sleep of the sword‚ lay slopped and floated like the ocean’s leavings. From now on sailors would be safe‚ the deep-sea raids were over for good. Light came from the east‚ bright guarantee of God‚ and the waves went quiet; I could see headlands and buffeted cliffs. Often‚ for undaunted courage‚ fate spares the man it has not already marked. However it occurred‚ my sword had killed nine sea-monsters. Such night-dangers and hard ordeals I have never heard of nor of a man more desolate in surging waves
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Life for the two hundred and forty-five thousand innocent Japanese civilians after the atomic bomb struck Hiroshima as impossible to fathom. The decimation of Hiroshima and its brave Japanese citizens with an inequivalent sense of nationalism can only be understood through stories of very few lucky survivors. John Hersey’s Hiroshima attempts to provide an understanding for all the abandoned and helpless Japanese citizens that were tragically affected by “the first moment of the atomic age” (Hersey
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performance is to limit term in office. A benefit of strategic planning is that it provides a basis for rational decision-making. This approach maintains that strategy evolves out of experience as the organization goes along‚ one decision at a time‚ buffeted by bargaining and the push-and-pull of its constituencies: Incremental approach Analytical approach: basis of logic and in-depth analysis to formulate the strategy of the organization. Visioning approach: leader’s vision and base the strategy
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Over the centuries the Irish people suffered from war‚ hunger‚ abuse‚ occupation‚ and religious persecution but through it all remained the people they knew who they truly were. The Irish people are arguably the most persecuted society in the western world but through all the suffering the Irish people held true to their culture and fought for what was theirs. The British Empire may have released their control over many countries with a struggle but none like the battle for the Emerald Isle. The
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increase their efficiency‚such as the massive telecom company Telefónica CTC in Chile • Heightened competition. Intense competition among domestic and foreign brands raises marketing costs and shrinks profit margins.Brand manufacturers are further buffeted by pow- erful retailers that market their own store brands. Many strong brands have become megabrands and extended into a wide variety of related product categories‚ presenting a sig- nificant competitive threat. • Industry convergence. Industry
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The highest point on Earth is the peak of Mount Everest. To reach the summit of the mountain is the goal of every alpine climber. Before every climber goes to Mount Everest‚ they should know what the climate is‚ the history behind the mountain‚ and the people of the mountain‚ the Sherpas. Mount Everst is located within the Himalaya Mountain Range. The range is very vast and extensive‚ containing over one hundred mountains higher than 24‚000 thousand feet‚ and at least twenty mountains over 26‚000
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“Tragic hero is the man who on the one hand is not pre-eminent in virtue and justice‚ and yet on the other hand does not fall into misfortune through vice or depravity‚ but falls because of some mistake; one among the number of the highly renowned and prosperous.” Aristotle Justice is presented in different forms by authors throughout history. The justice in the Ancient Greek writing is often swift and harsh‚ almost direct. The Bible stories‚ in contrast‚ are more of an indirect punishment on
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Now I mean to be a match for Grendel‚ settle the outcome in single combat./ my one request is that you wont refuse me‚ who have come this far‚ the privilege of purifying Heorot‚ with my own men to help me‚ and nobody else. (Heaney 425-432). In this passage‚ Beowulf is describing to Hrothgar why he has come to Denmark. Foster writes that a quest has five elements‚ a quester‚ a place to go‚ a stated reason to go there‚ challenges and trials‚ and a real reason to go there. Beowulf is the quester. The
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HP) shocked the business world when its former CEO‚ Carly Fiorina‚ announced that rival computer-maker Compaq had agreed to be acquired by HP. The announcement came at the end of a year in which slumping demand and strong competition from Dell had buffeted both companies. The merged company would have annual revenues of about $87.4 billion‚ putting it in the same league as IBM‚ and would be able to provide customers with a full range of computer products and services. With the exception of printers
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despite the subprime challenges. But then‚ to be accompanied by one of the five largest investment banks in U.S which is Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. The other investment banks suffered the storm. Even though the Goldman Sachs had also been buffeted by the Financial Storm. But “Goldman was still rewarding the firm’s CEO that named Blankfein with a pay check for $68.7 million.” Every one of their 30‚000 employees from traders to secretaries earned an average of $600‚000‚ and Goldman Sachs also
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