Was Boudicca real? Boudicca‚ known in Welsh as Buddug‚ was the queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe in approximately AD60. She ruled alongside her husband and king‚ Prasutagus. When the Romans travelled to Britain‚ Boudicca and Prasutagus were allowed to keep their kingdom so long as they gave half of their money to the Romans‚ and when Prasutagus died‚ the Romans were to get half of the Iceni kingdom. Boudicca and her husband agreed to this. When Prasutagus died‚ however‚ the Romans dishonoured their
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The Real Robin Hood By Jeremy Hendricks Robin Hood is England’s most famous outlaw‚ who robbed from the rich to give to the poor. In Robin Hood’s long history‚ his story has appeared in many forms‚ from verse to film. His path to outlawry‚ friends and enemies has been just as diverse. I will first describe the parts of the Robin Hood legend that have remained constant throughout his entire 800 or more year history. Robin Hood was a Saxon noble‚ living near the castle of Nottingham. By various
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Betrayal Life‚ and Love Yunior is on the roller coaster of life and he’s not helping it by creating more upside down spirals with his betrayal and infidelities. Conflict is one of the most important parts of any story. This story is full of conflict‚ internal and external created by his own infidelities‚ along with exceptional usage of literary techniques Diaz writes an exceptional conclusion to Yunior’s life. As he spends years obsessing and dwelling over a relationship‚ that failed‚ as he starts
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REAL OPTIONS: STATE OF THE PRACTICE by Alex Triantis‚ University of Maryland‚ and Adam Borison‚ Applied Decision Analysis/ PricewaterhouseCoopers1 n an economic environment characterized by rapid change‚ great uncertainty‚ and the need for flexibility‚ it has become increasingly important for corporate managers to use investment evaluation tools and processes that properly account for both uncertainty and the company’s ability to react to new information. Real options has emerged as an approach
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Marketing in Real Estate Tying-up Loose Ends of Traditional Marketing with Relationship Marketing “Marketing is not a function; it is a way of doing business . . . marketing has to be all pervasive‚ part of everyone’s job description‚ from the receptionist to the board of directors.” - Regis McKenna‚ Marketing Consultant‚ Silicon Valley Perhaps the oldest business in the history of mankind is real estate. A man’s wealth was measured in terms of number of cattle and amount of land he owned. Then
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inIntroduction Real estate that generates income or is otherwise intended for investment purposes rather than as a primary residence. It is common for investors to own multiple pieces of real estate‚ one of which serves as a primary residence‚ while the others are used to generate rental income and profits through price appreciation. Common examples of investment properties are apartment buildings and rental houses. Those who invest in real estate also expect to generate capital gains as property
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product‚ and forcing all of the forest’s inhabitants to leave. This story has a deeper meaning‚ though‚ involving ethics and moral practices in the real world. Seuss uses The Lorax to show the evils of greed and economic growth being prioritized over the wellness of the people. An example of these evils can be found in the Once-ler’s business. Seuss uses this business to represent a large and expanding company in the real world. The Once-ler is intent on growing his business‚ even though the
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Real Games Essay As a very young child‚ I often desired to have everything that I found amusing; obviously‚ my parents couldn’t always afford my wish lists or everything I set my eyes on. This always got me frustrated because I thought that “money grew on trees” and my parents had no reason for not getting me what I wanted or “needed”. Don’t get me wrong or anything‚ when I behaved and did well in school my parents got me what I wanted to a certain extent. When I grew a little older I realized‚
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Cameron Turley Mrs. Garcia LA9-4 6 September 2013 Rip-Stick It was a warm February day in the year of 2007. I had invited my best friend Fisher to ride the bus home with me so we could ride our brand new rip-sticks together. Our whole day was dedicated to make memories by doing what we usually do‚ do stupid things. Our first two hours together consisted of first person shooter games‚ but we soon grew too bored and decided to spend the rest of our time riding our rip-sticks. We rode through
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Guetta a Real or a Fake In Banksy’s film Exit Through the Gift Shop‚ Banksy portrays the protagonist as a delusional man. Guetta ‚ an eclectic Frenchman‚ is obsessed with filming every aspect of life without importance of how insignificant it might be. While doing this he falls into filming the adventurous life of street artist. However‚ many of the scenes that depict Guetta are almost only there to discredit him as a filmmaker. And as if that were not enough‚ the film does a hilarious job of
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