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    There is much scholarly debate on Xerxes’ rise to prominence due to the contradictory nature of primary sources; both archaeological and epigraphic‚ particularly regarding challenges to the throne. The political system was particularly murky in the area of succession; with no clear rules established by the time of Xerxes. Herodotus‚ as the focal primary source for Xerxes’ rise to prominence; must be indefinitely treated with due caution‚ given his Greek heritage‚ tendency to caricature the Persians

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    We know that the subject matter of both Cimabue’s Madonna and Child Enthroned and Giotto’s Madonna Enthroned depicts the Virgin mother holding her son Jesus Christ upon a golden throne with angels at either shoulder. After looking at Cimabue’s work‚ it is debatable whether his apprentice Giottos surpassed the man. In manners of skill‚ Giotto’s more classical and naturalist style took on other stylistic components that very well exhibited a 3-dimensional space upon a 2-dimensional plane. In personal

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    composition‚ but different in content. The first image is Leonardo’s Madonna and Child with St. Anne (168 x 112 cm) in the Louvre‚ created around 1508. This is an oil painting on wood support. The second is Michelangelo’s Holy Family‚ or Doni Tondo‚ (120 cm diameter) located in the Uffizi‚ and created in Florence circa 1504. This is a circular image in an elaborate frame‚ painted in oil and tempera on panel. Leonardo’s Madonna and Child with St. Anne was commissioned as an altarpiece for the Church of

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    In the HBO series‚ Game of Thrones‚ many characters take on aspects of the archetypes made famous by Carl Jung. This series originally aired in 2011‚ based off of a book series written by George R.R. Martin. Carl Jung was a psychiatrist who is known for not only his work on the Collective Unconsciousness‚ but also the concept of archetypes. In his book‚ The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious‚ Jung discusses behavior patterns that he calls archetypes. He describes these as “...inborn tendencies

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    Madonna Business Case Analysis This business case analysis explores the theme of strategy by examining the career of Madonna‚ the world’s highest earning female entertainer‚ and one of the most business savvy women in the world . The case analysis identifies the impact that strategy can have on successful performance‚ and that it can be applied to both individuals as well as organizations. As we see in the example Madonna demonstrates that strategy is not about creating a detailed plan‚ but about

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    Raphael and the Alba Madonna Arts 230 University of Phoenix Rafaello Sanzio da Urbino was born in 1483 in Urbino‚ Italy. Throughout most of his early life he studied as an apprentice under Pietro Perugino‚ a high renaissance artist that studied alongside Leonardo da Vinci‚ in 1501 Raphael finished his apprenticeship and began to paint commissioned works

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    Sarah J. Maas’ novel‚ Throne of glass‚ plunges us head first into a vivid world of tyrannical kings‚ vindictive murders‚ and wicked witches. We are entrenched in the riveting tale of 18 year old assassin Celaena Sardothien who‚ after having been enslaved in the the salt mines of Endovier for a year‚ is forced to fight in a fierce competition against twenty three other thieves‚ murderers‚ and assassins in order to win the title of the king’s champion‚ along with her own freedom. Many novels written

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    was the number one download on iTunes stores around the world‚ and in the same year the entrepreneur opened the MTV European Music Awards with a stage performance of the track. This dynamic entrepreneur is Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Ritchie. Five dimensions How has Madonna achieved such success? And why should we care? Because the five dimensions of her successful strategy (vision‚ understanding the customer and industry‚ leveraging competences and addressing weaknesses‚ consistent

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    she writes‚ "taught me how to pray." The cover playfully exploits Roman Catholic religious themes and reinscribes Madonna signifiers‚ most notably her navel‚ from her earlier work" (Harold Jaffe‚ Madonna and Other Spectacles (New York:PAJ Publications‚ 1988)‚7-12). In the music video ’Like A Prayer’‚ Madonna witnesses a double crime that is equated with a burning cross‚ Madonna falls into a dream. That this a dream is of utmost importance‚ for it signals that the character

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    Week 1 Madonna Case Analysis For Madonna‚ her challenge will be navigating the shifting business paradigm she acknowledged (Grant‚ 2013‚ p.444) to continue to generate value into the future in the context of her own mortality. The solution for this challenge will be a growth options strategy with an emergent focus (Grant‚ 2013‚ pp. 22‚ 53) driven by capitalizing on her large body of work and iconic global brand for long term success. Synopsis of the Case Throughout her career‚ Madonna effectively

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