Context Though it is often viewed both as the archetypal Anglo-Saxon literary work and as a cornerstone of modern literature‚ Beowulf has a peculiar history that complicates both its historical and its canonical position in English literature. By the time the story of Beowulf was composed by an unknown Anglo-Saxon poet around 700 a.d.‚ much of its material had been in circulation in oral narrative for many years. The Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian peoples had invaded the island of Britain and settled
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Nick Carr published an article in Harvard Business Review titled "IT Doesn’t Matter." In this article‚ Carr compared IT to railroads‚ a transport mechanism. He emphasized "like any transport mechanism‚ it is far more valuable when shared than when used in isolation." Carr also added that as the ubiquity of IT grew‚ IT became more like a commodity‚ and therefore its role in strategic advantage reduced. He argued that the window for gaining competitive advantage through IT implementation is closing
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Smoke fills the air and the freshness turns to coal. All the People are pushing and shoving against one another. From up here they look like ants around a bread crumb‚ fighting to survive. With all the noise I can hardly hear the clock strike six. It is Monday morning‚ I can feel that winter is arriving‚ and‚ as usual‚ it is very busy. “Charles Johnson” dad calls out. He says that he calls me by my full name because it shows a sign of pride. Dad’s full name is Nick Johnson but most people know
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Company Overview Helen of Troy Limited is a global designer‚ developer‚ importer‚ and distributor of an expanding portfolio of brand-name consumer products. The Company operates in three segments: Personal Care‚ Housewares and Healthcare. Its Personal Care segment’s products include electric hair care‚ beauty care and wellness appliances; grooming tools and accessories; and liquid‚ solid- and powder-based personal care and grooming products. Its Housewares segment provides a broad range of consumer
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Urban Transport Project Abstract London is a busy city with many people wanting to get to a destination. London transport gets commuters and tourists moving from one place to the next‚ with a choice of buses and tube. The Tube is probably the best form of transport in London in terms of coverage‚ speed and reliability. However London buses are also great as they don’t get stuck in traffic due to buses having their own bus lanes. This report shows the quality of London’s public transport addressed
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CPA 117: GLOBAL STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP CASE STUDY: AUSTRALIAN BEVERAGES LTD (ABL) WHAT TYPE OF ORGANISATION IS ABL? Company Type: Australian Public Company‚ Limited by Shares * ABL is a listed company on the ASX (1996) * Commenced operations in 1937 * Moved into Non-CSD’s in 1984 starting with fruit drinks (acquisition of fruit juice manufacturer in VIC) * Entered milk market in 1990 (acquisition of manufacturing facilities from a dairy co-operative) * Entered snack food
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Contract law The legal issue of the case Deep Blue Pools Ltd is a company that manufactures and installs high-quality swimming pools. It contracted with Gainsborough Construction Ltd to build swimming pools for ten luxury properties. In the contract they specified that the depth of the pools should be 2.4m‚ but after their installation‚ it became clear that each pool was shallower by 25 to 50cm at different points. Deep Blue Pools Ltd received £265‚600 to do the work. However‚ after their installation
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London Riots Between 6 and 10 August 2011‚ several London boroughs and districts of cities and towns across England suffered widespread rioting‚ looting and arson. Following a peaceful march on 6 August 2011 in relation to the police response to the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan by Metropolitan Police Service on 4 August 2011‚ a riot began in Tottenham‚ North London. In those following days‚ rioting spread to several London boroughs and districts and eventually to some other areas of England
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Introduction Li & Fung is a listed company in Hong Kong‚ therefore it should comply with the relevant regulation‚ e.g. Listing Rules‚ HK Companies Ordinance and Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards. Now we are going to discuss whether the information provided in its interim reports for the period ended 30 June 2010 is comply with the relevant regulation and sufficient to enable investors to make investment decisions. Management Discussion & Analysis In this aspect‚ basically the disclosure
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Have you ever wondered what it was like to live in London in the 1600 ’s? What did people learn? What kind of jobs did they do? I know you probably don ’t ever think about that‚ but maybe this presentation will leave you to walk away wondering: How could they live like that?!! Let ’s start with where we would be as children in London. The boys would be at a school getting a public education; the girls would be at home getting a private education from a tutor. Although a girl ’s education would usually
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