(Revised Unit 1 from English for Managers by E.Tikhova and E.Tolstikova) WARM-UP POINT Divide the following styles of behaviour into pairs of opposites: a. being group oriented b. being cautious and careful c. being decisive and able to take rapid individual decisions d. being individualistic e. being assertive‚ authoritative‚ ruthless and competitive f. being happy to take risks g. being good at listening and sensitive to other people’s feelings h. being
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MARKET ANALYSIS Worldwide Network Security 2012–2016 Forecast and 2011 Vendor Shares John Grady IDC OPINION The worldwide network security market grew by 6.1% in 2011. The total market‚ which includes firewall‚ unified threat management (UTM)‚ intrusion detection and prevention (IDP)‚ and virtual private network (VPN) solutions‚ reached $7.4 billion in 2011. UTM revenue saw the strongest growth at 17.4% and reached $2.2 billion. The IDP market saw more moderate growth at 4.5%‚ reaching $1.9
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through truth and respect which explains in the culture of Olan her relationship with Wang Lung‚ it was destroyed by truth. In the novel‚ Pearl Buck adds power to her theme of women’s rights by showing conflict and understanding between Wang Lung and Olan. Wang Lung was introduced to Wang Lung in the beginning. He had truly been blessed to have a wife of the earth‚ not a wife of beauty and wealth. Wang Lung spent his time in the fields with Olan preparing harvest as they began a family of
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Worldwide Rail Market Cologne‚ October 2003 Maria Leenen Mark Döing Karl Strang Nicolas Wille © SCI Verkehr GmbH‚ Cologne Office Phone (+49-221) 931 78-0 · Fax (+49-221) 931 78-78 www.sci.de 2 Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3
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4 2 … The Old Demon The Old Demon Adapted from a story by Pearl S. Buck Old Mrs. Wang knew of course that there was a war. Everybody had known for a long time that there was a war going on and that Japanese were killing Chinese. To Mrs. Wang‚ however‚ the war was not real and no more than rumor since none of the Wangs had been killed. Old Mrs. Wang’s clan village‚ the Village of Three Mile Wangs‚ on the flat banks of the Yellow River‚ had never even seen a Japanese person. Only the war
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named‚ Wang Fang has been having a rough time back at her castle so she went to the closest forest to the castle just in case she was called back home. She saw a young boy that looked about her age. “Hello…?” Said the Young Boy looking around the tree. “Oh Hāi‚ I am Wang Fang” exclamind Wang Fang Straightening up to look like a princess again. “What is a girl like you doing out here” Said the boy coming up to her. “Wǒ shì wángguó de gōngzhǔ ( I am the Princess of the Kingdom)” Said Wang Fang angrily
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The Death of Woman Wang‚ by Jonathan Spence is a historical novel pertaining to average people living in northeastern China. Spence’s book is unlike the “typical” social Confucian society China was thought to resemble during the seventeenth century. In this book‚ ideas of a Confucian family are challenged and can be seen as alternative but non-the-less‚ Confucian throughout human interaction and specifically in individual behavior. The Confucian ideas of filial piety‚ suicide‚ and being subservient
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Chapter 2 Worldwide accounting diversity Chapter Outline I. Considerable differences exist across countries in the accounting treatment of many items. These differences can result in significantly different amounts being reported in the financial statements prepared by companies using different GAAP. II. A variety of factors influence a country’s accounting system. A. Legal system – in code law countries‚ accounting rules tend to be legislated; common law countries tend to have
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After reading through the book The Death of Woman Wang‚ and holding group discussions on the material found there‚ I have a somewhat deeper understanding of Chinese culture during the 17th century. I also have more questions than I did prior. The culture is a very complex combination of deep rooted mystical beliefs‚ great respect for elders‚ and collectivism. Land is the most valuable physical asset‚ and honor (for men) or virtue (for women) the most valuable spiritual asset. We see a large emphasis
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Religious Practices Worldwide 4/23/2014 “Almost every society since the beginning of time has practiced religion in some form. Religious practices shaped international relations in profound ways and those practices continue to influence the ways humans interact with each other all over the world”. Religious practices worldwide‚ ranging from now‚ the Middle Ages‚ to the ancient times‚ has helped to create the world we live in. There are important religions that were contributed worldwide from cultures
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