I just this day finished reading A COMPANION TO BEOWULF by my friend and classmate Ruth Johnson. It was remarkably clear‚ well written‚ concise‚ and chock full of fascinating insights and observations. Let me in particular remark on her last chapter‚ which concerned Tolkien and Beowulf. I had not heretofore been aware of how large a figure JRR Tolkien loomed in the scholarship of the epic poem BEOWULF‚ nor what a great influence his seminal essay The Monster and the Critics‚ had in turning the
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other places too. In Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey‚ Catherine‚ the protagonist‚ finds herself in a pickle. Catherine has to choose between siding with her brother or her friend‚ which ultimately represents’ Jane Austen’s theme: loyalty to family is worth more than loyalty to friends. Catherine befriends Isabella out of a sense of duty to her older brother James‚ who is best friends with Isabella’s older brother John. Because the two men are best friends‚ Catherine feels obligated to get to know
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2. The conflicts between Mildred and Montag are that they both have a different meaning on life. So that leads them to have a lot of arguments and conflicts in their marriage. On the other hand‚ their attitudes and personalities are quite different. Mildred is very isolated and shut out from their world‚ unlike Montag who is more outgoing and social. 3. Beatty and Montag have different attitudes. For example‚ when Beatty orders Montag to do something‚ Montag does not agree that is the best decision
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a sad story about a man who got killed for wanting to much for himself‚ and also not caring about other. One of his killers is Marcus Brutus‚ who was a hero to all of Rome. He saved his people from a greedy and ambitious leader‚ but in the end of it all he died for his cause. Things like his honor‚ trust‚ and his leadership are just a few of the amazing qualities this man possessed. " This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators save only he did that
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Developing an Effective Customer Loyalty Program Barry Berman oyalty programs are offered by both retailers and manufacturers to stimulate continued patronage among consumers through discounts‚ cash‚ free goods‚ or special services (such as free magazines on specialized topics of interest to loyalty program members). While retail cooperatives pioneered loyalty programs through giving members allowances based on their annual purchases‚ the more modern use of loyalty programs began with Raleigh cigarette
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ijcrb.webs.com MAY 2012 INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS VOL 4‚ NO 1 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BRAND TRUST‚ CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND CUSTOMER LOYALTY. (EVIDENCE FROM AUTOMOBILE SECTOR OF PAKISTAN) Talat Mahmood Kiyani (Corresponding Author) Assistant Professor Department of Management Sciences‚ COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad‚ Pakistan Mohammad Raza Ullah Khan Niazi Assistant Professor Department of Management Sciences‚ COMSATS Institute
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Loyalty and its Role in the Employee and Employer Relationship For many businesses‚ employee loyalty is a prerequisite for any job seeker in the marketplace‚ especially now that the economy is still recovering from a major recession. Employers are picking from a large base of potential employees‚ and selecting the right one isn’t all about skills and experience; should a company suspect that an employee is a potential liability with respect to loyalty‚ the large population of available replacements
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The Relationship between Customer Loyalty and Satisfaction Introduction In the past decades‚ there was a controversial issue about the relationship between customer loyalty and satisfaction. Actually‚ it is still a heated debate nowadays. Some people said that customer satisfaction bring customer loyalty‚ while some people believed that customer loyalty affect customer satisfaction. Interestingly‚ very few executives and managers understand the critical difference. The purpose of this paper is
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Development Of A Conceptual Framework For Brand Loyalty: 4 2.1. Defining Brand Loyalty: 4 2.1.1. Behavioral Intent: 6 2.1.2. Trust And Loyalty: 7 2.1.3. Situational Loyalty: 7 2.2. Categorizing Loyalty Types: 8 3. Brand Love: 10 3.1. Limitations Of Extant Brand Love: 10 3.2. Brand Love As An Emotion Versus A Relationship: 10 3.3. Assuming The Equivalence Of Brand Love And Interpersonal Love: 10 4. A Temporal Analysis Of Behavioral Brand Loyalty: 11 4.1. Patterns Of Buyer Behavior: 11 4.2
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TITLE : INFLUENCE OF BRAND LOYALTY ON CONSUMER SPORTSWEAR ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to investigate how the respondents are influenced by factors of brand loyalty towards sportswear brands. Previous research adopted four factors to test in the Malaysian environment. The four factors of brand loyalty are brand name‚ product quality‚ style‚ and service quality. Brand name has shown strong correlation with brand loyalty. In order to increase customer satisfaction and drive them to
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