The British-Australian mining company Rio Tinto and two of its former executives have been charged for hiding losses and inflating the value of African coal assets. The company bought the Mozambique assets in 2011 for 3.7 billion and sold it later for only 50 million. Despite these charges‚ the company won’t back down and will fight the charges. This comes at a time where coal energy is colliding with new forms of energy and many companies are starting to fight to stay relevant and keep coal as the
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In the first week of October‚My Friends and I had got a great opportunity to visit Sheraton Grand Sukhumvit ‚Bangkok. This hotel is considered to be five starts hotel which located in the heart of Sukhumvit road. Moreover‚ they also receive a lot of accolades and awards. Talking about the activities that I had a chance to observe and learn‚ I had learned so many things.First ‚ thing that learned was about how to make a cocktail and it is one of my favorite.this activities was interesting
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perception of belonging via reading Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey‚ and The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do. But first off‚ what is Belonging? Belonging I feel‚ is when you have your mates around you‚ and you’re having a good time‚ knowing who everyone is‚ fitting in basically. But there can be other parts of belonging when you don’t really know people. For example‚ belonging to a school‚ but whilst belonging to it‚ you could still be bullied or harassed. Whilst I was reading Jasper Jones‚ I came to notice that
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In Jasper Jones‚ Charlie goes through a journey of growth as he navigates with challenging issues related with his family and friends. Throughout Jasper Jones we see how the relationship between Charlie and his mother is deteriorating.Pg.125 “What? But how is this fair? This is Ridiculous!”Charlie challenges his mothers authority when she forces him to dig the hole. Charlie begins to Challenge the unfair rules of his mother for the first time. While Charlie is walking with Eliza he catches his mum
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Executive Summary We are Grande Papagayo Resort located in Papagayo peninsula‚ Costa Rica. Grande Papagayo Resort is one of the economic forces for the state forming a large part of the tourism industry and a valuable recreational resource for the communities in Costa Rica and worldwide. This marketing plan aims to review and enhance the overall position of Grande Papagayo Resort in the market in the future by studying our competitors‚ performing Situational and Environmental analysis‚ implementing
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is among the world leaders in the production of many commodities‚ including aluminium‚ iron ore‚ copper‚ uranium‚ coal‚ and diamonds. Although primarily focused on extraction of minerals‚ Rio Tinto also has significant operations in refining‚ particularly for refining bauxite and iron ore. As of March 2009‚ Rio Tinto is the fourth-largest publicly listed mining company in the world * Wide Product Range: The company produces aluminium‚ copper‚ diamonds‚ coal‚ iron ore‚ uranium‚ gold and industrial
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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte‚ 1884 Georges Seurat A Sunday on La Grande Jatte medium’s is an oil on canvas artwork painted by Georges Seurat for two years. His technique is basically painterly. It depicts realistic experiences of people at that time while having a relaxing Sunday in a suburban park in an island in Seine River. For some‚ it is as if Seurat wanted the ‘characters’ in his work to parade in nature. The elements that are highlighted in the painting are texture‚ value‚ and color. Georges
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After having a thorough read of the novel ‘Jasper Jones’ by Craig Silvey‚ I have come to understand the powerful effects of using written codes and conventions in novels. Silvey’s impressive piece of literature was carefully constructed through techniques such as characterization‚ socio-cultural context‚ themes and intertexuality. By doing this‚ Silvey was accredited for convincing the readers‚ appealing to their emotions and manipulating their beliefs and values to accept or agree with his opinions
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her. The new barista was really rude. So rude that when Allison would order a coffee she would purposely mess it up! But‚ one day when Allison was sipping on a Java Chip Frappuccino the Coffee Godmother came out and said “You must go to the Ariana Grande concert and find true love.” Allison soon replied “ But what am I going to wear‚ I’ve spent all my money on Starbucks.” In one quick woosh the Coffee Godmother magically gave Allison a big t-shirt‚ a sweatshirt two sizes too big‚ and a pair of skinny
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Freyre’s Casa Grande & Senzala (1933) has been described as one of Brazil’s ‘founding fictions’. Discuss this concept paying particular attention to questions of race and to the impact of the book on Brazilian culture and society. When interpreting a work that is deemed a ‘founding fiction’‚ it is crucial to examine the social environments in which the given work was constructed as well as the author’s predecessors and external influences. When studying Gilberto Freyre’s Casa Grande & Senzala‚ it
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