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    Greatest Movie Ever Sold

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    Due: Friday Sept. 21st at 11:00pm Worth: 25 pts Turn-in: dropbox Format: paragraph format‚ double-spaced‚ about 2 pages Directions: Watch the Greatest Movie Ever Sold: http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kmc/preview/partner_id/757672/uiconf_id/6078042/entry_id/1_55m52amu/delivery/akamai As you watch the movie‚ take notes about significant ideas presented. After you have finished watching the movie‚ you will write a critique about the movie following the format below: Paragraph #1: Overall

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    children are having to survive each day by being sexually assaulted and sold into sex slavery. Even though there will always be scars‚ adjusting to surroundings can help with the day to day survival. In Patricia McCormick’s book‚ Sold‚ a 13 year old girl named Lakshmi gets sold from her stepfather to a woman named Mumtaz in India. Lakshmi then has to survive the cruel things that Mumtaz makes her do to earn money back for her freedom. Sold demonstrates that adjusting to surroundings is important for survival

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    Cameron C. May History 130 Chapter 4: Pedestal‚ Loom‚ and Auction Block‚ 1800–1860 Visual Sources Essay: Godey’s Lady’s Book (pages 232–239). Question for Analysis: Look at the profiles of the true women from Godey’s. Notice their tiny waists‚ the composure of their hands‚ the elegance of their bearing. How do these and other details reinforce the message that women are unfit for the public sphere? The women pictured in Godey’s Lady’s Book show an ideal to which women aspired but in truth

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    It is hard to imagine how liberation could be a product bought by status. Throughout life‚ people are continuously confronted with the reality of societal rankings. Patricia McCormick’s realistic fictional novel‚ Sold‚ tells the story of Lakshmi‚ a young girl thrown into the world of human trafficking. As she is forced to come to terms with her circumstances‚ the story follows her struggle for autonomy. Through the lens of Marxist criticism‚ readers discern that economic status and social class shape

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    The Moral Implication in the Charity Culture Nowadays‚ the charity culture is both strange and familiar to the public‚ for it is not reported so much on the media in one hand‚ and in the other hand‚ the moral implication in the charity culture is just like the blood in human bodies. In the western countries‚ the origin of charity culture is from the religion. The theory of “Original Sin” in Christianity makes people believe that everyone is born guilty‚ who must atone for his philanthropy by working

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    Regression Analysis of Pricing of IPL Players | Project Report | | | | | Pricing of Players in the Indian Premier League Executive Summary In the project‚ price for the players in IPL are analysed against various factors. Not all factors drove the price of a player were directly related to their performance on the field‚ whereas there are specific factors which had a direct impact on player’s remuneration. These factors ranged from performance measure of players such as Strike

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    of Goods Sold of Company B is 58%. Than COGS = $240742 and Total Operating Expenses are $149025. Hence $415072-$240742-$149025 = $25305. Therefore Net Income will be lower by ($54361-$25305) = $29056. Case 2 Answer 1: Cost of Goods Sold (50% of $110000) = $55000. Answer 2: The most likely reason for the high figure for cost of goods sold is that purchases are made in excess. It means that if the purchases are made at $54500 than the level of cost of goods sold may be achieved

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    Information Systems - Aalsmeer Flower Auction Management Consultancy Report Introduction This assessment work will consider how the use of modern information systems and technology might ensure the continued success of the Aalsmeer Flower Auction. The report will look at the type of business‚ information requirements‚ information strategy which can help Alsmeer Flower Auction to cope with changing environment. Also will take into consideration the impact and effectiveness of a new system

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    if it means selling them to a sex trafficker. In the book Sold‚ Patricia McCormik gives an example of how the step-father of the protagonist‚ Lakshmi‚ views her‚ "But a girl is like a goat. Good as long as she gives you milk and butter. But not worth crying over when it’s time to make a stew"(McCormik 8). In this third world country‚ women and girls are to be used and are for man’s pleasure. Lakshmi was thirteen when her step father sold her. He is a greedy man who does not work and sells her into

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    The book I read this quarter was Sold by Patricia McCormick. The story is first-person and is narrated by thirteen year-old Lakshmi from Nepal. This book has over 170 chapters‚ each one only a few pages in length. This adds to the narrative as Lakshmi is thinking in small thoughts and does not think into many things due to her young age. Lakshmi’s family was poor‚ but managed to make it by on most days‚ on other days Lakshmi and her mother would starve while her step-father gambled. One day‚ Himalayan

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