a Filipino author. She was a renowned and highly respected fictionist‚ essayist‚ and journalists‚ with her works having received among the highest literary distinctions of the Philippines. * Some of her stories have been published under the pseudonym Patricia S. Torres * She graduated from the Far Eastern University Girls’ High School. In 1944‚ she enrolled in the University of the Philippines School of Nursing‚ but the Battle of Manila put a halt to her studies. In 1945‚ she transferred schools to Arellano
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American Beauty and The Virgin Suicides: Living in Suburbia “I hadn’t realized how many arcane pursuits there were out in suburbia.” This quote by Robert Drewe‚ begins the mysteries that lie under the rugs in a suburban home. The movies‚ The Virgin Suicides and American Beauty‚ expose the elements of confinement‚ loneliness‚ and image‚ which most suburban families try to disguise. Behind the picket fences‚ and beautiful homes‚ lies a secret‚ which these movies revel in such a manor it baffles people
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Introduction 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this report was to analyze the best possible pricing strategy for the Virgin Mobile venture into the United States. 1.2 Situation Virgin is a global company that has 200 corporate entities involved in everything from planes and trains to beverages and cosmetics. The newest addition is the Virgin Mobile USA entity‚ which was created after Virgin was able to successfully penetrate the U.K. cellular market. However‚ the company was not so successful with the
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tell you that her success stems from fulfillment? And not necessarily her own. Our guest today is not only inspiring others to find fulfillment in their lives‚ but is using their success to fuel her own fulfillment. Mary Wittenberg is the CEO of Virgin Sport‚ a movement that is revolutionizing fitness while inspiring people to move together. Mary helps orchestrate large festivals meant to bring people together in hopes that through the power of movement and exercise‚
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Virgin Atlantics primary problem is that they were operating in the middle of the optimal utility model. Their slogan had become “Offering a First Class service at less than First Class fares”. In which Virgin Atlantic is offering high quality at a low cost‚ which keeps them in the middle and not profitable. It seems that Virgin Atlantic did not take into account that offering a premium service as they were would come at a premium cost for them and when throwing in low cost fares into the mix they
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Analytical Essay The poems I chose to compare/contrast will be by Andrew Marvell‚ who was an English metaphysical poet‚ satirist and politician‚ and Robert Herrick‚ who was a 17th century English lyric poet and cleric. In the poems To the Virgins‚ To Make Much of Time‚ by Herrick and To Coy His Mistress‚ by Marvell‚ they both have the similarity of the importance of time passing‚ but also the theme of Carpe Diem and taking the time to enjoy sexual activity. I claim that Marvell’s poem seems to
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40-Year-Old Virgin Movie Review In today’s society sexuality is no longer the taboo topic it used to be. It’s discussed quite openly among scientists and scholars all the way down to classes offered on the subject and socially among friends. Although movies about sex have been around for roughly 80 years‚ more and more come out each year discussing an array of topics relating to sex. The 40-Year-Old Virgin is one of these movies. It’s the story of Andy Stitzer who has managed to make it 40
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"To The Virgins‚ To Make Much of Time" is one of Robert Herrick famous poems that express the philosophy of carpe diem. Carpe diem is a Latin word that means to "seize the day." The poem is a lyric composed of sixteen lines arranged into four stanzas. It is written in iambic meter with four stressed syllables in the first and third lines‚ three in the second and fourth. In the opening stanza‚ Herrick articulates the carpe diem principle that urges one to "seize the day." In the second stanza‚ the
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THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT OF VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS Introduction The Virgin Atlantic Airways is a UK-based private international airline that started operation in 1982. Flying up to 20 destinations in North America‚ Asia and Africa‚ it is 51% owned by Virgin Group and 49% owned by Singapore Airlines (Wikipedia). It competes with other local and international airlines including British Airways‚ the biggest and leading in UK. In 2005‚ it posted $2.5B in sales and $40M net income
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Ashley Counts English 102 Professor Benns October 21‚ 2013 Time Never Waits How does one “seize the day”? How would one take advantage of their time? In Herrick’s “To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” exemplifies a classic case of “carpe diem.” This poem is about making the most of one’s time on earth and making your opportunities beneficial. With the use of personifications‚ symbolism‚ and metaphors Herrick’s inform his readers the importance of
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