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    society rather than individual people. This is seen through the two characters‚ Captain Vere and Billy Budd. Melville represents the judicial side of a court case through Captain Vere. Captain Vere asks the three men‚ “but tell me whether or not‚ occupying the position we do‚ private conscience should not yield to the imperial one formulated in the code under which alone we officially proceed?”(111). In this quote‚ Captain Vere acknowledges both his “private conscience” and the “code” but claims that

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    Cruise Industry Table of Contents Page 3 Executive Summary Page 4 - 6 Topic Paper Page 7 Work Cited Page Executive Summary Cruise Industry gives people the opportunity to get away on a ship that will take them away from many of their daily activities like work‚ and stress. There are many different reasons people decide to take a cruise such as value‚ convenience‚ choice‚ see new places‚ comfort‚ and even family get together. The

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    to save their home planet and Starfleet. Every single one of the characters underwent a certain amount of growth and development‚ including their captain‚ James T. Kirk. Captain Kirk is thrown challenge after challenge‚ leading to a significant amount of growth in his wisdom and leadership throughout the movie. In the opening scene of the movie‚ Captain Kirk is faced with making a life or death decision exhibiting his importance to the plot. His morals lead him to saving his best friend‚ and first

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    can be found in Herman Melville’s Billy Budd. Captain the Honorable Edward Fairfax Vere is that man. In Melville’s Billy Budd‚ Captain Vere’s mind is pulled in two conflicting directions: following the rules or acting on his affections for Billy Budd. It becomes obvious throughout the book that Vere has a knack for law and order‚ he wants everything to be done by the book; being a military man‚ this seems natural. It is also apparent that Captain Vere has a liking for Billy Budd. He admires the

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    outstanding character is Captain Nemo. Captain Nemo is the captain of the Nautilus‚ and he has vowed to never return to solid land. Throughout the whole story his character is mysterious‚ but after every event a little aspect of him is revealed to the reader. A great aspect is his loyalty. His loyalty is clearly portrayed when a crew member dies and he cries. “As I said‚ Captain Nemo wept while staring at the waves. His grief was immense.” (Verne‚ 417). Here we see how Captain Nemo is very loyal‚ and

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    Andrew Carnegie was a very successful businessman. He was an idealist and one of the most important philanthropists of his time. He started Pittsburg’s Carnegie Steel Company‚ which he later joined with Elhert H. Gary’s federal steel company and several smaller companies to create U.S. Steel. The wealth from his success abled him to build foundations and institutions like Carnegie Hall. After his huge role in the steel business he spent most of the rest of his life as a philanthropist. In today’s

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    An Ambitious unworthy and vainglorious fellow" Captain John Smith is memorialized in this 1616 Simon van de Passe engraving. Captain John Smith is memorialized in this 1616 Simon van de Passe engraving. In 1609 Captain John Smith dispatched a party of English under Captain Francis West from Jamestown—labeled “Iames-towne” on this map—upriver to the Falls or “The Fales.” In 1609 Captain John Smith dispatched a party of English under Captain Francis West from Jamestown—labeled “Iames-towne”

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    novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville. In this novel‚ Ahab‚ the obsessed captain of the Pequod‚ seeks to annihilate the white whale Moby Dick. In his unnatural fixation on the whale‚ Captain Ahab manipulates the other sailors on the ship into following after his own goal. His unceasing desire to kill however stems from his earlier encounter with the whale. The captain’s obsession constitutes the plot for the entire novel. Captain Ahab’s indefatigable enmity toward Moby Dick generates hysteria inside

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    I was eight years old‚ my mom took me to my first formal concert in Carnegie Hall to hear the Cincinnati Pops play because her office got her and her colleague VIP tickets for Christmas. I didn’t think I’d enjoy it all that much because I was never a fan of classical music at that age‚ but I loved every second of that concert‚ or the fact that I was in New York City. That’s still debatable. That night was the soloist’s Carnegie Hall Debut‚ and I was completely in awe of her. I didn’t know that a

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    applied to this industry McDONALD’S 1. Threat of substitute products Low-Moderate – Availability of the MCD products – Choose MCD for Easting and Entertainment – Narrows Threat of Substitutes due to introduction of local taste products. 2. Threat of new entrants HIGH – Regulation of Limit – Easy Access Market and Low start up cost – Example of SubWay’s market penetration 3. Intense rivalry among existing players HIGH – Very competitive Fast Food industry – Competitors

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