Global business In praise of the stateless multinational Not without its flaws‚ but infinitely preferable to the state-bound version Sep 18th 2008 | from the print edition Illustration by James Fryer IF YOU hanker after the idealistic spirit of international co-operation‚ talk to the boss of an emerging-market multinational. Not the boss of Gazprom‚ perhaps‚ which has behaved like an arm of the Russian state. But try Chairman Yang Yuanqing of Lenovo‚ who has moved his family to North Carolina
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100th Birthday Speech Thank you all for being here to celebrate the 100 amazing years of Laura’s life. I think I speak for everyone here when I say that Laura is someone we truly admire. When she was younger‚ she took it into her own matters to be an amazing friend and role model to all her siblings. She taught her sister‚ and brother’s how to ties their shoes‚ and even helped them learn how to ride a bike without training wheels. Her competitive spirit allowed her to show leadership qualities
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right when they said that my high school years would be the best years of my life. Most teenagers complain that their lives are unfair and that high school is the worst part. I know this to be true because I have done my share of complaining. Even though I have many responsibilities‚ probably more than most people my age‚ my teenage high school years have been very carefree and enjoyable compared to future years as an adult and I have learned many life lessons through out my years in high school that
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fun. Starting college was the most important thing I have ever experienced in my entire life as it provided me with an opportunity to learn new things such as being independent‚ new culture‚ friends and a chance to study and make my dreams come true. Thus‚ my best educational experience was when I first started college. College culture is full of peer influences. With the rampant wild parties‚ female and male friends everywhere and the urge of not wanting to attend the classes. Keeping up with college
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Person lies already being a part of our life. Most of lies are not harmful; the liar maybe just lazy to explain the truth‚ or tring to avoid trouble‚ or may think the lie will be the better answer. Nice people will tell the ugly person "you are not ugly." When you lose a game‚ your friends will tell you "you are very good." Have uncountable numbers of lies are "white lie". They lie for not get hurt thelistenerfrom the truth. Many kind of lie in the world‚ it is in the every where of the world. Also lies have some kind are for self satisfy
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My best self After the awkward feeling of asking friends and colleagues about my strengths and doing this analysis‚ I believe I became more aware of how I can leverage them both personally and professionally. My strengths Strengths Quotes Interpretation Friendly Cooperative Positive attitude “Always with a friendly attitude‚ he is very supportive of his team giving them confidence and motivation and helping to create a strong group feeling” I’m a sympathetic person that tries to build cohesive
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The best childhood place I would have to say is Phillip Island for me and still is my favourite place. There is this church that takes people out to fun camps each year for five days which my parents‚ best friend Dion and I have gone for as long as I could remember. The place we stayed at was a two story old‚ haunted looking building‚ it had long hallway that echoed every time you made any noise‚ a massive dinning room that could fit at least one hundred and fifty people in it and it sometimes did
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The best moment of my life It’s the best moment of my life when I won the first prize in the National English Competition for College Students. People define the best moment of their life in different ways. For instance‚ my friends thought that the best moment was to watch the football match of Barcelona in the Nou Camp Stadium or say love to a girl in the university. However‚ mine is different. It happened in 2009 when I was a college student. As you know‚ there were varieties of
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My Best Vacation Ever As a student‚ my summer vacation is sometimes very busy. I don’t have many oppotunities to travel to somewhere on holiday. To me‚ my best vacation ever is the time I spent in Dalat 4 years ago. It was so beautiful and memorable that I always keep it in my mind. My vacation lasted 3 days and I was really happy during these days. On the first day‚ I enjoyed some beautiful valleys. They were as beautiful as heaven. The flowers smelt so sweet that I wanted to lie down and sleep
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My Summer Vacation One of my favorite family traditions is summer vacation. Every summer without fail we go on vacation‚ and we stay there for at least a week. For the past five years we have been going to Disney World with our family that lives in Los Angeles. He is my cousin Ricardo‚ he lives with his wife and his 1-yearold daughter. I like them because they’re nice‚ cool and funny. It has turned into
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