LOST IN TRANSLATION? THE EFFECT OF CULTURAL VALUES ON MERGERS AROUND THE WORLD KENNETH R. AHERNa ‚ DANIELE DAMINELLIb ‚ AND CESARE FRACASSIc Abstract We find strong evidence that three key dimensions of national culture (trust‚ hierarchy‚ and individualism) affect merger volume and synergy gains. The volume of cross-border mergers is lower when countries are more culturally distant. In addition‚ greater cultural distance in trust and individualism leads to lower combined announcement returns. These
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Elise Smith 9/25/2013 HUM 1900 Lost In Translation Response Paper A lot of movies today people in the real world can’t really relate to the characters or what the characters are going through. Movies today are about zombies‚ aliens‚ robots‚ cartoons or things that people think may go on in the future. Directors make movies in 3D now to make the watches feel as if they are experiencing what the characters are. In the movie Lost in Translation (2003) the director uses real life situations that
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for most of the original verses of the Çrémad Bhagavad-gétä. In all of my other books—Çrémad-Bhägavatam‚ Çré Éçopaniñad‚ etc.—the system is that I give the original verse‚ its English transliteration‚ word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents‚ translations and purports. This makes the book very authentic and scholarly and makes the
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Antigone‚ from the play Antigone‚ is like her father Oedipus‚ from the play Oedipus Rex‚ through the two classical values‚ justice and courage. Antigone showed justice by doing what she believed was right. Her brothers body‚ he was killed in war‚ was cast from the city with no rights and without a proper burial‚ and no one was allowed to bury it. Antigone‚ seeing this as an injustice decided to make it right by burying her brother anyway at the expense of herself. This shows justice because to do
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Spanish Translations ! El Obelisco Macho - situated in the Malecon ‚ this obelisk commemorates the change of the temporary name of the city of Santo Domingo to Trajillo La Avenida George Washington ‚ el Malecon‚ runs across the coast on one side there’s the craibbean sea and on the other theres santo Domingo’s buildings. Santo Domingo - the capital of the Dominican Republic was founded in 1496 by Cristobal Colon’s brother --> Bartolome Colon El Merengue - national dance of the country
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analysis of the roots‚ prefixes and suffixes is necessary in order to translate the terms acutely and succinctly. Some terms can be transliterated into Chinese language while some need to be paraphrased into Chinese according to the context. The translation of medical terms should not only be accurate‚ but should also be concise‚ easy to understand and avoid being ambiguous. Article One: Blockade of Lymphocyte Chemotaxis in Visceral Graft-versus-Host Disease 1. Graft-versus-host Disease: Graft
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Zachary Fitzgerald Dr. Beasley English 1101 22 September 2014 Racism? It has been argued amongst the movie viewing community that the film Beasts of the Southern Wild is a racist take on poverty and the difference between regular society and common folk. There is an article called “The racism of the Beasts of the Southern Wild”‚ which has been established to lead one to believe that this production is a stab against an ethnic community. Although racial tension is a great way to bring attention to
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Karina Lazcano Oedipus the King by Sophocles English Literature Anderson Many will argue that fate cannot be escaped in Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ where the main character is portrayed as a tragic hero with a predetermined fate. Both the concept of fate and freewill played an innate part in Oedipus ’ downfall. The play suggests that fate dominates over free will. Oedipus never had control of his fate; the day his mother gave birth to him‚ his parents attempted to kill him in order to prevent
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century b.c. The Oedipus Cycle is one of his most famous works; the trilogy of plays traces the ill-fated life of a noble blooded man and his descendants. Oedipus at Colonus is the second play of the set. Oedipus at Colonus is set many years after Oedipus the Rex‚ and Oedipus has changed his perspective on his exile from Thebes. He has decided that he was not responsible for his fate and that his sons should have prevented his exile. His view has changed from the previous play when Oedipus proudly claimed
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and light‚ and therefore perhaps also sight‚ in the play. Think metaphorically (i.e. ’in the dark’ - unknowing) but also literally (Oedipus’ blinding at the end of the play). Oedipus is old before his time. Do you agree? This question asks you to consider question of youth and age in Oedipus - though the action of the play happens in a single day‚ how might Oedipus be considered old? You might also want to think about fathers and children and the impact generation has on age. This play happens
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