Should Cooper acquire Nicholson? Why (not)? Cooper Industries has been pursuing a policy of expansion through the acquisition of other companies and this strategy appears to be working well for them. They have acquired a number of companies and have been successful in integrating them into Cooper Industries. They have established three criteria that potential companies for acquisition must meet and Nicholson meets all three criteria. Nicholson holds 50% of the market share in files and rasps‚ its
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Explain why William introduced castles into England? There was a plethora of reasons why William introduced castles into England. Firstly‚ they were built for protection; after the battle of Hastings there was only about 5‚000 Normans left in England‚ they were massively outnumbered by the English whose population measured around 1 and a half million. Therefore William would have feared the English revolting and with only 5‚000 men they had little chance of putting up a strong defence‚ William
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which Edward formed and actually applied‚ this was in fact very advance in comparison to Europe at the time. So‚ when William the Conqueror took over as King of England did he inherit a civilised and sophisticated state or was it in great need of a Norman revamp? Body: What was England before the conquest? By 1066‚ it was a defined state wwith borders‚ administrative units‚ laws and taxation records‚ a unique blend of cultures melded together yet continually evolving. By the 11th century the contemporary
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1066 The Year of Conquest Specific short answer questions to help you read and understand the material and to answer the two main questions? 1.) What did David Howarth say about the use of the word “perhaps” when writing about events a thousand years ago and what did he think was just as important as the “factual truth”? In reference to “perhaps”‚ Howarth says that nothing is perfectly certain. To know what people thought or pretended was true if you can discover why they thought it or
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many instances of good triumphing over evil. Scott establishes the fact that the Saxons are inherently “good”‚ and are suffering under the harsh rule of the “evil” Normans. In the absence of King Richard‚ his weaker brother John has taken to ruling tyrannically over the Saxons. Through oppression‚ unfair treatment‚ and bigotry‚ the Normans are seen throughout the novel as a malevolent force to be reckoned with. However‚ several of the main characters’ actions are meant to illustrate good overcoming
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well as the Normans‚ because the quality of the metal wasn’t as good. Clever Thinking William thought of a very cunning and clever plan towards the end of the battle. After trying his archers to weaken the English’s shield wall‚ then his foot-soldiers and his Cavalry‚ he took his whole army up the hill to Harold’s army. Next he pretended to retreat. Harold felt so proud because he thought he won; he‚ and his army‚ ran straight down the hill to kill them. This meant that the Normans could then
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when the members of a soldiers platoon deal with another soldier who is not performing up to standards‚ an example would be forcefully giving a soldier a shower because they refuse to bathe. However‚ the Code Red was sent to be carried out by Jack Nicholson a senior officer‚ who has allowed the two soldiers to take the blame for murder. Followership The Challenges of Dissent: “Expressing disagreement is an important ethical duty of followership” (Johnson 26). In the Marines‚ as with any branch of
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English were standing tough and seemed like their wall of soldiers couldn’t be broken down. The Norman archers then began shooting their arrows up in the arrow hoping they’d rain down on the English and puncture in their heads. It’s said that King Harold was shot in the eye. King Harold is eventually killed and the Normans win. What were the consequences of the battle? After the battle the Normans began influencing the lifestyle. They began speaking more of the French language and practicing
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.......................................................8 Technological..................................................................................8 SWOT ANALYSIS………………………………………………………................10 OBJECTIVES OF HARVEY NORMAN………................................................11 SEGMENTATION………………………………………………………….............12 Geographical...................................................................................12 Demographical
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armoured knights‚ soldiers and archers. He also had a huge amount of ships to carry his army over the English Channel. William used the very clever trick of retreating down the hill to make the English follow and lose their ground. After that‚ the Norman army quickly doubled back on themselves and surrounded and killed the helpless English. As well as all this‚ William had a store of the finest weapons in France. William was one of the bravest people of his time. When his army was having difficulties
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