"Do not go outside! New York is on full terrorist alert. They hit the twin towers... only one standing‚ turn on T.V!" That was two years ago‚ yet‚ I remember that phone call and my experience of ’9/11’ as if it was only yesterday. September 11th 2001‚ just the mention of that date causes me to shudder. I remember it clearly. It was about half past eight in the morning and I was well asleep on my dad’s pull-out couch‚ with absolutely no intention of waking before eleven. Yes‚ I know that I’m very
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Situation Analysis This study mainly focuses on how can a solar panel generate enough elecricity to move a rollercoaster made of a toy vehicle. Solar panel is a large‚ flat piece of equipment that uses the sun’s light or heat to create electricity. It is called as a solar panel because most of the time‚ the most powerful source of that is available throughout the world which is the Sun. It is a collection of some solar cells summed up together. The more light that hits
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1. Compare the story "Super Toys Last All Summer Long" with the movie Artificial Intelligence. Do they use the same symbols? Do they have the same themes? Explain why or why not. * ** Adapting literature for the big screen is a risky process‚ and can yield great results as well as a poor‚ butchered‚ dubbed-down version of an otherwise major work. Fortunately‚ Stanley Kubrick ’s Artificial Intelligence movie has proved‚ by its extended use of dystopia and its focus on the human/machine relationships
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There are many advertisements directed at children such as snacks‚ toys and other goods. Parents argue that children are under pressure. Advertisers claim that the advertisements provide useful information. What is your opinion? If you are careful enough‚ it is easy for you to find some advertisements‚ like snacks‚ toys and other goods‚ using children as selling target. When referring to that kind of phenomena‚ many parents hold their worries that children are under pressure. When children
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Consider the final resolution of the novel. Is the ending a fairy tale one (recall that fairy tales end with "and they lived happily ever after")? How does the novel expand upon and complicate this ending? Does the ending play up the romance‚ or the social satire? What is the final message‚ which the novel leaves us with? Many fairy tales and love stories end with a marriage and a happy ending. In many ways‚ Pride and Prejudice did have a fairy tale ending. Seeing Elizabeth and Jane each getting
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MATTEL Ruth Handler Innovating Mattel and Barbie & Sustaining Innovation Leadership in Mattel’s Toy World Management of Supply Chain Operations Table of Contents Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Critical Strategic Milestone …..……………………………………………………………………….. 3 Mattel Timeline ………..………………………………………………………………………. 4 Organization Wide Supply Chain Issues ………….…….………………………………………...... 5 Safety …………………….…………………………………………………..………………… 5 Security ……………….………………………………………………………………………
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company like Mattel assess the risks associated with the way it does business? Bob Eckhart‚ CEO of Mattel (US)‚ had a problem Mattel had discovered on July 30 that a number of its toys manufactured in China contained lead paint The following month had seen a series of recalls‚ rising political tensions between the United States and Chinese governments‚ and a suicide But no company had been in China longer than Mattel; the original Barbie had been created there in 1959 Mattel had a depth of
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Introduction Mattel stands as the largest toy company in the world. They were established in 1944‚ and since then have brought us some of the most iconic toys of our time. These groundbreaking ideas include Hot Wheels and the extremely popular Barbie Doll. Once 1965 had rolled around‚ Mattel was a $100 million company‚ and became a staple on the Fortune 500 list. Synopsis of the Situation Despite being a leader in their industry‚ they found themselves with some problems. The largest one being a toy recall
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putting end users at risk. CITATION NNa14 \l 1033 (ab‚ 2014) Mattel began to get noticed for making such hazardous toys such as the Barbie Doll when they started to use cheaper outside sourcing in China to manufacture some of their toys. Once the toys where finished by the manufacturer and sent back to Mattel research showed that dolls had poorly attached small magnets the could perforate in the intestines of swallowed. Mattel decided to recall these dolls because they became a major hazard. CITATION
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Because of the company’s product and designs primary for children‚ it must be sensitive to social concern about children’s right: By assuring parents that their children’s privacy will be respected‚ Mattel demonstrated that it takes its responsibility of marketing to children seriously. In 2007‚ Mattel conduct entitled Global Manufacturing principles. In this principle‚ Mattel’s business partners must ensure high standard for product safety and quality‚ adhering to practices that meet Mattel’s safety
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