Napoleón Isabelo Veloso Abueva (born January 26‚ 1930)‚ more popularly known as Napoleón Abueva‚ is a Filipino artist. He is a sculptor given the distinction as the Philippines’ National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He is the only Boholano given the distinction as National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts. Among the major works of Abueva are as follows: Kaganapan (1953)‚ Kiss of Judas (1955); The Transfiguration at
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Nike’s "Risk Everything" commercial aired two and a half years ago in anticipation for the 2014 World Cup. The purpose of Nike’s ad was to show the consumer that their brand and product was superior to the competition. Nike used the enthusiasm and excitement swirling around the World Cup to appeal to the market in various different ways. The purpose of this is to show the audience that Nike’s brand is capable of putting you in the place of your favorite soccer star and making you feel like one of
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ORDER-WINNING AND ORDER-QUALIFYING CRITERIA The terms "order winners" and "order qualifiers" were coined by Terry Hill‚ professor at the London Business School‚ and refer to the process of how internal operational capabilities are converted to criteria that may lead to competitive advantage and market success. In his writings‚ Hill emphasized the interactions and cooperation between operations and marketing. The operations people are responsible for providing the order-winning and order-qualifying
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help kids learn how to win and lose gracefully. Many people believe that competition is good for kids and some people have even written books about what they think about competition. According to Po Bronson‚ author of book Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing‚ “If kids don’t learn to lose they’re going to feel entitled to win‚” said Bronson. “They’re also going to make a connection that fear of losing is going to prevent them from taking the risk in the first place. And what kids do need to
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to loathe winter‚ he compares it to a “corrupt…conqueror” who’s presence has “destroyed everything”. In spite of getting ready for a carnival‚ Gene still finds it hard to return to the pleasant mood that he had felt during the summer semester. The difference between winter and summer signify the difference between times of war and times of peace. Like the winter season‚ the war appears to demolish everything‚ including the feeling of happiness. On the day of the festival‚ the students still cannot
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How to Create a Winning Business Idea--in Six Easy Steps I often meet business founders whose minds are overflowing with brilliant ideas for new products. They seem to develop terrific new concepts every single day of their lives. They are watchful‚ always inquiring‚ perceptive and continually seeking (and often finding) the next big thing. Their never-ending challenge is to pick a winner—(only one!)–out of scores of possibilities‚ and run with it. On the other hand‚ I listen to intelligent
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Walton‚ the first Wal-Mart store opened in Rogers‚ Arkansas‚ in 1962. Seventeen years later‚ annual sales toped $1 billion. By the end of January 2002‚ Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. was the world’s largest retailer with $218 billion in sales. Wal-Mart’s winning strategy in the U.S. was based on selling branded products at low cost‚ which enables the lower class and middle class consumers to shop for products and save. Due to the advances in technology over the years Wal-Mart has been able to achieve
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about nature and human nature. Humans are driven by different sources of motivation. Motivation is the underlying fuel for making decisions relating to one’s life. These decisions are influenced by many things. In Oh Brother‚ Where Art Thou‚ Everett‚ Pete and Delmar were all driven by a similar source of motivation. For most characters in this movie‚ fortune was the driving force for their decision making. However‚ this is understandable because the movie is set during
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Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything is Illuminated challenges the reader’s assumptions about the structure of time by creating neither a start nor a stop in the continuation of life. Throughout the end of the novel Foer emphasizes this non-linear nature through. Eeach generation featured described from Safran to present day Alex to Safran’s life during the war criss-crosses illuminating the nature of time. Everything Is Illuminated explores the paradoxical idea that the world is both beginning and
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The T-TEST 1.0 INTRODUCTION The t-test was developed by W. S. Gossett‚ a statistician employed at the Guinness brewery. However‚ because the brewery did not allow employees to publish their research‚ Gossett’s work on the t-test appears under the name "Student". The t-test is sometimes referred to as "Student’s t-test." Gossett was a chemist and was responsible for developing procedures for ensuring the similarity of batches of Guinness. The t-test was developed as a way of measuring how closely
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