HOME READING REPORT THE STORY OF THE AGED MOTHER SETTING: Shinano at the foot the mountain CHARACTERS: The aged mother- the main character of the story‚ who has the wisdom that brings to save and benefited their land The young farmer- the son of the aged mother The daimio-the despotic ruler of Shinano but later on he learned to give importance the old folks. CONFLICT: Man vs. Man- the only antagonist in the story was the daimio who proclaimed a law to immediately kill all the
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Rip Van Winkle Essay The story‚ “Rip Van Winkle”‚ written by Washington Irving‚ has many different elements of a mythology. The story takes place in the Catskill Mountains where the protagonist of the story‚ named Rip‚ wanders off in hopes of fleeing from his nagging wife. He then encounters very peculiar men who offer him a drink and he soon finds himself waking up in the same spot twenty years later. All of these aspects (set in the past‚ mysterious characters‚ and strange environments)
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Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains‚ California was painted by Albert Bierstadt in 1868. Bierstadt‚ An German-American painter‚ was born January 7‚ 1830 in Solingen‚ Germany. He was only two years old when his family moved from Germany to New Bedford in Massachusetts. He developed a sensitivity for art early and made crafty crayon sketches in his youth. In 1851‚ he began to paint in oils. His oil paintings were different with respect to the odd colors he used to paint water‚ tints of green‚ etc. In
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Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving is a short fictional story. It was set in the years before and after the Revolutionary War. Rip lived in a pleasant village at the bottom of New York’s Catskill Mountains. One day Rip decided that he needed to escape his wife’s nagging so he went up the mountain with his pet dog. They reach a hollow where there were bearded men playing the nine-pins. Rip doesn’t say anything but instead drinks some of their moonshine and falls into a slumber. When he wakes more
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"The Way to Rainy Mountain" A single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma‚ north and west of the Wichita Range. For many people‚ the Kiowas‚ it is an old landmark‚ and they gave it the name Rainy Mountain. The Hardest weather in the world is there. Winter brings blizzards‚ hot tornadic winds arise in the spring‚ and in summer the prairie is an anvil’s edge. The grass turns brittle and brown‚ and it cracks beneath your feet. There are green belts along the rivers and creeks‚ linear groves of hickory
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1. Evaluate the attractiveness of the light beer segment for Mountain Man Brewing Company using the three targeting criteria we discussed in class. The three targeting criteria for points of parity and differentiating are Potential‚ fit and defensibility. Potential means the firm’s ability to tap into market; Fit means the match between the market and the firm’s capabilities. And defensibility means how well company can define its position. Potential: Overall‚ the light beer segment has tremendous
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a part of the market share. b. To purchase Yeti and increase their share in the mountain bicycle market. c. Bicycles are priced to compete within the different market segments. Threats: a. Has a small share of the market. b. Schwinn is no longer recognized as the top in the industry. c. Must compete with other bicycle manufacturers. 3. How important is it for mountain bikes to be made in America? Consumers pride themselves in buying items that
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Introduction Appalachia is a 205‚000-square-mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. It is home to more than 25 million people. Appalachia Mountains are rich in natural resources‚ containing an abundant number of coal‚ timber‚ oil‚ gas‚ and water (Daugneaux 1981). These natural resources have historically influenced the economic characteristics of the region. The region’s economy has been highly dependent on mining
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as I am the youngest. We were driving to North Carolina‚ and as such had to pass through the Appalachian Mountains to get there. Seeing as the Appalachians were so beautiful‚ we rented a cabin in the mountains for a few days‚ just north of a small town. On our first night in this small Appalachian town‚ we
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To the board of directors‚ Bikes Bikes Bikes is a company that aims to produce the highest quality mountain‚ road‚ and youth bikes to our consumers while maintaining and improving the overall performance of our business. As the president and the CEO of Bikes Bikes Bikes‚ I am proud to present to you the review of the decisions and performances for the time period from January 1st‚ 2015 to December 31st‚ 2020. The report is intended to outline details of varying factors that have influenced each years
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