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    about the depiction of details which makes the prose highly captivating. The main character focalizer in the novel is Raj Kumar and his being an orphan kind of identifies him with the poscolonial identity of a writer. In her essay, “The Road from Mandalay: Reflections on Amitav Ghosh’s The Glass Palace Rukmini B. Nair very appropriately comments: Raj Kumar’s symbolic as well as real orphan-hood implies that he has to invent a family where none exists; … Raj Kumar has in effect to solve the same dilemma

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    Solar Energy: A Cleaner Tomorrow Renewable energy sources have changed communities, consumers and businesses worldwide. By reducing or eliminating altogether the use of fossil fuel and replacing it with renewable energy sources, can promote a cleaner future for America. Solar power and solar energy are helping to assist many families in reducing their energy bills and more so with commercial businesses. Ultimately solar energy has the potential to become United States main source of energy, along

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    On October 2, 2017, a significant event took place in Las Vegas, Nevada; the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas shooting. This mass shooting killed 59 innocent people and 527 and others were injured. It all happened during Route 91, an annual country music festival in Las Vegas. A hotel room in Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino 's 32nd floor is where the shots were fired from. This tragedy has many people asking if it was terrorist-related. After doing some research, I found out that are different definitions

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    the hours after the retired accountant committed the shooting, authorities rolled out frightening new details, including the discovery of scopes on rifles at the resort and explosives at his home.A team of six officers spoke with security at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, where Paddock was staying, and searched the hotel floor-by-floor Sunday night before they found Paddock's room, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters. Or like An American-born man Omar Mateen who'd pledged

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    With that being said, there were a minimum of two shooters at different locations. Of the two broken windows at Mandalay Bay, there very well could have been two shooters at the hotel, not including the shooter at 250 yards--which begs the question: was Paddock shot by someone else? An audio recording by Las Vegas police mysteriously cut off as they reached the hotel

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    Everyone has that one best friend they dream of traveling the world with. Luckily, my dream has come true multiple times. It started with shopping trips, then movie dates, overnight at Wisconsin dells, long road trips, and finally an amazing trip to Las Vegas. When Markayla and I were freshmen we would have our moms take us shopping in Rockford, and then eat dinner at Olive Garden. On special occasions we would go see movies together and have dinner as well. As summer came around, Markayla and I

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    the firm’s tangible assets. Then, make a separate list of its intangible assets. MGM Resort International owns and operates 15 properties throughout the United States. These properties include notable locations such as; the Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay Circus, MGM Grand Detroit and beau Rivage. They are also involved in four major joint ventures, one of which is with China. The joint ventures that they are involved with include three properties in Nevada and Illinois, those properties MGM has

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    MGM and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) MGM Resorts International is a gaming, hospitalist and entertainment company based out of Paradise, Nevada. MGM was formally known as MGM Grand Inc. (1986-2000) and MGM Mirage (2000-2010). Their 15 properties spread across America and China. Within the company, the sense of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) runs deep in it’s roots. Their values break down into three sections, Diversity inclusion, Environmental sustainability, Philanthropy and community

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    On October 1, 2017 a little after 10 p.m. Stephen Paddock started firing his gun at a crowd attending a country music festival in Las Vegas. Paddock was perched on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. He killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more. Paddock eventually ceased fire and ended up taking his own life in his hotel room. Since some time has passed, investigators have been trying to create and update the timeline of this horrific tragedy. New details from the Las Vegas Metropolitan

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    Mgm Mirage Case Study

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    MGM Mirage Introduction of the Company MGM Mirage is one of the largest gaming industries in the United States and specifically Las Vegas, Nevada. The two people responsible for the start of this empire are Kirk Kerkorian and Steven Wynn. Kirk Kerkorian opened up the first MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973. Steven Wynn moved to Las Vegas in 1967 and after investing in land on the strip he later opened up the Mirage, followed by Treasure Island and the Bellagio. The MGM Mirage was created

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