation. The following trends have been observed in this Industry. Services: A host of services are provided to suit the needs to different businesses
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Abbasid Caliphate Dynasty of caliphs who ruled an increasingly fragmented Islamic state from 750 to 1258‚ eventually becoming little more than figureheads Al-Andalus Arabic name for Spain (literally "land of the Vandals")‚ most of which was conquered by Arab and Berber forces in the early 8th century C.E. Anatolia Ancient name of Asia Minor‚ part of Byzantine Empire that was gradually overrun by the Turks and that’s now the Republic of Turkey Battle of Talas River Arab victory over the Chinese in
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1. What demographic variables were measured at least at the interval level of measurement? Interval level of measurement allow for the degree of difference between items but not the ratio. The interval levels of measurement that are included in this study sample are Age‚ Income‚ Length of labor‚ Return to work‚ and Number of hours working per week. 2. 2. What statistics were used to describe the length of labor in this study? Were these appropriate? Descriptive statistics was utilized Sample
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During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries absolutism was a more effective type of government than democracy. Absolutism was a form of government in which all of the power is in the hands of one ruler. Whereas‚ democracy is when the majority of the power is vested in the people. Absolutism occurred before the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; therefore it had an example to be or not to be modeled after. Even though most forms of absolutistic governments shared the same thought‚ they
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SWOT OF 7-ELEVEN 7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores‚ operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd‚ which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co. of Japan. Strengths* Real estate availability* Localized assortment* Convenience* High margins* Franchise model allows for faster expansion* Relatively standardized stores allow for more optimized operations | Weaknesses* High margins/prices* Limited assortment offering* Not perceived as a place to buy a complete meal*
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1. Age‚ income‚ length of labor‚ return to work and number of hours working per week 2. Mean and standard deviation were used to describe the length of labor. These were appropriate since mean and standard deviation can be calculated on an interval level of measurement. 3. Range could also be used to describe the length of labor since this statistic can be used on interval data with no natural zero point. 4. The distribution of scores was similar for the experimental and control groups for length
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INDIAN ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF INDEPENDENCE Points to remember * The sole purpose of the British colonial rule in India was to reduce the country to being a feeder economy for Great Britain’s own rapidly expanding modern industrial base. * Conditions in the Indian economy on the eve of independence: (i) Low level of economic development : the colonial govt‚ never made any sincere attempt to estimate India’s national and percapita income. The estimates given by Dr VKRV. Rao growth of GDP
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