J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone How has J.K. Rowling taken the elements of the traditional school story and adapted them so as to create a work of popular modern appeal? The typical school story is “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” by Thomas Hughes‚ which was published in 1857. The novel is set in a real life boarding school‚ Rugby‚ and the headmaster is a real historical figure‚ Dr. Thomas Arnold‚ who is famous for introducing the concept of “muscular Christianity”. The hero
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How I Did It… HBR.ORG Angela Ahrendts is the CEO of Burberry. Burberry’s CEO on Turning An Aging British Icon into a Global Luxury Brand by Angela Ahrendts W THE IDEA PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES Before Angela Ahrendts became Burberry’s CEO‚ licensing threatened to destroy the brand’s unique strengths. The answer? Centralize design and focus on innovating core heritage products. hen I became the CEO of Burberry‚ in July 2006‚ luxury was one of the fastest-growing sectors in the
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Harry Potter is the most miserable‚ lonely boy you can imagine. He’s shunned by his relatives‚ the Dursley’s‚ that have raised him since he was an infant. He’s forced to live in the cupboard under the stairs‚ forced to wear his cousin Dudley’s hand-me-down clothes‚ and forced to go to his neighbour’s house when the rest of the family is doing something fun. Yes‚ he’s just about as miserable as you can get. Harry’s world gets turned upside down on his 11th birthday‚ however. A giant‚ Hagrid‚ informs
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interactions between them and their resident advisor (RA) their freshman year of college. An excellent resident advisor has a huge impact on a student’s enjoyment of living in the dorms. I hope to allow everyone to be able to have a positive first year experience in college‚ and especially at Western. I hope to become an RA to ensure that everyone has a positive‚ valuable‚ safe time while at college. Being a Resident Advisor for me is important and interesting because I know multiple people who have had
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Harry Potter Fans Community and Value CreationIntroduction Harry Potter has enjoyed immense popularity over the last thirteen years. Nearly all peopleare aware of the wizard boy’s name--- Harry Potter‚ even those who have not ever read the books or watch the films. Harry Potter has grown into a powerful brand quickly‚ which provides consumers with functional‚ social and experiential values that they can ‘experienceit‚ relate to it‚ rely upon it and talk about it’ (Gunelius‚ 2008). To date‚ there
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1. INTRODUCTION Despite its overwhelming small physical size and lack of natural resources‚ the Singapore economy has experienced rapid economic development since its independence in 1965. Within those few decades‚ Singapore has metamorphosed from a third world country to one of the countries with the highest GDP globally (292% of global average in 20131). GDP grew with an average of 7.7% since independence; and topped 9.2% in the first 25years. Per capita GDP over the same periods grew by 5.4%
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“I felt like the moon‚ the stars‚ and all the planets had fallen on me.” Harry S. Truman‚ our thirty-third president of the United States‚ spoke this on April 12‚ 1945. This was a significant day in which two major things happened; President Franklin D. Roosevelt died unexpectedly‚ and Harry S. Truman was sworn in as president. Henry L. Stimson‚ Roosevelt’s secretary of war‚ who later became Truman’s‚ reintroduced the proposal of the Manhattan Project and its person in charge‚ Major General Leslie
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Psychologist Expert Testimonies The Courtroom and the Quagmire of Psychologist’s in Expert Testimonies. Agnes M. Sigovich University of New Haven Psychologist Expert Testimonies The Courtroom and the Quagmire of Psychologist’s in Expert Testimonies. The roles and ethical dilemmas of psychologists as exert witnesses in our court system are undeniably ambiguous. These issues of morality can be seen throughout many case studies. When forensic psychologists
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The CEO Perspective: CEO Expectations from the Marketing Function – John Replogle‚ CEO and President‚ Burt’s Bees As consultants‚ we at Max Brand Equity have the privilege of contributing to the success of many of the most respected business organizations in the world. In addition‚ we are provided the opportunity to see and experience ‘what works’ and ‘what doesn’t work’ in the marketplace across a broad range of industries and business models. We bring this breadth and depth of knowledge and
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Resident Evil By Skyler Garrard 4th period This paper will be about resident evil I will be researching where the idea came from‚ who created it‚ what the games are about and what plans they have for the future. Resident Evil was created by a video game company named Capcom. The main director’s name was Shinji Mikami. Shinji Mikami actually started out making games Title’s from Disney Movies such as Aladdin and three other titles. Shinji Mikami started working for Capcom in 1990 after
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