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Harold Pinter? Who the Hell Is That?
HAROLD PINTER? WHO THE HELL IS THAT? Harold Pinter is one of the greatest British dramatists of our time. Pinter has written a number of absurd masterpieces including The Birthday Party, The Caretaker, The Homecoming, Betrayal, Old Times, and Ashes to Ashes. He has also composed a number of radio plays and several volumes of poetry. His screenplays include The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Last Tycoon, and The Handmaid's Tale. He has received numerous awards
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Alexander the Great
Alexander was born in July 356 B.C. to Philip II and his third wife, Olympias. The parents were far from a happy couple, and Alexander was raised primarily under the influence of his mother. At the age of thirteen, he was sent to study with Aristotle—an education that was for the most part formal. Aristotle promoted the belief that non-Greeks were naturally slaves, thus encouraging the prince's thirst for conquest. Ultimately, however, Alexander would reject
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The Cpa of the 21st Century
Business practices have changed during the past millennium . Businesses have evolved over time from bartering goods and riverside trading, to small local stores, mega malls, and business over the Internet. Through all these changes, companies needed to keep records of their equity, assets, liabilities, and cash flows in order to remain competitive in their field. Accounting standards have also changed over the years, through FASB, CAP, and APB, issuing updated efficient standards called GAAP.
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Zorlu Holding & the Vision of the Company
Zorlu Holding & The Vision Of The Company Mehmet Zorlu, established their Group's first company in the early 1950s, he laid the ground rules for the Zorlu Group's subsequent growth: integrity, perseverance' and unconditional commitment to quality. Integrity is the Group's cornerstone value and they expect it to govern every aspect of their business. Hard work and perseverance are essential for the day-to-day success of their enterprises as they are for the undertaking) of a
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The Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company Address: The American Road Dearborn, Michigan 48121, USA Public Company Incorporated: July, 1918 Employees: 383,300 Sales: $62.17 billion Stock Index: New York, Boston, Pacific Midwest, Toronto, Montreal, London Until recently, the Ford Motor Company has been one of the most dynastic of American enterprises, a factor which has both benefited the company and has brought it to the brink of disaster. Today Ford is the second largest manufacturer of automobiles and trucks
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A Basic Analysis of the Balkan Economy in Relation to the E.U.
I think that it is right to begin with the Theory of consumer choice. The above consumer has expressed his preference of choice. He has a taste for seafood which he prefers above all other types of food. This does not mean that he only eats seafood, but in line with the last two elements of the theory of consumer choice, he has shown his preference for taste and on that assumption, will do the
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The Keebler Company
The founhder of the company, Godfrey Keebler, started with jus a small bakery in Philadelphia, PA in 1853. During the next two generations, local bakeries popped up around the country, including Strietmann, Hekman, Supreme and Bowman. With the introduction of cars and trucks (carrying the Keebler logo), bakery goods could be distributed beyond the neighborhood and regional distribution began. In 1927, United Biscuit Company of America was formed. By 1944, there were 16 bakeries in
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Annexation of the 50th State - Hawaii
Annexation of Hawaii John L. Stevens came to the island of Oahu in September 1889, acting as the U.S. Minister to Hawaii. While his mission in Hawaii was not clearly stated, his political actions on the islands clearly showed that Stevens thought that the annexation of Hawaii was proper and inevitable. Stevens held firm beliefs about the future of Hawaii in the hands of the United States. From the start of his stay in Hawaii,
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The American Judicial System: Does It Favor the Criminal?
OUTLINE I. Introduction II. Youthful Offenders A. Mistaken Notion of Leniency B. Proof of Increased Effort to Criminalize Youthful Offenders 1. Stronger Penalties 2. Prison Population C. Preventative Affects III. Drug & Violent Crimes A. Mistaken Notion of Leniency B. "Get Tuff" Attitudes IV. Incarceration Issues V. Conclusion Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………v Statement Of Purpose……………………………………………………..1 Youthful Offenders…………………………………………………….….1 Drug & Violent Crime Cases……….………….………………………….4 Incarceration Issues………………………………………………………..6 Works Cited………………………………………………….…………….7 The American Judicial System: Does it favor the criminal?
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The Political Environment of the Philippines
The Political Environment of the Philippines Historical Facts: The Philippines overcame many obstacles in history that reshaped the political environment of modern times. The Philippine islands have a strong Spanish influence. Records in history date back to 1521 where Ferdinand Magellan colonized the islands in the name of Charles I of Spain. The Spanish objectives focused Philippine society toward the spread of Christianity, colonization in the name of Spain, and acquiring key positions in the
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The Leading Edge
The Leading Edge Management in organizations today are trying to capture both quality and productivity (bottom line results) from their employees, and are spending millions of dollars in time, capital, and human resources. However, without the proper paradigm shift in leadership roles, which must include a new appreciation on the importance of principled centered leadership that recognizes that people are the highest value in any organization, the investment no matter how great will not accomplish
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The Glass Ceiling
The Glass Ceiling The glass ceiling starts to form itself very early on. From the moment a woman enters the work force after college, she is faced with much discrimination and unjust belief that she will not be able to do as well of a job than a man. A man and a woman, who both have the same education and training for a job, will have a considerable gap in their yearly income. In
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Managing the Managers: Japanese Management Strategies in the Usa
MANAGING THE MANAGERS: JAPANESE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN THE USA The article reviews one of the greatest difficulties that Japanese multinational companies face, that is integration of its subplants in other countries, where not just management is viewed as different, but also the general running of the "mother" company's, not to mention the cultural changes which may be faced when attempting to integrate into another country. The article reviewed attempts to do two things. Firstly, the
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Discuss How You Would Approach the TAsk Initially
Managing People Assignment One Paul Eaton Task One Discuss how you would approach the task initially. I would initially approach the task slowly and carefully. I would carefully read the brief for the task, underlining or highlighting the important parts of the brief that concern the jobs and roles performed by Mrs. Pane. I would also try to gather information about the tasks and roles she performed. The brief describes how Mrs. Pane performed the
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Labor Unions and the Dynamics of Race in Unions
Labor Unions and the Dynamics of Race in Unions Labor unions have been in America for a very long time. There are many unions in a myriad of different fields. Labor unions were and are used to allow for equal treatment of workers. Employers always want to maximize their profits and they try to give the least to get the most in return. For reasons such as this is why unions were formed. Generally a
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Business and the Internet
Business and the Internet Business is any activity that seeks profit by providing needed goods and services to others. The nature of providing these goods and services has changed drastically throughout the history of time. During the last thirty years of business activity, there has been new ways and means of conducting business through something we call technology. Technology is the advancement and uses of electronic devices and other high-tech equipment to produce and progress
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Taxation of the Internet
Taxing the Internet is necessary The internet or the Global Electronic Infrastructure has now been around for about a decade already and it has already changed how we live our lives. Over the next decade, we will find that almost every aspect of our lives including education, health care, work and even leisure activities will be affected. We have already seen this occurring with the increasing use of: cell phones, pagers, GPS systems, PDA's, and
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The Goal by Goldratt
The Goal, by Eliyahu Goldratt, demonstrates the ‘theory of constraints' in an interesting manner. It portrays clearly what the goal of a business is and suggests a number of methods that could be applied in both manufacturing and service companies - methods that are fascinating practical and logical. Throughout the book, Goldratt raises a number of issues concerning management decisions and key issues that need to be considered. Goldratt emphasizes the fact that the society
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The Survival of the E-Business
The Survival of the E-Business Starting out as a government and research network, the Internet became available to the public in the early 1990's attracting millions of users. Since then, the Internet has become the largest and most important network. In 1998, the Internet had 100 million users; that number is doubling every year. The Internet has revolutionized the businesses of today. Instead of having physical stores, companies can sell their products right off of
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The Porter Analysis
Introduction To perform the Industry Analysis it is better to follow Michael Porter's five forces model. This analysis framework was created so that it helps managers in their task to analyze competitive forces to the company. (Hill & Jones 80) This model is only one of the models that can be used for this task but it is one of the more popular models. The five forces that we will have to look at for
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The Internet
The internet, the world wide data connection that has caught on like a wild fire sweeping through a parched California forest, has wide ranging implications on our world economy. Locally, we have witnessed staggering swings of fortune in more "dot-com" firms than any other form of business in American history. The old adage of that "American Dream" - starting a business in the garage to see it one day be listed on the stock exchange
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The Securities and Exchange Commission
Morgan Bennett Mr. Harris History Honors- Per 5 April 2001 The Securities and Exchange Commission In 1934 the Securities Exchange Act created the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) in response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was created to protect U.S. investors against malpractice in securities and financial markets. The purpose of the SEC was and still is to carry out the mandates of the Securities
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Is the Purpose of Advertising to Create Cognitive Dissonance
Advertising deals with people's feelings and emotions. It includes understanding of the psychology of the buyer, his motives, attitudes, as well as the influences on him such as his family and reference groups, social class and culture. In order to increase the advertisements persuasiveness, advertisers use many types of extensions of behavioural sciences to marketing and buying behaviour. One such extension is the theory of cognitive dissonance. The purpose of advertising can be to create
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The Economic Impact of the Olympic Games
The Economic Impact of the Olympic Games With the Olympic games being held in Sydney this year, I wondered if perhaps the performance of the economy was being affected in part by the fiscal stimulus provided by Olympic construction in Sydney and other parts of the country. Australia's economy has been performing well recently, suggesting that there might be some effect. Over the last five years, growth in Australia's gross domestic product has averaged 4.35%,
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Motivation in the Workforce
Motivation in the Workforce Managing employees is cited as being the biggest problem to small business owners. This is because employers very often don't know how to handle employees. Effectively managing employees is a skill acquired through training and practice. Many books have been written on the subject, and courses are regularly offered through educational institutions. Motivation theories were developed or built upon the "human relations" findings. The new focus for motivation theory was on
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