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  • Foods That Influenced the World

    Foods That Influenced the World

    On November 25, we celebrated Thanksgiving. Most people had turkey and dressing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. While most people think of foods like pecan pie and cornbread stuffing as being southern in origin, they don't realize that what their eating has it's roots in the native American culture. I intend to show how much of the food we eat today was first cultivated by the native people of the Americas. Moreover, the impact this

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Max
  • Organized Religion

    Organized Religion

    ORGANIZED RELIGION In the movie As Good As It Gets, No one in the movie makes a direct reference to God. This is a little odd because all Melvin, Carol, and Simon are all going through very hard times in their life, and at no point in the movie does one of them ask God for help or anything like that. The reason this is odd is because, normally, when a person is going through

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Mgmt 245 - Cultural Dimensions of International Business

    Mgmt 245 - Cultural Dimensions of International Business

    MGMT 245 Cultural Dimensions of International Business SWOT Analysis 4/30/07 Introduction- This SWOT analysis is regarding Lion Nathan China Brewing Company and their competitive advantage in their business. The major issue in this case is analyzing the company’s background and reasons for expanding into China while trying to forecast an appropriate managerial decision regarding the company’s future. There are many sources of information we can use to inform us of the past decisions made and

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Anna
  • Importance of Organic Foods

    Importance of Organic Foods

    Importance of Organic Foods The definition of organic agriculture is farming with the use of synthetic chemicals. After World War II, larger and increasingly automated farms, known as “factory farms,” put the synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides developed in the 1920s into widespread use. They found that more crops could be produced mass produced. What they did not realize were the dangers of using these chemicals and the effects they would have on the environment

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Monika
  • A Primer on How to Create a Bullet-Proof Disaster Recovery Plan for the Entire Organization

    A Primer on How to Create a Bullet-Proof Disaster Recovery Plan for the Entire Organization

    A Primer on How to Create a Bullet-Proof Disaster Recovery Plan for the Entire Organization Elizabeth M. Ferrarini, She is a free-lance writer from Boston, Massachusetts. Reach her at iswive@aol.com Minutes after the first of two planes plunged into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Inc., the largest tenant in the World Trade Center, declared a disaster and rushed its disaster recovery plan into place with the

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Artur
  • Metaphor-Organization as a Brain

    Metaphor-Organization as a Brain

    Each week we learn more about metaphors and organizations. Of course, the metaphor that describes organizations as machine still is the most easily to understand for me. Now we will look at organizations as a brain. In class we discussed that the brains links machine and organisms. With the machine you have set ways to do the job and with organisms you have the need to adapt. Both of these are important factors for

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Top
  • Organic Chemistry

    Organic Chemistry

    Homologous Series: An homologous series is a set of compounds whose components differ by a single repeating functional group. In the case of (straight chain) alkanes, CH2. Their general formula is CnH2n+2. The chemical properties of the individual members of an homologous series are similar and they show a gradual change in physical properties. Hydrocarbons: Compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon. There are three types alkanes, alkenes and alkynes. A saturated molecule contains single covalent

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: regina
  • Pop Culture Inventory

    Pop Culture Inventory

    Pop Culture Inventory Pop culture finds its expression in the mass circulation of items from such areas as fashion, music, sport and film. According to Education @ Turner house (2006), the world of pop culture entered art in the early 1960’s, through Pop Art. In a recent inventory, compiled by myself, mass media is out there and influencing Americans daily. Some of the things that were observed, on a daily basis, were music, advertisements (geared

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • American Rock Culture

    American Rock Culture

    “Sex, drugs, and rock and roll” was the rallying cry for a movement that changed American culture forever. Rock and roll first startled the American scene in the mid-1950’s, but no one then could have predicted the remarkable vitality and staying power of this new music. The early tradition of rock has gone through many transitions. Provocative and outlandish stage attire and behavior have been an important resource since the birth of rock and roll.

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    Essay Length: 3,426 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Inter Cultural Event

    Inter Cultural Event

    1) Describe the event, its purpose, the cultural group originating the event, and how you learned of the event. Believe it or not,(like everything else I’ve written about in this course) my cultural event was Italian/American in nature. The event in question was the marriage of an American groom and an Italian bride. The bride’s family consisted, in large part, of grandparents and older relatives that had been born and raised in Italy. Obviously

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Germanic Culture Preserved in Beowulf

    Germanic Culture Preserved in Beowulf

    Germanic Culture Preserved in Beowulf Many differences can be found between early Germanic culture and our culture today. Beowulf,the story of the triumphs of a great warrior over near impossible feats, takes place in Scandanavia during the 450s. In this tale, the war obsessed men exhibit values important to the early Germanic culture. Recording such an epic tale not only immortalizes the hero of the poem, but in turn also makes certain that these Scandanavian

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    Essay Length: 1,280 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Edward
  • Corporate Culture

    Corporate Culture

    Utilising the video case study of ‘Egg Finance’ (Slave Nation, Channel 4), critically examine the extent to which corporate culture is used as an effective tool for the achievement of organizational goals. Corporate Culture is widely used in many organisations and has a variety of definitions. It has been defined by Koozes, Caldwell & Posner cited by Moorhead/Griffin, (1989:494) as: “a set of shared, enduring beliefs communicated through a variety of symbolic media, creating meaning

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Stenly
  • United Stats V.S India and the Different Electoral Systems

    United Stats V.S India and the Different Electoral Systems

    Despite a total number of forty democracies throughout the world, many countries, such as the United States, have more men employed in higher positions in the political sphere, especially in the legislature. Generally, in worldwide legislatures and democracies, there are not many women present in the legislature, if any at all. However, one democracy that is taking the initiative in empowering women and giving them equal and fair opportunities as men in the political sphere

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Demographic Characteristics and Cultural Diversity

    Demographic Characteristics and Cultural Diversity

    Abstract Groups and teams are affected by many variables and factors. Being able to identify that factors that impact the groups and team success is a valuable asset in order for groups and teams to become high performance groups and teams. Every group or team leader must be aware of the demographic characteristics and the cultural diversity of the team in order to become effective. Groups and Teams There are many factors that affect a

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Historic Culture of China and Vietnam

    Historic Culture of China and Vietnam

    In the historic culture of China and Vietnam, teachers play an importance role in their society. There's a Chinese/Vietnamese saying that says, "quan, su, phu" which translate to "king, teacher, and parents." This is the philosophy and practice of order to pay respect to in the Chinese/Vietnamese society. Kings are to be most respected, because kings are believed to be appointed by God to rule; parents is in one of the top three to be

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Jon
  • Cis 319: Computers and Information Systems - Databases in My Organization

    Cis 319: Computers and Information Systems - Databases in My Organization

    Databases in My Organization CIS319: Computers and Information Systems Abstract Databases have been in use since the early days of computing programs. An Information Technology services company, such as Getronics, not only utilizes databases for information and record management, it earns revenue by providing database management services. Getronics uses Microsoft SQL Server 2000 as its database software. The clients that contract Getronics for Information Technology services rely and depend on the accuracy and currency of

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Edward
  • The Harlem Renaissance - a Black Cultural Revolution

    The Harlem Renaissance - a Black Cultural Revolution

    The Harlem Renaissance- A Black Cultural Revolution James Weldon Johnson once said that “Harlem is indeed the great Mecca for the sight-seer; the pleasure seeker, the curious, the adventurous, the enterprising, the ambitious and the talented of the whole Negro world.”(“Harlem Renaissance”) When one thinks of the Harlem Renaissance, one thinks of the great explosion of creativity bursting from the talented minds of African-Americans in the 1920s. Although principally thought of as an African-American literary

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: regina
  • Organization and Bureaucracy in Schools

    Organization and Bureaucracy in Schools

    Running Head: Organization and Bureaucratization: Strengths Weaknesses and Risks Organization and Bureaucratization: Strengths, Weaknesses and Risks The organization of schooling in the United States has been a topic of great controversy for many years. We compare ourselves to other nations weighing the pros and cons of alternative organization of education. We see the benefits of the centralized school system used in many developed European and Asian nations, but we are hesitant to move from the

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Bias Influences the Audience

    Bias Influences the Audience

    Bias Influences the Audience Chinua Achebe and Ridley Scott reflect different cultural eras and use bias to influence their audience onto their side. Chinua Achebe uses bias towards the Ibo culture that loses in history and that we never saw as being important using biographical and historical stylistic devices. Ridley Scott shows bias towards the American soldiers using historical stylistic devices leaving out how the Somalia’s felt during this time. Authors and directors have big

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mike
  • Influence of Video Games on Youth

    Influence of Video Games on Youth

    Video games have become one of the favorite past times with children of all ages, and even some adults. What is not normally thought about when buying a new game console or game is: Do video games influence a child’s psychological development and make them more aggressive and violent? Do video games affect a child’s grades? These will be some of the topics we will be discussing. Some parents have the concern that video games,

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Virtual Organization E-Business Paper

    Virtual Organization E-Business Paper

    Virtual Organization E-Business Paper The virtual organization that I have chosen to write this paper on is Riordan Manufacturing. E-business is defined “broadly as any business process that relies on an automated information system. Today, this is mostly done with Web-based technologies”. (Wikipedia, 2007). For this paper I will analyze the legal issues Riordan Manufacturing may face when conducting e-business and discuss possible solutions. I will identify issues that may arise in Riordan Manufacturing international

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: regina
  • Hypothesis: What Is the Effect of Gender Behavioral Differences Among Children?

    Hypothesis: What Is the Effect of Gender Behavioral Differences Among Children?

    Hypothesis: What is the effect of gender behavioral differences among children? Many laboratory studies, field experiments, as well as co-rational experiments all reveal that though there is credible evidence which may suggest that there exist a direct cause and effect relationship of television in children’s lives. However the single largest common factor to emerge from these numerous studies is that watching television is one of the many vital factors affecting aggressive behavior amongst children. One

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Steve
  • The Human and Cultural Pursuit of Happiness

    The Human and Cultural Pursuit of Happiness

    Throughout history, cultures have strived for the fundament to a good and happy life. During their search, the various cultures eventually created their own basis to leading what they deemed, a harmonious life. The beliefs founded by these cultures varied from one to another, each arguably correct in its own way. For example, various citizens of the Roman Empire depict their view of attaining this good and happy life. This life is lead by the

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Monika
  • King James’s Influence on Shakespeare

    King James’s Influence on Shakespeare

    King James the First James Charles Stuart was born on June 19th, 1566 at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. He was the first Stuart king of England. He became James VI of Scotland in 1567 at a tender age of just 13 months after his mother, Mary queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate. When James's cousin, Elizabeth I, died in 1603, James became King James I of England and ruled both England and Scotland until

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Dynamics Facing the Managers of Today Are Different from Those Facing the Managers of Taylor's Time

    Dynamics Facing the Managers of Today Are Different from Those Facing the Managers of Taylor's Time

    Scientific management is one best way for a job to be done and to improve worker efficiency (Robbins, 1994, p.32). Frederick Winslow Taylor was known to have applied the scientific management because he was very concern about time, there are 2 other people that helped Taylor a lot of formalizing scientific management, they were: Frank & Lillian Gilbreth and Henry Gantt. 1.0 Frederick Winslow Taylor 1.1 Start of Scientific Management F.W. Taylor began scientific management

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Kevin

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