His book on the war‚ Vietnam Inc.‚ crystallized public opinion and gave form to Western misgivings about American involvement in Vietnam. One of the most detailed surveys of any conflict‚ Vietnam Inc. is also an in-depth document of Vietnamese culture under attack. An associate member of Magnum since 1966‚ Griffiths became a member in 1971. In 1973 he covered the Yom Kippur War and then worked in Cambodia between 1973 and 1975. In 1977 he covered Asia from his base in Thailand. In 1980 Griffiths
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Portrait of Philip IV at Fraga 1644 Philip IV at Fraga was painted in 1644 during his Argonese campaign to take back the city of Lerida from the French. It was painted by the Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez who was Philip’s court painter who accompanied him to Fraga. Velázquez used oil paint on canvass to create an impressionist portrait depicting Philip IV in his military uniform holding his sword and baton of command. It can now be located in The Frick Collection in New York. Philip IV ascended
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Lisa Wilson Strick’s article “What’s So Bad about Being So-So?” states that‚ in today’s society‚ people are too serious to the point that no one does things just for fun‚ but only for competition. There are children who are acting like grown adults instead of children because they are so stressed out about being the best in everything that they do. Friendships are being ruined because no one is safe from today’s competitive edge. Strick’s article tries to instill the thought that we need to go back
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STUDY: WHY FACEBOOK IS MAKING PEOPLE SAD According to a new study conducted by sociologists Hui-Tzu Grace Chou and Nicholas Edge at Utah Valley University‚ research showed a correlation between a Facebook user’s disposition about their life and the amount of time spent on the social network. Approximately 425 students were asked to identify how much they agreed or disagreed with statements like “Life is fair” and “Many of my friends have a better life than me.” In addition‚ the students were asked
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The chirps and trills and cuckoos of the birds draw my attention. People say‚ birds never visit places where we stay. That is so not true! A person just has to get up early and have a stroll down the road near his house. It’s hard to believe that there are so many of them around us. Soon‚ I see a few people walking down the road. As time passes by‚ more people appear and so do their vehicles. The sounds of the feathered friends are replaced by the honking and beeping of the cars and scooters. Just
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Strategic Management Opdracht 1 Bedrijf: Philips Docent: Dr. G. van de Kaa Vakcode: WM0586TU Door: Alex van Rijs Strategic Management Opdracht 1: Philips Table of Contents 1 Company’s History 2 Company’s Core Activities 3 Company structure and type 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Organization structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial‚ trade and services .
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Don’t Fit In‚ Stand Out Have you ever tried to be so perfect at something and it ended up going all wrong? I have. In the essay “So What’s So Bad About Being So-So?” by Lisa Wilson Strick (205-207) she makes the point that being perfect doesn’t always turn out the way you hope. I completely concur with her. Perfection can often be a wonderful thing‚ but for me‚ perfection caused me to have a very low confidence and so it became a vice in my life. Rather then being myself‚ I was too concerned
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Essay: Meaning of "Home" Meaning of “Home” Each one of us has the place which brings back good memories‚ is the symbol of comfort and wellness‚ revokes memories related to music‚ objects‚ colors‚ people‚ and dishes. This place is called home. It is kept in our memories as an ideal one‚ even if it is not so perfect. Home serves as a kind of fortress to us‚ our freedom and deeds. The word home is a many faceted word that combines different concepts. Home is culture‚ religion‚ the place where you
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3.2.2 PEST The key micro-environmental factors which might affect future performance of PMI can be identified as below: POLITICAL/ LEGAL Political barrier such as legal factor and government tax might become the hindrance for PMI to emerge its strategy in business operation. Cigarette is a product which has bad effect on the health‚ therefore imposes many strict regulations. A report on Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) stated that there are 2.3 billion of people protected from smoke free law
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Radical innovation at Philips Lighting I. Introduction Nowadays‚ radical innovation has increasing importance in competitive market. Also it is difficult to implement it in establishing firms because they have stable organization culture for many years and it is very risky to change strategy‚ product or services with radical innovation. ‘Radical innovations transform the relationship between customers and suppliers‚ restructure marketplace economics‚ displace current products‚ and create entirely
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