Panem. Sixteenyear-old Katniss becomes a contestant in the annual Hunger Games‚ a televised‚ gladiator-like contest where teens compete to the death. Series Herbert‚ Frank. Dune. First published 1965. The story of a young prince‚ Paul Artreides‚ scion of a star-crossed dynasty‚ and of his journey from boy to warrior to ruler of a dying planet destined to become a paradise regained. Pratchett‚ Terry. Nation. 2008. Mau is caught in the tidal wave that destroyed his
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Achilles‚ Beowulf‚ Gilgamesh‚ Samson and Heracles can all be characterized as heroes. However‚ each of these characters embodies different attributes that earn them the heroic distinction. This paper will seek to show that Beowulf is the "most" heroic figure based on his adherence to the heroic ethos. Also‚ the character of Gilgamesh will be used as a means of comparison to further showcase the heroic nature of Beowulf. The heroic ethos is a set of values that prioritize and glorify the valor
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The Automotive industry is one of the biggest and most important industries in our today’s world. For many people today it is inconceivably to not own a car‚ since they are depending on it to get to work or several other places like holidays or relatives or even to just make the local shopping trip easier. Within the Automotive industry there are several interesting things to look at. Starting with the history of the industry all the way to looking at modern industries’ leading manufacturers changing
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Prefecture 471-8571‚ Japan and employs over 325‚000 (consolidated) worldwide (Toyota Motor Corporation Global). The companies main ventures are the production and sales of motor vehicles with its main brands including Toyota‚ Lexus and recently added‚ Scion. Spanning every continent‚ Toyota undergo operations worldwide totaling 170 countries. At the turn of the 21st century TMC obtained the title as the largest automaker in the world. In years following‚ including the 2008 financial crisis‚ it continued
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wealth acquired from the Plinths who so generously named him the heir to their grand fortune‚ his path to power was paven for him and he knew he just had to take the strides to get to the prize. The President of the United States. Coriolanus Snow‚ scion to one of the oldest and most elite bloodlines of the great Panem families‚ was home‚ his shameful exile to District 12 remembered by no one and purged from the registry. Enrolled in university and an apprentice gamemaker‚ he was eventually promoted
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Product- Market Expansion Grid Away from assessing current businesses‚ designing the business portfolio absorbs finding businesses and products the company should consider in the future. Companies need expansion if they are to compete more effectively‚ satisfy their stakeholders‚ and magnetize top talent. Growth is like pure oxygen and it creates a vital‚ enthusiastic corporation where people see genuine opportunity. At the same time‚ a firm must be careful not to make growth itself an objective
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manufacturer by 2012. Toyota made history when it became the first automobile manufacturer to produce 10 million vehicles in just one year. It has so far produced more than 200 million vehicles. The company produces vehicles under the brands of Lexus‚ Scion‚ Toyota‚ Hino‚ and Ranz. The company has‚ however‚ faced challenges because it has failed to perform the corporate structure‚ cooperate with regulator better‚ and pay adequate attention to the complaints of their consumers. I. Issues that the managers
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Giving‚ charity and philanthropy in some form have existed as the sturdy pillars of advanced societies since the emergence of the earliest civilizations. The vast majority of Americans make charitable contributions. In 2010 90 percent of US households donated on average $1‚573 to nonprofit organizations (Marx‚ 2010). Why do so many people choose to give their hard-earned income away? What motivates them to behave in this altruistic‚ or seemingly altruistic manner? The objective of this paper is to
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Primary Source for 04/28/2010‚ Joseph Stalin: Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin’s death in 1924. In 1928 Stalin began the First Five-Year Plan‚ an ambitious attempt to quickly modernize the Soviet economy. In the speech below‚ given in 1933 to the Central Committee of the Communist Party‚ Stalin explained the goals and results of the Five-Year Plan. The fundamental task of the Five-Year Plan was to convert the U.S.S.R. from an agrarian and weak country‚ dependent
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this as cricket tournament‚ an entertainment event or a media spectacle! “Cricketainment” perhaps? The lines get blurred at times. If we are to go back few years‚ the idea was mooted for the first time in 2002. It was none other than Mr. Lalit Modi‚ scion of the KK BIRLA business family and empire who had a fixation and an inspiration of holding a cricket tournament in India. Inspiration came from the NBA league in US and also to some extent the club football leagues in the European continent. Here
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