Magic realism – fusion of real and unreal realms. A comparison of F. Weldon’s “Puffball” and J. Winterson’s “The Passion” "My most important problem was destroying the lines of demarcation that separates what seems real from what seems fantastic" - Gabriel Garcia Marquez At the beginning‚ let me introduce the term: “magic realism”. As we can read in N. Lindstrom’s book “Twentieth-Century Spanish American Literature (University of Texas Press: Austin.1994): “Magic Realism is a narrative technique
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Starbucks‚ Bank One‚ and Visa Launch the Starbucks Card Duetto Visa (written case) Abstract: In the very mature financial services industry‚ it is rare for a new financial product to garner much attention‚ let alone be named one of BusinessWeek’s outstanding products of the year. But what started as a way for Starbucks‚ a leading specialty coffee company‚ to add value to its existing Starbucks Card program developed into a financial product that many other institutions are interested in exploring
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with caramel‚ too. That is Belgian waffles I am talking about. They are one of the delicious pastry products made and sold in Belgium streets; and loved by the people over there. Keeping that in mind‚ a sole entrepreneur Jamshid Rasulov would like to launch a business where he is interested in selling those Belgian waffles (BWs). To be more specific‚ he is planning to open several fast-cook places where he can sell hot and sweet waffles to people. Since the product is new to the market he expects the
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efficiency and something that would not contaminate our environment. Then Toyota came out with the idea of the Prius‚ thanks to this car‚ the company generated a profit over the 100% rise in sales. Firstly‚ the company has spent a lot of money on the re-launch of the new and improved Prius model which is over 40 million dollars. The four ‘Ps’ are used for everything‚ and Toyota used them perfectly‚ starting off with the main objectives of the company to provide a new and techno product to the target market
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JB Duarte‚ expects to launch projects with sales of R$100million over the next four years. Laodse de Abreu Duarte - Paul Chehade 1888 PressRelease - The 100-year-old JB Duarte‚ has chosen a new path for its business. The company has decided to focus on the real-estate market in the countryside of São Paulo‚ and it expects to launch projects with potential sales of R$100 million over the next four years. US investment fund Golden Eagle‚ which works with construction and real-estate development
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FACULTY OF COMMERCE AND LAW(DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE) RESEARCH TOPIC: A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE REASONS For LOW PASS RATES IN MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING AND TAX LAW AND PRACTICE- BACHELOR OF COMMERCE IN ACCOUNTING‚ BANKING AND FINANCE AT THE HARARE AND CHITUNGWIZA REGION OF THE ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY. ABSTRACT: Background: A study of the results of Management Accounting and Tax‚ Law and Practice for the past three semesters revealed average pass rates of 33 and 35% respectively
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AMD : A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation ISEG – ISM MBA Program September 30‚ 2010 Professional Management Skills Assessment Word Count: 2600 This case analyzes the strategy of AMD‚ a microprocessor manufacturer which is a direct competitor of another microprocessor company‚ Intel. Between the two companies the competition has never been really balanced because of Intel’s much more Important Size and budget. AMD has found itself in a bad shape several times but has always success in
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are IBM’s main supplier Undisputed industry leader Always the first (always imitated never equaled) Carter is one of the main strength of the company. He was very reactive and could propose new strategy just few days after losing the sue against AMD Strong link with business customer Weaknesses Use of divisive strategies in defense of its market position against its competitors Retail prices are higher as compared to the prices of competitors Opportunities Very few competitors Throughout
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PC Hardware Computer repair companies specialize in troubleshooting‚ servicing and repairing a wide variety of hardware and software-related personal computerissues and computer network problems. Issues that typically require computer repair include failed hardware components‚ software bugs‚ driver incompatibilities‚ spyware and malware problems‚ network connectivity problems‚ operating system upgrades‚ and complete computer overhauls. When faced with the need for computer repair‚ options include
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(intel and amd images)Intel vs. Amd The Central Processing Unit or Processor is the most important component of a computer. The two most common types of CPUs on the market today are manufacture by Intel and AMD. Intel is the largest global supplier of microprocessors for the x86 architecture and AMD is the second largest. AMD concentrates primarily on CPUs‚ chipsets‚ and other microprocessors‚ but Intel explores into many other markets including networking technologies‚ motherboards
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