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  • Singapore Culture

    Singapore Culture

    Singapore may have traded in its rough-and-ready opium dens and pearl luggers for towers of concrete and glass, and its steamy rickshaw image for hi-tech wizardry, but you can still recapture the colonial era with a gin sling under the languorous ceiling fans at Raffles Hotel. It is this carefully stage-managed combination of Western modernity and treasured Eastern and colonial past that makes Singapore such an accessible slice of Asia. Lying almost on the equator,

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Imf and the World Bank

    The Imf and the World Bank

    The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) claim that their mission is to “concentrate on building the climate for investment, jobs and sustainable growth [in third world countries], so that economies will grow, and by investing in and empowering poor people to participate in development,” (World Bank Group 2005). Every year the directors of these two institutions meet for one week, enjoying elite social events and extravagant meals in order to validate this

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Business in the World

    Business in the World

    Introduction U.S. businesses spend over $140 billion annually on personal selling (Anderson, 1995 and Dalrymple, 1994). This is more than they spend on any other promotional method. Furthermore, over 11 million Americans are employed in sales and related occupations (Anderson, 1995 and Dalrymple, 1994). Sales forces are found throughout the business environment from the insurance industry to college recruiting -- and just about everything in between. According to author Philip Kotler, sales personnel serve as

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Mike
  • A Brave New World Compared to 1984

    A Brave New World Compared to 1984

    A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley has many of the same basic ideas as 1984 by George Orwell, but the two are more different than alike. In both books a totalitarian government is in complete control of the people, but A Brave New World shows a more positive side of this type of government than does 1984. 1984 doesn't show any good things that have come out of having this form of government, and

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • So You Want to Have a Positive Cultural Encounter?

    So You Want to Have a Positive Cultural Encounter?

    What would it be like to visit unknown relatives in the vast expanses of Africa? What would you do if you were stranded on an island inhabited by strange and unfamiliar Indians? How would you react if you were saved from starvation during a cold winter by friendly natives? Society today has been shaped by the cross-cultural adventures and experiences of history. What if you were able to have an experience like these and

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Popular Culture and Print Media

    Popular Culture and Print Media

    Running head: POPULAR CULTURE AND PRINT MEDIA Popular Culture and Print Media Nancy Young University of Phoenix SOC / 105 March 14, 2008 Two of the oldest forms of advertising, would be print media, and word of mouth. There are several forms of print media advertising, such as newspaper and magazines. But these are not the only way advertizing is put into the public, there are many other successful ways ads can be thrown into

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Anna
  • Ethnic Relationships Around the World

    Ethnic Relationships Around the World

    Ethnic Relationships Around the World > > The word "ethnic" is defined as "relating to a >sizable group of people sharing a common and >distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, >or cultural heritage; relating to a people not >Christian or Jewish; heathen." By the definition >alone, it is no surprise that ethnic relations around >the world have always been a source of tension. Family >members cannot live in the same house because of >differences, sometimes resulting

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Method Acting and 1950’s American Politics and Culture

    Method Acting and 1950’s American Politics and Culture

    Method Acting and 1950’s American Politics and Culture Throughout the twentieth century, method acting had been experimented with and practiced in the United States. The method had derived from Stanislavski’s “system” at the Moscow Art Theatre and was then given its own identity by method pioneers in the Group Theatre, Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler and Elia Kazan. Through the early 1900’s, the method had begun to gain recognition in American theatre, but swiftly attained considerable

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Way to Raise a Child in Today’s World, and Love Doing So Timing Is Everything

    The Way to Raise a Child in Today’s World, and Love Doing So Timing Is Everything

    Raising A Child Today 1 The Way to Raise a Child in today’s World, and Love doing so Timing is everything Nicole Moses 1. Email: Mniquee@aol.com University of Phoenix College Raising a child No one ever said it was going to be easy, no one ever said that becoming a parent came with a detailed book of instructions. But one thing is for sure it is not easy at all. When I became a mother

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Janna
  • World War 2

    World War 2

    World War 2 World War 2 was a conflict between the Allied Powers that consisted of United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, Republic of China, Poland, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Norway, Greece, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Egypt, Philippines, Brazil, and more. While the Axis Power which consisted of Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Finland, Croatia, Slovakia, Thailand and others. There were many causes like the German taking over of

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Edward
  • Ethnographic Research Paper: French Culture

    Ethnographic Research Paper: French Culture

    Ethnographic Research Paper: French Culture A common saying goes like this, “You cannot judge a book by its cover.” This saying may have many meanings, but to a social and cultural anthropologist, it signifies that no-one should pre-judge others on their values, beliefs and interests just by their appearance. In order to understand and be familiar with a culture, one has to perform a series of ethnographic research from fieldwork, participant observation, ethnology to something

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Mike
  • Cultural Diversity in Our Community

    Cultural Diversity in Our Community

    Cultural Diversity in Our Community NAME Axia College of University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity I was walking down the street the other day when I stopped and took a hard look at all the different people, businesses, and cultures that surrounded me. My first thought was "wow, we really live in a world that is held together by a wide variety of ethnic groups." Without all the different cultures and influences that I have experienced,

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Bred
  • Napoleon: Emperor of the World

    Napoleon: Emperor of the World

    Napoleon: Emperor of the World “Well John, elections are coming up again,” said Bill, to create some small talk in the cafй. “Yeah and who are we going to vote for again?” said an already decided John. “Oh I believe we should vote for Napoleon,” exclaimed Bill. “I say this because I really don’t want to go back to a monarchy, and he did unify all of France.” “Yep I totally agree there,” replied John.

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Max
  • Chemistry Terms

    Chemistry Terms

    Elements and Compounds- They are both classified as substances and are found in mixtures. They are different because elements cannot be broken down any further and also because compounds are made of two or more substances while elements consist of only one. Mixtures and compounds- They are both made of two or more substances, and also they both can be broken down further. This is also a difference because compounds can only be separated by

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Artur
  • Gay Marriage - Sex Marriage in Today’s World

    Gay Marriage - Sex Marriage in Today’s World

    Why Not? Same sex marriage in today’s world Many people believe that same-sex marriage will destroy or diminish the righteousness of marriage between a man and a woman. It is my true belief that same-sex marriage will have negative effects only on people who are extremely religious, or extremely afraid. Many religious sects have been ferociously fighting against the legalization of same-sex marriage. In every article, column, and essay that I have read there has

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Steve
  • Running Head: Problem Solution: Usa World Bank

    Running Head: Problem Solution: Usa World Bank

    Running head: PROBLEM SOLUTION: USA WORLD BANK Problem Solution: USA World Bank Keith Todd University of Phoenix Online MBA 510 October 1, 2007 Instructor: Steve Gurley Problem Solution: USA World Bank The conclusion of research and statistics is very evident in managerial decision-making. Statistical methods such as descriptive or nonparametric statistics, probability concepts, hypothesis testing and research are very important mechanisms for managers regarding decision-making skills. Descriptive statistics is “methods of organizing, summarizing and presenting

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Yan
  • Gattaca Final Scene "going Home" Analysis

    Gattaca Final Scene "going Home" Analysis

    I. SCENE OVERVIEW GATTACA is a film about a possible future. Man has mastered genetics and has taken over evolution. Superior children are made simply by manipulating genes. It’s an examination of one of man’s greatest aspects. In fact, the film’s tagline is "There is no gene for the human spirit." The superior are often complacent, confident in their inherent abilities. Those who’ve been conceived naturally are considered lower class, but really are the fighters,

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Hewlett Packard (hp) Culture

    Hewlett Packard (hp) Culture

    Formal elements of an organization such as structure, strategy and technology have gained a lot of importance in past. Success of Japanese corporation in the 1980’s got the focus to other side of an organization. Values, belief and attitudes held by management and organization, which form informal elements, play a significant role in an organization. An organization can be best represented by an iceberg. The part which is visible above the water and easy to

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Vika
  • Long Term Memory Notes

    Long Term Memory Notes

    Long Term Memory, LTM Long term memory (LTM) is the relatively permanent store that can hold vast amounts of information for long periods of time. STM  ELABORATIVE REHEARSAL  LTM Elaborative rehearsal is a complex processing of data, it associates new information with information already stored in LTM. This type of storage makes it’s easier for the transfer and retrieval of information. The process of transferring memories requires CONSOLIDATION ie revisiting and reconfirming of

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • The Clan Culture

    The Clan Culture

    The Clan Culture As Cameron and Quinn describe each culture in great depth in the context of for-profit companies, this paper will summarize the cultures and apply them to the foundation setting. Starting from the top left box of the quadrant, the Clan culture is one that is similar to a family-run organization. The culture is marked by “shared values and goals, cohesion, participativeness, individuality, and a sense of we-ness” (Cameron & Quinn, 1999, p.

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Bred
  • Creating Value for Shareholders in a Globalizing World

    Creating Value for Shareholders in a Globalizing World

    Abstract Creating Value for shareholders in a globalizing World Value has been described as anything that satisfies the needs and requirements of organizational stakeholders. The organization can only satisfy its shareholders by developing strategies that will maximize the value of the firm over its life-span. The strategies that an organization must use to create value for its shareholders have change due to the globalization of the marketplace and the introduction of foreign competition. Creating value

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Mike
  • Bovine Somatotropin Term Paper

    Bovine Somatotropin Term Paper

    Introduction Each year farmers raise up to 36 million beef cattle. But did you know that farmers fatten up to 2/3rd of these cows with hormones (sciencenews.org). Our group did not, but when we heard this we knew that it would be an interesting and controversial topic to research further. None of us ever thought that when we were buying meat from the grocery store that it would be anything more than just meat. And

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Jack
  • A Christmas Carol Final Paper

    A Christmas Carol Final Paper

    Every now and then, it is hard for a person to realize they have done wrong, until someone brings it to their attention. Admitting to your mistakes and previous decisions, can sometimes be the hardest thing in life. Eventually, everyone makes bad choices, but it is possible to fix what they have done wrong, and make everything right again. Scrooge, from the novel, A Christmas Carol, makes many awful choices in his lifetime, but on

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Monika
  • New Worlds for All

    New Worlds for All

    New Worlds for All Essay Disease and Medicine along with war and religion were three ways American history has changed. When the colonists came over from Europe they unknowingly changed the world forever in ways they couldn’t have imagined. These effects were present to both Native Americans and Europeans. Some of these changes made life easier for both Native Americans and Europeans but some made relations worse too. And some effects wouldn’t show up until

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    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Artur
  • Haitian Culture: Impact on Nursing Care

    Haitian Culture: Impact on Nursing Care

    Haitian Culture: Impact on Nursing Care The Republic of Haiti is in the western part of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. It is densely populated and has the lowest per capita income in the western hemisphere (Kemp, 2001). The population of more than seven million is made up of mostly descendents of African slaves brought to the West Indies by French colonists. The horrible conditions in Haiti, such as crushing poverty, unemployment

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    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Janna