...Composition II April 15, 2013 Technology has changed significantly over the past 20 years, TV’s are high definition, computers are reaching extreme speeds while staying colder even in tablet to phone form, and entertainment is marketed as virtual data. One of the leading changes in entertainment today is video games. There are now many forms to video games, virtual reality, consoles, PC gaming, simulators, and sports that are now controlled by body in the consumers very own living room. Video games have easily rivaled the video industry and also contribute to movie interests. Movies are being made after video games and games are being made after books, although the biggest and largest difference to the movie industry compared to video games is the after the point of sale distribution. What brings this very large difference between the two is the internet. Once the Internet was introduced to the gaming consoles at large, consumers were given opportunity to extend content. With the industry growing as large as it has and the internet bringing in these new opportunities, there are now politics, large and vocal gaming, and a larger hunger for money just like the video environment. Extended content is destroying the future of gaming and the standard price for digital content should not be set to a fixed full price. When video games were first introduced they were distributed physically by cartridge and floppy discs. This process included the normal...
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...year. A full 44.8 hours a week, more than how much time you spend at your job or at school. To help you get an idea, you work on average for about 40 hours a week and you go to school for about 35 hours a week (5 days in school week). If you take about 2,329 hours every year to play a sport or to do anything then you would want to get paid for it so you know that it could help you in the future right? Perfecting the sport might help you get to the state teams but while spending all of this time practicing and going to school, I doubt you have time for a job, getting paid for being on your college team might just help you out. However,...
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...* Always try to max out research because more money into research = less money you have to pay later on for better cameras… you max out research every year till maybe the last year where you can completely stop because it’s not as beneficial anymore in the last year or so * Try out different combinations of camera settings because some combinations cost less but does not decrease your market share percentage (market share % is shown in marketing tab)… you want to keep your market share high and you want to have a high market share early on even though it may mean less profit for the first year or two because the higher the market share early on, the more stores you will be able to open and then the harder it is for other companies to beat you in later years * Usually optical zoom cost the most to upgrade so most of the time you should not increase optical zoom (especially don’t increase optical zoom for entry cameras… not worth it) and instead just play around with different combinations such as increasing the image res and LCD display/ brand specific components * To find the best combination you should record your current net profit (in the blue box on the side) and current marketshare% (in the marketing tab) for the camera you’re changing and then make sure to match assembly in the assembly tab * I.e. – Following the picture, if you’re playing around with the camera settings for entry cameras record your net profit which is 157% and then record...
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...a major league player is $119,000. For the first time in ninety years, there was no post-season baseball, and no world series. Eric Turner was designated as the Cleveland Browns franchise player. He then proceeded to hold out during spring training, because he knew he could get more money then his current $2.15 million dollar contract. At one point in every athlete’s life, there is nothing they would want to do more than play their sport, not because it fattens their wallet, but because they have a true love for it. At what point does the athlete lose the love and gain the greed? The NBA has become the land of the guaranteed contract. These players want their millions handed to them on a silver platter, no matter what happens. If they get injured and can no longer play; pay up! If they averaged thirty points a game in college, but struggle to make the transition into the pros, and average only four points; pay up! If their egos swell so much that they are out of control in public and do something to disgrace the organization they play for; pay up, because the contract guarantees that they get their money. The NFL is a breeding ground for holdout players. I think that Holdout 101, taught by Professor X-Pro Millionaire, is a required class for all pro football players. Rule number one: if you think you can get more money than what your contract says holdout. Rule number two: if you are in the middle of a multi-year contract, then fuck that...
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...rules were taken seriously. Not think about someone being killed by another person, now think about the reasons they died, now would you say that that person can be blamed for their own death? In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt is the blame for his own death. This is because Tybalt challenged the duel, Tybalt went against a law, and Tybalt couldn’t control his own anger. Tybalt challenged a duel against Romeo and wanted to start a fight. In act one, Price had set laws and other things stating ‘no fighting’. Tybalt was also the blame for his own death because he was a very hot headed person. One way Tybalt is blamed for his own death is because he wrote a letter that was used to challenge a duel against Romeo. In Act 2 scene 4 (7-8), Benvolio says “Tybalt, the kinsman to old Capulet, Hath sent a letter to his father’s house” This is the part where Mercutio is informed by Benvolio about the letter being sent to Romeo from Tybalt to challenge the duel. A...
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...was the Peter’s Birthday, their parents went to buy a guitar-shaped cake as a surprise. Unfortunately, they were hit by a drunk driver and they died in the car accident. So, the 3 “little” boys decided to sell the house, and with the money they went to a lot of parties and clubs. Two months later they came to the realization that they really needed a house. So, with the money that they still had left over, they went to buy materials to build their own. They decided to build their three new homes in the local village. The village was peaceful with nice neighbors, very quiet with large parks and fountains. The village was perfect, but with one exception…in the forest next to the village lived a local politician who was incredibly greedy and very harsh with the restrictions and taxes. Peter decided to build a cabin, because he was very lazy. The cabin only took him a week to finish it. When Peter finished his cabin, he started to play his electric guitar, to scream and to shake the head jumping. Meanwhile Jax decided to build a designer ski cabin (even though it never snowed in their village). Since he too was very lazy, he hired a group of builders to build his house for him. Two weeks later, the group of builders finished the house, and Jax started to celebrate by throwing parties every night in his house. Brian on the...
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...Character Biography: Don is a (presumably) white male in his late twenties, living in a large city similar to New York City sometime in the late 1900’s, either the eighties or the nineties. Without any strict background given throughout the play, it can be assumed that he is college educated based on his connections with Jack and Phil and the time period and works in a job that pays enough for him to afford to live in the city, though he is most likely living out of a studio apartment, and not the penthouse of a hotel. Don is college buddies with Jack and Phil, most likely having met Phil through Jack, who seem to have been childhood friends. They often go out to party, which includes escapades of drinking alcohol and doing drugs, including...
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...April 22, 2012 My First Guitar I believe that every person has the ability to learn how to play an instrument. With enough practice, dedication and the right information, you can accomplish almost anything. Every person has their own style of music, and being able to accomplish something important to them makes you become persevering. I have always been working extra hard to get what I want and this time it was worth it. Ever since I was a kid I had been farming and doing hard labor to help support my parents and family. But I realized that there is a time that you have to work hard to get something for yourself. What I purchased was an acoustic guitar. This acoustic guitar was the first artifact that I bought with my own share. It’s nice curve shape and maple wood hard top with a beautiful flower design made it stand out. The guitar has been an important part of my life. This was a Martin acoustic guitar. I got to experience my talent in performances which made me became a musician. When I first picked up the guitar I was young, about the age of 11 I was very ambitious and wanted to learn all my favorite songs and master everything to know about it. I knew that if I kept focus and practiced everyday I would accomplish my goals. A very important part of playing any instrument is your hands and fingers and I would soon learn that without them it would be difficult if not impossible to play them. I was playing basketball with my friends one day and I went for the ball and jammed...
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...2 to 6 Players l OBJECT: Collect money and LIFE Tiles, and have the highest dollar amount at the end of the game. Attach the game parts to the gameboard as shown on the Assembly Sheet. All players spin the wheel. Highest spinner takes the first turn. Play then continues clockwise. LIFE TILES WHAT YOU D A TURN Each LIFE Tile carries a secret message: a special achievement, and a dollar amount which counts toward your total cash value at the end of the game. On your turn, spin the wheel. (If the spinner arm stops between numbers, spin again.) Then move your car the number of spaces on the spinner. Carefully remove the LIFE Tiles from the cardboard sheet. Place the LIFE Tiles LIFE-side-up near the gameboard and mix them up. Draw 4 tiles and, without looking at the message on the back, stack them LIFE-side-up at Millionaire Estates. The remaining tiles form the draw pile. Always move your car forward, in the direction of the arrows. (Just as in real life, you can’ go back in time!) If you t land on an occupied space, move ahead to the next open space. Follow the space directions. This ends your turn. CARDS Your first turn is an exception. See GETTING STARTED. Separate the cards into 4 decks: Career Cards, Salary Cards, House Deeds and Stocks. Place each deck facedown near the gameboard. GETTING STARTED On your first turn, decide either to start a career, or to start college. INSURANCE POLICIES & BANK LOANS College offers more career and salary options, but it takes time-and...
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...Study habits of 1st and 2nd year Marlow scholars of University of Cebu Maritime Education and Training Center, School Year 2013-2014 Research Topic: ”Study habits of 1st and 2nd year Marlow scholars of University of Cebu Maritime Education and Training Center, School Year 2013-2014” Statement of the problem: This research aims to look into the study habits of 1st and 2nd year Marlow scholars in University of Cebu, School Year 2013-2014. This study aims to answer the following questions: 1. What is the profile of the Marlow Scholars in terms of: a. Age b. Year Level c. Course d. Place of Origin 2. What are the factors that affect their study habits? 3. What are the study habits if the 1st and 2nd year Marlow scholars? 4. How the study habits affect their academic performance? INTRODUCTION The Global Economic Crisis pulled countries down from around the globe to a recession. Wide-ranging declines in many aspects of growth characterize the overall impact it had on the global scale. Following the Asian economic crisis in 1997, the present global economic crisis imposes new challenges to the Philippines as a developing country. Following are expositions of the macro economic impacts of the crisis in the Philippines setting, its implications in the prevalent poverty scenario, and policies and program undertaken by the government in response to the crisis. Global Economic crisis resulted to financial problems or financial pressure...
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...Case Study Analysis Part A: Case 3, "Power Play for Howard" MGT 445 4/25/12 Power Play for Howard In this assignment Team C will briefly summarize the case of Juwan Howard. Next, Team C will evaluate the benefits (tangible and intangible), risks, and costs associated with negotiating Juwan Howard’s free agent contract. Afterwards, we will provide a brief conclusion. The Overview As kids we have dreams and aspirations of growing up making it big in our profession of choice while making lots of money. According to most children, their dreams range from a number of professions including; Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, Police, Firefighters or even becoming a professional athlete such as Michael Jordan and Juwan Howard. In the 1990’s, most kids wanted to be like “Mike”. Michael Jordan’s name was a household name, and a major brand for marketing worldwide for Nike. Most NBA players’ career salaries would not even come close to Michael Jordan’s endorsement income from the late 80’s through the 90’s. In our opinion, Michael Jordan was clearly underpaid when he played basketball. It wasn’t until later in his career that he signed the biggest NBA contract of all time paying $30 million a year. Jordan set the bar for young superstar NBA players such as Juwan Howard to sign multi-million dollar contracts in the late 90’s. Juwan Howard’s story was a little different from Michael’s. He signed two contracts over the course of his career totaling $205 million. This type of money is...
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...Pay for play isn’t the answer for college athletics In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about whether or not college athletes should be paid for playing on a team. The argument has initially consisted of whether or not college athletes deserve special treatment over the other students at universities. Some people believe that giving student athlete’s money would help encourage the athletes to play harder while others believe they are already being paid with free tuition and should not be given money. I believe student athletes should have their full tuition, meals, room and board paid for; but I do not think the universities should necessarily be responsible for paying the athletes especially since so many are not responsible with their money. The nature of a school at the university level is to make money through education. No one is making the athletes go to college to make money for the colleges and universities. It is an agreement that is not set up to pay them in ways that is fair in relation to the money the universities make from their participation. Student athletes are like unpaid interns in college who work to gain experience for their possible future profession. Many athletes today walk around campus with rock star status anyway. If they were to get paid it would further that perception that they were something bigger than just a student athlete. Also, is student athletes were to get paid; many of the athletes would simply waste the money they...
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...Give specific examples of how you have worked to reach the goals exemplified by membership in this organization particularly in the areas of character, leadership, and service. Include any stories from your experience that illustrate your strengths in these three areas. I am a hardworker. Being a hard worker is someone who puts complete effort into a specific task. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always tried my best at school in fear of disappointing my parents. But, now as a more mature individual, my initiative to work hard is more for the reward from self satisfaction. I work hard in order to experience a feeling of relief when...
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...minimal benefits. These kids can severely mess up the rest of their lives with one hit and nothing is guaranteed in this business. If something happens to a player where he cannot play football anymore, that school can pull the scholarship right out from under his feet, leaving him with nothing, most unable to pay tuition on their own. In 2010 the Southeastern Conference (SEC) made over a billion...
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...not always have to be in the span of one year Real GDP Real GDP is a way calculate the GDP without the inflation included so that it can be easily compared to previous years, and nominal GDP would be with the inflation included. Nominal GDP Nominal GDP is the GDP for any given year that has not been modified to reflect the inflation of the US dollar. Unemployment rate Unemployment rate is the amount of people who do not have a job but are looking for one. Inflation rate This is the speed of which prices increase or decrease over time. Generally it is calculated annually or monthly. Interest rate This is the percentage of a certain amount of money that is charged to a borrower of money. When someone borrows money, they have to pay it back plus the interest. PART 2 Whenever goods or services are purchased or sold, the economy is impacted. Obviously if one person comes into a coffee shop and buys a cup of coffee, the US economy will not change, but what if one million people purchase a cup of coffee every day? Or what if those people who usually purchase coffee every day decide that they do not want coffee anymore? These types of events have a noticeable impact on the economy because there are so many people and businesses involved. In this essay we review the impact that certain day to day activities have on the US economy. Just about every household in the United States purchases groceries on a regular basis. Some families buy storable food...
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