academicjournals.org/AJBM DOI: 10.5897/AJBM12.295 ISSN 1993-8233 ©2012 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Valuable‚ rare‚ inimitable resources and organization (VRIO) resources or valuable‚ rare‚ inimitable resources (VRI) capabilities: What leads to competitive advantage? Nuno Cardeal1* and Nelson António2 1 Católica-Lisbon School of Business Economics‚ Universidade Católica Portuguesa‚ Palma de Cima‚ Lisbon‚ Portugal. 2 ISCTE-IUL Lisbon‚ Av. Forças Armadas‚ Lisbon‚ Portugal.
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Gerardo Lopez Dr. Vella English 1‚ Period 3 30 April 2013 Influence and the Influenced Alice walker once said that “Nobody is as powerful as we make them out to be.” Leaders are only powerful if they have someone to give them power. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar the conspirators fight for the support of the plebeians. The plebeians often change their mind in the play‚ changing their sides of the conflict. The plebeians are a fickle group whose support determines the outcome of the play.
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English 1101 Antonio’s Undertone Antonio Porchia uses an undertone to further develop rather serious topics in his writing form. Antonio Porchia is an Italian poet that is very contemporary. The voices are a humble response to the world as he knew it. Antonio’s writing outlook created a reader and writer companionship Porchia feels so relatable to his reader which draws you to his writing even more. The writing
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Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto‚ whose story contained almost every element of what is viewed today as a Gothic Tale. Most stories that are classified under the subgenre of gothic fiction involve many elements that create a sense of suspense or mystery‚ with features that develop a dark feeling or unsettling atmosphere and sometimes even overwrought emotion. Through the analysis of short stories written by Gothic authors such as‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates
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In "My Antonio" Cather seemed to have a high admiration for Antonio throughout the story. Antonio’s characteristics are shown and brought out in different ways from the beginning of the story to the end. Three of the strongest characteristics that Cather admired in Antonio were her determination‚ optimism and loyalty. Her determination is shown with her strong will to work‚ to improve her life and to take care of her family even after all of the unlucky things she had gone through. Jim says‚ "I know
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Renaissance Period. The English Renaissance was much influenced by the pan-European Renaissance which is said to have originated in the 14th century in northern Italy. Often known as the "age of the Shakespeare" or "the Elizabethan era‚" the English Renaissance created stimulation in art‚ architecture‚ literature and music of whole of England. The transition in the England was accepted with reluctance and it was rather a medley of the forgotten Gothic and the naïve Renaissance. No field in England
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Melanie Konzett London‚ 2006 BA English Literature with History How and why has the Gothic been of importance in writing by and for women? The Gothic genre arose with the publication of Walpole’s Castle of Otranto in 1764‚ and achieved instantly a high popularity. It was particularly associated with female writers and readers (Markman 2003: 48). The Gothic novels of the first wave consist often of a formulaic plot around a hidden crime that feature stereotypical characters in a medieval
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The Gothic Age Introduction The Gothic Age As the third year that followed the year on thousand grew near‚ there was to be seen over almost all the earth‚ but especially in Italy and in Gaul‚ a great renewal of church buildings; each Christian community was driven by a spirit of rivalry to have a more glorious church than the others. It was as if the world had shaken itself‚ and casting off its old garments‚ had dressed itself again in every part in a white robe of churches. Raoul Glaber‚ Historia
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Antonio Soberanis Gómez (January 14‚ 1897 – April 14‚ 1975) was a Belizean labour activist‚ regarded as the father of the Belizean labour movement. He founded the Labourers and Unemployed Association in 1934 to demand poverty relief work and a minimum wage. He was jailed for sedition in 1935. Personal life Antonio Soberanis was born to Mexican parents in the village of San Antonio – Rio Hondo. He attended Holy Redeemer Boy’s School and thereafter became a barber. His barber shop‚ “The Panama Barbershop”
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The Yellow Wallpaper and The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde represent the gothic genre‚ it can be viewed as too simplistic because of the complexity within the Gothic genre; both showing clear distinct differences between each other. ‘Dr.J+Mr.H’ explores the Duality of man through the beast like character of Mr. Hyde‚ with clear conventions of the Classic Gothic. TYW on the other hand representing the modern Gothic‚ replacing the supernatural with the irrational‚ which is not seen as monstrous
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