...The most major needs are in my Community By: Amos G. Mellish I am student Amos G. Mellish, and currently live in the Newport Street Community, Monrovia, Liberia. I have lived in this community for the last 12 years. As our country Liberia is in a destitute and underdeveloped state, with a majority of the population living in abject poverty, it is of no doubt that most of the communities in Monrovia are in deplorable conditions. The many major needs of these communities that are essential to the survival of its inhabitants are inexpressible. However, I will point out the four most major needs and justify their essentially to the survival of its inhabitants and how if I were to volunteer in this community as a student of Service Learning Program (SLP-339), would improve these situations. The most major needs are: 1. Good Toilet Facilities 2. A well Arrange Garbage Collection 3. Security against Arm Rubbery 4. Electricity With these four major needs, I will discuss and justify their significance to the survival of the inhabitants of my community. 1. Good Toilet Facility: I look at this as a major issue owing to the fact that most of the houses in my community do not have inside or private toilet. They instead, depend on the community government toilet for daily and regular defecations. This is the one and only public toilet facility in the Newport Community, which is very messy and deplorable. This single area bears the service of about 3000 person...
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..."Pull in the Jib". "Sit farther inside the boat". "Roll more in the tacks". These are all things I hear on a day-to-day basis from my superiors during the school sailing race team. In the beginning of the season, commands being tossed at me just flew right by and I never had any idea what they were talking about. Now, as the sailing season comes to an end in only a few weeks, I actually know what people are talking about. I have sailed since I can remember, starting in Essex and working my way up to MSA, but never would I have realized how meticulous and precise you have to be with everything to achieve maximum speed going through the course. If the boat is leaning too much one way you lose speed. If you move the rudder too much you lose speed. If you don't recoil yourself back into the center of the boat in roll tacks you lose speed. It is incredibly annoying how easy it is to lose speed and how hard it is to keep going fast. Which is why I like it. I think what makes me like it is that sailing has always been a relaxing experience and now that I realized that it is actually one of the most taxing physical and mental sports out there, the difference between what I thought it was and now what I know it is just intrigues me. Part of me wants to just chill on the side of the boat with a lemonade or jump off for a swim every once and a while but another part of me wants drysuits and constantly bruised shins from hitting the centerboard box during roll tacks. Maybe I can have...
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...Q 1: The big 5 personality factors are Emotional stability, Agreeableness, Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Openness. Let’s Analyze the Larry Ellison in details on each of these. Emotional Stability reflects the calmness, poise and stability in their interpersonal dealings. Larry does not score very high on Emotional stability. He does not hide his irritation at others. He is not resilient as he does not accommodate others of different view. Though, he is surely a confident person. He does have high degree of confidence in himself. He believes he can be success without others help though it may not be entirely true. No one person regardless of how smart he or she is can be success all alone. There should be lot of contribution from other people at all levels. He does not seem to realize or recognize this. He may have a lot of arrogance. He definitely is an effective leader. Starting a small company and turning into one of best companies on the planet takes great personality. He has knack for success and he has demonstrated it. All that reflects He is quite Emotionally Stable person. No man is perfect. He has some weakness as well. Agreeableness is the capability of getting along others. This is Larry’s biggest weakness. Really intelligent and capable people are often hard to get along with others as they have their own independent ideas and opinions about everything. They feel they are right always. Others may think of him rude. On Extraversion...
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...Case Study: The Business Strategies of QVC Group 2: Michael Kenlan Karen Maxwell Brian McKearney Tara Murphy Zach Smith MIE 480, Spring 2010 Dr. Washington Abstract John Segal founded QVC in West Chester, Pennsylvania in June of 1986, two years behind the launch of its predecessor, the Home Shopping Network. Despite this later emergence onto the cable scene, QVC surpassed its competitor quickly and has maintained a dominant position in the television-retail industry ever since. Never relinquishing its strong commitment to quality, value, and convenience, the company has strategically gained consumer confidence, brand loyalty, and a competitive advantage in the market. Today, QVC has shipped over a billion packages to customers worldwide, and generates an estimated $_________ in annual sales. There are many reasons that led QVC to become the industry leader in televised shopping. Entering the market in the shadow of The Home Shopping Network actually proved to be advantageous to the new company. The founding management of QVC was wise in examining its competitor’s strengths and weaknesses, and learning from these mistakes. QVC set out to break the existing mold and capture a larger audience with quality products. Another wise decision on the part of leadership was to employ experienced TV producers with expertise in the field which resulted in a professional and well-produced...
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...The extract under the title “The Eyes of the Dragon” was written by one of the outstanding American writers in the modern literature – Stephen King, known for his huge contribution in horror fiction, compared with such names as Balzac and Dickens. The extract under the study begins with the description of a young boy called Peter destined to be a king. It comes as no surprise he had a great number of servants to take care of him, but the most tender and vigilant of all was surely his mother – Sasha. She took it for granted to bring up her child in a manner worthy for kings only. Naturally she used all her talent, all her love and all her wit to raise the heir as well-bred and smart as possible. She was the only perfect teacher for him. To the boy’s mischief she died when he was only five and couldn’t realize everything properly, but those lessons she gave him stayed in his heart for ever. They say “the child’s soul is blank as a white sheet of paper, what you write there will be kept till the end.” I guess this statement suits the text precisely and comes as the controlling idea of the whole narration. Indeed, who knows better teacher and mentor for a child than its mother? Who knows all the specks and all the sores on a young body better than the woman who gave birth to the infant? No human creature. Small wonder that mothers love their children with all their heart, no matter what kind of child it is. The child is their flesh and blood, that’s the only sufficient reason...
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...Islamic Architecture in the UAE Many cities all over the world are developing to become important urban areas in all respects like Tokyo, New York and Mumbai. Every city has some reasons for their develop like building factories, importance of the location and much more. On the other hand there are some cities that had decline like Detroit, Flint and Cleveland because they only have depended on one resource for income. Abu Dhabi has grown through its economic vision and it is trying to sustainable its development through diversification to avoid declining. Development and growth in cities is shown through some reasons. The strategic location of the city. For this reason, most major cities are on rivers or at the junction of important overland routes (City, 2008). Moreover some cities owe for the importance of religion and became centers of worship (City, 2008). For example the city of Rome survived the collapse of the Roman empire because it was the capital of western Christendom (City, 2008). Early cities that developed strong military forces added to their territory, wealth and importance by conquest. Favorably located settlements often became large and prosperous through commerce (City, 2008). Also some modern cities owe to their development and to the fact that they were built as national capitals. Like Washington, D.C; Canberra, Australia (City, 2008). Climate also is a an important factor; the cities of Florida owe much of their growth to the state’s...
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...Introduction The period between 1870 and 1913 has often been referred to as Mach-1, in reference to the speed of economic growth that it presented. This was a period of peace especially when its compared to what came soon after. Under the Hegemonic leadership of Great Britain, Trade and the movement of people with and within Europe grew at rates that were then unprecedented. All these gains crumbled just before the start of the Great War of 1914. For the next thirty years attempts were made to bring the world economy to its glory years without any success. At this point, nation states had retreated back to protectionism and a wave of national identity and anger of one state against another was sweeping across Europe. State debts, the just ended war, Fascism, Nazism and other various anti-International economic policies and philosophies made it difficult for cooperation amongst states. Cooperation and success was not realized until another undisputed economic power (United sates of America) rose to the occasion in the summer of 1944, to plan and re-arrange the post war economic order. If we were to follow the same naming style as the above mentioned, then this period would in turn be termed Mach-2. Once again the world united under a new Hegemonic leadership. Just as in the previous hegemon, Markets began to recover the good practices of the classical economic system were adopted and the lessons learnt in the thirty years of economic turmoil since the first world war were also...
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...Mexico's economic performance has been positive. In 2001 Mexico became Latin America’s largest economy according to the IMF. The implementation of economic policies have strengthened Mexico's fundamentals and increased its resilience to external shocks. Due to the GDP1 growth (25.7% percent higher than the Brazilian) Mexico is considered the fourth fastest growing economy among the 30 largest economies in the world and it is expect that the economy will growth 3% and soon It could become the first and that is why further lending needs to occur. Mexico has also achieved political and social developments in the past 10 years. The administration of President Vicente Fox is an example of transparency and his government has fulfilled almost all of his commitments that he promised at the beginning of his campaign. Thru this easy we will mention some of the many of the projects that have changed Mexico’s history. II. CONTENTS I. Introduction …………………………………………………… II. Contents ……………………………………………………… III. Economic Performance ……………………………………… IV. Economic Program. …………………………………………. a) Fiscal Policy ……………………………………… b) Exchange rate policy …………………………… c) Debt management ……………………………… V. Structural Reforms ……………………………………………… a) Private Sector involvement in the economy ……… b) Tax system …………………………………………… c) Trade and capital account Liberalization ………… VI. The Mexican economy in 2000 ……………………………… VII. Social Development ………………………………………… VIII. Political...
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...different ways. People may judge it by the countries natural resources or by the countries welfare in an economical plan. To be simple the basic economy of a given country decides its slot in the positioning of poor or rich. There are three major categories of countries – first world, developing and third world countries. First world countries are with stable prospering economies and generally in a good state. Good examples for that China, Japan, The USA, The UK, Germany etc. In the category of developing states are included most of the countries in the world. Generally they are trying to take the example of first world countries and better themselves in their image. Examples for third world countries are most of the states in Central Africa. There is a huge gap in between first and third world countries in aspects of economics, life standard and even resources. Even though the already developed countries and the still developing countries are quite similar the difference in the economic pans is still enormous. There is a generally accepted theory that the most developed economy in the world acts as a main force pulling other smaller countries or states economies alongside or behind it. For the two centuries the main economic leaders were The UK and The USA respectively. The USA still continues to hold this position. When their economies bloomed many other countries benefited from them. The demand of products in markets of those countries is very important for the economic development...
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...activities that are intensive in infrastructures, the transport sector is an important component of the economy impacting on development and the welfare of populations. When transport systems are efficient, they provide economic and social opportunities and benefits that result in positive multipliers effects such as better accessibility to markets, employment and additional investments. When transport systems are deficient in terms of capacity or reliability, and the unstable economy hey can have an economic cost such as reduced or missed opportunities. Transport also carries an important social and environmental load, which cannot be neglected. Thus, from a general standpoint the unstable economic impacts on transportation can be direct and indirect: • Direct impacts related to accessibility change where the unstable economy is disabling larger markets to save time and costs. • Indirect impacts related to the economic multiplier effects where the price of commodities, goods or services drop and/or their variety increases. Mobility is one of the most fundamental and important characteristics of economic activity as it satisfies the basic need of going from one location to the other, a need shared by passengers, freight and information. All economies and regions do not share the same level of mobility as most are in a different stage in their mobility transition. Economies that possess greater mobility are often those with better opportunities to develop than those suffering...
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... USINFO > Publications An Outline of the U.S. Economy Related Item USA Economy in Brief CONTENTS Continuity and Change This volume was prepared for the U.S. Department of State by Christopher Conte, a former editor and reporter for the Wall Street Journal, with Albert R. Karr, a former Wall Street Journal reporter. It updates several previous editions that had been issued by the U.S. Information Agency beginning in 1981. How the U.S. Economy Works The U.S. Economy: A Brief History Small Business and the Corporation Stocks, Commodities, and Markets The Role of the Government in the Economy Monetary and Fiscal Policy American Agriculture: Its Changing Significance (Posted February 2001) Labor in America: The Worker's Role Other Language Versions: Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies Afterword: Beyond Economics Glossary Executive Editor: George Clack | Editor: Kathleen E. Hug | Art Director: Barbara Long Illustrations: Lisa Manning | Internet Editor: Barbara Long This site is produced and maintained by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. Links to other internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein. Home | About USINFO | Site Index | Webmaster | Privacy Topics | Regions | Resource Tools | Products | | Continuity and Change How the U.S. Economy Works The U.S. Economy: A Brief History Small Business and the Corporation ...
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...They don't necessarily do business the same way ,with identical processes, functions, and operations while approaching this elevated stage; but by the time they attain it, successful companies do share certain qualities and practices. Firstly, this kind of style is created, as we all know multinationals that are conducted after international standards and expectations. John Quelch describes this style as an amalgam, built atop a U.S. model that has borrowed freely from others around the world. He characterizes the U.S. model of management as focused on immediate outcomes and results and generally accustomed to having its way. But it has an added feature that enables it to remain powerful even as it is transformed. A prime example is America's absorption of Japanese manufacturing techniques in the 1980s." Over time, with this kind of ongoing cross-pollination, today's system of global management, to the extent it can still be called American, will look less like it used to and more like something "multinational." Secondly, international management style is developing . Harvard Business School alumni report anecdotal evidence that a youthful and growing cosmopolitan business class is bringing these different worlds closer together. Despite national differences, these transnational road warriors frequently have a common grounding in education, professional background, and global popular and business culture. In the arena of...
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...Fundamentals of Macroeconomics Elton Poole ECO/372 May 2, 2013 Osvaldo Miranda Fundamentals of Macroeconomics The U.S. economy consists of three major sectors: government, businesses, and households. Each of these entities play a very important role in the economy and each move from either group have a significant effect on the other. Businesses supply goods and services which are sold to governments and households. In order to produce these goods businesses rely on households to supply the labor for which they are paid. When these interactions are put together the result is the goods market. The relationship between each sector impacts the growth of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The purchasing of groceries has a great impact on households, businesses, and government. Households are more likely to hurt behind this transaction because everyone has to eat. Like anything else businesses prosper by providing these goods, but also have to stay competitive against their competitors prices. So if one store has the same product as the other for a much cheaper price household will most likely spend their money there and the higher priced store will end up losing business which means losing money. The government effects this transaction by regulating taxes on the goods. If taxes are too high households will not be able to afford to buy enough to feed their families. This will also affect the government by making them provide assistance to households with low income...
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...Case study – The U.S. Economy, 2009 Executive Summary In this paper, we will make research on the US economy development from 1990s till today. In the beginning, we will discuss the US economy historical path that shaped its structure and key forces defined the U.S. adaptability to changing economic environment. In the major part, we will evaluate the sources of the U.S. productivity and economic growth in terms of key economic indicators and success factors, including the government role. Finally, we will analyze the causes of the U.S. financial and economic crisis, commenting on the reforms undertaken and their impact to date. 1. Evaluate the forces underlying U.S. adaptability to changing economic forces. Key forces of the US adaptability to changing economic forces were low-wage competition from foreign countries, and the growth of new high-tech industries. Mexico and China’s low-wage competition forced to intensify changes and adjustments to compete effectively with, while many cities with skilled workforce and university research centers enabled technological capability for new high-tech businesses, small and medium (Cadieux, 2009). Differences in economic structure, forced by the differences in regional economic performance, were one of the key forces that created a unique system of US adaptability to changing economic forces. These forces shaped the US regions to adapt and “specialize” in the way that provided competitive advantage for each region. Northeast...
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...accompanies reactions that have abandoned its economy defenseless. One worry is swelling, which was 10.4% in March—well over the national bank's target and the expansion rates of a large portion of Turkey's developing business peers. A greater concern is Turkey's becoming reliance on remote money to fuel its economy: its present record shortage arrived at the midpoint of 10% of GDP a year ago. Turkey's deficiency measured in dollars is second just to America's. Additional stressing still is that a great part of the remote capital that funds Turkey's present record shortfall is of the capricious sort (streams into banks or buys of stocks or securities), which can leave again rapidly. Particular set of challenges are: 1. The lack of a competitive edge Turkey's intensity - its capacity to contend in a worldwide commercial center - is hampered by high expenses and little gainfulness. Toward some degree this has been aided by coin devaluation, which has brought down expenses, however the hidden issues of disadvantage, a need to keep on moving further up the worth included chain, and an oppressive administrative environment remain. 2. A persistent current account deficit Connected to this is Turkey's tireless current record deficiency. In 2013, at 7.9 percent it was the most noteworthy of the BRIC and MINT economies. In 2014 it is figure to tight to 5.6 percent however will agreeably remain the biggest of these eight economies. Governmental pressure in Ukraine and the Middle...
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