Finance Case Study: Fonderia di Torino S.p.A. Case Overview: Company considering purchase of Vulcan Mold-Maker automated molding machine. Machine prepares sand molds into molten iron using iron castings‚ automates manual intensive process. Questions: 1. Assess the economic benefits of acquiring the Vulcan Mold-Maker machine. What is the initial outlay? What are the benefits over time? What is an appropriate discount rate? Does the net present value (NPV) warrant the investment in the
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As shown in the beginning scenes of one of the older racial cinemas Gran Torino‚ Walt Kowalski‚ the movie’s hero‚ is the most Scrooge‚ Grinch like character you can think of. Walt‚ played by the notorious Clint Eastwood‚ smokes on his porch‚ mows his lawn‚ drinks excessively‚ and cares for his dog. He is an old‚ bitter‚ and grudge-like Korean War veteran with a recently deceased wife. Ironically‚ his old Polish neighborhood is taken over by Hmong people in the middle of the Detroit ghettos. When
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Gliederung: 1. Einführung 2. Kurze Inhaltangabe 3. Charaktere Nebencharaktere Walt Kowalski 4. Background information Detroit City Hmong in Detroit 5. Message of the story 1. present the movie Gran Torino released 2008 Produced‚ directed by and starring Clint Eastwood 2. The movie Gran Torino deals with the story of Walt Kowalski‚ played by producer and director Clint Eastwood. Walt is a crabby‚ lonely and conservative widower‚ who fought on the side of America in the Korean War. Now he is
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17/10/2014 Compare culture and social organisation in any two societies‚ making reference to at least two different sociological theories and key concepts associated with them. Within every society‚ and every community or settlement across the globe‚ there is undoubtedly one thing that they have in common; we identify this as ‘culture’. “Culture is a design for living” (Clyde
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SOCIOLOGY PERSPECTIVES Collectivism and the New Right Aims & Objectives Aims:- to research two further theories of sociology – Collectivism and the New Right – P1 to link these two theories to explanations of health or ill-health provision – P2 Objectives:- by the end of this lesson you will be able to begin your posters as the assessments for Collectivism and the New Right – (P1 & P2) Re-cap Can you remember what we discussed last week . . ? Researched the given task for the
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around them either enriches or limits their experience of belonging. In Peter Skrzynechi’s anthology “Immigrant Chronicle” this statement is explored via two of his poems‚ “Migrant Hostel” and “In the Folk Museum”. Clint Eastwood’s 2008 film Gran Torino also demonstrates similar themes and concepts. However both these texts are relevant and illustrate how one’s interaction can strengthen or alienate their experience of acceptance and identity. Through connections with people‚ place and community
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[You’re Name] [Course Name] [Professor Name] [Date] Extra Credit Film: The Hmong in America Film: Gran Torino The Hmong cultural group is always targeted as the racial discrimination especially by the white people of the America. The same concept is shown in the film Gran Torino where the white American Walt who is actually an overt racism personality makes fun of the people that are belonging to other race and his main focus is always his neighborhood Hmong family. The family shown in the film that
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The film‚ Gran Torino‚ directed by Clint Eastwood is a film about Walt Kowalski played by Clint Eastwood‚ an old racist American man‚ and Thao Vang Lor played by Bee Vang‚ who is a very shy Hmong boy‚ that is being pressured into joining the local gang by the Hmong teenaged boys. Set in the 21st century‚ South Detroit‚ with a large number of Hmong people moving into the neighborhood‚ we see that Walt’s opinion of the Hmong changes‚ as Walt is getting to know the Hmong people‚ and forming a relationship
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SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES Sociology is known to be a very debatable subject without an agreeable consensus. Different perspectives exist and each one tries to explain the society in a different way. A perspective can be defined as a set of principles‚ an approach or a school of thought which helps to understand and explain social life. A perspective helps us to understand how the society is organised‚ how social life is arranged and how it functions. Sociological perspectives can be categorised
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addition to sociological imagination contests the individualistic and naturalistic approach to the analysis of social forces that mould human behaviour in contemporary society. The interrelated social concepts that influence human behaviour challenge both explanations through suggested theories‚ empirical investigation and critical analysis hence‚ illustrate difference in perception. A direct interpretation of sociology‚ as defined by the writers of the text‚ "˜Sociology: Themes and Perspectives’ is‚ "¦"˜
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