La Brea Tar Pits Introduction The La Brea tar pits have been well-known for over a century. Before the rise of European settlers‚ local Indian tribes used the tar to caulk canoes and waterproof tents. As the Industrial Revolution took off the early 1900s‚ the tar pits attracted oil men‚ as asphaltum is often associated with petroleum. Then‚ [w]hen W. W. Orcutt‚ the original organizer of the geological department of Union Oil of California‚ reexamined the area in 1901‚ he discovered "a vast
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For my Mise-en-scene analysis‚ I chose the contemporary film‚ Drive. Released in 2011‚ Drive is a crime and drama film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Ryan Gosling stars a no-name Driver who lives two lives. By day‚ he is a Hollywood stunt driver and garage mechanic. At night‚ he uses his driving skills to service as a taxi for criminals. Drive is a story of his departure from isolation and connection to the lives of his neighbor‚ Irene (played by Carey Mulligan) and her son. In the film‚ we get
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At the end of Cheech Marin’s Born in East L.A. (1987)‚ a pair of undocumented Chinese immigrants who have been trained by Rudy (Marin) in the art of walking‚ talking‚ and gesturing like Mexican-Americans successfully act Mexican-American in front of a police officer to convince and assure him that they indeed are "natives." Of concern to both Lowe and Oboler is the unequal status of minorities as members of the United States national community and citizenry. Basically‚ the U.S. citizen has been
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Mobile phone technology DeVry University Introduction: Mobile technology is the technology used for cellular communication. It has developed extensively in the past couple of years and the development hasn’t stopped. Mobile technology has had a great impact on the economy‚ political interests and personal lives of the people‚ however‚ it has some cultural and political restrictions and geographical limitations. 1. History of mobile technology Who/what company has led the way in technology
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Ashley Castillo English Composition and Literature 1 Professor Clark M. Jackowe 9‚ October 2013 Here we go again! The drinking is non-stoppable with Jennifer Jenkins. Miss Jenkins would drink till she falls asleep. It’s a constant thing with her. I just can’t wait till she actually learns her lesson. She has completely ruined this relationship with all the drinking. What am I supposed to do? Every time I try talking to her‚ we end up fighting and then she drinks even more. I’ve gotten to the
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interpretation of "La Migra." 1. "Let ’s play La Migra I ’ll be the Border Patrol. You be the Mexican maid. I get the badge and sunglasses. You can hide and run‚ but you can ’t get away because I have a jeep. I can take you wherever I want‚ but don ’t ask questions because I don ’t speak Spanish. I can touch you wherever I want but don ’t complain too much because I ’ve got boots and kick--if I have to‚ and I have handcuffs. Oh‚ and a gun. Get ready‚ get set‚ run." 2. "Let ’s play La Migra You be the
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1) Problem Statement La Martina is facing difficult corporate dilemma‚ whether to focus on a production and selling of functional polo equipment or to become more mainstream and fashion oriented brand. Founder and CEO‚ Mr. Lando Cimonneti has always been step ahead and knew how to tackle stormy economic‚ political and social situation both in Argentina and worldwide. Innovative steps has helped the company remain successful and added an invaluable sense of uniqueness. La Martina has always been
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We suggest Las Tias organization addresses one of the two proposed alternatives listed below. [See figure 2] The first alternative would be to incorporate a structural change. With a matrix structure in place‚ the organization could result in better productivity due to the clearly defined roles and expectations. This structure will also allow the leaders of Las Tias to oversee every component and different division of each project. [See Appendix B] Also‚ providing internal training all of the staff
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Chapitre II : La stratégie de gamme au sein de l’entreprise Introduction : Une gamme de produit est la réponse de l’entreprise aux besoins détectés sur le marché. Qu’elle soit destinée aux consommateurs ou aux entreprises clientes‚ la gamme est avant tout la réponse aux attentes ou aux besoins ressentis. Le responsable produit‚ structure souvent sa gamme sous plusieurs dimensions et niveaux lui permettent de bien segmenter sa clientèle afin de mieux lui répondre et l’aider de ce fait à se repérer
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I’ve mentioned previously‚ there is not a lot of things for children to do in Las Vegas‚ so I wanted to list our water parks. In the summer time‚ it can be very hot‚ much hotter than many are used to‚ and a water park can be just the thing a kid will love doing. We have two water parks here in the valley‚ Wet’n’Wild Las Vegas and Cowabunga Bay. Both of them are located in the southern portions of the valley. Wet’n’Wild Las Vegas is on the west side and Cowabunga Bay is on the east side. The latter
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