Ambition: a path to success or failure? William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Macbeth‚ is a play about a general from the King’s army whose ambition leads him to usurp the throne. Macbeth’s initial lie perpetuates him to commit numerous murders to ensure that the heir to the throne is still within his reach. The play highlights a common value held by our society which is that we are responsible for our actions. Although Lady Macbeth initially provoked Macbeth‚ ultimately‚ his demise was a result of his
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Napoleon is the most charismatic general in French history‚ famed for his military successes and (at the same time) for not quite conquering Europe. Starting as a second lieutenant in the French artillery‚ he rose quickly through the ranks until he staged a 1799 coup that made him First Consul of France. (In 1804 he went further‚ proclaiming himself emperor.) He led his armies to victory after victory‚ and by 1807 France ruled territory that stretched from Portugal to Italy and north to the river
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Macartney had to leave in the coming winter‚ the Qianlong left a letter to King George dismissing the claims of the diplomatic mission. As China’s GDP at the time was seven times higher than the British‚ we can look at it as a reasonable act. With this failure in his mind ‚ Macartney noticed‚ that a few number
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Making Volkswagen a brand success story. Making VW brand a success story. The Challenge Volkswagen of America‚ the world’s third largest car manufacturer‚ was repositioning its brand identity to expand their market presence and reach its celebrated enthusiast community. Volkswagen’s agency of record‚ Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CPB)‚ envisioned a more interactive and engaging user experience that strongly reflected the brand’s personality. The VW team had several major goals for the new website
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This I believe: I believe in change changing us for the better Change. It is a word of great wisdom. What can we ever believe in? Happiness‚ glory‚ success? No‚ nothing is secure‚ nothing keeps. Everything is bound to change. But the question is‚ is it for the worse or for the better? I believe that changes change us for the better. Very often‚ changes occur suddenly‚ abruptly‚ unexpectedly‚ and I am very much left helpless and clueless. Every new change to me is an unseen challenge‚ a
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Markowitz attacks hedge fund diversification claims Author: Kris Devasabai Source: Risk magazine | 26 Feb 2014 Nobel prize winner Harry Markowitz says alternative investments may not deliver the diversification benefits sought by investors Harry Markowitz‚ one of the pioneers of modern portfolio theory and 1990 Nobel prize winner‚ has claimed alternative investments such as hedge funds rarely offer the diversification benefits sought by their investors. "The people selling these products
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Economic Diversification Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Introduction In Middle East‚ the Saudi Arabia telecom industry is the largest with over fifty million mobile phone subscribers. At the end of 2011‚ the mobile penetration was about 188% with the sector enjoying stable growth. Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest oil exporter with oil being its largest income earner. However‚ to avoid the overreliance on the oil sector‚ the government of Saudi
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Diversification in this case (agricultural diversification) involves the realocation of a‚ or some of a farms resources‚ to a new product or products. The prime resource of that time being sugar and the new products being the wide variety of crops that were produced and re-introduced by peasants. Peasants are a class of people of a lower status‚ who depends on agricultural labour for subsistence. The peasant life could be placed and termed in different categories. According to Mintz 1961‚" a peasant
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IBM’s Think strategy is a successful example in the innovation of the brands in the twenty-first century. As a result‚ the new consolidate organization can go to the market with one identity. There are three main reasons for IBM to come up with “Think”: the first one is that the ThinkPad’s success has created high awareness in the customers’ mind‚ and then without absolutely giving up the old popular brand‚ IBM’s managers abstract a similar but new brand—“Think”‚ which contains the managers’ expectation
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NAME OF HEURISTIC: Naïve Diversification | Definition | In terms of finance‚ it means to invest in a variety of asserts in order to reduce risk. This is an example of heuristic choice. | 1. Experimental example ORExample of how we use this heuristic in everyday life | Experiment is conducted onHalloween night. The “subjects” in the experiment were young trick-or-treaters. (a) sequential choice: In one condition the children approached two adjacent houses and were offered a choice between two
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