No One Writes to the Colonel No One Writes to the Colonel (Spanish: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba) is a novella written by the Colombian novelist and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez. The novel‚ written between 1956-1957 and first published in 1961‚ is the story of an impoverished‚ retired colonel‚ a veteran of the Civil War‚ who still hopes to receive the pension he was promised some fifteen years earlier‚ which is assumed to him as a war veteran‚ but no one writes. At the same
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Provide support to manage pain and discomfort 1.1 Explain the importance of a holistic approach to managing pain and discomfort. it is important to have a holistic approach to managing pain and discomfort as this is looking the situation as a whole‚ and how the ways of managing pain and discomfort could have an impact on the person’s life altogether. When you try to find out where the pain originates from this can help you to decide the best way to treat it. When you know the cause‚ you can resolve
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PART I Directions: Please answer each of the following questions in a paragraph for each. Explain your thoughts with theory and examples where applicable. 1. What are opportunity costs? How do explicit and implicit costs relate to opportunity costs? Opportunity costs is the cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action. Put another way‚ the benefits you could have received by taking an alternative action. Implicit is a cost that is represented by lost opportunity
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Answers to Pause/Break Section Review Questions Section 2.1 Review Questions 1. What is the difference between a physical marketplace and an e-marketplace (marketspace)? A marketspace is an electronic marketplace. While traditional marketplaces are constrained by their physical locations‚ marketspaces use technology to eliminate this constraint (by being online). 2. List the components of a marketspace. A marketspace consists of the following components: customers‚ sellers‚ goods
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and rising share prices. The profitability is important for businesses which want to attract financial funds. A business with high profitability means the business has the ability to earn profit. It is commonly say that a business needs funds to support its capital or running cost. For a high profitability business‚ funds can be easier to collect since the shareholders will expect that such business is profitable. Thus the business can state in a health financial position. In addition‚ profitability
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Melanie St. Jean The Birthmark Nathaniel Hawthorne Question One The birthmark on Georgina’s face portrays the fact that we are all unique and one of a kind. In an excerpt of Hawthorne’s quote‚ “stamps ineffaceably on all her productions” he is saying that nature gives us our own “stamp” or mark‚ for us to differ as individuals. In simpler words‚ Hawthorne is implying that no one is perfect. We all have our blemishes‚ which make us who we are‚ and that if our focus revolves around the negative
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brother and “the bad mind” sinks to the lower world to rule while “the good mind” rules the upper world‚ it makes a clear distinction that there are two men however‚ the Judeo-Christian seem to refer to evil as a serpent seeming because God only man one man in his like ness being himself the evil being doesn’t seem to exist. To me the two stories do do not seem similar at all them seem to differ in
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2106AFE Revision Lecture Questions Question 1 Short Answer Questions: Provide a brief answer including the specific sections and sub-sections that apply under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). DO NOT use ILAC method to answer. (a) On 1 February 2012‚ Mr Lawson was appointed as an administrator of Gogo Pty Ltd by the passing of a resolution by a majority of the directors of the company. Upon appointment‚ Mr Lawson convened the creditors’ first meeting on 4 February 2012. Is this a valid
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Anti Semitism is the prejudice‚ hatred or the discrimination of Jewish people. Anti Semitism was never a word until the late 19 hundreds‚ the word was made in Germany‚ as a more scientific term then “judenhass” which means “Jew-hatred”. A person who holds such views is called an "anti-Semite". People to who are anti-Semitists are either against the religion or race. 1 determined person to exterminate all Jews was Adolf Hitler. His hatred was so great for the reason that every Jew he ever encountered
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Sure Thing In David Ives’ short one-act comedy play “Sure Thing” he examines a number of variations in which a conversation between a guy and girl could take place. Theme‚ setting‚ plot‚ characters all of these things are essential to the understanding and captivation of the audience. With every exchange of conversation there is the ability to regain a fresh start by getting a second chance to make a good impression. The setting of this play is simple‚ a coffee shop. The setting is perfect
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