Detroit‚ also known as the Motor City‚ is located in Michigan‚ a midwestern state bordering the four Great Lakes. Detroit is the most populous city in the state of Michigan‚ and has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world. Detroit is home to Motown‚ an American hit record company created in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr. The auto industry is also a major part of Detroit’s interesting history. Although Detroit’s crime rate has dropped‚ Detroit can’t shake the number one
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Uncertainty in the Movie Industry: Does Star Power Reduce the Terror of the Box O±ce?¤ Arthur De Vany Department of Economics Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences University of California Irvine‚ CA 92697 USA W. David Walls School of Economics and Finance The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Abstract Everyone knows that the movie business is risky. But how risky is it? Do strategies exist that reduce risk? We investigate these questions using a sample of over
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| C-100 End of Theme Essay | | DDE-ILE: C1719 February 2013 | | | | There have been a myriad of topics covered during the Intermediate Level Education Common Core (C100) portion that are beneficial to Field Grade officers in the Army. These include classes ranging from symbology to organizational structure to individual development plans. After careful consideration of all the lessons introduced in the C100 module‚ the most important and beneficial class that officers
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Interactive Learning Environment Case Analysis Lai Yilin Norman National Institute of Education‚ National Technological University Abstract In the 21st century‚ if schools truly are preparing the students for the workforce‚ schools must reconsider what technologies should be adopted and imparted to the students. Technologies should be used to transform how teaching and learning goes on in the classrooms. These essential skills in using technology would equip the students with knowledge and skills
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Mauritius the paradise island Branded with the trade mark of “The Paradise Island”‚ Mauritius is the “destination de reves” of millions of people‚ source of inspiration of numerous poets‚ wonderful and un-exploited landscapes of hundreds of films‚ mostly bollywood movies Mauritius is a Tropical Island with two seasons‚ SUMMER and WINTER‚ situated in the Indian Ocean near Reunion Island and Madagascar‚ Mauritius is a hub for various Business of import and export‚ its key local resources are
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"Footnote to Youth" Jose Garcia Villa Story: The sun was salmon and hazy in the west. Dodong thought to himself he would tell his father about Teang when he got home‚ after he had unhitched the carabao from the plow‚ and let it to its shed and fed it. He washes it ant about saying it‚ but he wanted his father to know. What he had to say was of serious import as it would mark a climacteric in his life. Dodong finally decided to tell it‚ at a thought came to him his father might refuse to consider
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The authors describe seven types of CEOs‚ their behaviors and attitudes toward IT‚ and explain why all but one are decidedly unfit to lead companies in the Information Age. Only the "believer CEO" is ready to play a constructive role in his or her company’s use of information technology. Believers understand that IT enables strategic advantage and demonstrate such beliefs in their daily actions. Believers are involved in IT decision making and are proactive in addressing IT problems and opportunities
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DISORDER IN CHILDREN. USING OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL PATIENTS AS CASE STUDY. BEING A PROPOSAL FOR A LONG ESSAY SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES‚ FACULTY OF ARTS‚ OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY‚ ILE- IFE‚ OSUN STATE‚ NIGERIA. BY HAASTRUP CHRISTOPHER FOLA EGL/2008/135 IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) DEGREE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1.0 Introduction
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MY FAVOURITE CITY I love Paris with such a passion‚ it hurts. Last year I lived there for four months but still‚ I can never get enough. When I’m not in Paris I ache for the city as if for a lost love. If I could return once more‚ I’d jump feet first into all the wonderful places I still want to discover. And‚ I would also make a personal pilgrimage to my favorite places from chic to charming all that hooked my heart. First I would re visit my favorite arrondissement‚ the Marais. Here the
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would never be the same. Two strong examples from earlier times in architecture are the Romanesque churches of eleventh and twelfth century Western Europe‚ and Gothic cathedrals from the mid twelfth century to the fifteenth century‚ beginning in the Île-de-France and expanding through most of Europe and Iceland. The word Romanesque literally means “in the Roman Manner” (Janson 214)‚ and is based upon the principles of solidity and strength‚ very much referring to early Roman times and the Roman lifestyle
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