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    Introduction The aim of this report is to investigate the Douglas Harvey Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange case. The main findings of this report is to see what effect Douglas Harvey Barber had on the financial services industry before and after his case. Background Douglas Harvey Barber q Barber Douglas Harvey was born on 29th September 1928 in Derbyshire. q He died on 26th May 1989 at age 60. q He worked for Guardian Royal Exchange until he was made redundant at age 52. q He was a member of

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    The Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood The Muslim Brotherhood is the largest Islamist organization in Egypt. It was founded in the 1920s by Hassan Al-Banna. The movement was a model of political activism combined with Islamic charity work. At first‚ it only aimed to spread Islamic morals‚ but soon became involved in politics. While the Muslim Brotherhood claims that it supports democratic principles‚ it aims to create a state ruled by Al Shariaa. Al Shariaa is the Islamic law stated in the Quran.

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    The Rise of Consumer Power

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    II. Body A. The power of fashion‚ how it used to be B. Why this position changed C. How it affects: - Consumers - The Producer/Designer D. How it will be in the future III. Conclusion IV. Sources The Rise of Consumer Power Written by Lisa de Vries‚ March 2013 Fashion has‚ for a long time now‚ been one of the world’s most important and powerful businesses. The fashion business is a business of change‚ of innovation‚ creativity and collaboration

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    Parmalat Rise and Fall

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    Introduction The rise and fall of Parmalat was an important event as it highlighted the corporate governance issues in the corporate world of Italy. Parmalat was found by Calisto Tanzi‚ CEO and Chairman‚ in 1961 with a pasteurisation plant in Italy. The company was headquartered in Italy and had grown to be a multinational company into all sorts of milk products‚ beverages and bakery goods. Three decades later‚ in 1990‚ it became a publicly traded entity and was listed on the Milan stock exchange

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    Still I Rise

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    Still I rise Introduction: Good morning‚ Mrs. Roberts and classmate. Today I am going to perform the poem” Still I rise” by Maya Angelou. Firstly‚ I would like to talk briefly the poet. Maya Angelou was born in 1928.  At a young age Maya had to deal with many issues such as rape her identity as a black person.  However‚ encouraged by her grandmother‚ who introduced her to literature and she gradually emerged as a talented artist. In the 1960s‚ Angelou began to focus on writing. She became one

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    Angelou’s “Still I Rise” The name Maya Angelou resonates with an entire race and culture. Of all her poems “Still I Rise” should be classified as the most introspective of them all. It is a personal journey into a world many of us have never seen or known. She speaks to an audience of oppressors and persecutors. She is allowing the reader to truly feel not only her pain but her boldness as well. Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” uses strong word choice and imagery to portray her courage to rise against these

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    nonfiction best seller by and African-American woman. Throughout this poem and “Still I Rise”‚ Angelou creates a theme of perseverance even during rough times‚ by using multiple poetic devices. In the poem‚ “Still I Rise”‚ Angelou uses imagery‚ similes‚ and repetition to show the theme. The line “I rise”‚ is repeated at the end of every other stanza (4). This is to show that no matter what people do or say she will rise. Angelou shows that nothing will keep her down through the repetition of this line

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    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

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    Audiovisual Showpiece Rise of the Tomb Raider looks absolutely incredible. Even though the characters both look and animate stupendously well‚ they’re overshadowed by the varied environments designed with an astounding attention to detail. In addition to touches like Lara leaving tracks in the show and the character’s mouths moving in accordance with speech in-game‚ Lara regularly reacts to the environment. It greatly contributes to immersion when Lara wades through the deep snow‚ struggles to walk

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    Stalin Rise to Power

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    To what extent did Stalin rise to power because of his cunning personality? Explain your answer. [12m] Stalin rose in power because of his cunning and manipulative personality. He used propaganda to manipulate the images he created for himself and Trotsky as he wanted to get more popularity and support from the people because he wanted to portray himself as the legitimate successor and destroy Trotsky’s positive image as Lenin’s chosen successor. Stalin was cunning enough to prevent

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    Hitler's Rise to Power

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    Long-term bitterness‚ anger about the loss of the war and the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles instigated Hitler’s rise to power. Hitler was a clear nationalist and the loss of the war showed him that Germany was weak‚ incompetent. The Treaty of Versailles was hated among all Germans‚ including Hitler. They detested the Treaty and found it was unfair‚ especially Clause 231. This clause stated that Germany would be blamed for the war‚ this clause stood to diminish any national pride left. “All

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