...Author, poet and playwright Victor Hugo was born on February 26, 1802 in Besancon, France. Between 1815 and 1818 Hugo began studying law, but shortly after became uninterested in it. His literary career had started because of the influence from his mother who had encouraged him to do it. Hugo was the founder of the Conservateur Litteraire which is made up with his poetry and his friends works. His works started when he published his first book of poetry, Odes et poesies diverses in 1821. Soon after he published his first book of poetry, he published his first novel in 1823 and plays. His writing techniques can be considered Romanticism. Some of his other works include, Notre-Dame de Paris which shows the citism of a society that does not accept...
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...One of the most conclusive verdicts on the leadership of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela came out of a physician who became famous for ensuring that he had inner knowing that cancer will eventually kill the president of Venezuela. It was widely covered by the media of opponents, communication eager to fill the void left by the lack of official information on the health status of Chavez statements. Beyond truth diagnosis doctor Jose Rafael Marquina, a Venezuelan who resides in Florida, USA, also transcended his criticism of the style of government of the now deceased leader. In an interview with the local newspaper Tal Cual in December 2012, he said: "Chavez dealt with his illness in the same way it did with the country in an improvised way." From...
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... Jose L. Renique Hugo Chavez: Saint for the poor, Enemy of Capitalism A revolutionist is a supporter of political or social revolution. Whenever someone feels that the society they live in is oppressed whether by a foreign or domestic influence, revolutionists arise to bring about change however they see fit. While some revolutionists are often viewed in infamy to others such as Hitler, the people who benefited during the better years of their rule tend to view these revolutionists as heroes. One of these well known revolutionists is Hugo Chavez, and while he's known to be hated by both foreign and domestic groups, he is considered a hero to many others. Hugo Chavez was born July 28, 1954 in the town of Sabenta. He was of mixed race and lived in poverty for most of his childhood life (Kozloff 18). Despite being poor, both of his parents were highly educated compared to most people in Venezuela, and thus taught him the importance of studying and education. It was during his childhood that Hugo Chavez was introduced to Jose Esteban Ruiz Guevara, and thus Simon Bolivar (indepthinfo). Bolivar was a revolutionist who helped to free much of Latin America from Spanish control and even attempted to create a nationalist government in Latin America before his death (biography). Essentially, all of these events during Hugo Chavez's childhood helped to shape his goals and inspirations as president. While...
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...Supply Chain Optimization Hugo Boss (A) Table of Contents Introduction & Defining the Problem…………………………………………………………………………… 3 Alternative 1……………………………….....……………………………………………………………………3 Alternative 2…………………………….…………………………………………………………………………3 Alternative 3……………………….………………………………………………………………………… .....4 Sugested Execution Plan………..........…………………………………………………………………................4 Introduction & Defining the Problem Hugo boss, known for it high-end fashion apparel and accessories worldwide, has recognized that in order to keep up with its tough competitors such as Giorgio Armani, Prada and Tommy Hilfiger its needs to put in place an active and efficient supply chain. However, the brand does not want to bargain on its brand’s responsiveness to customer orders by minimizing costs. Hugo Boss, because of the product range offers the matter discussed in the case with distinctive customer requirements, and some of which should be Never out of Stock (NOS). When purchasing fashion clothing, customers do not usually spend time in the purchase decision. Although, Hugo Boss sustains approximately 97% product availability of Never out of Stock throughout the year, it desires to accomplish a 100% as the target market may shift to alternate products or all together change to a competitor in case a product is not in stock. The problem that Hugo Boss now faces is which products have to be put in the optimization stage, bearing in mind the pros and cons for all the products...
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...Exam 1 Outline Porters Five Forces Model: Evaluating industry attractiveness 1. Bargaining power of customers (Power of buyers to decrease price) 2. Bargaining power of suppliers (Power of suppliers to increase price) 3. Rivalry of competitors 4. Threat of new entrants 5. Threat of new substitutes (Power of customers to purchase alternatives) Apple Case and Class Discussion Which of Porter’s Five Forces did Apple address through its introduction of the iPhone? * Strong Supplier Power; Customers have low buyer power * Apple would’ve gone bankrupt if not for iPhone. * Their strategic model consists of Narrow Market & High Cost Competitive Advantages Competitive Intelligence: Process of gathering information about the competitive environment to improve the company’s ability to succeed Competitive Intelligence Tools: Porter’s Five Forces Model – Refer Above Porter’s 3 Generic Strategies (Marketing and Sales Strategy, IT Strategy, Supply Chain Strategy) Porter’s Value Chain Analysis – (SUPPORT ACTIVITIES: Firm Infrastructure, Human Resource MGT, R&D, Procurement). (PRIMARY: Raw Materials, Making product, Delivering Product, Market & Sell, Service After Sale). -----------ALL MAKE UP VALUE ADDED------------- Porter’s Generic Strategies Organizations follow one of these strategies when entering a new market: Broad Market and Low Cost Broad Market and High Cost Narrow Market and Low Cost Narrow Market and High Cost ...
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...Hugo Chavez, Marx and Engels and the Venezuelan Revolution Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels introduced the idea that history is one of a struggle between classes. Marx and Engels were not talking about the economic lower, middle, and upper classes of today. Instead, what Marx and Engels meant was the struggle between the working and capitalist classes. Another way of looking at it is the ruling class versus the ruled class. Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, had similar ideas about stopping the exploitation of the working class. I believe that Marx and Engels would agree with Chavez’s policies, programs and ideas because of Chavez’s desire to get rid of capitalism, the social reforms Chavez did and because the problems arising in Venezuela opened the door for a revolution. Marx and Engels argued that the struggle between the ruling class and the ruled class is actually the struggle between the Bourgeois and the Proletarians (2003, 126). Marx and Engels say that the expansion of industry itself has advanced the development of the Bourgeoisie, which led to the development of the Proletariat or the ruled class (2003, 127). When Marx and Engels say, “It has agglomerated population, centralized the means of production, and concentrated property in the hands of a few (Marx and Engels 2003, 129).” What this means is that Bourgeois have taken control of everything and this is what Marx and Engels are trying to get rid of. The Bourgeois control all the means of production and property...
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...Driving forces of a functional structure 1. Specialisation Talknig about specialisation the company wants to change the structure to Matrix which I would not recommend. When the whole company is divided into different departments depending on their major the work can be done productively. As said in the case study some mangers are not satisfied with functional structure in the maketing department but however, having a professional manger head in the marketing department can result in better quality work. Hence, the benefits of specialisation become available. 2. Coordination is established When the company assigns a head in the department, the person knows what exactly need to be carried out in order to achieve goals in the organisation. The head of marketing department will assign roles to each and everyone based on the skills and experience. Since the staff is not familiar with aouthority and responsibilty the head can assign the work which is need to be done by individual. This will prevent from people making mistakes or having doubts what needed to be done in the department. This because the authority and responsibilty can be passed down. 3. Management The functional department make the communication lines, lines between departments and jobs very clear. Also the line that is chain of command. So the staff understands boundaries between each other. Project managers could not assit with the fucntional staff memebers because lack of centralisation and leadership...
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...Adverse selection in the labour market 1. Job Interviews a. Problem Adverse selection exists in the labour market when an interview takes places because there is an asymmetry of information between the interviewer (buyer) and the interviewee (seller). Indeed, the interviewer knows his skills better than the interviewer, which can lead an employer to hire an unskilled employee. b. Solution The common solution to deal with this kind of situation is to hire people who studied in top schools. It does not mean they necessarily have the skills required for the job they apply to. But, on average, they will perform better than other candidates. 2. Productivity of employees a. Problem Adverse selection can also be seen in wages. Wages are supposed to reflect employees’ productivity. However, a manager does not necessarily know precisely how productive his employees are. Therefore, in an attempt to be fair and to deal with this problem as fast and simply as possible, he just considers a mean productivity for all his employees. Therefore, highly-productive employees think their wages are lower than they should be and they leave their jobs. Consequently, the productivity mean decreases, and the employees who have a higher productivity than the mean start looking for another job. This process repeats itself and the average production keeps lowering. There is one phenomenon that even worsens this tendency called presenteeism. Presenteeism is the act of staying at work...
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...how they smile or is it actually based on their personality? Throughout the book, Victor Hugo shows a variety of characters who have broken out of their labels. Characters such as Fantine, Cosette, and Jean Valjean are all key examples of how Victor Hugo showcases character development. When we first met Fantine she was a respected woman with a job, but once her secret of being an unwed mother came out, the people around her saw her in a different light. Instead of being the innocent girl she was portrayed to be, she was fired from her job because she didn't save herself until marriage. She sold everything she had, her hair, her teeth, herself. Fantine dug herself into the lifestyle of prostitution and poverty, all to...
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...Application Lesson – Lessons 1 through 5 (70 points total) Please answer the questions following each of the cases or problems. The assigned questions should be answered thoroughly in your own words in essay format and submitted using the on-line testing system at www.agu.edu. The level of writing should reflect the graduate level and the content should reflect a solid understanding of the subject matter. NOTE: This lesson is weighted as 5% of the total course grade. Hugo Corporation – Maximize Price Competition (10 points) (Please see your Study Reference Guide on pages 619-6-1 and 619-6-2 to answer the following questions.) Answer the following questions: 1. You are concerned about the clarity of the purchase description in light of the lack of competition on the current purchase. As a buyer, what can you do? Part of the Buyer responsibilities is to understand what he/she is buying. Therefore, in light of a full understanding of the past procurement/award I will start by reading the single source justification form and the statement of Work (SOW) or blue prints. Last but not least, the quantities of each items that were procure by my agency and other agencies in the past. Government best practice of buying is competition. Since competition in this case was not reach, then I will start by reading the Single Source form that will allow me to understand the reason for not competing this procurement. If it was for a technical reason, what were those technicalities;...
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...beginning of the story, the reader is exposed to the abnormal behaviours of Luc and Hannah’s son, Hugo Levestque. Hugo continuously shows multiple behaviours that tend to put him into menacing situautions, allowing him to build up walls in order to isolate himself. Throughout the novel, Hugo tends to spend his time alone in his room as he prefers to be away from the rest of his family. When the narrarotor touches upon Hugo’s thoughts and actions, they say, “He closed his bedroom door, and stood there breathing hard. He hated his fucking father and depressed rag doll of a mother,” (Page 223). This quote shows the reader how (can replace with “that”) one of the main characters in novel has issues expressing themselves to the family...
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... The name LIFECar was coined by the team at OSCar Automotive Ltd. The name LIFECar summarises key design principles advocated by RiverSimple. LIFECar stands for Lightweight Integrated Fuel `Efficient Car. Hugo Spowers (founder of OSCar Automotive Ltd and Managing Partner at RiverSimple LLP), sought to demonstrate with the LIFECar project that significant gains in fuel efficiency could be achieved with readily available technology. In order for this project to take place, and with the initial and far-sighted support of the Morgan Motor Company, he formed the LIFECar consortium of Cranfield University, Linde, Oxford University and QinetiQ; together they received support from BERR, formerly the DTI, to part fund the project. Key elements of the design (as the name suggest) include the lightweight structure and the integrated whole system design of the vehicle around the characteristics of a fuel cell. LIFECar combines a hydrogen fuel cell with a bank of ultra capacitors such that cruise and acceleration requirements are decoupled and resolved in a highly optimised fashion. By combining these technologies with a lightweight structure, LIFECar achieves a unique combination of performance, cost effectiveness and fuel efficiency. Hugo derived his idea of the hyper car project from Amory Lovings who was at the Rocky Mountain...
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...Hugo (2011) Direction by Martin Scorsese Writing by John Logan (screenplay) and Brian Selznick (book) Editing by Thelma Schoonmaker Cinematography by Robert Richardson About the film: Hugo (2011) is the story of a young orphaned adventurer whose determination to discover a secret, brings to light the forgotten contributions of a film pioneer. The movie begins with various 1st person point of view panoramic shots of the Gare du Nord rail station from inside the numerous clocks found inside the rail station, while Hugo (Asa Butterfield) is shown moving around the maze of passages from clock to clock. Hugo, who fixes the clocks at Gare du Nord due to the death of his Uncle Claud, also spends his time trying to fix a broken automation machine left by his father. In addition to the automation device the only other item Hugo has from his father is a small notebook detailing the automation device. Since Hugo requires extra parts to fix the clocks and automation, he must resort to stealing from merchants at the station. One particular toy merchant named Georges Méliès (Ben Kingsley) catches Hugo trying to steal a windup toy. As payback for stealing the toy, Georges takes the notebook from Hugo and refuses to give it back. In Hugo’s attempt to get the notebook back, he follows Méliès home and is introduced to Isabella (Chloe Grace Moretz), Georges’ goddaughter. Hugo befriends Isabella and she offers her help in retrieving the notebook. Hugo exposes Isabella to the movies...
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...REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA MINISTERIO DEL PODER POPULAR PARA LA EDUCACIÓN UNIVERSIDAD MONTEÁVILA Principios de la propaganda Aguilera, Anapatricia Branger, Henriqueta Loynaz, Ana Federica Martínez, María Gabriela Minashes, Cecilia Perret-Gentil, Mariana Caracas, 14 de mayo de 2015 Introducción Las propagandas dirigidas hacia la política llevan su tras fondo, todo muy bien pensado desde todo ángulo, más que todo por estar dirigido a un target general sin edad en específico, inclusive dirigida a personas que no tengan las herramientas que todos deberíamos de tener , como leer y escribir. La persuasión y manipulación que llegan a tener un resultado positivo en la mayoria de la población venezolana. Once principios diferentes se utilizan para realizar estas propagandas. Dirigiéndonos específicamente hacia las campañas políticas que han hecho el actual gobierno de Venezuela, en sus momentos de campaña los años anteriores; es el vivo ejemplo de la efectiva de estos principios durante sus campañas posteriormente que mencionaremos. Análisis de los principios de la propaganda dentro de la campaña presidencial 2013 de Nicolás Maduro 1- Principio simplificación o enemigo único: Calificar al adversario utilizando una idea eje como forma de ataque. Diosdado Cabello asegura que MCM “es la escogida para liderar la punta del tridente del mal” En este decreto por parte de Cabello, queda insinuado que Machado es la escogida por el gobierno americano...
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...Deterioration of Chavez Chavez_Cancer http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/10/us-venezuela-chavez-idUSTRE7994RB20111010 With the Venezuelan elections coming up, Hugo Chavez, the current president of Venezuela, is trying to win the elections again after being 13 years in possession of the power. At the same time, Chavez’s health has been deteriorating as he announced he has cancer. He also took the cancer look by shaving his hair off and going bald. On the other hand, Chavez has recently been leaving Venezuela unexpectedly going to Cuba leaving his people unattended, meanwhile the media has not always been able to report exactly why the president had to leave his people. It is not the media that is at fault, but the president himself who is trying to hide things; the president himself is at fault of turning Venezuela into a fake democracy in order to keep the power himself. First we will be looking at Chavez’s health conditions in the past years. In June of 2011 Chavez left Venezuela and underwent unscheduled surgery in Cuba for pelvic abscess. After being absent for almost a month from his country, on June 30th, 2011, Chavez announced that he was recovering from an operation removing a cancerous tumor. The Vice President then stated that Chavez remained will “full exercise” of power and that there was no need to transfer powers despite of being absent from Venezuela. On July 2nd, 2011, the newspaper “El Periodico de Catalunya” stated that Chavez had “colon cancer that...
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