Despite a difference of seventy years and the distance of the Atlantic Ocean‚ Rabbit‚ Run by John Updike and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde present striking similarities in their characters and themes. While I initially could not draw the connections between the two novels‚ I now recognize the many ways in which the authors criticize and analyzed their own environments through their works. I believe that the lessons on the dangers of societal influence and the nature of ethics that Rabbit
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1. INTRODUCTION This report is a critical analysis on tax disclosure of two selected companies—GD Express Carrier Berhad (GDEX) and Bonia Corporation Berhad (BONIA) which falls under trading/services sector and consumer sector respectively. Analysis is based on the annual report 2015 of each company (extracted in the appendices). All detailed calculations are performed in the footnotes attached. GDEX‚ founded in 1997‚ focuses on two business segments‚ namely‚ Express delivery and Logistics. Primarily
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Outline the main components of Kim and Mauborgne’s (2004) concept of ‘Blue Ocean Strategy’. Critically assess the strengths and limitations of this approach to pursuing competitive advantage. Use relevant examples to support your argument. Introduction In the contemporary hostile business environment‚ innovation has become part of any company’s paramount strategy for continuous survival. Nokia‚ despite being the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer having a large customer base‚ realized how
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for Oceanview. The current date is June 1. Sealed bids for the property must be submitted by August 15. The winning bid will be announced on September 1. If Oceanview submits the highest bid and obtains the property‚ the firm plans to build and sell a complex of luxury condominiums. However‚ a complicating factor is that the property is currently zoned for single-family residences only. Glenn believes that a referendum could be placed on the voting ballot in time for the November election. Passage
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Bad news sells better than good news David Murray The good news about bad news is that there is not nearly as much of it as you might think. The bad news about good news is that good news doesn’t tend to sell. Dr. Bradley Wright explains this paradox in Upside: Surprising Good News about the State of our World The media sells negative worldviews. It’s not that reporters‚ writers‚ and editors are pessimistic people; rather‚ they have a strong incentive to tell us about the fearful‚ scary‚ and
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Air Lines (A): The Low-Cost Carrier Threat Problem: Delta Airlines didn’t have a comprehensive response to low-cost carriers across functions. Option: Delta should launch its own low-cost carrier. Problems: Nearly all major airlines had done this unsuccessfully‚ proved unsustainable over time‚ never had a high-cost carrier transformed into a low-cost carrier. Since deregulation (1978) the average return on investment below cost of capital for the 5 largest carriers. Due to 9/11 the demand for
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In “Opinion: The Oceans Need the Spotlight Now” written by Politha Kohona‚ he argues the world needs to unite and take care of the ocean before it is too late. He explains this through exploring the treatment of oceans in the past and currently. Kohona believes the oceans are at risk of becoming yet another battlefield for resources. This attempt to procure resources will lead to rivalry amongst the nations of the world and put the oceans and the fragile ecosystems within at risk. The risks will
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SALINITY AND DEEP OCEAN CURRENTS OVERVIEW Ocean currents arise in many different ways. For example‚ wind pushes the water along the surface to form wind-driven currents. Deep ocean currents are caused by differences in water temperature and salinity. In this experiment‚ the students will hypothesize the cause of ocean currents and then develop a model to explain the role of salinity and density in deep ocean currents. CONCEPTS Salt water is more dense than fresh water‚ and is therefore
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While the Indian Ocean and Silk Road were different as trade networks with respect to the spread of Religion and the process of travel‚ they were similar in terms of the spread of disease through trade. The Indian Ocean and Silk Road as trade networks were different in terms of the spread of Religion. Along the Indian Ocean trade network‚ Islam was spread. This happened through Indian merchants who brought Brahmin priests‚ Arab merchants who brought Muslim scholars and Christian merchants who
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Crystal Coast Ocean Resort The Crystal Coast Ocean Resort (CCOR) is a large‚ family-owned resort located on one of the finest beaches in North Carolina. The Resort is locally called the “Ramada Inn: Crystal Coast Ocean Resort”‚ because it has a contractual relationship with Ramada Inn‚ Inc which requires Ramada to provide reservation services and certain marketing services. In turn CCOR pays an annual fee to Ramada and displays the Ramada Inn sign. Ramada has the right‚ under contract
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