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DisneyFairyTalesvs.BrothersGrimmFairyTales

FairytalesarethereasonspeoplebelieveinhappyendingsAsachild,Disneyinfluencedthemto believethatifyouwishuponastaryourdreamswillcometrue.Unfortunately,thatisnotalwaysthe case.Happyendingsarenotalwaystheoutcome,asshownbytheBrothersGrimmfairytales.The BrothersGrimmshowdifferentemotionsintheirwritingswhichtendtoinfluenceagoriersideof fairytales.Eventhoughtheyarebothfairytales,theBrothersGrimmstoriesarefarmorerealisticin whichtheyshowsorrow,pain,andjusticeOnestory,bytheBrothersGrimm,thatshowshow sorrowisinfluencedintheirstoriesis"TheLittleMermaid."Thesetwostoriesconsistof many...showmorecontent...

BothstorieshavemanythingsincommonForinstance,bothfairytaleshaveanevilqueenwhois thestepmotherofSnowWhite.TheQueenisjealousofSnowWhite'sbeautywithherskin"as whiteassnow,"lips"asredasblood,"andhair,"asblackasebony"(Tartar167).Injealousrageshe decidedtokillsnowwhite.IntheBrothersGrimmversion,theQueentriedtokillherthreetimes. ...Getmorecontent...

MatthewChungChung1

March5,2013

SongComparisonEssayTheroadoflifecanbeabumpyoneTherewillalwaysbetwistsandturns thatcanalteraperson'slife,changingthecourseoftheirdestination.Eventhoughlifecanbetough, youhavetodrawuponyourinnerstrengthinordertopersevere.Thesongs,"MoveAlong"byThe All–AmericanRejectsand"GoodRiddance(TimeofYourLife)"byGreendaysingaboutthis message.Thelyricsintheirsongshavemanyliterarydevicessuchaspersonification,repetition, symbolismandjuxtaposition.Thepersonificationwillhelpyoushowmorecontent

Thethemeishowwhenyouhaveatough,importantmomentinlife,youhavetomakethebestofit andmovealong.Animagefortheselyricswillhelpyouconnecttothethemebecauseyoucansee whatisgoingonandapicturewillhelpyouunderstandsomethingmoreInmynextparagraph,I willbetalkingabouthowthesingersusedrepetitiontoemphasizecertainpoints.Inthesesongs, lyricswererepeated.Repetitiondrawsthelistener'sattentiontoparticularwordsorphrases.Inthe song,TimeofYourLife,thesingerrepeatstheline,"It'ssomethingunpredictable,butintheendit's right.Ihopeyouhadthetimeofyourlife."Thislineisrepeatedthroughoutthesongmultipletimes. Thesingerisemphasizingthefactthatanythingcanhappenwhenyoumakeyourchoicebutinthe end,youhavetojustrelaxandbehappy.Hewantstheaudiencetoreallyunderstandit.Intheother song,theline,"Movealong,movealong.Justtomakeitthrough"Thesingerisrepeatingtheterm, "Movealong"becausethatisthemainmessageinthissongItistomovealongwhenthingsseem bad.Thesingerwantstheaudiencetoreallygetthemessageandtofeelgoodwhentheyrelateto thissong.Theselinesconnecttothethemebecausetheyaretalkingaboutmovingonintough situationsandbeingsatisfiedwiththeoutcome.Theselyricswereemphasizedwell.Besides repetition,thesingersalsousedsymbolsandjuxtapositionto

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CompareandContrast

Thistypeofwritingassignmentiscommon.Onastandardizedtest,youmaybeaskedtoanalyze literature,evaluateideas,ormakeajudgmentandexplainyourreasons.

Inrespondingtothesetypesofprompts,youoftenwillcompareandcontrastcharacters,concepts, orchoices.Youwillbeaskedtoidentifysimilaritiesanddifferences,whicharethekeytocompare–and–contrastessays.

Therearewaystoorganizeyourthoughtsaboutcompare–and–contrasttopics,whichwillhelpyou writethoughtfulandbalancedessays.

Compare–and–ContrastEssays

First,youwilllearnhowtowriteacompare–and–contrastessay

Whenyoucompare,youshowhowtwoormorethingsarealike.

Ontheotherhand,whenyoucontrast,youshowmorecontent

Thesimilaritiesareshownintheoverlappingmiddlesection.

GatheringDetails

Thenextstepinpreparingyourcompare–and–contrastessayistogatherdetails,descriptions,and examplestoprovideaclearunderstandingofthesubjectsbeingcompared.Thereareseveralwaysto gatherdetails

Onewayistouseyourpersonalexperiences.Ifyouarewritingaboutasubjectwithwhichyouhave directexperience,yourknowledgeofthatsubjectcanbe ...Getmorecontent...

Peopleallaroundtheworldarebusy.Busywithwork,schoolandotherextraactivities.Nooneever hastimetocook,sofamiliesarealwaysgoingouttoeatatarestaurant.Thisessaywillinclude comparisonbetweeneatingathomeandeatingatarestaurantintermsoftheprice,cleanliness,taste andservice.

Whenafamilyeatsathomethey,willpaylessthanrestaurantsbecausewhentheybuyfoodfrom themarkettheybuyforbetterqualityandabetterprice.

Whenfamilieseatathometheyknoweverythingthathasbeenaddedintheirmealandknowthe cleanlinessoftheirownkitchen.Moreover,theyknowifthefoodwaswashedandcookedwell.At hometheyknowthatthecookhaswashedhis/herhandsAlsoatshowmorecontent

Eatingathomeishowtomaintainagoodhealth.

Eatingathomeisofcoursebetterineverythingforexampleservice,serviceathomeisusually betterbecauseyoucanserveyourselfwithoutwaitingforsomeonetoserveyou.Youcangethow muchyouwantwheneveryouwantButsomeindividualswouldhavedomestichelpersfortheir housework,alsotheymayservethefamilytheirmeal.

Eatingatarestaurantismoreexpensivethanhomefood,itsusuallymoreexpensivebecausethe restaurantaddstaxesandmoneyfortheservice.Also,therestaurantservessometimeslessquality thanwhatyoubuyandlessquantity.

Whenyoueatatarestaurantwhereyoueatmaybeverycleanandspotlesssotheycanattract peoplegoinginthisrestaurantandeatingbuttheworstpartisyouareneversureabouttheirkitchen cleanlinessunlessyougoinsidewhereyourmealiscooked.

Eatingatarestaurant(taste)

Whenpeoplegotorestaurantstheylikethefoodmorebecauseitisveryoilyandfattyandinfast foodrestaurantsexampleMcDonaldstastesgoodbecausetheyaddthechickensskinandspicesthat makestheburgertastierwhichmakesyoutheeaterfattierandthereforeaffectshis/herhealth.

Eatingatarestaurant(service)

Whenyoueatatarestaurant,firstthewaitermustaskyouifyouwantwaterandastarterlateron, he/shecomesandasksifyoupickedyourorderyetifsoyouwouldorderbut

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EnglishComparisonEssayWhydowehavebestfriends?Whatpartofyourbraintellsyoutofind someoneyoulikeandclingtothem?Youclingtopeoplelikeyourbestfriendsbecausetheybring youcomfort,reassurance,andhappiness.InthisessayIwillbecomparingtwoofmybestfriends,to showthattherearemanydifferenttypesofpeoplewhocanbringjoyintoyourlife.Abbieand AshtonhavetwototallydifferentfamiliesAbbiehasayoungerbrother,anolderbrother,andan oldersister.WhereasAshtononlyhasayoungersisterandanoldersister.Ashton,beingthemiddle child,oftenfeelsneglectedandleftout.WhileontheotherhandAbbiehasbrothersthatpickonher allthetimeandpullsillypranksonherThey

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BrazilandtheUnitedStates:sodifferentandsoalike.

BrazilcanbecomparedtotheUnitedStatesinseveralaspectsBothcountrieshavealotofthingsin common;however,wecanpointsomedifferencestoo.

Thefirstthingwe'regoingtodiscussisthewaypeopleactinbothcountriesBrazilprefers collectivism,whereastheUnitedStatesprefersindividualism.Thismeansthat,inBrazil,they supportgroupinteractionandthinkit'sreallyimportant.TheUnitedStatesdiffersfromthis,because theyarealotmoreindividualistic,andbelievethatpeopleshouldn'tworryaboutthegroupvery much,butjustthemselvesandfamily.Bytheway,wecannoticethatBraziliansaremorecasual, whileAmericansaremoreshowmorecontent

TheUnitedStatesinvestsignificantmoneyinpubliceducationthough.

Inspiteofthosedifferences,thesetwocountriesarequitesimilarinsomeaspects

Bothcountrieshavetransplantedcultures:PortugalforBrazilandGreatBritainforUSA,butthe processofcolonizationthatstartedinBrazildiffersfromtheprocessofcolonizationoftheUSA,for example.Europeansdidn'tgotoBraziltoliveanddeveloptheterritoryfortheirownbenefit. Actually,theywenttheretoexploreitsrichnaturalrecoursesandcamebackhomewithlotsof money.

TalkingaboutPolitics,wecanrealizethattheyhavesomeotherthingsincommon.Justlikein Brazil,thePresidentoftheUnitedStatesistheheadofstateandheadofgovernment.Inaddition, bothUSAandBrazilhaveawrittenconstitutionandtheirsystemofgovernmentarethesame: they'rebothdemocracies.

AfinalsimilarityisthatBrazilianandAmericannightlifearealike,becauseinbothcountriesyou canfindnicesongstodance,variousstylesofmusicandverygoodplacestohavefun.Besides, TelevisionisoneofthemajormassmediaoftheUnitedStatesandtheyhaveexcellentjournalistic programmesandTVseries;justlikeinBrazil.

TheUnitedStatesaresodifferentcomparedtoBrazil,whenyoutalkaboutpeople,education, languageetc.Despitethedifferences,wecanobserve ...Getmorecontent...

Inthatpaper,Iwilltrytocomparetwofilmswhichare"ABirthofaNation"directedby D.W.Griffithand"TheBicycleThieves"directedbyDeSica.Aftergivingthestoryofthefilms,I willtrytoexplaintheirtechnicalfeaturesandtheirsimilarities.

ABirthofaNationbyDWGriffith

Griffithcanbeseenasthefirst'modern'director,hisgreatestachievementsbeingthehistoricalepics

TheBirthOfANation.Whenitwasreleased,itwasoneofthelongestfilmsevermade,overthree hoursinlengthTheprologuedepictstheintroductionofslaverytoAmericaintheseventeenth centuryandthebeginningsoftheabolitionistmovement.Themajorpartofthefilmdepictsthe eventsbefore,duringshowmorecontent

ThemainstreampicturewasprobablythebestadvertisementthattheKUKLUXKLANcouldhave had.ThevilifyingofblacksalsoledtotheJimCrowsystem.Whenitwasportrayedinthismovieas acceptable,peopleintheSouthfeltmuchbetteraboutdoinghorribledeedstoblackcitizens, denyingblackstheircivilrights

ThoughtheportrayalofbothblacksandtheKUKLUXKLANwereextremelyofftrack,themovie itselfwasanamazingworkofcinemaforitstime.Thiswasprobablythefirstmovietousehundreds ofextrainabattlesceneThesesceneswerewellcraftedbythefilmmaker,andwhilenottothe perfectionofmoremodernfilmssuchasBraveheart,thetechnologyandgeniusthatthefilmmaker usedrivalsuchfilms.TothinkthatthemoviewasreleasedonlyfiftyyearsaftertheendoftheCivil WarmakesthefeatseemevenmoreincredibleInseeingthehugebattles,Ididnotneedsoundto hearthesoundsofbattleinmyimagination.Itwouldhavebeenincredibleifthemoviehadbeen madeintheerawheresoundcameintomovies.Griffithdeployedallthetechnicalexperimentsof hispreviousmoviesformaximumvisceraleffect,alongwithapreparedscoremixingclassical musicandfolktunes.Withexpressiveclose–ups,includingcross–cutting,multiplecamera positions,inter–titleslongshots,irisesandsuperimposition,

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AdvertisingisawayofpublicizingaproductthatyouwanttosellTherearemanyofdifferent thingstoadvertise,suchasclothes,shoes,cars,watchesetc.Advertisingpromotesthelatestgoods thatareoutintheshops.AdvertisingeffectsmeeverydaybecauseeverytimeIseeaadvertisement itattractsmetotheproductandIthinkaboutbuyingitorsavinguptobuyit

Inthisassignment,Iwillbetalkingabouttwodifferentcaradvertisements;onecaradvertisement, theFiatStiloadvertcomesfromFHMmagazine,apublicationaimedatyoungmenagedsixteen andover.Theothercar,theRoverStreetwiseadvertcomesfromtheRadioTimeswhichis...show morecontent

TheRoverstreetwiseadverthaspicturesofdailylifethingssuchascoffee,donuts,afootball, children'sWellingtonsbootsandashoppingtrolleywithgroceriesinsidethetrolley.Thisindicates thatthecarisafamilycarandisaimedatmarriedwomenmainlybutcanalsobeusedbyafamily mantodrivetoandfromwork.Thesloganfortheadvert"shrugsoflife'slittlechallenges"isrelated tothepicturesforexamplethechild'smuddyWellingtonbootThedonutwouldrepresentthefather whoishungryonthewayhomeortowork,theshoppingtrolleywouldrepresentthatthecaris usefulforafamilyshoppingspree.Theadvertalsousestheword'Bump'whichissayingthateven ifaheavyloadisinthecaritcanstillgooverspeedbumpsIlikethewaytheadvertcreatesan imageofcharactersinthereadersmind,althoughyoucannotseeaphysicalperson(image)butthe picturesimplytheirexistence.Forexample,likewhenIsawthepictureoftheWellingtons,an imageofalittleboywasthefirstthingIthoughtof.Theadverttellsstoriesofdifferentfamilylives becauseeachpicturerelatestomanythingsineverydaylife.Iwouldn'tbuythiscarbecauseit's Rover,andIdon'tlikeroversIdon'tthinktheyaregoodqualitycarsHoweverthewaythiscaris designedisnice,itisanattractivecarandIwouldn'tminddrivingit.Iappreciatethis

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CompareandContrastPresidentsEssay

ChelseaHansonHanson111February2013ProfessorLewisDBRG100AFranklinD.Roosevelt andRonaldReaganLikeanytwopeopleintheworldFranklinD.RooseveltandRonaldReagan bothhavetheirownviewsaboutwar,women'srights,gayrights,foreignpolicy,andmanyother problemsfacingourcountry.Thesetwopresidentshavegreatlyimpactedourcountrysincethey wereinofficeRooseveltandReaganhavehelpedshapeourcountryintowhatitistodayFranklin D.Rooseveltwasbornin1882inNewYork.HewenttoHarvardUniversityandColumbia Law...showmorecontent...

AhugeeventallofusknowwastheJapaneseattackonPearlHarboronDecember7,1941This officiallygotusinvolvedinWorldWarII.AlthoughRooseveltdidn'tlikeconflictionheannounced aglobalwar.RonaldReaganwasbornonFebruary6,1911inIllinois.HeattendedEurekaCollege andstudiedeconomicsandsociology.AsReagangrewolderhispoliticalviewswentfromliberalto conservative.In1966hewaselectedgovernorofCaliforniathenre–electedin1970.In1980 ReaganwontheRepublicanPresidentialnominationthentookofficeonJanuary20,1981Hewon thepresidentialraceeasilyduetotheinflationandsecretofAmericansinIran.Onlysixty–ninedays laterafterhetookofficehewasshot.WhileReaganwasinofficetheeconomygrew,inflation lessened,employmentincreased,andnationaldefensewasstrengthened.Hehelpedtheeconomyby cuttingtaxesandgovernmentexpenses.In1984,Reaganwonasecondtermduetohisbrilliancein hisfirstAttheendofhispresidencythenationhadthelongestperiodofpeacetimeprosperity withoutrecessionordepression.BothRooseveltandReagandealtwithmajoreventsinvolving foreignaffairs.DuringReaganstwotermsheincreaseddefensespending35percent,butsoughtto improverelationswiththeSovietUnionHeattendedmeetingswithSoviet

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Thestoryandthesongusedinthiscomparisonare"TheOldManandtheSea"byErnest Hemingwayand"Stronger"byKellyClarkson.Bothofthemdealwithhopeandstrongurgeof motivation.However,theydealwithitinadistinctiveyetaverysimilarway.Thisessaywill conveythemainsettings,plots,andthemesdifferencesbetweenthetwopieces. OneofthemajordifferencesinthetwopiecesisthesettingandtheeffectofthisdifferenceInthe story,andaccordingtoSantiago'srelationshipwithnature,"theoldmanandthesea"theeventsare happeningintheruralareabesideasea"Theoldmanlivesinashackmadeofbud–shieldsofroyal palm"(Pg15)thisdescribesthefisherman'shouseandlimitingthethemeMeanwhile,thesong "Stronger"isinamoregeneralandopensettinginwhichitsendsathemethatcouldbeappliedto alllife–sort–obstacles.Thisdifferenceinsettingsisessentialsinceitaffectsthethemeeithermaking ittoogeneral,ortoospecific,eventhoughtheseaisusedasasymbolrepresenting"life". Theplotsofthestoryandthesongarecompletelydistinctive.Thestoryisaboutanold,lonely,and humblefishermanwhoishavinghardtimesfishingintheseaPurposely,showmorecontent Ifyouovercomethem,thenbasically,youbecomestronger.Forinstance,in"Stronger"Kelly demonstratesafewexamplesofobstaclesfromlife,thatarerelatable"Doesn'tmeanI'movercause you'regone"(line16)andtellsusthattheyareexperiencesinwhichwelearnandgetwiserfrom. Thisissimilartothestory"theoldmanandthesea"inwhichthefishermanismotivatinghimevery daytotryharderandcontinuehopingBasically,iftheobstaclesputyoudown,you'vebasically madenogrowthorprogress.Butifitdoesn'tkillyou,you'vegrown

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Howtowrite'CompareandContrast'questioninIELTSwritingtask2

Whatisthequestion?

Inthisessay,IELTSexaminerswantyoutodiscussthepointsofcomparingandcontrastingthetwo thingsi.e.similaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwo.Therefore,itisimportantthatyoufindout relevantpointsofsimilaritiesanddifferencesofthetwomentionedthingsafterreadingthequestion.

Let'slookatanexample:

Somepeoplewanttoliveinahousewhileotherspreferlivinginanapartment.

Doeslivinginahousebringmoreadvantagesthanlivinginanapartment?

Withthistypeofessay,youhavetwopointstobediscussedasfollows:

Benefitsoflivinginahouse/apartment Issuesoflivinginanhouse/apartmentshowmorecontent

Somepeoplethinkthatlearningonlineismoreefficient.However,accordingtosomeotherpeople, studyingfrombooksisstillthepreferredmethodWhichisthebettermethodoflearningoutofthe two?

2.Distanceeducationisgainingpopularitydaybydayandmorestudentsareenrollingthrough distancemodethanfull–timecourseincollegesMakecomparisonofdistanceeducationandfull–timecoursetofindwhichisbetterandwhy.

3.Agrowingnumberofpeopleownpersonalvehicleastheyfinditaconvenientmodeoftransport incomparisontopublictransport.Comparethepublicandprivatemodeoftransportationandstate whichisbetteroutofthetwo.

Question:

Youshouldspendabout40minutesonthistask

Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:

Somepeoplewanttoliveinahousewhileotherspreferlivinginanapartment.

Doeslivinginahousebringmoreadvantagesthanlivinginanapartment?

Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeor experience.

Writeatleast250

CompareAndContrastTraditionalTeachingStyles

Noteachersaresimilaraswellasnostudentslearninthesameway.Everyteacherhastheirown uniqueteachingstylewhichisbasedontheireducationalphilosophy,theirclassroom's demographic,whatsubjectareatheyteach,andtheschool'smissionstatement.Upuntilnow, teachersarelookingforasystemthatwillengagestudentsintheeducationalprocessandwill developthestudents'criticalthinkingskillsMoreover,teacherswanttheclassroomtobeinorder andincontrol,buttheyalsowanttheirstudentstoappreciatethelearningprocedure.Theseteaching stylescanbedividedintotwoapproaches–theteacher–centeredandlearner–centered.

Traditionalteachingstylesuseteacher–centeredapproachItincludesateacherthatstandsatthe frontandtellsstudentsstepbystepinstructions.Theteacherdecideswhatislearned,whenitis learned,howitislearned,andhowlearningisevaluated.Inanutshell,theteacherisaninformation giverandevaluator.Thestudentsarejusttheretolearnthroughlessonsanddirectinstructions.Their attentionismainlyfocusedonpassingtests,assessments,andevaluations.

Throughtheyears,manysuccessfulpeoplehavecamefromthetraditionalsettingTheearliest recordedoccurrenceofeducationprovedthatpeoplelearnedina...showmorecontent...

Studentsareplacedintheresponsibilityoftheirownlearningandunderstandingwhiletheteachers encouragestudentstobemoreindependentandmoreexploratory.Theteacherswillfosterasenseof autonomyinthelearningprocessastheyactasasourceofexperiences.Inaddition,asthestudents watchtheirteachermakesmistakes,theywilllearnthosefailuresarepartofthelearningprocess Thestudentswillsoonrealizethatmistakesarenaturalinlifeanditwillserveassteppingstonesto

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ArtWorkCompareAndContrastInthisassignmenttask,compareandcontrastbetweentwoArtist andPainterwithdifferentpaintingstyle,thesisstatement,analysis,conversation,communicateway onthistopic.Asthesecondofatwosectionprogram,thispresentationhighlightsaroundthirtyone worksbyartistsfromIran,theArabGreatworld,Turkey,MountainCountryAzerbaijan,andthe NorthwestAfrica,including;NewshaTavakolian,MaimounaGuerresi,andMrSherinGuirguisand amongothers.NewshaTavakolian,self–trainedphotographerpaintingtaker,NewshaTavakolian startedfillinginasanexpertphotographicartistwiththeGreatIranianpressatage16.Startingat theladies'everydaydailypaper,allwhichhavefollowingbeenshowmorecontent

LosAngelesAmericanCountyMuseumofArtisunquestionablyago–tospotforanyworkmanship fan.Inanycase,therearesomeintriguingdisplaystherethataresomewhatoutoftheway,similar totheonerightnowatthetopflooroftheAhmansonbuilding,whichisgenerallysavedfor LACMA'saccumulationofauthenticIslamiccraftsmanship.Afewdisplaysthereshowcase contemporaryworksbyspecialistswithrootsintheMiddleEastThisisasecondportionofatwo–sectionshow,IslamicArtNow,andcomprisesofaround30worksbycraftsmenartistfromIran,the Arabworld,Turkey,Azerbaijan,andNorthAfrica,among

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JamesM.GordonStrayerUniversityBUS302–ManagementConceptsProfessor:JustinU.Harris Ph.D.

Assignment#1ComparingTwoBusinesses

AuthorsNoteJamesM.Gordon,StrayerUniversityCorrespondenceconcerningthispapershould beaddressedtoJamesM.Gordon,E–mail:g2gretire@yahoo.com

Assignment#1 ComparingTwoSimilarBusinesses

Amazon.com,Inc.(NASDAQ:AMZN)witha+$100billionmarketcapitalizationisamultinational electroniccommercecompanyheadquarteredinSeattle,Washington,UnitedStatesItistheworld's largestonlineretailer.Amazonhasseparatewebsitesforthefollowingcountries:UnitedStates, Canada,UnitedKingdom,Germany,...showmorecontent...

Thesesuperstores,whichnumbered116inearly1996,providedcustomerswithplentifulsittingand browsingareas,awell–versedcustomerserviceteam,andevenespressobarsfeaturinglive entertainmentBordersGroup,InccameintoexistencefollowingthespinofffromitsparentKmart CorporationinMay1995.ButtheBordersnamedatesbackovertwodecades.Bordersbeganasa singleusedbookstoreinAnnArbor,Michigan.TheshopwasfoundedbyLouisandTomBordersin 1971ServingthebustlingacademiccommunityoftheUniversityofMichiganandAnnArbor's smallercolleges,thestorehelditsownandbecameapopularneighborhoodhangout.Withinthe nextseveralyears,theBordersbrothersopenedtwomorebookstoresinMichigan,oneinAtlanta, andanotherinIndianapolis.Inaddition,LouisandTomstartedawholesalingbusinesstheycalled BIS(BookInventorySystems),whichexperiencedhealthygrowth.Whenlookingatthedifferent managementapproaches,thereisanapproachcalled"workingbackwards"thatiswidelyusedat Amazon.Theapproachallowsthemtoworkbackwardsfromthecustomer,ratherthanstartingwith anideaforaproductandtryingtoboltcustomersontoit.Whileworkingbackwardscanbeapplied toanyspecificproductdecision,usingthisapproachisespeciallyimportant

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AComparisonofThreeNewspapers'ArticlesontheSameTopic

Inmyessay,Ishallcomparethewayinwhichthreenewspublications,TheMirror,anexampleof thepopularpress,TheTimes,anexampleofthequalitypressandNewsweek,anAmerican publicationreportedthesameincident.Usingthesethreereports,Ishallcomparethevariationsand similaritiesintheamountoffactualinformationgiven,theinterviewsused,thelanguageemployed andfinally,thelayoutandpresentationofthevariousarticles.

Onthe3rdofFebruary1998,aU.S.militaryjetslicedthewireofacablecarintheItalianskiresort intheDolomitesinCavalese.Thisresultedintheuntimelydeathof20tourists

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Thetoneismuchmorefactualandisnotascolloquialaspopularpress.Thesentencesareusually quitecomplex;hencetheparagraphsarequitelengthy.Thegraphicsareusuallyinformativerather thanbiasedorseekingattentionMoreover,inTheTimes,thesoundeffectswouldusuallybelimited topuns.Foreignpublications,suchasNewsweek,generallycontainfeaturesofbothpopularpress andqualitypress

TheMirrorcontainedquitealotoffactualinformation.Thearticleinformedthereadershipthat"20 skiers""plunged300fttotheirdeaths"afteralow–flyingAmerican"warplane""slicedthroughthe wireoftheircablecar."Similarly,TheTimesandNewsweekalsoprovidedthisinformation.The articleinTheTimesstated"Twentypeoplefellthreehundredfeettotheirdeath"whenan "Americanmilitaryaircraft""slicedthesteelwiresupportingacablecarcarryingskiers."Likethe othertwoarticles,thearticleinNewsweekestablishedthata"U.S.fighterjet"had"clippedtwo cablecars"andsenta"gondolafullofskierstumblingtotheground"Allthreearticlesalso confirmedthattherewere"twenty"victims.TheMirrorandNewsweekgavemoredetailaboutthis aspect.TheMirrorstatedthatthevictimswere"ninewomen,10menandonechild."Newsweek alsostatedthatthe"tourists"originatedfrom"sevenEuropeancountries"

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EfrainRinconJr ProfessorYuhas

English–6

6May,2013

'AnOccurrenceatOwlCreekBridge'and'TheRedConvertible''AnOccurrenceatOwlCreek Bridge'byAmbroseBierceand'TheRedConvertible'byLouiseErdrichbothrecountsorrowful talesofmenduringtimesofwar.Thestoriesdifferinthat'AnOccurrenceatOwlCreekBridge'isa storywritteninreverse,wherethereadersdonottrulyknowtheplotuntiltheend–whereas'The RedConvertible'isjustamanrecountingthestoryofhislonglostbrother.Howeverdespitetheir differences,bothofthestoriescontinuetobuilduphopeinthereaderonlytofindnothingbuta sorrowfulstoryattheend.

'AnOccurrenceatOwlCreekBridge'byAmbroseBiercewasashortstorywritten

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Theentirestorywasjustasnapshotthatoccurredinhismindbeforehisdeath.AmbroseBierce purposefullycontinuestobuildtheanticipationthatthedevoutUnionsoldierhadescaped,onlyto dropthereaderintoataleofdemiseandoveralldoom.'TheRedConvertible'byLouiseEndrichwas writtenin1984andrevolvesaroundaVietnamveteranandhisbrother.LymanLamartineisayoung manwhosebrotherhasjustreturnedfromtheVietnamWarandhasbeentraumatizedbywhathe hadseenoverseas.

Beforethewar,LymanandhisbrotherHenrywereextremelyclose.BeforeHenrydepartedforthe war,andasLymanrecountsinthestory,thetwobondedoveraredconvertibleThiscarprovesto besymbolic,boththroughout,andattheendofthestory,duetothechangeinHenry'sbehavior, illustratedbythisquotefromwhenHenryreturns:"Wehadalwaysbeentogetherbefore.Buthewas suchalonernowthatIdidn'tknowhowtotakeit."

WhenHenryreturns,hehasnodesiretorideintheredconvertible,nodesiretowearthebright coloredclothesheusedtodawn––insteadHenryjustlikedtositaroundandsobaboutthewarThe quotefromthemiddleofthestory,speakingaboutthetelevision,andhowHenryjustsat"infrontof it,watchingit,andthatwastheonlytimehe

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Inthenovel,JaneEyre,thetitlecharacterexperiencesdifficultywithhersocialclassanditsimpact onherlovelife.ShefallsinlovewithMr.Rochester,whoisawealthiermanthanher,buthe appearstoexpressinterestinBlancheIngram.MissIngramisawomanofhigherstatusandis sociallycompatiblewithMr.Rochester,causingJanetoquestionhisloveaswellasherown.These strugglescanbedepictedthroughnarration,howeverthemovieadaptationsofthenovelmustresort toothermethods.Onechoicemadebythedirectors,RobertStevenson,directorofthe1944 adaptation,andCaryFukunaga,directorofthe2011adaptation,isthecostumedesignofspecific characterStevensonutilizesthestyleofcostumedesignbetweenshowmorecontent Bothwomenseektomarrythesameman,Mr.Rochester,howeveritappearsthathedesiresMiss Ingramduetohissharedsocialclass,whileJaneremainspoorerthanhim.Theexistenceofthis socialconflictisprevalentthroughtheplots,howeverthecostumedesignsofJaneEyreandBlanche Ingramemphasizetheelementsofstatus.TheapparentdifferencesincostumeselectionsforMiss IngramandJaneEyreservetofurtheremphasizethegapinsocialstatusbetweenthetwoFromthis, theaudiencecanseeBlanche'sbeautyandgracebeinghighlightedbyheroutfit,causingherto appearasmoredesirablethanJane.TheextravaganceofMissIngramcausestheaudiencetoassume thatMr.RochesterwishestomarryheroverJaneandhersimplisticstyle,and,inturn,creates tensionwithintheconflict.ThecostumedesignproducestheimplicationthatJaneisundesirableto MrRochester,duetoherevidentlowersocialclassThistensionisbestcreatedbyStevenson,ashe utilizesthestarkcontrastsofclothingbetweenJane'ssimplicityandBlanche'scomplexity.In contrast,Fukunaga'schoicesincostumedesigndrawtoomanyparallelsbetweentheclothesof womenintwoopposingsocialclassesAsaresult,theaudiencedoesnotsensethistension developedbydifferencesincostumingandtheimpactoftheresolution,whenMr.Rochester proposestoJane,is

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CompareAndContrastTwoPlaces

Compare&ContrastEssay

Imaginetwoplaceswhereyoucouldchoosewiththeoutcomeofreceivingnewlifeexperiences. Youcouldchoosetwoplacesthathavedifferentsettings,whereyoucouldvisitforvacationor simplychoosetolivetheredependingonyourdecision.Butwhichoftheseplaceswouldyou choose?ItcouldbesodifficulttodecideEachplacehavetheirownenvironmentthathasitspro's andcon'salongwithit.Manyofyoumaybeaskingyourself"Whatplacescouldthenarratorbe talkingabout?"PrettyfunnyhowIcanrelatetoyourthoughts,thetwoplaceswehavecometoo,to listentotheirseminaries&differencesarethelovelytwostatesnamedFlorida&NorthCarolina locatedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

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Richvs.PoorAman'seconomicstatusisbasedsolelyonhiswealthandhismaterialpossessions,or lackthereoftodefinehimasbeing"rich"or"poor."Similarly,thesetwowords,"rich"or"poor," shouldalsodescribeaman'scharacter.Richischaracterizedashavingalotofmoneyor possessions:valuable,meaningful,orsignificant.Poorischaracterizedasdeficientinamountor indicatingpovertyYet,whenwelookatamanorwoman,dowejudgethembytheirwealthorby the"richness"or"poorness"intheircharacter?

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Consequently,amanwhois"poor"inmaterialpossessionsmanytimesis"rich"incharacter,which isspirituallydefinedastheninefruitsofthespirit:love,joy,peace,longsuffering,kindness, goodness,faithfulness,andself–control.Havingfriendsandfamilymemberswhogrewuppoorand whoworkedhardtosurvivetoobtainmaterialpossessions,theircharacterwasstrengthenedormade "rich"asaresultofit.Theyhadtodothejobsthatmanyrichpeoplewouldneverdo,suchasbeing amaid,constructionworker,janitorandmanymoredomestictypejobs.Althoughtheydifferin termsofdefinition,being"rich"andbeing"poor"incharactercanbeoneofthesameas"poor"in spiritorhumble.Forexample,mygreatgrandmotherwasanIndianwhowasverypoor,butyou neverwouldhaveknownitbecauseshewashumble,kind,lovingandapeacefulwomanwho alwayssharedeverythingshehad.

Withoutadoubt,thosewhoare"rich"andthosethatare"poor,"intermsofmaterialpossession, shareasimilarity:thedesiretoberichorricherNoonereallywantstobe"poor"Thosewhoare richarerichthroughinheritanceorhavemasteredtheknow–howtobecomerich.SuchasPrince Williams,whoobtainedhiswealthfromhismotherandfather,PrincessDianaandPrinceCharlesof Whales.

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AComparisonBetweenAmazonAndWalmart

Runninghead:AMAZONVSWALMART1

13 AmazonvsWalmart

TheBattleBetweenTwoRetailConglomerates: AmazonvsWalmart

AngelicaJustiniano

PointLomaNazareneUniversity

BUS650OperationalExcellenceforHealthcareprofessionals

Dr.MatthewBoyne

AmazonvsWalmart

Introduction

Thepurposeofthispaperistoprovideacomparativeanalysisandevaluationofthetworetail conglomerates:AmazonandWalmart.Theiroperationalstrategyrelativetocustomervalue propositionwasthoroughlyexaminedtoassistinmeasuringmarketandoperationalperformance andoverallfinancialhealthofthecompaniesSubsequently,thefollowingfindingsonthetwo companieswillalsobepresented:a)valuepropositionb)alignmentofoperationalstrategytovalue proposition,c)matchingproducts,marketsandstrategies,d).Procurementmethods,e).Risk management,f)Informationsystemsandmanagement,g)Operationalexcellence,h)Operational flexibility,i).Sustainabilityandj).Resiliency.Thecumulativeresultsoftheanalysisrevealsthat Amazonistheclearwinnerovera10–yearfinancialinvestmenthorizon.Theymanagetheir operationrelativetotheircustomervaluepropositioneffectivelywhichinturnhashadapositive effectontheiroverallfinancialhealth.Asofthisyear,theirstocksandmarketcapitalizationis worthmorethanWalmart,Costco,Target,Macy'sandKohl'scombined(Bukhari,2017)Itisnot thelargestretailerinthe

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