LAST LEAF biography William Sidney Porter‚ best known by his pen name O. Henry‚ was born in Greensboro‚ North Carolina‚ in 1862‚ the second son of Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter and Mary Jane Porter. When his mother died of pneumonia three years after his birth‚ he and his father and brother moved into the home of his grandmother and his aunt Lina‚ who took over his education and started him in his interest in literature. Lit. approach In The Last Leaf‚ as lingering pneumonia takes her will to live
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Hatshepsut was one of the very few women to rule Egypt. She reigned from 1479 to 1458 B.C.E‚ which was the New Kingdom. She was the only child of Thutmose I and Ahmose. When her father died and her half-brother Thutmose II ascended to the throne‚ she married him to keep their bloodlines pure. When he died‚ she became the pharaoh. Hatshepsut had many accomplishments. Some of her more notable ones were organizing an expedition to the land of Punt from which brought back foreign trees. She also portrayed
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I. CURRENT SITUATION A. Current Performance: Currently‚ Tiffany’s competitors’ aggressiveness in the industry is taking a toll on Tiffany’s stock price. From a high of $41.38 per share in January 2003‚ Tiffany’s stock price went down to $23.06 per share as of March 2003. The decline was due to many factors such as competition‚ economic recession‚ and SAR epidemic. Working capital and the corresponding current ratio were $612‚978‚000 and 2.8:1 at January 31‚ 2003‚ compared to $667‚647‚000 and
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EL FILIBUSTERISMO I. The Novel El filibusterismo * It is the second novel written by José Rizal as the sequel to Noli Me Tangere. Like Noli Me Tangere‚ it was written in Spanish. * “The reign of Greed” in English * It consist of 38 chapters * Rizal dedicated El Filibusterismo to the three martyred priests of Cavite mutiny.The execution of the three priests was significant to the title of the novel. The title Rizal had to define the word filibustero to his German friend Ferdinand
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I. TITLE: El Filibusterismo II. CHARACTERS: * Simoun – Crisóstomo Ibarra disguised as a wealthy jeweler‚ bent on starting a revolution * Basilio – Sisa’s son‚ now an aspiring doctor * Isagani – poet and Basilio’s best friend; portrayed as emotional and reactive; Paulita Gómez’ boyfriend before being dumped for fellow student Juanito Peláez * Kabesang Tales – Telesforo Juan de Dios‚ a former cabeza de barangay(barangay head) who resurfaced as the feared Luzón bandit Matanglawin
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the Pope’s Swiss guard at the Vatican have all reimplemented the use of flutes in their practices [4]. Some of the greatest changes in the development of the flute came about due to Theobald Boehm. Boehm was born in Munich in 1794‚ and trained as a jeweler and goldsmith at a young age. He developed a great affinity towards music‚ and by the time he was 24 years old‚ he was a professional goldsmith‚ flute maker‚ and professional flutist in Munich’s orchestra of the royal court. Boehm created his own
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re-interpreting stories or poems that had hidden meanings or messages. One of the most popular artists known for his miniature paintings was Nicholas Hilliard. Hilliard was born in 1547 in England. Nicholas Hilliard was trained and worked as a goldsmith and jeweler before becoming an artist. Hilliard was first introduced to miniature paintings by seeing and admiring the work of Hans Holbein‚ a miniature painter from Germany. Holbein’s work inspired Nicholas Hilliard to become a miniature artist himself. Nicholas
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"A String of Beads" is a short story written by W.Somerset Maugham in 1943. William Somerset Maugham is the world-famous novelist. He`s universally acknowledged as a short-story writer. His fame in this realm began with the book of short stories entitled “the Trembling of the Leaf” (1921) and continued with increasing momentum. His skill in creating vivid and original human characters is combined with beauty and refinement of language and style.It is actually a rather satirical story. The story
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Nokia Brand’s Positioning Nokia was named the 5th Best Global Brand in 2007 and has been one of the 10 best global brands for almost a decade. So what makes Nokia Brand so valuable and what is Nokia’s value proposition? As Tam Harbert of Electronic Business magazine has put it: "If Nokia Corp. were a person‚ it would be young‚ sexy‚ sophisticated‚ hip and generally "with it"". Nokia newly released high-end phones aimed at both the consumer and business user and is showing strength in both emerging
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about 25 cars each month. Consequently‚ Shamalay is not very profitable. Becky is surprised to learn that her new employer‚ Mueller Imports receives more than 200 cars each month. Becky soon gets another surprise. Every couple of months‚ a local jeweler bills the dealer $5‚000 for “miscellaneous services.” Franz Mueller‚ the owner of the dealership‚ personally approves payment of these invoices‚ noting that each invoice is a “selling expense.” From casual conversions with a salesperson‚ Becky learns
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