Trade secrets

(1) Introduction The Silk Road was an ancient trade route, which ran from China and India to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Goods, such as Chinese silk and Indian spices, were traded along it using camels on the overland route (Newitt, 2005, pp. 2-3). Portugal, being located on the Atlantic coast, was therefore at the fringe of the Silk Road. However, Portugal managed to create a colonial empire despite being a country of marginal importance in the early Middle Ages (Disney, 2009,…

“Black Market Billions”, by Pradhakar is a detailed book that takes readers into the realm of the billion-dollar business of stolen and counterfeit merchandise. Her extensive research illustrates how organized retail crime (ORC) succeeds in an economy filled with penny-pinching consumers that consistently decide to obtain cheaper ways of purchasing. A number of consumers look to purchase things such as luxury items and even over-the counter prescription drugs. Although these shopping decisions…

“The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it 's the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship”-Ralph Waldo Emerson. In the story Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone by Jk Rowling, many friendships are woven together to tell an amazing tale of intrigue and adventure. Three specific friendships define the novel and are developed through…

Other Cultures in a Few Short Pages In Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in 80 Days, there are many different cultures which Phileas Fogg and Passepartout explore through-out the entirety of the novel. All of these cultures are set in the late 19th century throughout the world. Some of these cultures include the Indian culture, Chinese culture and Native American culture among the many others that the two are exposed to. All of these cultures will be explored in a comparison of the novel to…

In the short story “The secret life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber, it talks about a man by the name Walter Mitty. Walter seems to have many daydreams between the real life things he is doing. It starts with Walter being the commander of a Navy Hydroplane in the middle of a storm, while in reality he was driving his car and the engine reminded him of a Navy Hydroplane. There are many themes for Walter, and what triggers his daydreams along with many conflicts, three of these things being; the…

Disclaimer: JKR owns her characters, plots, and world. But not mine :) Extremely long AN: About people accepting Harry as being from the future so quickly… the students didn’t and neither did the ministry. The teachers were one over by the contract as the magic that created them is considered deadly in the extreme. Not quite black but the type of magic that if you tinker with it legend states your soul will be collected by the Wild Haunt, a myth that came pre-humanity. Soooo yeah that won over…

is super discomforting. However, every now and then, a hint of it could only be necessary, whether it is a part of reality or a part of a fantasy. It does not have to be much, but it could make a significant change on your lifestyle. Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” argues for the presence significance as a basic human need, through Walter Mitty’s escapism fueled daydreams. Walter Mitty’s sense of insignificance causes him to exert his authority onto his individualized fictional…

In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty movie and story, as well as the Ralphie Phillips Cartoon, imagination is used to cure boredom, to imagine a different reality, and sometimes they are unaware that it is happening. In the three stories, the main characters are bored with their lives and use imagination to see themselves somewhere else. They also use imagination because they are unhappy with their situation and see themselves with different and more interesting lives. In some cases, especially…

As a Slytherin, I have often found myself underwhelmed or disappointed with the representation of my house throughout the novels. Merlin is long gone, don’t get me started on the Great Snape Debate, Slughorn is spineless, and Malfoy has always been the character I hated to love. Upon rereading the series, I had a startling epiphany – perhaps I had been looking for the representation I so desperately sought in all the wrong places. There is one character who continuously embodies ambition,…

Colonies can be compared and contrasted by the settlement patterns, demographic patterns, trading patterns, religion, government and economic activities. In terms of trading pattern the Chesapeake and New England Colonies had way different ways to trade. The Chesapeake Colonies mostly exported tobacco products, while the New English Colonies mostly exported things like fish, fur and lumber. The Chesapeake Colonies made a lot of money selling tobacco. The Chesapeake Colonies had a lot of good…