Marshall University Travelers: Fantasists‚ Conjurers‚ and Seers of the World What makes traveling to foreign lands such a coveted and memorable experience? What does one get out of exploring new cultures and atmospheres? In “The Shock of Teapots‚” by Cynthia Ozick‚ the quality and nature of traveling and travelers themselves is explored. Within this work of creative nonfiction‚ Ozick strategically uses genre‚ diction‚ and exemplification to effectively emphasize that travelers see ordinary things
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The Eloi‚ the Traveler‚ and the Fall of Man One of most contentious questions repeated throughout human history has been “What does a civilization require of its people?” In the Greek and Roman days just speaking Greek or Latin was enough to be considered civilized (Jarus)‚ but it’s been realized that civilization require more than just a shared language. Psychologist Sigmund Freud in his book Civilization and Its Discontents names beauty‚ cleanliness‚ and order to be the most significant aspects
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1. What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? Hepatitis A is cause by the Hepatitis A virus. The Hepatitis A virus causes an inflammation of the liver. 2. How is the infectious agent transmitted through food or water? The Hepatitis A virus is found most commonly in the stools and blood of an infected person about 15 to 45 days before symptoms occur and during the first week of illness. Hepatitis A is transmitted through eating or drinking water that has been
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1. How can Lafarge-Aget differentiate its position in the eyes of customers? Aget is operating in a commodity market. Is only way to avoid price wars and to gain more market share is by differentiating themselfs from the other suppliers by providing there customers additional value. Aget should invest in establishing a customer – supplier relationship. This relationship should address the following issues: * More frequent written/electronic communication – lower acquisition costs for firms
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Assessment of the Internal (Micro/Operating) Environment What is the organization’s current strategic vision? * Southwest Airlines has a mission‚ vision‚ and Triple Bottom Line Commitment to performance‚ people‚ and the planet. * The mission of Southwest airlines is dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual pride‚ and Company Spirit. * The strategic vision includes a low-price and no-frills strategy‚ with a low-cost
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Background information In the Chinese art history‚ landscape painting has been viewed as the highest form of visual art besides calligraphy (Stafutti 2008). The painting‚ Travelers among Mountains and Streams is highly regarded as one of the most significant and influential landscape painting‚ which was created by Fan Kuan in the Northern Song dynasty. It was during the Song period where there was a widespread of idea about Neo-Confucianism. With this influence‚ artists back then believed that
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a travel agent is to avoid having to do all the research and planning yourself. Agents must be leaders and be able to take charge over all arrangements in order to bring clients’ dream vacations to fruition. 2. Computer Literacy * Helpful travel information is acquired by computer and travel publications—from weather conditions to travel documents‚ money exchange rates‚ local customs and popular tourist attractions. Proficient computer skills are a must. In particular‚ agents must skillfully
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RIGHTS OF AGENT: Following are the rights of agent. (I) RIGHT OF REMMUNERATION: It is basic right of an agent. (II) RIGHT OF COMMISSION: He has also right of commission. (III) RIGHT OF LINE: An agent has right of line over goods until the payment in due is received by him. (IV) RIGHT TO RETAIN: An agent has right to retain goods‚ papers and other property until the amount due is paid. (V) RIGHT OF COMPENSATION: In case of injury caused to agent by the negligence of principal
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Agent Ruby is an interactive program‚ which would collect information from users around the world‚ developing and functioning as a result of human input. I choose this artwork because it caught my attention to talk to a computer program. Before I started finding information about the artist who made this artwork‚ I wanted to interact with Agent Ruby to see how it really feels to talk and express myself to something that is not a human being. There are moments in life that you just need a break‚ to
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FBI agents go under rigirous training to become an agent. It takes a lot of skill and have plenty of physical training. Theres a lot of experience and education you need to become and FBI agent. There are also many requirements you need to pass like you need to be between the ages of 23 and 37 and you need to be a U.S. citizen. You need to have 20/20 vision in at least one eye. You need to have a bachelors degree in a really good college. You need to major in law‚ accounting‚ science‚ or language
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