that survived the events that happened in Germany during WWII. Levi Primo was that survivor and is now regarded as one of the best sources of what really happened in the concentration camps (he was in Auschwitz in 1942). He does a great job right at the beginning drawing you in and earning your trust when he explains "This very book is drenched in memory . . . it draws from a suspect source and must be protected against itself" (Levi‚ Primo‚ The Drowned and the Saved‚ 34) he is saying that these
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1. Prepare to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the various measures of investment attractiveness as used by Euroland Foods. Will all of the measures rank the projects identically? Why or why not? i. Payback period: The advantage of the payback period: To some degree‚ we can say that the shorter the payback period‚ the less risk the investment is. So the measurement of the payback period takes into account of the risk of the investment. In addition‚ with the shorter payback period
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English 1100 Syllabus: Foundations of College Writing‚ Fall 2013 Instructor: Christine Nicodemus (Sections 65‚ 66‚ 130‚ 113) Email: nicodemusc@ecu.edu Phone: (252) 328-1538 Office: Bate 2135 Office Hours: Monday 5-5:40‚ Tuesday 2-3:15‚ Wednesday 1:20-2:35 and 5-5:40‚ Thursday 2-3:15 Other meeting times can be scheduled if necessary/feasible; please email me to arrange a time. **Important Course Requirement** As the semester progresses‚ keep all of your projects‚ including all drafts
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Levi Strauss: Creating Brand Equity 1. Analyze the Dockers communications strategy at the time of the launch. How did it fit with past Levi’s advertising efforts? How did it contribute to brand equity? Throughout the years‚ LS&Co. developed a brand reputation of being durable‚ high quality and reliable. In the 1950s‚ product placement of teen idol James Dean made Levi jeans an “essential fashion among the emerging baby boomer generation.” By 1989‚ the baby boomer demographic (25 - 49) were
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1. First Thoughts I agree with Levi that the treatment that he and all the other Nazi prisoners endured was the ‘rock bottom’ of human experience in all of human history because of their degradation not only by their animal-like treatment but also the wider hatred in the philosophy of the entire German population. What these prisoners experienced was a total loss of their humanity added on to unimaginable torture and agony‚ including separation from their families and the murder of women & children
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Essay Title – Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of representative vs direct democracy Democracy is a word known to most persons today‚ in the Western world atleast‚ and almost always has positive connotations associated with it. Indeed from far left to far right‚ democracy has been proclaimed and embraced by political parties‚ indeed for a party to profess democracy is seen as necessary to its claim of legitimacy. The word democracy derives from the Greek prefix ’Demos ’ which could be seen
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themes are a great part in the everyday world of health care. Compassion is a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. The theme of compassion is involved both in healthcare and in Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi. Primo shares and receives compassion with his group of fellow prisoners who look after one another‚ trade and share their resources. The very first person who shows him compassion is Lorenzo. Even though he could get in trouble for giving Primo the
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“It was only long after that I recognized sarcasm as the protest of people who are weak” (22). This quote reflects the idea that people often use humor and sarcasm to camouflage their true feelings. In A Separate Peace‚ John Knowles explores the cause of this unnecessary yet widely prevalent type of behavior. People use sarcasm to avoid criticism of their real emotions. By avoiding criticism‚ they also avoid the possibility of negative reactions. In A Separate Peace‚ Knowles creates Gene’s experience
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One of the biggest weakness in Kimball’s book is the distinguishment between the “authentic” religion and “unauthentic” religion. This is a weakness to Kimball’s book as by this differentiation Kimball claims that good religion is true‚ this therefore when a religion has become “unauthentic” as it has become unprogressively. This a weakness to Kimball’s book as it is it takes a very subjective understanding of a good and bad religion. Many scholars such as Dr Charles Selengut argues that‚ there is
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Levi’s Case: Personal Pair Levi should go forward with the proposal to do mass customization. With denim sales growing at 10%‚ 75% of women dissatisfied with their jean fit and the advancement in information communication technology‚ the market is very favorable for Levi’s Personal Pair proposal. Also Levi is stuck in a limbo between high-volume low-cost market and premium products market. The proposal would reduce inventory and distribution cost while providing customers with a differentiated
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