“The Taipan” by S. Maugham A story of overweening ambition "The Taipan" tells of an eponymous central character living in Shanghai during colonial times who is extremely satisfied with life. He has plenty of money‚ a taste for liquor and good food‚ a successful business‚ an overweening sense of superiority (he has lasted longer than most expatriates in China‚ despite his gargantuan appetite)‚ and an unshakeable conviction that he had at last "beaten them all" - in other words‚ his rivals. He
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William Somerset Maugham. Stylistic pecularities. Maugham became a witty satirist of the post-colonial world and wrote over thirty plays‚ mainly light satiric comedies. At one time he had four dramas running simultaneously; only Bernard Shaw has had more plays on at the same time in London. The British Library holds many of Maugham’s published plays‚ and the Library’s Lord Chamberlain’s collection contains a considerable number of typescripts. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemprorary
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global supply chain. Somerset Furniture Company (SFC) was founded in 1957 in Randolph County‚ Virginia. Traditionally‚ SFC manufactured large‚ medium-priced‚ ornate residential home wood furniture such as bedroom cabinets and chests of draws‚ and dining and living room cabinets‚ tables‚ and chairs. Somerset prides itself on customer service. They believe that late deliveries to its customers would harm its credibility and result in loss of customers and excessive inventories. Somerset has recently set
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the Mendip Hills and the Somerset Levels. The essay will address the main features and issues related to the Mendip Hills and Somerset Levels and also compare and contrast them. The first one (also known as Mendips) relates to the type of a sedimentary rock. Approximately 12% of sedimentary rocks are limestone. Mendip Hills consist of a number of limestone hills to the south of Bristol in Somerset‚ United Kingdom. Sediments
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Establishing a limited time frame for the claimant to recover damages is severely restrictive as hours or minutes should not be a relevant factor in situations involving the death of a beloved person. In Taylor v Somerset Health Authority‚ the claim for damages failed despite the claimant learning of the victim’s death within minutes. This requirement is seen as undeveloped as the trauma of losing a loved one does not make any difference regardless of the time limit. It is foreseeable that viewing
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Executive Summary A&W Restaurant has a large range of target market. This is because they are serving fast food that can be consume by all people such as children‚ families‚ teenagers‚ adults and late adults. As we all know A&W use to be famous and likeable by all people. But now days A&W are no longer the first choice of people eats fast food. In order to regain their name and rebrand it‚ we have decided to improve their four P’s which are product‚ price‚ place and promotion. Four
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W Hotels W Hotels is Starwood’s luxury lifestyle / boutique hotel brand. Marketed towards a younger general crowd‚ the hotel brand was launched in 1998 with its first property‚ W New York‚ opening at 541 Lexington Avenue. The brand has since expanded internationally with properties opening first in Mexico City‚ Seoul‚ and Istanbul. The brand’s first resort property is W Maldives Retreat & Spa. The group has now 52 hotels all over the world‚ also in countries like Taiwan or Chili. In order
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Executive Summary A&W Restaurants‚ Inc. is a chain of fast-food restaurants that specialize in root beer and root beer floats. It is the first fast food restaurant in Singapore and expansion was fast in the early nineties‚ but in 2003‚ A&W’s Singapore operations came to an end. Many Singaporeans grew up eating A&W‚ and that is one reason why many people are protesting for it to make a comeback in Singapore. Hence‚ our campaign will draw an emotional appeal‚ focusing on the theme‚ “Bringing
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George W. Bush September 20‚ 2011 Address to Congress On September 11‚ 2001 the American nation was shaken with news of a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Fear and panic commandeered the spirits of American citizens as they awaited to hear if their loved one had perished‚ if another attack had been planned for somewhere else in the United States‚ and how their nation would rise from the ashes to face another tomorrow. Not only had their nation been attacked‚ but
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What we call a "Chicago accent" is actually called the Inland North American dialect. This encompasses the major cities around the Great Lakes. The dialect used to be considered the standard American accent until the region experienced a vowel shift‚ now called the North Cities Vowel Shift. Who Speaks the Chicago Dialect? Or rather‚ who doesn’t? The answer‚ of course‚ is African Americans in the Chicago region‚ who have their own (and infinitely more interesting) dialect. Though this may be obvious
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