The Way to Rainy Mountain The title of N. Scott Momaday’s "The Way to Rainy Mountain" encapsulates the theme of a journey that permeates the story. In the story‚ a young man journeys to the grave of his grandmother along the same route that her people‚ the Kiowas‚ took across America before settling on the southern Plains. The young man’s grandmother had never undergone the journey that she so often told stories about‚ and yet she seemed to have experienced it through the memories of others that
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is depicted by the color gold since it is old money that has been in their family for generations. Gold is a well-known symbol of wealth. Anything gold or glittery grabs attention‚ which is something very important to the characters in The Great Gatsby. Most of the characters’ actions in the novel are to make themselves look good and give themselves the image that they want people to have of them. It would only make sense that they would wear and own things that are gold because it makes them appear
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HALINA MOUNTAIN RESORT – A JULY 1977 SUMMARY OF THE CASE Victor Herrera‚ chairman of the board of Blue Heights Realty and Development Corporation‚ was anxious to launch his first big project‚ a mineral hot spring resort at Bucal‚ Calamba‚ Laguna. Herrera was confident that the resort‚ dubbed Halina Mountain Resort‚ would compete favorably against the established ones in the area. However‚ he wondered whether Far East Bank & Trust Company‚ the bank which he applied for a P1.3 million loan
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Mountain Man Light – To be or not to be? The problem: Should MMBC launch Mountain Man Light? Mountain Man brand image: Quality taste‚ competitive pricing‚ higher-than-average alcohol content‚ “working man’s beer”‚ regional loyalty‚ generations in the family business. Customer Base: 81% male‚ 19% female. The large majority of drinkers is between 45 and 54 at 32%. 47% make less than 49.9K/year. The mountain man brand has a loyal following. Why? Grass roots marketing. Off premise consumption. Effective
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The Way to Rainy Mountain In Scott Momaday’s introductory paragraph of “The Way to Rainy Mountain” he uses figurative language to show his love for the land in Oklahoma. As a Kiowa‚ he describes the land with such intimacy‚ that it seems as if he owns the land and he is one with the land. He starts the paragraph with a descriptive image of the Wichita Range: “A single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma”. He describes the weather with extreme exaggeration‚ “winter brings blizzards‚ hot tornadic
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A Tale of the Ragged Mountain By: Edgar Allen Poe Whenever I hear someone say‚ “Edgar Allen Poe” I often get the same feeling. Most of his stories put me to sleep but there are few I like. This short story was okay‚ at times it could have put me to sleep but then there was interesting parts too. In the beginning of the story I believed that Mr. Bedloe really took a trip in the mountains and I remember‚ as I was reading‚ what would I do in his shoes. Mr. Bedloe just kind of went with it and
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Bringing the Brand to Light Competitive Advantage Mountain Man Brewery Company (MMBC) at the time the case was written is an 80-year old‚ regional‚ family-owned brewery that produced one product: Mountain Man Lager. It is distinctive because it has a core target market of males from the middle to lower income range‚ aged 45 or older. It only has one product‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ versus its competitors which have a variety of options. One of the key features of MMBC is its image‚ in which it is
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environmental‚ and planetary sciences shows that a process called glaciation most likely increased the amount of carbon dioxide being released into our environment. The team of researchers also discovered that magnified pyrite (commonly known as fool’s gold) oxidation created acidity that allowed carbon dioxide into our oceans and altered the Earth’s carbon cycle. Over a time period of 10‚000 years‚ glacial oxidation could have altered the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere by
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Grady of the Seattle Police Department convinced his superiors that mountain bikes could be a viable patrol vehicle in the congested downtown area‚ waterfront parks‚ and market districts. Seattle believed that the bicycle could prove to be an invaluable tool. They were faced with problems such as vehicle congestion‚ vagrants‚ gang activity‚ purse snatchings‚ and auto burglaries. A solution to this problem seemed to be the mountain bike. It enabled officers to be mobile enough to respond quickly to
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ONLINE CASE GREEN MOUNTAIN CAMP: IT’S MORE THAN A SUMMER JOB Nick and Carol Randall had a dream for themselves and their two sons: to live at summer camp‚ re-creating their own memories of swimming in a lake‚ hiking the mountains‚ and laughing around the campfire every evening. So‚ when Green Mountain Camp in Vermont went up for sale‚ they scraped together their savings and bought the property and the business. Soon they learned why the camp was for sale: the cabins were run down‚ the kitchen
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