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  • Class Arbitration Waivers in California Law Adjudicated by the Ninth Circuit

    Class Arbitration Waivers in California Law Adjudicated by the Ninth Circuit

    Theo Slater International Commercial Arbitration Prof. Schurz 5-15-08 Class Arbitration Waivers in California Law Adjudicated by the Ninth Circuit Mass contracts between consumers or employees and large corporations increasingly include clauses that require binding arbitration for all disputes and a bar on class action litigation. These provisions are included in contracts for cell phones, credit cards, and employment among others. The affects of the bar on class actions in these contracts shield the corporations from

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    Essay Length: 4,379 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Jack
  • The Meanings of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality

    The Meanings of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality

    “The Meanings of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality” The meanings of race, class, gender, and sexuality are definitely complicated and intertwined through intersectionality. To fully understand these meanings, one must first open his or her mind and recognize that social stipulations that society inflicts upon people need to be thrown away. One must ignore conceptions of something being static or natural (Mills 10). A naпve individual would consider race as simply a biological classification. However,

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    Essay Length: 999 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Top
  • Social Stratification and Class

    Social Stratification and Class

    Today in the United States, we read in the newspapers constantly about the state of “classes” in our country. For instance, it is often said at tax time that the Federal budget is balanced on the backs of the “middle class.” To people in the “lower class,” the promise is held that in a capitalist society, by working hard you can lift yourself out of the lower income bracket to join the “middle class.” Entrepreneurs

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    Essay Length: 1,573 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Vika
  • Class President Speech

    Class President Speech

    Class President Speech Hello, my name is (insert name) , and I'm running for class president. You may know me for my incoherent rambling and mad (insert activity) skills, but what I am here today to discuss with you has nothing to do with those wonderful qualities. I'm here to discuss fun, and more importantly, money. What, as the class of (insert class year), have we done for fun this year? You are correct! Nothing!

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    Essay Length: 265 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Economic Justice Between Classes

    Economic Justice Between Classes

    Economic Justice Between Classes We live in a country today misrepresented by its own peoples' perception. The consensus that we live in the greatest nation in the world is not so much a feeling of nationalism as it is a forgone conclusion in the minds of millions of Americans. What a great many of these millions do not realize is that they are the victims of a government set up by our founding fathers to

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    Essay Length: 2,037 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Contrast to Show Understanding in Sherman Alexie’s "class"

    Contrast to Show Understanding in Sherman Alexie’s "class"

    The short story “Class” by Sherman Alexie tells of the struggles of an American Indian man and tries to demonstrate how he reacts to his contrasted feelings and diverse world around him. The central theme of Alexie’s short story is contrast, and this theme is evident throughout the story, even in the smallest of details. The actions, emotions and even the language of the characters contrast and these contrasts clearly illustrate the difference the characters

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    Essay Length: 1,005 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Yan
  • Accountin for Asset

    Accountin for Asset

    Demolition Costs– New Policy• Demolition costs included in cost of new buildings as site preparation only where– No legal or constructive obligation to restore – Formal management commitment to demolish and build on the site • Demolition costs expensed where no intention to rebuild on the site -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 17 Subsequent Expenditure• Major replacements and regular major inspections (which are a condition of continued operation) are capitalised (AASB 116 paras 13-14)• Repairs and maintenance are

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    Essay Length: 816 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Knowledge and the Creative Class

    Knowledge and the Creative Class

    Introduction World-renowned author Peter Drucker is not only known for his insights on management, but also for advocating the rising importance for a knowledge economy. Drucker once stated that, “The basic economic resources – �the factors of production’, to use the economist’s term, is no longer capital, nor natural resources… nor �labour’. It is and will be knowledge.”1 Knowledge is the driving force of today’s economy. Due to its increasing returns, it ensures that the

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    Essay Length: 344 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Hp Case Study - Marketing Strategy Class

    Hp Case Study - Marketing Strategy Class

    Feb 22, 2007 Executive Summary Hewlett-Packard (HP) is one of the largest technology companies in the world. Founded in 1939, HP employs nearly 88,000 worldwide, supports 540 sales and administrative offices, and distributes to more than 120 countries. HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company offers IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, imaging and printing. The case study reflects the appraisal of HP’s high performers, internal

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    Essay Length: 1,846 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 22, 2010 By: Victor
  • Classes of Chemical Reactions

    Classes of Chemical Reactions

    Classes of Chemical Reactions Whenever a reaction takes place, energy is changed as well when the substances react chemically. Scientists have taken these changes in energy and generalized them. Scientists can take these generalizations and discover more about the nature and tendencies of matter. In this lab, the purpose was to perform seven reactions, write down their equations, and identify the type of reaction. In this lab report, several methods of displaying this information will

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    Essay Length: 1,046 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Jack
  • Social Class Divisions and the Effects on Women of Victorian England

    Social Class Divisions and the Effects on Women of Victorian England

    Social Class Divisions and the Effects on Women of Victorian England Two hundred years ago, during the reign of Queen Victoria in England, the social barriers of the Victorian class system firmly defined the roles of women. The families of Victorian England were divided into four distinct classes: the Nobility or Gentry Class, the Middle Class, the Upper Working Class, and lastly, the Lower Working class . The women of these classes each had their

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    Essay Length: 1,225 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Capital Asset Pricing Model

    Capital Asset Pricing Model

    Capital Asset Pricing Model has no practical value as it relies on many unrealistic assumptions” Financial economist William Sharpe developed the Capital Asset Pricing Model. The model was introduced in Sharpe’s book; "Portfolio Theory and Capital Markets" in 1970. Sharpe was later awarded the Nobel laureate in economics in recognition of his work on this model.The CAPM theory concerns the way assets are priced, considering their risk. The CAPM was the answer to a question

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    Essay Length: 1,325 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Mike
  • Should Students That Suffer with Add Be Placed in Specialized Classes?

    Should Students That Suffer with Add Be Placed in Specialized Classes?

    Should Students that Suffer with ADD Be Placed in Specialized Classes? Many adults and caregivers do not know what Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is and therefore do not know how to properly care for those children. They believe that because their children have ADD, they will not be able to learn or succeed in a normal class with other normal students. The truth is that only 1 out of every 35 students with ADD need

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    Essay Length: 1,646 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Short Story for English Class

    Short Story for English Class

    SHORT STORY FOR ENGLISH CLASS There was a girl named Kandy, she was 15 years old. Her life was extremely boring, all she ever did was go to school, go on her computer, eat and sleep. She spent all summer on her computer. She was really good with HTML and spent her free time making web sites. Kandy didn't have many friends and rarely talked to guys because she was shy and unconfident about

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    Essay Length: 1,653 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Artur
  • Social Class and Academic Performance

    Social Class and Academic Performance

    Class Status and Academic Performance Introduction “Who fails and who succeeds in America's schools? For sociologists of education, the significance of this question rests with the fact that academic performance is socially stratified” (O’Connor, 2001, p. 159). Unfortunately, this paper will reveal facts that confirm this claim. Throughout this paper, I will discuss the idea of class and how it perpetuates itself within the classroom. As well, I will investigate recent studies into class in

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Influence of Social Class on Communication

    The Influence of Social Class on Communication

    EXPLAIN THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL CLASS ON COMMUNICATION Ways of Determining Social Class The determination of social class is a topic which has been the subject of several studies:- Karl Marx (1818-1883) believed that in all stratified societies, there are two major social groups, a ruling class and a subject class, the bourgeoisies and the proletariat. These relations involve exploitation and domination of one class over another (Haralambos 2000 pg 37) Marx argued that the

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    Essay Length: 817 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Social Classes from Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare

    Social Classes from Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare

    "The course of true love never did run smooth."(Robinson, 2005). This quote is certainly true because in our world and in the Midsummer Night Dreams world love is chosen by the ones who are in a higher social rank. It is therefore necessary to realize that A Midsummer Night's Dream is really a play about finding oneself in order to be free of the authoritative conflicts (Smith, 2008). In the play, the course of love

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    Essay Length: 920 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Max
  • The Upper Class and Miss Anne Elliot

    The Upper Class and Miss Anne Elliot

    The Upper Class and Miss Anne Elliott Jane Austen, it appears, seems to be saddened by the decay of England's aristocratic social order. The study of her main character, Anne Elliot, and her innocent yet intelligent-like persona take her readers further into the core of her foundation of ethics, and the relation of these to the daunting traditions of her immediate family and surrounding social circle gives the reader a fresh look at the importance

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    Essay Length: 1,357 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 10, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Journal Entry - Culture Class

    Journal Entry - Culture Class

    Sunday, August 28, 1968 Dear Diary, I know it’s been a while, but I knew I needed to get some of the stuff out of my head. And I won’t mention that I might be in trouble with Momma, so I decided to come to my room to get out of her way. This has been quite a busy and hot day Sunday afternoon here in South Carolina. My family and I attended church services

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    Essay Length: 921 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Artur
  • Beowulf, the Class Example of an Epic

    Beowulf, the Class Example of an Epic

    The story Beowulf is a classic example of an epic. An epic is a long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society. The tone of an epic isserious and uses language that is magnificent. Many elements in Beowulf display the common characteristics of what makes a story an epic. First of all, every story that is an epic has a hero who strongly

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    Essay Length: 454 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Importance of Intangible Assets

    The Importance of Intangible Assets

    The Importance of Intangible Assets Evaluation of Transitional Issues from a Canadian Standpoint Contents Topic Page 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Report I. The Trade-off Between Relevance and Reliability 4 II. "Nothings" are Something to Consider 5 III. Current Practice in Canada 5 IV. The Challenge of Valuation 6 V. Analysis of Potential Improvements to Canadian Standards 7 • Issue One - Valuation ? Valuation and Business Combinations ? Solution to Valuation Issues • Issue

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    Essay Length: 4,265 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: David
  • 1984 Class Structure

    1984 Class Structure

    Humans always have had a tendency to allow the poor and miserable to suffer, even while the wealthy continue to fatten and flourish in needed yet often unshared resources. The social order has shaped a distinctive hierarchy composed of the High, the Middle, and the Low in an exceedingly flawed and callous structure. This system has been implemented in our history over a variety of ages and civilizations. More importantly, the structure has not been

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    Essay Length: 1,120 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: David
  • Class Airlines

    Class Airlines

    1. The primary function of business research is to: a. provide the solution to a business problem. b. attempt to predict future behavior. c. identify personal needs. d. provide information to assist managers in making decisions. 2. Which of the following is basic rather than applied research? a. Impact of sleep deprivation on work efficiency b. Effect of stress on productivity c. The relationship between leadership traits and corporate success d. Work towards the discovery

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    Essay Length: 1,349 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 13, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Karl Marx’s Theory of Class

    Karl Marx’s Theory of Class

    Karl Marx is known as an extreme social theorist and has many influences on the current population today. Throughout his studies, his main interests included: politics, economics and struggles that existed between classes in society. In his famous book the Communist Manifesto, he explains how although society was mainly built upon capitalism, it will soon be replaced by communism. This drastic change will occur when the proletariat (the workers) will realize that they have been

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    Essay Length: 681 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2010 By: July
  • Women as Second Class Citizens

    Women as Second Class Citizens

    Women as Second Class Citizens Women have been regarded as second class citizens throughout history. It is common knowledge that almost every language and culture tends to be male-dominated. Some think that the feelings of superiority by men can be traced back to the biblical times of Adam and Eve as Adam was created in God’s image and Eve came from Adam. Women did not gain equal rights until the early 1970s in the

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    Essay Length: 839 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Mike

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