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    Custom Van

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    Custom Vans‚ Inc.‚ specializes in converting standard vans into campers. Depending on the amount of work and customizing to be done‚ the customizing could cost less than $1‚000 to more than $5‚000. In less than four years‚ Tony Rizzo was able to expand his small operation in Gary‚ Indiana‚ to other major outlets in Chicago‚ Milwaukee‚ Minneapolis‚ and Detroit. Innovation was the major factor in Tony’s success in converting a small van shop into one of the largest and most profitable custom van operations

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    In‚”Lather and Nothing Else” a short story by Hernando Tellez explains a story about a barber who has an unexpected customer‚ Captain Torres‚ who needs a shave from his hard work of catching revolutionaries. The techniques used in the story are foreshadowing and internal conflict. The barber uses external movement and different reactions to what Torres does when the captain enters. The story shows foreshadowing and internal conflict to show suspense in the story. One way that Tellez uses foreshadowing

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    BUSINESS STUDIES - RIP CURL BUSINESS REPORT SYNOPSIS Rip Curl have been operating in Australia since 1969 dealing in surfing products and accessories. Over the years consumer tastes have constantly changed and other surfing brands have moved into the market forcing Rip Curl to diversify their products and marketing strategies to remain one of Australia’s most successful businesses BUSINESS STRUCTURE Situational analysis Rip curl was born in 1969 when Brian Singer and Doug Warbick started

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    Although this chance for a new beginning has vastly beckoned immigrants‚ there are sacrifices immigrants must make along with newfound chances. Succumbing to social alienation is one of the sacrifices that immigrants must make. In the memoir‚ Funny in Farsi‚ by Firoozeh Dumas‚ and the studies of Djuro J. Vrga on Differential Associational Involvement of Successive Ethnic Immigrations: An Indicator of Ethno-Religious Factionalism and Alienation of Immigrants‚ the depths of social alienation

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    Authors Dumas and Asgedom both tell stories of how they came to America and their experiences. In “Funny in Farsi‚” Dumas presents her experiences and challenges‚ when she came to America. In “Of Beetles & Angels‚” Asgedom constructs a descriptive narrative about him coming to America. While both authors explain what happened when they arrived at America‚ but they use different strategies to convey their experiences. In “Funny in Farsi‚” Dumas focuses on herself and her experiences. Dumas uses

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    read the book “Going Bovine” by Libba Bray. I selected this book because I read another one of Libba Bray’s work which was a historical fiction/ fantasy series titled the Gemma Doyle trilogy. Since I liked those books‚ I decided why not try Going Bovine? I saw it on GoodReads and it got fantastic reviews. I also read the summery of the book to decide if it was serious or light hearted. Libba Bray had two different writing styles; either she’s really serious or she’s witty and funny like in Beauty

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    In the article “Literature‚ Imagination and Human Rights‚” Willie Van Peer proposes that through excursions into the literary canon one can evoke their imaginative sense and ultimately escape an encapsulated society‚ through developing a higher ethical awareness. Further he notes the “Edification hypothesis” which articulates that reading literature makes the reader more socially tolerant‚ more perceptive‚ and more politically conscious. In other words‚ he emphasizes the role literature plays in

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    including sales and other revenue. And had 635 employees in Australia including employees from all firms under the company’s control. Quality Rip Curl is perceived as good quality and consumers who buy Rip Curl products expect a certain level of quality. In managing the quality of products‚ a good relationship with suppliers is essential. It is important for Rip Curl to trust their supplier‚ for example if a problem arises‚ a quick resolution can be reached with the supplier. The strategies of trust

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    “Title” Point of view‚ if changed‚ can render a reader’s entire interpretation different. Though it seems insignificant next to other tasks given to an author such as plot or word choice‚ a simple shift in the perspective of a story can change the entire meaning. “The Story of an Hour” is a story‚ which if not read closely can be considered a tad confusing with its surprising shifts in emotion and unforeseeable end. The point of view of this story is third person omniscient limited‚ which is proved

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    Van Gogh

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    Vincent van Gogh was a unique artist who worked with a sense of urgency which often caused him a great deal of stress. He was famed for his bold‚ dramatic brush strokes which expressed emotion and added a feeling of movement to his works. It´s thought that he often used paint straight from the tube (impasto) and in the 70 days leading up to his death‚ he averaged one painting per day. Early Years: Largely self-taught‚ van Gogh started his career copying prints and reading nineteenth-century

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