“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the best known songs in The Nutcracker. Miles Hoffman‚ the music commentator for Morning Edition and a nationally renowned violinist‚ once stated‚ “And many of them [Tchaikovsky’s melodies] in this - just in this one ballet [The Nutcracker]- are immortal” (Hoffman). Tchaikovsky first began work on the music to the now internationally renowned ballet in February 1891 (Schwarm). While in Paris that year‚ he heard an instrument
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World War Z is a film that was released in 2013 and is based on an outbreak of a lethal disease causing humans to turn into vicious‚ feral carnivores. The star of the film‚ Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt)‚ embarks on a worldwide search to find a cure and halt the spread of this infection. In the opening of World War Z‚ an average American family is distressed by alarming news of an unknown lethal contagion that is rapidly spreading across the world. In only a couple days‚ the outbreak has traveled to their
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What is your opinion on modern music? I won’t judge you on your opinion‚ if you don’t judge mine. I was just curious to see some of the responses from this question. I feel that when some people use the term that music now a days isn’t "real" or takes no "talent" doesn’t have a factual argument behind it. I’m sure that in previous generations‚ the music the listened to was also called not "real" by others older than them‚ but now that’s what is referred to as real music. Does this mean that generations
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Michael Porter’s five forces model‚ evaluate the importance of Barriers to Entry to the fast-fashion industry. Support your arguments with evidence from the case study. (20%) Question 2. Conduct a value chain analysis to assess H&M’s capabilities and derive its core competencies. (35%) Question 3. Based on these competencies identify the generic competitive strategy which H&M is pursuing. (10%) Question 4. It is suggested in the case study that the fashion industry is full of companies
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T2242531 Introduction H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) is a global fashion brand and retail clothing company founded in Sweden‚ 1947 by Erling Persson. H & M founder Erling Persson because of a U.S. tour‚ inspired him to open a low price‚ high-class women ’s fashion clothing store ideas. (“H&M offers fashion and quality at the best price”‚ 2011) The first Hennes opened in Vasteras‚ which is the predecessor of H&M. In 60s‚ he expanded Hennes in most parts of
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What is Your Ideal Career? I believe my ideal career would be in the legal field. There many professions in this field. Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s it was a challenge for me and my family. The legal system was unjust back then and I saw the police as a scary‚ powerful authority and they could do whatever they wanted to whomever they want. This opinion didn’t change until one summer I met a police officer that changed my opinion about the police force. By his action he showed me that all police
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Tangibles (Physical appearance) At the first glance‚ H&M has a simple and clear design. (Appendix A) In the shop‚ different products are classified into different categories and there are clear directional signs which are easy for customers to find out what they need. (Appendix B) Also‚ the price tags are explicit and detailed for customers to understand. (Appendix C) Besides‚ the fitting rooms are located next to the cashiers which bring convenience to customers allowing them to pay right away
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have staged and filmed conceptualized versions of Shakespeare’s work‚ hoping to derive new or unexpected meaning from old plays. Does Almereyda’s 21st century interpretation of Hamlet intensify or diminish the play’s “greatness”? Make a strong case‚ using examples from the film to support your argument. Almereyda’s Hamlet interpretation Michael Almereyda’s Hamlet is a modernization of the old play originally written by William Shakespeare. Almereyda’s version of Hamlet is an up and down version
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first paper through now has always left me questioning what was the right course of action‚ and what would be wrong to do. After reading how different classmates took the same information provided and concluded on how to respond I was somewhat amazed to see not only those who felt that ‘duty to warn and protect’ did not apply here‚ but even the differences in how those who did agree came to their conclusions as to why they would warn‚ and what other processes they would take. The first reoccurring
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What is your view of “Professional Nursing”? Nursing is a profession that has its depth and breadth in meeting different health care needs of the population (American Nurses Association (ANA)‚ 2010). What is it that makes a professional nurse? Is it caring for the patient with compassion and devotion? Based on the interviews conducted among the three categories of staff‚ it was echoed that professional nursing takes a lot more than just attending to the needs of patients. From a professional
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