administrative or business situation. Please address all correspondence to Dr Susan Tai‚ Department of Business Studies‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong‚ E-mail: bustai@polyu.edu.hk. Supermarket Cyber Storm: Where adMart Went Wrong INTRODUCTION A revolution was taking place in the grocery store industry‚ and was creating the potential for drastically lower food bills for Hong Kong consumers. This was the result of Mr. Jimmy Lai Chee-yings latest business venture‚ adMart‚
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As a child I have always been clearly informed that I am Hispanic‚ my parents make sure that I’m not ashamed of my background and that I’m informed of where I came from. Because I was so young I didn’t know much about the subject‚ but I now clearly understand how lucky I am to be born in America and to be so lucky to live in the conditions I live in today. Now that I have gotten older and comprehend life easily I finally understand what it meant for my parents to be immigrants. One day I built enough
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Period 2 Ms. Johnson All through elementary school‚ I was left out. I never got along with other kids because I wasn’t pretty or bubbly as a little kid. Basically‚ my awkward phase was all the way to middle school. I can honestly say that I had one single friend at each elementary school I went to. When I went to Lockmar in Palm Bay‚ it was Jessica. We were the only two kids with lesbian parents‚ so we were close as could be. When I was in the fourth grade‚ my mom had a nervous breakdown
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Kevin and I went out for a year‚ and‚ during that time‚ we fought until we got sick of it. We fought about the stupid things all couples fight about‚ but the main thing that came between us was something that other couples probably don’t have to deal with. We constantly argued about whether I was too Americanized. 2. Kevin and I both came to the United States from Korea five years ago. Although we had this in common‚ we had different points of view on everything. He would ask me why I couldn’t be
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When you’re perfectly calm when dismembering a body‚ obviously you’re not mad. Throughout the entire poem‚ the narrator repeated expressed signs of rather extreme insanity. From the beginning of the short story‚ the narrator has always had a few screws missing. On page 1 the narrator states‚ "I have lost control of my mind‚ why do you say that I am mad?" The narrator is clearly in denial‚ he knows that the ideas that are swarming through his mind at the very least‚ indicate some sort of insanity
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When in Rome‚ do as the romans do. In this time old adage the reader is reminded to be polite and to abide by the customs and culture of a society when they are guests there. Nowhere is this phrase more important to remember than in the business world. With the world becoming ever more interconnected‚ managers‚ when thinking about expanding their operations should always think about how their actions can negatively impact their business in that foreign market. There is no better example of a costly
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It was the time when Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were candidates for the election of the president. When I came to the US for the first time it was like I am blind and could not see anytime because I was new to all the roads that were going we our road‚ on top of us‚ etc. In the the US they use to say that if you don’t know how to drive then you are without legs‚ if you don’t know the roads then you are blind‚ if you don’t know English then you are dumb. When I came to the US I knew how to speak
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When I was born in the US I took on the title of being my families first generation American; something I wouldn’t realise the significance of until much later in my life. Even as I was born in the US I still feel as British as tea and crumpets. Sunday wasn’t spent watching NFL games‚ but was instead spent watching British Premier League games. But with sunday soccer and 4th of July parties‚ I have grown to embrace both sides of who I truly am. “Wait so if you’re british‚ why don’t you have an
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This review paper will be evaluating and discussing the book “When I was Puerto Rican” by Esmeralda Santiago and some of its important themes. This book does an amazing job at giving a voice to countless minorities who have faced similar situations‚ struggles and triumphs that many of the characters in the book experience. It serves an important purpose by allowing a candid view into the lives of so many who are often misunderstood and misrepresented. There are many important themes that are addressed
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A TIME WHEN I RAN AWAY I’ve had enough of my life. Everybody at school jeers at me and constantly bullies me. Even the teachers pick on me‚ because I’m not exactly the brightest student. Everyday I go home battered and bruised yet my parents still don’t take a second look at me. I may be shy‚ but I’m also mysterious‚ curious and after some thought‚ and quite a lot of beatings‚ I decided to try something new‚ to run away from home. I’ve been travelling for ages now‚ with no insight of where I’m
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