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    Cheer Captain

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    a symbol of all the spirit that we can share‚ and a token of appreciation toward the team that’s being cheered on. Cheerleading is such a vital part to many sections of the school. If I was chosen to be a captain for the 2013-2014 year‚ not only would I make sure that any negative opinions were squashed‚ but the great qualities the squad holds‚ are emphasized. I have come along way since i started cheerleading. I remember my first day of cheer and how nervous I was to be trying something I’ve never

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    Captain Corelli

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    CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN TEACHERS’ NOTES This study guide is aimed primarily at students of English Literature‚ who are studying Louis de Bernières’s novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin in the second year of Advanced GCSE studies but will be useful for any students wishing to look at the way in which a novel is adapted for the screen. The guide focuses on the following areas: From novel to screen: Narrative adaptation Characters Representation of nationalities Representation of war Music Language

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    In a capitalist economy‚ all the central problems are solved with the help of price mecha­nism. In such an economy‚ no individual or a firm deliberately tries to solve the central problems; all economic activities operate automatically and there is no conflict anywhere. The basic reason for all this is that price mechanism brings about co-ordination in various sectors of economy and in various eco­nomic activities. The important characteristic of such a system is that it is automatic and there

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    Baron Coburg Case

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    1. Whose financial statements should we prepare (e.g.‚ the baron‚ vassals‚ farms‚ etc..?) Solution: The financial statements will be prepared for “Vassals” i.e. for Ivan and Frederick and additionally for “Baron”. 2. What financial statements should we prepare? Solution: The financial statements which should be prepared are as following:  Income Statement  Statement of Retained Earnings  Statement of Cash Flows  Balance Sheet 3. What period do these statements cover and

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    Architecture of the New Capitalist Society INTRODUCTORY THEME Daniel Libeskind ’s winning design for the new World Trade Center takes a sentimental and metaphorical approach. He claims that the completed WTC would become the representation of America ’s belief in humanity‚ its need for individual dignity‚ and its beliefs in the cooperation of human. Libeskind ’s original design focused on restoring the spiritual peak to the New York City and creating an icon that speaks of America ’s vitality

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    The Rise of Industry

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    dThe Rise of Industry Part I: The Intellectual Underpinnings of Industrialization – Read the following documents and answer the questions below. Document A (Adam) Smith was among the first to make a clear and convincing case that when individuals follow their own self-interest‚ it automatically works to the benefit of society as a whole. As individual competitors pursue their own maximum profit‚ they are thus forced to be more efficient. This results in cheaper goods in the long run.

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    CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

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    CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Tom Hank’s new movie‚ Captain Phillips‚ can easily be summed up in one word‚ intense. Yet‚ the intensity of the film still couldn’t avoid shaky camera shots and extremely lengthy scenes. The true story of the 2009 hijacking of an American cargo ship is a story that most of us remember vividly. Tom Hanks‚ who was born to play Captain Phillips‚ brings this terrifying story to life. The movie starts out with an uptight Captain Phillips obsessing over emergency drills and making sure

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    The experiment at the Robbers Cave Campground was formulated by Muzafer Sherif to demonstrate his Realistic Conflict Theory. Sherif’s two-part hypothesis stated: 1. Hierarchical statuses and roles will materialize when strangers are brought together to perform as a unit with common goals. 2. When two in-groups structured with these hierarchical statuses and roles are brought together in the name of competition‚ the result will be group frustration‚ attitudes‚ and appropriate hostile actions (Sherif

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    Depending on how you look at Margaret Atwood’s The Robber Bride‚ Timson calls it an “upmarket melodrama” whereas Martin refers to it as a novel “confronting politically correct feminism”. The truth is it isn’t either of these. While some of the situations are greatly exaggerated‚ this book comments on the way that women interact with each other on a day-to-day basis. Atwood tells the story of three women‚ and how they are drawn together because they

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    INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SCENARIO IN CEMENT INDUSTRY OF GUJARAT Cement industry is one of the major and oldest established manufacturing industries in the Indian economy. It is an indigenous industry in which the country is well endowed with all the necessary raw materials‚ skilled manpower‚ machinery‚ equipments and technological know-how. It is both basic and consumer industry. Today it is one of the key and capital-intensive industries in India. It produces cement‚ which is known as the builder

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