Vale S.A. Vale reported pretty mediocre financial numbers on Thursday‚ 22nd October for its third quarter 2015 performance. Its gross operating revenues for the three months ended 30th Sep‚ 2015 were down 6.6 % to 6.6 billion from 7 billion in the second quarter. The lower realized prices of the various commodities sold by the company remained the reason behind this erosion in operating revenue. The contribution of lower prices of these commodities in depressing the revenues was $ 281 million of
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"Wendy"‚ with "Quality Is Our Recipe" as its first slogan‚ Wendy ’s kept growing. After only a year‚ in 1971‚ Dave Thomas opened another restaurant in Columbus‚ creating the first modern "drive-thru window". Stapling its square hamburgers and its soft ice cream mixed with frozen starches‚ the "Frosty"‚ as its main products‚ Wendy ’s enjoyed a growing popularity among the people of Columbus. Its success determined Thomas to expand Wendy ’s to a full-sized chain‚ around North America‚ and soon spreading
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In the article “The Good‚ Racist People‚” Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses an event which resulted in Forest Whitaker being accused of shoplifting. What could possibly be a reason to assume Whitaker‚ a famous actor‚ had committed shoplifting? From Coates’ point of view‚ many others want to believe that this encounter was a misunderstanding that had nothing to do with race. Whitaker was accused of shoplifting and then was frisked‚ based only on his appearance. Coates then goes on to claim that the owner’s
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1.Brief Summary: Ordinary People is about the Jarrett family once a family of four –now of three- live a comfortable upper-mid-class lifestyle in suburban in Lake Forest‚ Illinois‚ during the 1970s. In good times‚ they can weather anything‚ but when a storm comes along‚ there are dangerous flaws that there are not aware of. Love‚ once a feeling‚ is now nothing more than an expectation or an obligation especially for the mother. After the death of Bucky‚ his older brother Conrad became deeply troubled
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to the nation’s highest office. He became a country lawyer‚ a whig party member‚ Illinois state legislator in 1830‚ and a one-term member of the united states house of representatives in the 1840s. Lincoln’s death had an electrifying effect on the people of both the Northern and the Southern States. His death intensified the hatred and the vengeful attitudes of the North towards
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Novel * Setting: Mid-17th Century/Boston‚ Massachusetts * Social Milieu: This novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ takes place in a time period of which acts such as Adultery were frowned upon. The sanctity of marriage was not taken lightly back then. People who committed Adultery were publicly shamed‚ and worse. Now in present times‚ Adultery is not seen as horrible‚ for some reason. For this reason‚ I believe the Social Milieu of this novel is very important. * Protagonist: Hester Prynne *
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In John Steinbeck’s story “The Chrysanthemums” the main character Elisa is in the garden wearing men’s clothing; her appearance made her seem strong. "Her face was lean and strong and her eyes were as clear as water"(Steinbeck 226). Elisa has a strong self-confident attitude in the beginning of the story before meeting the pot fixer‚ and by the end of the story she lacks confidence and feels like she is losing control. In the beginning‚ Elisa likes the power she has over the chrysanthemums. The
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I really enjoyed watching this film‚ and I learned alot about the deaf community that I didnt know before‚ as well as how to interact with people that are apart of this community. I didnt realize how much prejudiceness‚ discrimination‚ and hatred people apart of this community faced. In a way‚ it is similar to any other minority group that is discrimted against.In 1975‚ the term audism was created which gave this type of opression a formal name. Audism is the notion that someone who can hear is
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In the movie‚ Ordinary People‚ the Jarrett family struggles with Buck’s death as their s struggling with survivor’s guilt. The living son‚ Conrad‚ spends months in a hospital recovering from attempt at suicide and sees a psychiatrist‚ Dr. Berger‚ in attempt to recover from the boating tragedy. Conrad and his father‚ Calvin both want to talk about the death of Buck‚ but the mother‚ Beth‚ wants to avoid all conversation with his name involved. Though they have difficulty with this event the family
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Daniel Goleman’s article “What Makes a Leader?” was a very interesting analysis of the traits that make a leader. The article provides an examination of the relationship between emotional intelligence and the effective performance of leaders in organizations. His article looks at each component that makes up emotional intelligence and describes how to recognize these characteristics and their manifestations in the work environment. Goleman tells us that leaders need basic intelligence and job pertinent
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