Born in Tokyo‚ 1924‚ Kobo Abe grew up in the Japanese colony of Manchuria. In 1948‚ he received a medical degree from Tokyo Imperial University‚ but instead‚ went on to become one of Japan’s best known modern novelists. His novel The Box Man (originally published as 箱男‚ 1973)‚ one of his most famous works‚ is a powerful metaphor about the high-speed economic growth in 1960s Tokyo‚ and the problems arising from it.The novel begins with the first of many images‚ a photographic negative showing the
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Loan Scenarios Midland Chemical Co. is negotiating a loan from Manhattan Bank and Trust. The small chemical company needs to borrow $500‚000. The bank offers a rate of 8 ¼ percent with a 20 percent compensating balance requirement‚ or as an alternative‚ 9 ¾ percent with additional fees of $5‚500 to cover services the bank is providing. In either case the rate on the loan is floating (changes as the prime interest rate changes). The loan would be for one year. A. Which loan carries the lower
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Business Case Scenario: State Street Bank - Investment Bank (Custodian Bank) and the Use of IT services History: State Street Corporation‚ known as State Street‚ is a US-based international financial services holding company. State Street was founded in 1792 and is the second oldest financial institution in the United States. The company’s headquarters are at One Lincoln Street in Boston and it has offices in 25 countries State Street is organized into three main divisions. The Global Services
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The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model for the early development of the universe.[1] The key idea is that the universe is expanding. Consequently‚ the universe was denser and hotter in the past. Moreover‚ the Big Bang model suggests that at some moment all matter in the universe was contained in a single point‚ which is considered the beginning of the universe. Modern measurements place this moment at approximately 13.8 billion years ago‚ which is thus considered the age of the
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UNIT 1 INDIAN ENVIRONMENT: THE CHANGING SCENARIO Objectives From this unit you can understand • • the evolution of Indian environment from historical perspective to present scenario appreciate the paradigm shift of the Indian business Indian Environment: The Changing Scenario Structure 1.1 1.2 1.3 Introduction Historical Perspective The Dual History of India 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.3.3 1.3.4 1.3.5 Pace of Change Liberalisation‚ Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG) Downsizing Outsourcing Information
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Capital Budgeting Scenario Proposal A: New Factory A company wants to build a new factory for increased capacity. Using the net present value (NPV) method of capital budgeting‚ determine the proposal’s appropriateness and economic viability with the following information: • Building a new factory will increase capacity by 30%. • The current capacity is $10 million of sales with a 5% profit margin. • The factory costs $10 million to build. • The new capacity will meet the company’s needs for
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LITTLE BIG HISTORY ASSIGNMENT Assignment summary Write your own little big history (in Dutch or English): Select a subject or object that you really like. Find one connection between your choice and a topic discussed in each class mentioned in the assignment form. Elaborate the three most intriguing connections that you have found between your choice and big history: one connection must come from the history of the non-living world‚ one from the history of life‚ and one from human
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Atomic Bomb. Now the Soviets being our enemies could drop the bomb at any time. So you viewers out there need to be prepared. We are now going to show you three scenarios in how to protect yourself against an Atomic Bombing. Scenario 1 (screens shift from News broadcast to Person cooking in kitchen) Raianne voice over: Scenario 1. You’re preparing dinner in your kitchen when all of a sudden... *Earthquake noise play in background* (Person cooking would run and grab nearest
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B) resources are scarce. C) resources are infinite D) with good planning‚ trade-offs can be avoided. 2. The best measure of the opportunity cost of any choice is: A) the monetary cost of that choice. B) whatever you have given up to make that choice‚ even if no monetary costs are involved. C) the cost associated with not taking full advantage of the opportunity offered by that choice. D) your hourly wage. 3. A busy professor can’t decide whether to stay in his office to grade papers for
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objective is to identify whether the consumers are satisfied with the product and services‚ price‚ discounts provided by Big Bazaar. To identify different customer needs and wants. To understand consumer perception towards Big Bazaar To understand the changing market scenario THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY It aims to understand the customer satisfaction towards big bazaar big day It aims to understand the prospective customers It facilitates evaluation of the brand name and customer satisfaction
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