appreciate the novel “Lord of the Flies” (1954) by William Golding (1911-1993) it is necessary to have read Robert Michael Ballantyne’s (1825-1894) “Coral Island” (1858)‚ or at least to understand its theme and treatment. And so‚ since it was Golding’s intention to set himself to write an island story that deliberately challenged Ballantyne’s model in “Coral Island” -by inverting its assumptions and values- we can explore multiple angles from which the two novels can be compared and studied. An item
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Integrative Case 7‚ Casa de Diseno‚ involves evaluating working capital management of a furniture manufacturer. Operating cycle‚ cash conversion cycle‚ and negotiated financing needed are determined and compared with industry practices. The student then analyzes the impact of changing the firm’s credit terms to evaluate its management of accounts receivable before making a recommendation. a. Operating cycle (OC) average age of inventory average collection period 110 days 75 days
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Détail de l’offre : Leveraged Finance Analyst Titre de l’offre Leveraged Finance Analyst Description de la mission Date : 6-month internship starting in as soon as possible. Responsibilities: Participation to pitch to client (new LBO transaction‚ refinancing‚ extension‚ restructuring)Presentation of company (products‚ markets‚ risks‚ SWOT‚ cash-flow generation);Presentation of proposed financing structures;- Liaising with M&A department. Participation in the analysis and follow up of LBO portfolio:
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Ferdinand de Saussure Ferdinand de Saussure (/sɔːˈsʊr/ or /soʊˈsʊr/; French: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ də sosyʁ]; 26 November 1857 – 22 February 1913) was a Swiss linguist whose ideas laid a foundation for many significant developments in linguistics in the 20th century.[1][2] He is widely considered one of the fathers of 20th-century linguistics.[3][4][5][6] One of his translators‚ Emeritus Professor of Linguistics (Oxford University)‚ Roy Harris‚ summarized Saussure’s contribution to linguistics and the study
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Pierre Fermat’s father was a wealthy leather merchant and second consul of Beaumont- de- Lomagne. Pierre had a brother and two sisters and was almost certainly brought up in the town of his birth. Although there is little evidence concerning his school education it must have been at the local Franciscan monastery. He attended the University of Toulouse before moving to Bordeaux in the second half of the 1620s. In Bordeaux he began his first serious mathematical researches and in 1629 he gave a
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Pierre De Fermat- Pierre De Fermat was born in France in August of 1601. His father was a leather merchant and his mother’s family was in the legal profession. children‚ and practiced law. Math was simply just a hobby for Pierre. Pierre De Fermat was a busy lawyer‚ and didn’t leave much time for his love of math. Since math was just his hobby‚ he never wanted any of his work to be published. When he did publish his work‚ it was always anonymously. Fermat would state theorems‚ but always neglected
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EMC 5733 – Caracterização de Materiais 3 Modelo de Relatório INTRODUÇÃO Visão geral sobre todo conteúdo abordado no relatório. Objetivos Objetivos do trabalho e do uso de análises térmicas. Desenvolvimento Procedimento Experimental Descrição da etapa de preparação das amostras (pós usados‚ qual a liga utilizada‚ método de fabrico das amostras...); Breve descrição dos equipamentos usados (tanto de STA quanto de Dilatometria); Descrição detalhada
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Throughout this reading‚ De Gouges never shows her true identity of herself being a woman. She covers it up so men don’t just assume that the writing is biased and shouldn’t be taken seriously just because a woman wrote it. The goal of the overall piece of work is to influence the society as a whole‚ which means both men and women must buy into this idea of women being “equal” (De Gouges 176). In her writing‚ De Gouges seems to question how men have been treating women and if they have the right
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The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca: Attitude Towards the Native Indians In The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca‚ we follow the journey of Cabeza de Vaca to one of the earliest conquests to the New World. De Vaca’s perspective was not like that of conventional conquerors‚ but he was rather an anthropologist who accepted other cultures and traditions. De Vaca was an advocate for better treatment of Indians‚ which lead to him being convicted and sent to Africa. This action alone speaks volumes about the
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Alyssa Marchozzi Mary Brown October 23‚ 2014 Art History A Venus de Milo Throughout history‚ we have discovered many amazing art pieces that have changed the world. One that stands out among them is the sculpture Venus de Milo which is known to be Aphrodite‚ the Greek goddess of love and beauty. It is believed to be created by Alexander of Antioch during the Hellenistic Greek time period from 150-125 BCE. Prior to its discovery it is known to have had arms with the left one holding an apple
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