Clipper Ships The name Clipper is applied to a ship to indicate that it is a very fast sailer. The term‚ probably derived from the verb clip (to move quickly)‚ was first used in the United States soon after the War of 1812 and was applied to the type of vessel formerly described as Virginia built or of pilot boat construction. After the 1830s the term clipper was adopted to mean any fast ship. The Clipper Ship By 1830 general usage had made the term clipper synonymous with fast sailing‚ although
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The Unsinkable Ship On April 14‚ 1912‚ the RMS Titanic also known as ‘The Unsinkable Ship‚’ sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic but in 1997‚ James Cameron brought that fateful voyage to the television screen in a lifelike movie with what most historians believe to be accurate details. The fateful voyage of the RMS Titanic is a story that most people learn about and become fascinated with in elementary school. Like many people‚ James Cameron became fascinated with this story. In 1995‚ he began producing
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SWOT usage SWOT has been used by countless practitioners‚ marketing researchers‚ and is a frequent and popular tool for business marketing and strategy students. Its simplicity and catchy acronym perpetuates its usage in business and beyond as the tool is used to assess alternatives and complex decision situations. In the business arena the grouping of internal and external issues is a frequent starting point for strategic planning. It can be constructed quickly and can benefit from multiple viewpoints
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2012 Period 4 DBQ~~Silver As silver grew popular‚ it had many affects globally. Silver was seen positively as a way to increase trade and to involve the government in society whereas silver was not liked as it destabilized societies. Ralph Fitch‚ a British merchant‚ and He Qiaoyuan‚ a Ming dynasty court official both believed silver was a great asset to trade. Similarly‚ Ming court official‚ Wang Xijue and Antonio Vazquez de Espinosa‚ a Spanish priest‚ admired silver seeing it was a way to
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for them instead of trying to control what people do in another country. Works Cited Javdani‚ Marie. “Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead”. The Brief Bedford Reader. Ed. X.J. Kennedy‚ Dorothy Kennedy‚ and Jane-Aaron. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins‚ 2012 402-408.Print
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classical story of the ship of Theseus. Change and identity becomes complex and the definition of objects change. An object is a thing that exists in time and space and has many properties or aspects such as size and colour. As these properties change‚ so do the object and the object’s identity‚ so therefore objects are always changing with time. The story of the ship of Theseus has had philosophers puzzled for centuries. The classical story is told by Plutarch (46-120 AD)‚ ‘The ship wherein Theseus
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Corporate resources: Marketing Apple designs‚ manufactures and markets personal computers and related software‚ peripherals and personal computing and communicating solutions. How can Marketing and Sales achieve a competitive advantage and add value in the value chain? For example‚ customers are attracted to Apple’s Macintosh computers for a variety of reasons‚ including the reduced amount of training resulting from the Macintosh Computer’s intuitive ease of use‚ advanced graphics capabilities
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CRUISE SHIP A cruise ship or cruise liner is a (usually very large) passenger ship used for pleasure voyages‚ where the voyage itself and the ship ’s amenities are part of the experience‚ as well as the different destinations along the way. Transportation is not the prime purpose‚ as cruise ships operate mostly on routes that return passengers to their originating port‚ so the ports of call are usually in a specified region of a continent. In contrast‚ dedicated transport oriented ocean liners
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The Slave Ship by Marcus Rediker is a great fiction novel that describes the horrifying experiences of Africans‚ seamen‚ and captains on their journey through the Middle Passage. The Middle Passage marked the water way in the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and the Americas. The use of slaves provided a great economy for the European countries due to the fact that these African slaves provided free labor while cultivating sugar cane in the Caribbean and America. Rediker describes the slave migration
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least $7.5M and reverse declining sales trend • Conducted two SWOT analyses to determine best strategy – Emphasize Natural and increase drugstore presence • Developed advertising budget and implementation plan Flare Fragrances Agenda • SWOT – Savvy launch • SWOT – Natural emphasis and drugstore expansion • Financials – advertising budget and pro forma income statement • Implementation • Conclusion Flare Fragrances SWOT Analysis: Savvy Internal factors Strengths • Name • Favorable
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