The ocean is one of Earth’s most valuable natural resources. It provides food in the form of fish and shellfish—about 200 billion pounds are caught each year. It’s used for transportation—both travel and shipping. It provides a treasured source of recreation for humans. It is mined for minerals (salt‚ sand‚ gravel‚ and some manganese‚ copper‚ nickel‚ iron‚ and cobalt can be found in the deep sea) and drilled for crude oil. The ocean plays a critical role in removing carbon from the atmosphere and
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changes and continuities in commerce in the Indian Ocean region from 650 c.e. to 1750 c.e. THESIS: In the period between 650 C.E. and 1750 C.E.‚ the Indian Ocean region endured both change and continuity. CHANGES: Who dominated the trade‚ use to be used mostly by Indians and the Chinese but by 1750 Europe dominated most of all commerce.tfrtftgfygdfgrffffffffzzzzzgdfr1. Analyze the changes and continuities in commerce in the Indian Ocean region from 650 c.e. to 1750 c.e. THESIS:
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1. From early 1990s to 2004‚ the Lego Group‚ a long successful toymaker with a world-renowned brand‚ fell into the edge of bankruptcy. Compared with the highest revenue in 1999‚ the revenue in 2014 decreased by 35.6% while the net profit was negative‚ seven times less than that in 1999‚ the lowest in the past ten years. Its net profit margin and ROE were also the lowest. The gross margin and inventory turnover were all lower than its competitors. The strategic moves in the two main periods “growth
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Lego targets parents‚ offering an alternative to television! From the first glance‚ it is immediately noticeable that this controversial advertisement is clearly very different from the traditional advertisements one would expect from Lego. It definitely has the parents as the target audience and is focusing on the parent’s fear of bad influences on their children. When one considers who the preferred‚ negotiated and oppositional readers would be as defined by Stuart Hall (Hall et al. 1980)
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Lego Case Study Report Introduction The Lego Group was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. For years of development‚ Lego has achieved the transition from a carpenter’s workshop to a global enterprise. Its Lego brick has been named the ‘toys of the century’ twice and greatly contributes to the company’s stable growth. Nevertheless‚ Lego struggled mightily in the early to mid-2000s. Sales dropped 30 percent in 2003 and 10 percent more in 2004‚ and the company was destroying about $337‚000
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Chabon’s podcast explains the evolution of Legos over time and how it is taking away creativity from children. He first starts the podcast by explaining what Legos were during his childhood time‚ which were solid square and rectangular blocks offered in many colors which encouraged children to use their creativity to make whatever came to their mind. He fast-forwards to when his three-year old daughter became interested in Legos so he decides to buy her a Lego set which was quite complex and came with
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The Blues is a musical form and genre‚ which originated in South America within the African-American communities. It originated near the end of the 19th century‚ and was rooted from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers (which are very similar to work songs‚ but some do not have lyrics)‚ shouts and rhymes. The blues form in jazz‚ rhythm and blues and rock and roll; and each is characterised by a specific chord progression‚ the most common being the twelve bar blues. The blues notes‚ are played or
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Lego Case Study: 1. How did the information systems and the organization design changes implemented by Knudstorp align with the changes in business strategy? Knudstorp changed the business strategy by reforming the production‚ supply chain and various other departments. This mandated that the supporting Information Systems be changed. Also‚ the company’s expansion into newer technological domains such as virtual interaction games and video games forced the company to use advanced technologies
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Ocean Pollution “Over 80% of marine pollution comes from land-based activities” (WWF‚ May 4‚ 2006‚ p.1). The rest comes from ocean-based activities. Different types of pollution enter the ocean each year. The major pollutants are oil‚ toxic materials‚ and debris. These materials not only pollute the ocean‚ but they also affect the marine life. Before the 1970s there were no laws to prevent and stop people from dumping pollutants into the ocean. Since the early 1970s many laws and regulations
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grassland‚ tundra. Then these six groups are broken down a bit father. In this paper we will discuss part of the marine biome which is the ocean biome. When one thinks of very large bodies of water such as the ocean‚ we are talking about marine biomes. Instead of freshwater it contains saltwater. They also include the coral reefs and estuaries. The ocean biome is the largest of all of the worlds. Which makes sense considering that the majority of the world surface is made up of water. Due to
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