...Sarah Montalvo Latin American Liberation Theology 10/8/13 Initially when I read both parables The Camel-saying and The Last Will Be First I interpreted the text (out of context ) thinking to myself that the Bible was speaking of social reversals once in heaven. The verse goes "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" (Mk. 10-25). Before analyzing the euphemism behind the "eye of a needle", I misinterpreted the symbolism and understood the verse as if it was intentionally saying the rich are not allowed into the kingdom of heaven. Important facts about the verse that are not mentioned straight in the Bible are that the "eye of the needle" is a gate way in Jerusalem where travelers would have to walk through. In order for people to go through the "eye of the needle" with all their baggage, they would have to get rid of or take off their baggage to be able to walk through. Even now that the verse makes more sense, it is confusing to some why God would ask us to get rid of our wealth/belongings. The verse as a whole was originally not intended directly to the rich (as I later found out), but rather everyone who is too concerned with power. That could be anything from their ego, their wealth, or anything holding them back from living a life for Christ and not for this world. So the parable is showing that in order to be set apart from this world it is necessary for Christians (people who want to follow...
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... 1 II. Table Index Table 1. Market Segmentation………………………………………………………………..6 Table 2. PESTL Analysis……………………………………………………………………...7,8 Table 3 Benchmarking ……………………………………………………………………...12 III. Image Index Figure 1. Porter Analysis Diagram …………………………………………………………...9 Figure 2. Porter’s generic Value Chain………………………………………………………10 Figure 3. SWOT analysis……………………………………………………………………...13 2 IV. Index 0. Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………....4 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………...5 2. Definition of the Market – Market Segment………………………………………………..5,6 2.1. Geographic segmentation…………………………………………………………….....5 2.2. Demographics………………………………………………………………………….....5 2.3. Psychographic…………………………………………………………………………….5 2.4. Behavioural………………………………………………………………………………..6 3. Analysis of the External Environment…………………………………………...…………....6 3.1. PESTL Analysis…………………………………………………………………………..7 3.2. Porter Analysis………………………………………………………………..……..…8,9 4. Analysis of the Internal Environment…………………………………………………….10,11 5.Analysis of the Competitive Position of the Organization…………………………..….11,12 5.1. Critical Success Factors………………………………………………………...….11,12 5.2. Benchmarking……………………………………………………………………….…..12 6. SWOT Analysis……………………………………………………………………...…….13,14 7. Recommendations……………………………………………………………………….…...15 8.Conclusions …………………………………………………………………………………...
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... INTRODUCTION This Internal Assessment (I.A) will examine major factors that impinge on the issue of poverty, the analysis of which relates to problems of social integration of all members of society in the Caribbean. In its preparation, use has been made not only of the most recent data, but also of data relevant to periods, such as to detect trends of social development in terms of poverty and the direction of the process of social integration. This I.A. investigates the causes and effects, and solutions to, Poverty. Poverty is the state or condition of having little or no money, goods or means of support. The point of this I.A. is to find out the causes and effects of Poverty. This I.A. will outline the statement of the problem/aims, reasons why I chose Poverty, method of investigation, instrument of data collection/questionnaire, procedure for data collection, presentation of data, interpreting/analysis of data, findings/conclusions and recommendations. Numerous studies have been undertaken for the purpose of assessing poverty and developing strategic plans for its reduction. However, few have been undertaken for the purpose of determining which groups are not really integrated into society’s development and the reasons why this occurs. Therefore, policies need to be put in place to foster social integration of all. The information provided here intends to contribute towards the realization of such a...
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...AVI-YONAHFINAL.DOC FEBRUARY 26, 2002 2/26/02 5:38 PM Book Review Why Tax the Rich? Efficiency, Equity, and Progressive Taxation Reuven S. Avi-Yonah† Does Atlas Shrug? The Economic Consequences of Taxing the Rich. Edited by Joel B. Slemrod.∗ Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000. Pp. 524. $57.95. In Greek mythology, Atlas was a giant who carried the world on his shoulders. In Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged, Atlas represents the “ prime movers” —the talented few who bear the weight of the world’s economy.1 In the novel, the prime movers go on strike against the oppressive burden of excessive regulation and taxation, leaving the world in disarray and demonstrating how indispensable they are to the rest of us (the “ second handers” ). Rand wrote in a world in which the top marginal federal income tax rate in the United States was 91% (beginning at taxable income of $400,000).2 This is an unimaginably high rate by today’s standards, when the dominant view in Washington is that a marginal rate of 39.6% (the top † Irwin I. Cohn Professor of Law, University of Michigan. I would like to thank Yossi Edrey, Allen Graubard, David Hasen, Judy Herman, Don Herzog, Jim Hines, Bob Kuttner, Doron Lamm, Jeff Lehman, Kyle Logue, Dan Shaviro, Joel Slemrod, Dennis Ventry, and Larry Zelenak for their extremely helpful suggestions. All errors are mine. * Paul W. McCracken Collegiate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan. 1. AYN RAND, ATLAS...
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... To answer previous questions, Macroeconomists use theories and models. - In economics, as in other sciences, explanations and predictions are based on theories and models. - A theory is a set of rules and assumptions used to explain observed phenomena. - A model is a simplified representation of the reality based on theories. - In economics, a model usually consists of a system of equations. 1 14/01/2016 - The relationship between facts, theories, model, and predictions: Predictions Model Theories Data “If I couldn’t formulate a problem in economic theory mathematically, I didn’t know what I was doing. I came to the position that mathematical analysis is not one of many ways of doing economic theory: it is the only way. Economic theory is mathematical analysis. Everything else is just pictures and talk.” Robert E. Lucas 1995 Nobel Price in Economics Chapter 1 The Long Run - Can you...
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...revising your paper! *Strengths of the essay: Thanh , thank you for submitting your assignment for review. I am Ann B., your writing tutor. First, I want to point out a strength I noted when I read your paper. This sentence in the introduction presents a question and then answers it: College athletes are supposed to be the best of the best on that level, so why do college athletes not get paid? The question sets up the argument nicely for the reader! Now let’s move on to some areas that need revision. Content Development: A direct quotation like this one is not a good topic or first sentence: McCourt states “The athletes are ones who put in hours of practice and training” ( Evan Rosenfeld and Scarlett McCourt). Your audience may not understand why this quoted passage is important. The topic sentence should present a main point about athletes being paid in your own words. The first point is the hectic schedule. Can you write a topic sentence that introduces this point? I note that the second body paragraph does have a topic sentence introducing a point from the thesis in your own words: Another reason to why college athletes should get paid is they need money for expenses. Can you write a similar topic sentence for the first body paragraph as well, Thanh? Then the reader can see the first main point as easily as the second! For more tips, see Developing Powerful Paragraphs. *Thanh 5901461 has requested that you respond to the Organization: Thanh, the first...
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...an opportunity to succeed. There are those that are oppose helping others and believe that individuals are responsible for their own well being and should not depend on the help of others or a government entity. There are many reasons why we have poverty in this country and around the world. While many believe that each individual is responsible for their financial independence. Providing assistance may help those in need take the first step into a more secure financial lifestyle. There are many ways of reducing poverty, but the main goal is to provide assistance. “rich people have to be involved, to help donate money to provide people with shelter, water, and food. This is just one more solution to stop world poverty there are many more solutions to this issue, but without having the heart to help those in need we would never be able to end poverty.” While having rich people donate money to organizations that help the poor seem like a good idea, there are those that oppose that idea and believe there is a different way to handle the situation. Those who are financially independent argue that anyone who is poor can work hard to improve their lifestyle and get out of poverty. Those who are rich worked hard to achieve their status. “Most rich people said...
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...of tendencies of gender discrimination 6 Pregnancy as a basis for discrimination 7 Family responsibilities lead to gender discrimination 8 Research Methodology 9 Target of respondents 9 Methods of collection 9 Ethical considerations 9 Types of data analysis method 9 Expected result 10 Questionnaire 10 References 13 Nature of data sources What is data? Data, basically, represents facts which were transferred to a state which is more appropriate for a process. After processing the data, it converts into information which is very essential for life of people, organizations and other work processes. Globalization and current trends demand from businesses actively reacting to any variations in environment or preferences of clients. As for that potential for collecting, analyzing and data processing is tremendously significant for any business. (Hox & Boeije, 2008) All above-stated, data, firstly, have to be collected. There are 2 main natures that data can be in: Qualitative data Based on the collection and analysis of non-numerical data qualitative data are used opinions, beliefs, motivation, criteria are needed to be found out. Commonly used questions in this case are "how?" and "why?" Qualitative data is less clear than quantitative, so their usefulness is largely dependent on the skills of the researcher. Group discussions, individual interviews, observations, and etc. usually are considered to be qualitative in nature. Qualitative research...
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...benefits. For instance, the public company able to raise their capital by using IPO, simultaneously, a success IPO is an accelerator towards your company expansion. According to Bursa Malaysia listing statistics, in year 2012, there are 14 company whose listing in Main Market and 3 company in ACE Market. Recently, Tune Ins Holdings Bhd (Tune Ins), which is set to bet listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia in February, 2013. (thestar, 2013) Tune Ins has publicize its IPO of 37.59 million shares to the public. On June 2, 2011, Groupon announced to the financial markets that Groupon was planning an IPO. Literature Review I will discuss why did the companies decide to go listing (public listed company). There are several reasons why owners of a business decided to go listing. First reason and major reason why a company decide to go listing is the access to finance (Lau, C. C. , 2009). Chemmanur and Fulghieri...
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...Hansen Mrs. Burnham Language Arts, Period 4 13 December 2016 A Christmas Carol: Literary Analysis Essay Have you ever thought about the Victorian Era and how different life is today? This is significant because there was so much tragedy and Charles Dickens wrote about it in A Christmas Carol. Truly the only way people survived was by caring. Charles Dickens grew up in the Victorian Era being very poor. He wanted people to realize how life was in the low social class in Victorian England, so he wrote A Christmas Carol. The story is about how Scrooge changes throughout the book, childhood innocence, and social justice. Scrooge’s personality and attitude from the beginning of the book to the end changed dramatically. Dickens also indirectly...
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...corporate social responsibility?’ In order to answer the question Business and Management tools and theory have been applied to Shell’s way of doing business, focusing on corrupt countries. The essay takes into consideration the causes of corruption or unethical behaviour, and links to what Shell could do, or have done, to prevent such behaviour. The information of this essay has come from the public domain as well as Shell’s internal policies such as their Code of Conduct, their General Business Principles and other websites listed in the bibliography. The way in which Shell is considered a business, which has a corporate social responsibility approach, was assessed by using external business tools such as SWOT analysis and Cause and Effect diagram. The analysis allow us to see that Shell is trying to minimise the level of corruption and unethical behaviours among Shell and its employees by adopting several policies, long term and short term business controls, and an organisation structure that adopts various checks-and-balances which helps Shell to decrease its level of corruption and unethical behaviour. Operating in corrupt countries is seen to require greater diligence in how the controls are implemented, and how safeguards are built in to the organization. Table of Contents Abstract...
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...your satisfaction level of Starbucks. 1. What is your age? * 13-16 * 17-20 * 21 and above 2. How many times in a month do you purchase from Starbucks? * None * 1-3 * 4-6 * 7 and above 3. Are you visiting Starbucks more or less often than you used to? * More * Less * The same 4. Why are you visiting more or less? ________________________________________________________ 5. From the options below, rank according to which is your preferred brand. With 1 being the most preferred and 4 being the least. Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Spinelli, Costa Coffee 1________ 2________ 3________ 4________ 6. Are you aware of the Starbucks membership card? * Yes * No 7. Do you find the privileges of being a Starbucks member attractive? * Yes * No 8. Are there any recommendations to improve on the existing Starbucks Membership programs? __________________________________________________ http://www.business-intelligence.co.uk/reports/crm_strat/summary.asp ( crm strategy) http://harveywallbanger.hubpages.com/hub/Starbucks-Customer-Retention-Strategies ( retention) Answers ( 50 respondents) (1) 10 ppl- 13- 16 yrs, 25 ppl– 17-20yrs, 15ppl - 21 and above (2) 30 ppl- 1-3x, 10 - 4-6x, 10- 7 and above (3) 30 ppl say – less, 10 say more, 10- the same (4) The reasons – On the whole, around 30 ppl say that Starbucks pricing is high compared...
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...A common theme I discovered amongst most of the reading was imprisonment. Seeing how imprisonment is important especially in a Criminal Analysis class it wasn’t a shock to me. Under the imprisonment theme sprung up a couple more themes that will be discussed which is inequality and racism. In the reading Race, Gender, and Punishment from Colonialism to the War on Terror there was a whole chapter dedicated to what we learned in Lecture Seven. During Lecture Seven we spoke about different theories of punishment such as retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, and incapacitation. Retribution is the form of punishment which is, according to the lecture, to punish for “justice.” The goal of this punishment was to regain justice by matching the harm...
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...address the major causes, which are the social issues. There is minimal focus on social reasons why 1.3 million women abort each year in the United States (Finer and Benshaw 15). Most of the reasons for carrying out abortion are addressed on two pillars alone: health complications and rape or incest. A third and a much bigger pillar, social reasons, have been ignored. Statistics show that a whopping 93% of abortions are due to social reasons (Finer and Benshaw 13). More attention should be focused on addressing the social aspects affecting abortion in contemporary society. The social reasons that make women want to abort include poverty, fear of heavy emotional and financial responsibility, and Incrimination of Teen pregnancy and unwanted pregnancy. Poverty trims down a mother’s capability to provide for a child, increasing the incentive to abort. As much as this may be reduced by existing social or welfare aid programs, abortion is still stigmatized as the problem of the poor. The less money one has, the less likely one will be able to afford bringing up a child, making abortion the only plausible option. This is made worse by the heavy emotional and financial responsibility to provide for children with little resources that poor people possess. Statistics show that over 750,000 teenagers become pregnant yearly and 80 % of the pregnancies end up in abortion (Phillips 65). Additionally, unlike rich women who may have better access to other contraception techniques, for instance condoms...
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...activity the need is expressed in terms of a system with defined objectives If there is a current situation S0 and a future, desired situation S1, then select the best of the available ways of getting from S0 to S1 so that the process becomes one of evaluating alternative solutions using models and criteria However… 6 More often than not, for managers, the problem is ill-defined – or the need is not readily established “What is the issue?” is the relevant question before we get to “how” to resolve it Need a system of enquiry … which works at both the “what” and “how” level SSM seen to be such a system of enquiry 3 4/4/2016 Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) 7 This is Checkland He came up with SSM Why? Hard/Soft systems Dissatisfaction with hard approaches in soft situations SSM 8 Developed for : ill-structured or messy...
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