10/10: The note to Paris Enterprises was paid in full. 10/11: The note to Datatex Equipment was due today‚ but insufficient funds were available for payment. Management authorized the issuance of a new 20-day‚ 18% note for $60‚700‚ the maturity value of the original obligation. 10/31: The new note to Datatex Equipment was paid in
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The story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a psychological thriller. It contains many elements throughout the story that the reader can only attempt to understand. This story can affect one on many different levels. It can cause one to be lost in thought‚ stuck on the complexity of the 15-year-old main character. It can forever creep one out by the unforgettable traits of the main antagonist. All the while employing many hidden meanings into the story
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The Feasibility of Sparkle Ltd’s Opening Jewellery Retail Store in Hong Kong PROBLEM This study was designed to analyze and evaluate the feasibility and possibility of Sparkle Ltd’s idea to open a jewellery retail store in Hong Kong. Specifically‚ the study seeks answers to these questions: * What is the opportunity for opening a jewellery retail store in Hong Kong? * What is the risk of opening a jewellery retail store in Hong Kong? * Do the advantages overweigh the disadvantages
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of Information Technology in Store Operations Research paper Submitted by: - Jigar Mehta Roll no.21 PGDM-RM 2nd year 2007-2009. Impact of Information Technology in Store Operations Introduction: Retailing is a “technology-intensive" industry. It is a well-known fact that the retail industry always works on razor thin margins and the key to survival lies in optimization of resources both in space and time dimensions as well as maximization of customer satisfaction. Successful retailers
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comes to death of a phase in your life?Through the themes of duality and reality vs. fantasy‚ Oats takes us on a journey through Connie’s transformation. Imagery and symbols throughout the story strengthen the main themes to show the contrast of Connie’s fantasies and reality. “Where are you going‚ where have you been.”‚ leaves us with the question can we handle such a change? Good and evil‚ yin and yang‚ the idea of everything and everyone having two opposite sides has been talked about by humans for
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In the short story “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s house illustrates irony because of the changes that occur in Connie’s behavior towards her mom throughout the story. At the beginning of the story‚ Connie epitomizes a normal teenager’s feeling towards her parents‚ especially feelings towards her mother when at home. “Connie’s mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over‚” (492). With
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Retail Manager as TrainerBy Malcolm Fleschner‚ Monster Contributing Writer Since founding The Friedman Group‚ a global retail consulting and training organization‚ in 1980‚ Harry Friedman has heard plenty of excuses from retail store executives who refuse to provide much training to their front-line store employees. One of the most common is: "What if I train them‚ and they leave?" Friedman says this is the exact opposite approach they should take. He suggests a better question is‚ "What if I don
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The short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a tale about a teenage girl making the journey from her known world into something she has never experienced before. The main character lives the normal teenage life listening to the latest music and going out with her friends to the mall. “They must have been familiar sights‚ walking around the shopping plaza in their shorts and flat ballerina slippers that always scuffed the sidewalk” (753). One night with her
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The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates shows the reader the self-created illusion that the main character Connie has created in order to better understand herself. Connie’s reality is altered as she has this dream that has manifested due to her desire for attention from others. Throughout the story there are many occurrences that support the idea that the entire story is a dream that was made up by Connie’s subconscious. Throughout the story‚ Arnold mentions many
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Teenagers in general are often stereotyped into one general category: unruly‚ uncaring‚ and self-absorbed. In the short story “Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oates plays on this stereotype. She uses imagery and point of view to direct the reader’s attention to the teenage girl psyche‚ selfish‚ whimsical‚ and longing for attention and affection‚ and how this stereotypical psyche can be distorted and controlled. The protagonist of the story‚ Connie‚ is a vain‚ “typical”
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