The Matrix‚ and Plato’s Republic‚ "On Shadows and Realities‚?reality and illusion are one in the same. The Wachowski brothers allows the viewer to see how reality and illusion can be mistaken for the other‚ using a number of contrasting ideas found in Plato’s analogy of the Cave‚ showing that at times the dream world can be safer than real life. The matrix is a simulation that creates an imaginary world where people are prisoners from reality‚ much like Plato’s mythological The Cave. The cave
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All STRATEGY IS LOCAL True competitive advantages are harder to find and maintain than people realize. The odds are best in tightly drawn markets‚ not big‚ sprawling ones. "STRATEGIC" IS THE MOST OVERUSED WORD in the vocabulary of business. Frequently it’s just another way of saying‚ "This is important" The reality is that there are only a few situations in which companies’ strategies affect outcomes. Such situations are‚ however‚ worth trying to create since the alternative‚ achieving superior
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Virtual Reality In today’s world‚ making a mistake‚ for example during a surgery can be very fatal‚ but what if you make that same mistake but in a virtual reality? Well‚ if you make that mistake in the real world‚ you would learn from it but the patient would most likely have died but in a virtual world‚ you can program another virtual patient to retry the surgery knowing its not a real human. Virtual reality will have a substantial effect on our future way of life. Virtual reality already has
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REALITY TELEVISION: Introduction: Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations‚ documents actual events‚ and usually features ordinary people or even professional actors. The genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television. Programs in the reality television genre are commonly called "reality shows" and often are produced in series. Documentaries and nonfictional programming such as
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Synopsis Roll No. 09BAL102 CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF VODAFONE-HUTCH MERGER CASE PROJECT FOR THE SUBJECT OF Mergers and Acquisition SUBMITTED BY ALOK RATNOO Semester – VII B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Mr. Victor Nayak Asst. Prof.‚ ILNU Submitted to INSTITUTE OF LAW NIRMA UNIVERSITY‚ AHMEDABAD ACADEMIC YEAR (2012-13) Title: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF VODAFONE-HUTCH MERGER CASE Introduction Vodafone was embroiled in a $2.5 billion tax dispute with the Indian
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VIRTUAL REALITY 1 VIRTUAL REALITY: IS IT REAL? Ronald Villanueva Hernandez Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas Master in Business Administration 504 Professor Roselie B. Alday July 24‚ 2014 VIRTUAL REALITY 2 Abstract The contemporary world is greatly characterized with the usage of highly developed technology‚ tools‚ gadgets‚ and appliances. One just needs to look around him to see the truth to this statement. Be it in business‚ education‚ travel‚ medical‚
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ears. The teachers were all ready and were busy coordinating with whoever they should be talking to. Minutes after the wait and as Mr Sun began to show itself‚ we were already instructed to go up and seal seats in our respective buses. It was then when I saw a short and perky girl who happened to be our tour guide for the trip. To cut the long story short‚ a lot of things happened within the 14 hour event. Since a lot of descriptions wouldn’t be mentioned here‚ I’d rather give you the highlights
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Goodwill Impairment and Fair Value Measurement: Hewlett-Packard’s Acquisition of Autonomy Abstract In today’s business environment‚ mergers and acquisitions are becoming increasingly common. Mergers and acquisitions create many accounting challenges including issues of fair value measurement and the associated topic of goodwill impairment. The fair value measurement of an acquired company usually entails using a Level 2 fair value estimate‚ or using a market or income approach‚ both level three
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THEORIES OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION. Over the last fifty years‚ several theories have been put forward to explain the process by which children learn to understand and speak a language. They can be summarized as follows: Theory Central Idea Individual most often associated with theory Behaviourist Children imitate adults. Their correct utterances are reinforced when they get what they want or are praised. Skinner Innateness A child’s brain contains special language-learning mechanisms at birth. Chomsky
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enter into other people’s dreams and extract virtually any information from them. Although his talent has made him an asset in the world of corporate espionage‚ it has cost him everything that he loves. Cobb is given a chance at redemption when he is hired to do the seemingly impossible: plant an idea in someone’s mind. If he succeeds‚ he will finally be able to return home without fear of persecution‚ but if he fails he will be stuck in limbo and lose sight of reality forever. Inception certainly
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