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    Aldine ISD Summer Reading Response Log High School English III Grade 11 (entering English 3)     During the summer you are expected to read and respond to at least three books if you will be in regular English and at least five books if you will be in Pre-AP‚ Pre-IB‚ AP‚ GT‚ IB‚ or Dual Credit English. Personal choice selections for non-fiction and contemporary works may be made from one of the suggested lists that are available on the district web site (www.aldine.k12.tx

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    Orange is not a colour

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    Popular 50 Books To Read Before You Die Shelf (showing 1-50 of 4‚019) Life of Pi (Paperback) by Yann Martel (shelved 19 times as 50-books-to-read-before-you-die) avg rating 3.82 — 510‚931 ratings — published 2001 Want to Read Rate this book The Great Gatsby (Paperback) by F. Scott Fitzgerald (shelved 19 times as 50-books-to-read-before-you-die) avg rating 3.76 — 1‚212‚918 ratings — published 1925 Want to Read Rate this book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback) by

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    Telecommunications Mexico: I. Statement of the problem: 1) Identification of the problem: Marconi Telecommunications Corporation (Martel) is one of the Canada’s most international telecommunications providers. Martel purchased control of Lerida Telecom of Mexico in 1997. The company wanted to find the right people to manage their Latin American operations. Martel sent approximately 25 managers to Mexico‚ all the managers had been chosen both‚ internally and externally‚ as the company tried to select

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    eyes were brimming with tears and I was smiling ’ illustrates the unity of his requirements. Martel creates a huge anti climax as Pi is experiencing his first human contact in months. Going back to the previous chapter Pi says ‘I clung to life. I was weakly frantic. ’ He further tells us of how he has gone blind and eventually settles saying ‘I lost all fear of death and resolved to die. ’ Martel presents Pi ’s state clearly here through his syntax. He uses short simple sentences with simple

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    international candidates is that other companies’ salaries are higher than Marconi’s ones. If the compensation package can be considered as correct‚ compared to competitors‚ the base salaries alone are less than those of competitors and this makes Martel vulnerable. ALTERNATIVES Marconi needs to find a way to attract international managers and to retain them.  1_The program which has been taken in place in the 90’s could be a part of the solution. The best way to attract recent graduates

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    Applicability Vs. Allegory

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    with animals or the story without animals?” (Martel 3.99). In the story‚ Pi leaves the ending in the hands of the readers‚ and the Japanese officials. Martel is recognizing that while the one story is more reasonable‚ the story with the animals is still explanatory and does not change the ending. Martel is leaving the ending up to the reader to be applied to different parts of the more realistic part of the story. While he provides some guidance‚ Martel allows the reader to make their own connections

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    Administration of the Empire Much chaos surrounded Rome with the fall of the Roman Republic. After seizing Egypt‚ Octavian returned to Rome and became the first emperor of the Roman Empire in 27 BCE. “His restructuring of the senatorial and equestrian orders‚ and the subsequent emulation between the two‚ provided the human resources‚ power dynamics‚ and incentives necessary for his administration”. It was easier for Augustus to carryout such major changes in administration because there was a universal

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    to be accentuated as a direct result of intentional word choice. Pi arrives on the beach slightly crazed from his time at sea‚ as can be observed from the way his perceptions are distorted‚ with a fear that‚ “in two feet of water‚ I would drown‚” (Martel 284). He continues on with his confusion as he comments on his surroundings‚ animating the beach he resided on and breaking down following Richard Parker’s leave only clarifying how questionable his mental state was. He acts disconnected

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    Leaders did a lot during the middle ages. King Clovis‚ Charles Martel‚ Pepin and Charlemagne all managed to accomplish many things during their reign. An effective leader must have good character traits. There are many leaders out there but if you want to be great you have to gain the trust of your people. So‚ how and what defines/makes an effective leader? There are good and bad character traits of a leader. One trait of an effective leader is a tough leader. The reason why is because if a leader

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    international expansion The good example is that MATAV bought up the majority share of Martel in 2000. Since then‚ MATAV restructured MarTel in many aspects efficiently and successfully. It transferred its knowledge of a financial control system‚ professional regulatory management and tariff packages to rebalance fixed line fees. It also implanted a market-oriented doctrine gradually and trained the local staff. By 2003‚ Martel has become a company with all telecommunication services including fixed line

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