McCormick’s novel Sold is extremely relevant because of the enormous human trafficking industry in not only South Asia‚ but many other parts of the world. Worldwide‚ the US State Department estimates that nearly half a million children are trafficked into sexual slavery a year‚ and about 12‚000 Nepali girls are sold by their families intentionally and unwillingly into sexual slavery in India annually. The issues of poverty‚ the shaming and subordination of women‚ rape‚ unsafe sexual practices and
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Ryan Anderson Product Placement Assignment 2/3/2013 Greatest Movie Ever Sold In this movie‚ Morgan Spurlock studies the world of marketing by attempting to sell brands a chance to be apart of the film. The movie gives you an in depth look inside the business of advertising by showing the steps and decisions involved. Whether people are turned on or off by this film‚ it should help viewers gain knowledge on the reality of today’s society at large. The key steps such as brand selection for
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In Patricia McCormick’s non-fiction novel‚ Sold‚ thirteen year old Lakshmi is sold into sexual slavery by her stepfather. She believes she is going to work in the city‚ as the breadwinner‚ but her step-father is in it for the money and revenge of the eldest son he doesn’t have. Lakshmi’s biggest priorities are her mother and brother‚ and her stepfather could care less about her or the family‚ he has an addiction to gambling. Instead of working hard and paying for a tin roof‚ he gambles his money
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Daniel A. Parra Mr. Reimer Honors Chemistry‚ 5th 10/25/11 ‘Cause Baby‚ You’re a Firework How are the colors in fireworks produced? When I first thought about where the colors from fireworks came from‚ I thought that they came from food coloring that was mixed with gun powder. Also‚ from previous knowledge that I had about how neon lights were formed‚ I imagined that the electrons got excited when they got some sort of voltage or energy‚ and I also knew that when they got relaxed they emitted
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At Eros Motors‚ we provide safe‚ stylish‚ green and a cutting edge form of individual mobility to our customers. We have been successful in offering what customers feel is important to them. Our cars also come with all the options‚ which are asked by our customers. We planned our strategy taking into consideration all the aspects of marketing‚ H.R‚ finance and operations. Marketing plays a very crucial role in this modern world so we promoted our products through various forms of media. We spent
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Due: Friday Sept. 21st at 11:00pm Worth: 25 pts Turn-in: dropbox Format: paragraph format‚ double-spaced‚ about 2 pages Directions: Watch the Greatest Movie Ever Sold: http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kmc/preview/partner_id/757672/uiconf_id/6078042/entry_id/1_55m52amu/delivery/akamai As you watch the movie‚ take notes about significant ideas presented. After you have finished watching the movie‚ you will write a critique about the movie following the format below: Paragraph #1: Overall
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I found my favorite quote after I read the book SOLD in class. The book was about a young girl who got sold into the sex slave trade and it illustrated her realization of how horrible the world can be. Even the people who should depend on can cross you and become untrustworthy. My quote is by Patricia McCormick who writes a main character named Lakshmi. The main character snuck down after a customer and saw the woman who owned her paying off a police officer to look the other way. She began to realize
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“No two persons regard the world in exactly the same way.” The quote suggests that people experience different events in life‚ which separates their way of thinking from others. Von Goethe’s words are proven true in The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ and Sold by Zana Muhsen. These authors use the literary elements of conflict and characterization to show the distinctive mindsets of the characters in their books. In both works of literature‚ the characters face conflicts that they handle discordantly due
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INTRODUCTION “Heroism is endurance for one moment more.” This quote by George F. Kennan describes a key character in the book Sold‚ created by Patricia McCormick. The character I’m referring to is Lakmishi‚ our protagonist in Patricia McCormick’s book Sold‚ and she goes through very traumatizing experiences but lives up to her endurance. She is a 13 year old girl who is sold into prostitution in an abusive patriarchal society who is dehumanized in many terrible ways. Lakamashi teaches the reader how
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of goods sold = Gross margin 2. Cost of goods sold = Beginning inventory + Purchases – Ending inventory 3. Inventory is reported on the balance sheet at replacement cost when it is less than cost. 4. Inventory turnover (3.79) = Cost of goods sold ($750‚000) ÷ Average inventory ($188‚000 + $208‚000)÷ 2 5. Average days to sell inventory (96.3) = 365 days ÷ Inventory turnover (3.79) 6. Average days to sell inventory (96.3) = 365 days ÷ Inventory turnover (3.79) 7. LIFO cost of goods sold ($22.2 billion)
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