people in different positions in the contact zone.” (page 492) I found this passage difficult because it uses many terms that I was only introduced to when I started reading Mary Louise Pratt’s essay. It is hard to follow because it uses difficult terms and packs a lot of information into a small amount of writing. Mary Louise Pratt introduces several concepts in the same passage‚ which was both overwhelming and distracting. It was difficult to understand the passage in its entirety the first time I
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West Lake Home Furnishings Ltd. Written Analysis and Communication - II Instructor Submitted by Section- D 2/08/2008 Date: May 30‚ 2007 To: Charles Bowman‚ CEO‚ West Lake Home Furnishings Ltd.‚ Ontario‚ Toronto. From Subject: Advice on whether to accept the offer of reducing the price of signature product to $29.99 for a year. This report is a summary and analysis of current situation on West Lake Home Furnishings Ltd. (WLHFL) The analysis is based upon the basic objective
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Milton Lawler Great Lakes: Great Decisions 12/15/2010 By John B. Webb IV Abstract For most business renovations and innovations‚ during the progress development of a company‚ continuous research and analysis is conducted to find out the ins and outs of the business. Some companies conduct this research before and or during the market place in configuring how they can enter or main their competitive position and influence of the industry involved. Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
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In White’s essay‚ Once More to the Lake‚ he conveys his attitudes towards the week spent at the camp by giving concrete and specific languae. The personal and autobiographical source of the essay is authenticated by these methods. These fundamental ideas emerge as White compares his memories of the lake with his experience upon revisiting it with his son. The multiple points of comparison and the language he uses to describe them is‚ once again‚ concrete and specific. White’s description of the
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With the 1990 Meech Lake Accord resulting in failure‚ succeeding it was the Charlottetown Accord in 1992. While primarily focusing on the Issues of Quebec at the time it did also address “the issue of Aboriginal self-government but provided for a waiting period of three years before the concept would be recognized in law. It also dealt with aboriginal representation in Parliament (Gall).” Through a total of five rounds of constitutional politics‚ the First Nations peoples were managing to achieve
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Greasy Lake My intent is to share with you comparisons of what the author portrays his characters to be rather than who hey really are. Allusion played a significant role in how the author described a theme throughout this story where the characters thought of themselves as the epitome of being bad in the short story “Greasy Lake”(Boyle). The allusion is one of the many ways the author developed his characters into bad guys. The opening paragraph of the story paints a picture wit the first sentence
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where we were going the entire ride. I turned up the radio in a desperate attempt to end the constant string of questions. Instead of giving up and sulking‚ he just talked over the music‚ throwing our completely infallible guesses. Canobie Lake Park has just opened a few weeks ago. Despite the beautiful weather‚ it is not crowded. In fact‚ we haven’t waited in a single line yet. We pushed our way through the gates and security just minutes after the park opened. It was amazing seeing all
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Case Study: Edgewood Lake Hospital - Leadership in a Rural Healthcare Facility During Challenging Economic Times [NAME] [DATE] Case Study: Edgewood Lake Hospital - Leadership in a Rural Healthcare Facility During Challenging Economic Times Edgewood Lake Hospital (ELH) which opened in 1945‚ is a 30-bed‚ independent‚ not-for-profit hospital located in rural northern California. It provides inpatient and outpatient services to the close-knit community that resides within the forested and lakeside
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grows‚ so does the output of pollution grow to meet demands. Today‚ hearing how polluted/contaminated lakes‚ rivers‚ and other water systems remains just a common occurrence in the minds of the majority individuals. Even though this water persists in its contamination‚ millions upon millions of people still consume this water for drinking every day. Such occurrences can be shown with the Great Lakes‚ since 35 million people rely on the water for fresh water even though there have been reports of high
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Written Task 1 IB English Language and Literature Rationale word count: 300 words Total word count: 932 words Rationale: In the first semester of my International Baccalaureate English course‚ we analyzed Mary Louise Pratt’s “Arts of the Contact Zone”. Pratt discusses the implications of contact zones and transculturation by utilizing Guaman Poma’s example of learning Spanish to successfully write a letter and persuade the King of Spain. In this written task‚ presented in the form
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