shirts‚ and one faded blue piece from Great Grandpa Ezra’s Civil War uniform shows that quilts aren’t always just a blanket. They can be so much more. Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” is a story that’s all about heritage. This theme is shown by Walker’s use of conflict‚ irony‚ and symbolism. A symbol is when the author uses an object in the story to represent a greater meaning. In this case‚ the quilt is a symbol of the family heritage that can only be appreciated by certain people. It symbolizes a
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Alcoa Inc. For the quarter ended 30th September 2015‚ Alcoa Inc. reported revenue of $ 5.6 billion which was 11 % below that reported for the same period last year. The main reason behind this decline in revenue was the divestiture and closure of low margin business and the dent that aluminium price have continued to take in the most recently ended quarter. The net income was $ 44 million down from $ 149 million of third quarter 2014. Adjusted net income was $ 109 million translating into an EPS
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XIAOMI A Chinese electronics company headquarter in Beijing‚ China owns a private incorporation‚ Xiaomi Inc. and according to IDC (2015)‚ it’s the world’s 4th largest smartphone maker. Xiaomi develops‚ design‚ and sells smartphones. The company sold over 60 million smartphones in 2014 with the start-up of US$1.1 billion‚ known as the world’s most valuable technology star-up. Xiaomi’s valuation is over US$46 billion‚ according to (Douglas MacMillan‚ 2015). Over 8000 employees in the company‚ throughout
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c M t y - B a s e d Costing (ABC)‚ Just-in-Time (JIT)‚ T otal Quality M anagement (TQM)‚ a nd Quality Costs b I . .ITY-BASED COSTING Many companies use a traditional cost system such as job-order costing or process costing‚ or some hybrid of t he two. Using the traditional methods of assigning overhead costs to products using a single predetermined overhead rate based on any single activity measure can produce distorted product costs. The growth in the automation of manufacturing
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1. Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the Just-In-Time system‚ the advantages and disadvantages of the system and how it would benefit AG & Z. The Just-In-Time (JIT) system is a process where goods are ordered as required‚ as opposed to the currently used batch processing system where goods are made in bulk and stored in warehouses until sold. The Just-In-Time system was initially developed to not only cut down the amount of waste produced by other systems‚
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Sew What? Inc. has grown from a tiny kitchen and garage operation to a multimillion- dollar enterprise throughout the years by utilizing information technologies to contribute to the success of the business. The company began as a small company that was comfortable with utilizing word-of-mouth for business sales and only making sales local. Overtime‚ the founder became aware that she needed to branch out to other areas once she lost a contract. She lost the contract due to not having an active website
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Just Deserts The concept of “just deserts” can be most effectively described in the writings of Andrew Von Hirsch. Basically those who commit crime deserve to be punished and by punishing them it may prevent further crimes from being committed (Siegel‚ 2012). There have been many different positions on this theory of just deserts. Some argue against while others strongly defend the effectiveness of this theory. We will look at both sides of the argument and review the pros and cons of each. The
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Pyramid Door‚ Inc. Problem Pyramid Door‚ Inc. is a privately owned regional manufacturer for residential and commercial garage doors. The company was planning a $12.6 million of sales goal for 2006‚ which represented a 36% increase in sales over projected 2005 year-end sales. Richard Hawly‚ director of sales and marketing‚ had to decide what distribution approach should be used to support the expanded sales goal. SWOT Analysis |Strengths
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JUST WAR In this article‚ firstly I will try to explain the history of Just War‚ and then by examining Melian dialogue‚ I will compare realistic and idealistic idea. After that I will explain the basis of right of individuals and right of society‚ After that I will touch upon the principles of a just cause (jus ad bellum) for war which is called Theory of Aggression and just act (jus en bello) in war which is called War Convention by Michael Walzer. Then I will try to find out Walzer’s Legalist
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Haverwood Furniture Inc. (B) Background on the merger In April 2008 Haverwood Furniture merged with Lea-Meadows‚ a manufacturer of upholstered furniture for living and family rooms. The merger was not planned in any conventional sense. The merger proceeded smoothly since the two firms were located on adjacent locations and the two companies would maintain as much autonomy as was economically justified. The only real issue that still remained was merging the selling efforts. The question was straight-forward
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