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    crisis. Industry research and literature, as well as issues and crisis management theory will be applied to dissect each crisis. A “black swan” crisis is an event that is extremely rare but has massive consequences (Taleb, 2008). Johnson (2009) states, “Black swans are important events, either good or bad, that are highly improbable but happen nonetheless”. This year, Malaysian Airlines encountered two “black swan” events in four months. In March of this year, the disappearance of the Malaysian

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    I have known Rachel since we were in third grade and she’s been a close friend for most of that time. When we were in high school she told me that she was a lesbian and that she had known since we were children. She has tried dating men but doesn’t feel the kind of attraction for them that she had and still has for women. In a conversation we had nearly two years ago she told me, “I’m almost jealous of you. Sometimes I wish I could be attracted to men, it would make my life so much easier.” That

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    the thought, in the absence of any control exercised by reason, exempt from any aesthetic or moral concern.’’ (1) Surrealists, according to the text, wanted to perceive reality, uncorrupted by the restrictions of reason. Inspired by Sigmund Freud’s theories, Andre Breton wanted to unleash the unconsciousness that is repressed by reason, society and one’s self. Breton, also stated that: ‘’We are still living under the reign of logic…The absolute rationalism that is still in vogue allows us to consider

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    There has been a notion that financial crises are “black swan” phenomenon, which do not happen often at all. This notion, unfortunately, is absolutely a myth. In the last forty years alone, there have been a total of thirty financial crises worldwide. Even though our project is only concerned with the economy growth in the U.S., the concept of borderless has existed for a long time. A financial crisis happens in Europe can have a very clear effect on the rest of the world, and vice versa. The Federal

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    Some stories say she was born from Nemesis turning into a goose to fly away from Zeus who turned into a swan and raped her. Helen was the one that hatched out of the egg. The egg was found and given to Leda who was a princess and became a Spartan Queen. Helen of Troy or Helen of Sparta was believed to be the most beautiful woman in the world. She was married

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    throughout the course of the novel and manages to realize herself as a colorful, beautiful, and proud human being. Celie becomes a powerful individual.   The Color Purple follows Celie's transformation from an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan. What is remarkable is the fact that this transformation does not merely compose the plot of the novel, it also dominates the layout of the pages. The book's chapters are not written in a typical fashion as each chapter is a letter written from

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    Neo classical theory: An economic theory that outlines how a steady economic growth rate will be accomplished with the proper amounts of the three driving forces: labor, capital and technology. The theory states that by varying the amounts of labor and capital in the production function, an equilibrium state can be accomplished. When a new technology becomes available, the labor and capital need to be adjusted to maintain growth equilibrium. This theory emphasizes that technology change

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    Believing that he can do anything if he puts his mind to it, could believe that his fantasies are real by following the theory. Chris One of the main characters. He is from Shallow Creek where his family runs a farm and he believes to have his own ranch. Apparently he was known to be violent as noted by his mother before going to the Brick House. There is a great age difference

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    level while focusing on various personalities domain and how they apply to different personality theories. What is Personality? Personality is a unique endowment that every person possesses. It differs from one person to another. The difference makes people have different jobs, attitudes, ambitions, dreams, goals, reactions and perceptions. Personality is defined as “a set of

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    In the Winter of 2000 Yves Evrard and Francois Colbert, two experts in marketing and the arts published the article ‘Arts Management: A new Discipline Entering the Millennium’. This article was one of the first to examine the rise of arts management and to solidify its place as an independent discipline. The researchers cited the emergence of the International Journal of Arts Management (Est 1998) and the International Association for Arts and Cultural Management (Est 1991) as major advancements

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