1. What was the strategic rationale behind the merger of Mellon and Bank of New York? The main rationale for the merger is that it fits well with the strategies of both banks. Bank of New York and Mellon are both well-managed firms with specific strategies for growth that complement each other well. Although slightly different in their core functions‚ both banks are focused primarily on Asset Management and Securities Servicing; Mellon having a stronger market position in the former and BNY the
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Throughout The New York Trilogy‚ the main characters go through an identity crisis that is linked to the “unavailable” women in their lives. Each main character is plagued with two unavailable women‚ the first being a more serious companion while the second is an object of lust and desire. When interviewed‚ Paul Auster said that The New York Trilogy was “a homage to Siri… a love letter in the form a novel” (Kreutzer). Auster credits his second wif‚e Siri‚ for saving him from himself. Without Siri
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Cindy Sherman ranks as probably one of the best camera artists who use themselves as a medium of expression. Although he work consists of photographs of herself‚ her works should not be considered to be merely self-portraits: they are much more than that. She has transformed and staged herself as an unnamed actresses in undefined B-grade movies‚ make-believe television characters‚ pretend porn stars‚ undifferentiated young women in ambivalent emotional states‚ fashion mannequins‚ monsters from
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Comparing my Education to Sherman Alexie’s Indian Education Sherman Alexie’s Indian Education tells of the hardships‚ such as bullying and racial discrimination‚ that Alexie faced in reservation grade school; I‚ on the other hand‚ faced minimum hardships since I went to private grade school. The rules of the private school I went to are based on the Bible‚ and this created a friendly Christian environment among the students‚ so bullying of any sort was scarce. Alexie faced constant bullying in
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bunch of shapes and lean‚ heavy pillars’‚ majestic‚ extravagant as well as complicatedly structured. However‚ at a second look‚ the facade is actually mainly just composed of triangles and rectangles‚ erected bold and beautiful in the center of the city. The facade of the Saint Patrick’s cathedral is breathtaking in a different way than that of the Amiens cathedral. The facade of the Amiens cathedral is full of detail and delicate sculptures‚ however even though Saint Patrick’s is lacking of
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Victor In the very first sentence of Sherman Alexie ’s "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona‚" you can assume that the main character‚ Victor‚ is facing a hard life. Not only did he lose his job‚ he also lost his father to a heart attack the same day. The story tells the journey of Victor and an old friend‚ Thomas Builds-the-Fire‚ traveling to Phoenix to pick up his father ’s ashes‚ pickup truck‚ and money from his savings account. Victor did not have any money and neither did anyone else
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up with the idea of sailing these products to other cities‚ started from Chelsea Market Baskets in New York‚ Napa Valley Distillery in California and independent Spirits in Chicago. He observed that some popular drink combinations “are star anise cocktail spice in a rum and coke‚ and cardamom and rosemary in a gin drink‚ and the handcrafted spirits sector is really growing” Mr. Hemeyer believes this is a new part of the liquid market‚ something new never exist before. A Small‚ Spicy Start-Up
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Introduction The New York Giants are a professional football team‚ located in East Rutherford‚ New Jersey. The Giants have been around since 1925‚ and have become a well-known organization and one that other teams look to emulate. The Giants play their home games at MetLife Stadium which was just built in 2010. The Giants are a part of my life‚ everyday conversation‚ looking up breaking news‚ who they are interested in taking in this year’s draft. It’s something I can share with my Dad‚ a fellow
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Strengths Strong Brand The New York Islanders brand is embedded within their traditions. Even the change of something as small as the goal horn‚ from the original foghorn that commended the Long Islands maritime traditions to the sound of the subway-inspired goal horn caused an outcry due to the fact that it did not symbolize the team‚ creating an unfamiliar environment and disrupting a branding technique that had been established decades ago (Drance‚ 2016). The New York Islanders entered the NHL
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instigator. We should be concentrating our efforts on protecting the victim not the problem. In the era of computers and networking‚ we face many new issues that can have very real consequences. We have lost many young lives due to this new technology‚ and even though it may be great to keep up with friends and family‚ not everyone is using this new technology for good. Many kids are getting bullied online in places like Facebook and Myspace‚ and in most of the cases‚ the kids are not of the age
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