Causes of the Riots in Oldham Long Term - At one time Oldham produced 13% of the world’s cotton - It was dependant on the industry - Couldn’t compete with foreign competition (although it tried to until 1989) - After WWII migrants from the commonwealth were encouraged to move to Oldham to supplement the workforce - These were mainly Caribbean and Pakistani‚ and later Bangladeshi - 1960 – Larger numbers of Indians‚ Pakistanis and Caribbean migrants settled - Due to poor circumstances‚ they
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2001: A Space Odyssey‚ directed by Stanley Kubrick released in April of 1968. Although the movie premiered almost 40 years ago‚ it still remains a phenomenon today. The film incorporates the evolution of humanity‚ technology‚ extraterrestrial life and a journey toward greater intelligence. The movie has scientific accuracy and unbelievable imagery‚ creating a visually pleasing movie with very little dialog. The music‚ visuals‚ structure and pace all play an important role in the film. The little
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The September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks‚ now referred to as 9/11‚ were a series of coordinated‚ well-planned suicide attacks that involved the use of hijacked passenger jets as a means of destruction . The suicide bombers used the passenger jets as bombs‚ and ran into the World Trade Center Towers of New York‚ the Pentagon‚ and a fourth plane that did not make it to its destination‚ hit the ground in Pennsylvania. These sudden attacks came as a shock to the people and government of the USA. The
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Business Analysis on Sony Corporation for the years between 2001 and 2011 Overview Looking back on the past decade of Sony Corporation‚ opportunities walked along with challenges. The “combination of giants” between Sony and Ericsson caught attention of the whole world. The invention of mini vertical mobile phone promptly captured the youth market. When Sony Ericsson was at its best‚ its sales figures were ranking Top Three in European and American markets. However‚ since 2008‚ Sony Ericsson
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Executive Summary The Body Shop International PLC was once one of the fastest growing manufacturer-retailers‚ but in a decade’s time their revenue growth slowed from 20% to nearly 8%. These types of results were not uncommon in companies who are experiencing rapid growth but this was a dramatic decrease and‚ needless to say‚ a wake up call to management. Competition was increasing and The Body Shop had failed to establish a brand presence during its expansion. Anita Roddick‚ founder and CEO‚ attempted
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Semiotics‚ Communication‚ and Cultural Theory: Basic Assumptions 1. Cultures are formed through language. Language is public‚ social‚ and communal‚ not private or personal. (If anyone used a private language‚ it would be very uninteresting to the rest of the world.) 2. Users of a common language form what is called a "speech community‚" though we use "speech" in this context to include many kinds of communication communities (subcultures‚ dialects‚ ethnic groups‚ social-class specific communities
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Prolouge Kellin P.O.V Ugh.. Another lonely morning. I swear I just can’t stand this anymore‚ I need him back or I am going to loose it. I rolled over to my side to grab my phone off of the charger from my little wooden desk right next to my bed. I started to scroll through the spam of different text messages from Vic. Oh how I desperatly wanted to text him back and tell him to come back to me but I know I couldn’t‚ I knew we needed space away from each other for a long time‚ after all he did just
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and‚ in turn‚ a civil war. Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot fought against the United States backed Lon Nol military‚ in hopes of implementing a classless society. With the United States occupied by the Vietnam war‚ Lon Nol remained defenseless and Khmer Rouge soon took over Cambodia. Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot implemented a very radical version of marxism‚ and the country started taking a turn for the worse. Despite the ideology of marxism treating everyone equal‚ Khmer Rouge followed the historical pattern
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Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction film‚ 2001: A Space Odyssey connects the past with the future in terms of life‚ while also having a sense of ambiguity to leave the film up to the interpretation of the viewer. In David W. Patterson’s “Music‚ Structure and Metaphor in Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’‚” he argues that “2001’s soundtrack is comprised of two mutually exclusive harmonic streams – the atonal and the tonal – and that in their perceptive and nuanced empathy with the narrative
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are approximately £12 million greater than trial liabilities and in 2004; it is about £30 million greater. It seems The Body Shop is in greater need of external financing every year. Another way to determine if external financing is needed is to analysis the external financing equation. Using this method‚ the company will need external financing for all three years. In 2002‚ The Body Shop will need £ 27‚912 million in external financing. In 2003 and 2004‚ the need
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