1.Executive Summary The case study has been approached from different valuation methods to ascertain if there is value in the acquisition of Southern Comfort. These methods all yield the same result‚ i.e. Southern Comfort is expensive at the asking price of $94.6million. The valuation methods also examined the reasonableness of the acquisition using methods such as Free Cashflow Analysis‚ Book Value methods and Price Earnings ratios analysis The qualitative aspects have also been analysed to
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Flannery O’Connor’s style of southern gothic writing‚ with her background of Christianity‚ collaborate for some controversial and unorthodox symbolism. In her short story The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚ O’Connor incorporates numerous symbols to emphasize her theme. O’Connor’s use of symbolism filters into the names and traits of her characters‚ the dimensions of her setting‚ and the events of her plot. Mr. Shiftlet is a man who doesn’t know what he wants. Throughout the story‚ his views on life
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Matthew Lewis’s novel "The Monk " is considered to be an ideal example of Gothic horror. This novel is certainly filled with grotesque images of violence‚ sex‚ and terror. In fact‚ terror and horror are gendered in order to express existing worries regarding virtue. Edmund Burke‚ a Philosopher of gothic novels is often contrasted with no emotion and is portrayed stronger than fear and terror‚ which is the true inspiration of the sublime. Terror is a sense of uneasiness and is produced by fear.
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What were the most important political and social legacies of reconstruction in the southern states? The biggest issue of reconstruction was the question of how the government was going to deal with the north and south‚ and how it would rebuild its relationship after the north beat the south during the war. Dealing with the former slaves was also going to be a big part of reconstruction for the south. How would they treat them now? The South was beaten and its economy was in horrible
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2012 Southern Lifestyle What is a southern lifestyle? Some may say that southern is a stereotype‚ but I like to think of it as more of a way of life. It is important that people from the south know exactly what it means to really be southern so that it ends being a stereotype. The southern lifestyle ranges from everyday manners‚ men being gentlemen‚ women acting like ladies‚ southern families‚ and most of all being southern about it all. Some people may associate the word southern with redneck
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Professor Brackenhoff Tues/ Thurs. 4:45 p.m. A Rose for Emily In Edgar Alan Poe’s‚ “The Fall of the House of Usher”‚ Poe states‚ “Gothic fiction is marked by imagery in settings which create a sense of gloom‚ mystery‚ the supernatural‚ the irrational‚ and horror.” Likewise‚ in “Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner‚ Faulkner uses the main method of gothic imagery to create parallels between Miss Emily’s house‚ her state of mind‚ and her personality. The usage of such descriptive language is
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An Examination of Southern Dialect as Seen in the Works of William Faulkner In the writings of William Faulkner‚ the reader may sense that the author has created an entire world‚ which directly reflects his own personal experience. Faulkner writes about the area in and around Mississippi‚ where he is from‚ during the post-Civil War period. It is most frequently Northern Mississippi that Faulkner uses for his literary territory‚ changing Oxford to "Jefferson" and Lafayette County to "Yoknapatawpha
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means to have a Southern accent‚ your mind goes straight to the stereotypical renditions you have heard from media portrayals of the South. Probably‚ the examples you think of are highly exaggerated‚ like Scarlett O’Hara’s Deep South‚ r-less rendition of a Southerner exclaiming Well ah nevah! (Bailey 11) or like those in “Gone with the Wind” or “Dukes of Hazzard County‚” both of which reinforce the negatively stigmatized‚ stereotypical Southern accent (Lippi-Green 218). Southern American English
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characteristic of much 20th century writing" (Holman 61). Almost all of O ’Connor ’s short stories usually end in horrendous‚ freak fatalities or‚ at the very least‚ a character ’s emotional devastation. People have categorized O ’Connor ’s work as "Southern Gothic" (Walters 30). In Many of her short stories‚ A Good Man Is Hard To Find for example‚ Flannery O ’Connor creates grotesque characters to illustrate the evil in people. Written in 1953‚ A Good Man Is Hard To Find is one of O ’ Connor ’s most known
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south is known for a lot of things‚ amazing sweet tea‚ good barbeque‚ but have you ever thought about southern hospitality? No‚ it isn’t one of Ludacris’s albums‚ well‚ not in this sense anyway. Southern Hospitality to me is defined as people being willing enough to volunteer their time‚ homes‚ churches‚ etc to the community‚ or even country. Tennessee in particular is well known for their southern hospitality‚ and willingness to volunteer. We’re called the Volunteer State because in the War of 1812
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