...|Mythology is everywhere! There are hundreds of companies, groups and corporations that take their name, logo or theme from ancient mythology. | |I've provided a variety of examples to help you in starting your research. Some are well-known international companies, others are of a more | |local nature. | |Aegis - Zeus and Athena's protective shield; modern group of insurance companies (The Aegis Group). | |Ajax - Greek warrior in the Trojan War, who "cleaned up" in battle; popular household cleanser. | |Amazon - Race of warrior women; amazon.com - huge on-line bookstore. | |Ares - Greek god of war; popular car model. | |Argus - Giant...
Words: 5942 - Pages: 24
...Literary Non-Fiction: Speeches Rhetorical Devices: Repetition is the repeated use of the same word or phrase—usually for emphasis. Parallelism is the repetition of similar words, phrases, sentences, or grammatical structure. * Shows that ideas are related or equally important. * Helps to stress a phrase or idea. Aphorisms are expressions of an opinion or a general truth. Epigraphs are a quotation from the beginning of a book, chapter, or section of a book, used to emphasize a point and usually related to the theme. Reading Skill: Comparing and Contrasting: Writers often make their points by comparing and contrasting subjects. (Noting their similarities and differences) Background Information: Not everyone agrees on what we should teach or on how it should be taught. Often what is considered important to learn depends on where and when we’re living. For example, the speech and letter that follow were written before Native American cultures received much respect from European Americans. Native American leaders have had to argue that their culture, language, history, and way of life are useful knowledge. In the 1700s, the British and the French were competing for land and resources in North America. English colonists thought that by offering Iroquois boys the chance to attend the university in Virginia, they would convince the Iroquois to support their side. Chief Canasatego of the Onondaga Tribe was an influential leader in the Iroquois Confederacy, a group...
Words: 1568 - Pages: 7
...Student: Cheryl Parsons Mizzou Online ID: 436763 E-Mail: cpar166332@aol.com Comparative Analysis of Two Texts Preserving Cultural Heritage- Only the Truth Can Set Them Free Individual heritage can and does shape generations to come. Americans, for the most part, accept this as an important and necessary ingredient in the fabric which sets us apart from other cultures in the world. It is a heritage that is uniquely ours. Cultural traditions and stories provide a basis upon which generations to come can connect to all the factors that have shaped how they are living today. The next generation learns from the last and ancestral stories are repeated, passed down and incorporated into the fabric of the uniqueness of individuals within a culture. Within the vast boundaries of our nation there are unique and geographical cultures that have succeeded in surviving despite the odds and then there are the stories of those who didn’t succeed. Both cultures build upon bonding born from the hardship of working the soil in rural America, but only one of these cultures has found a way to liberate its people and share the truths associated with those struggles. Maya Angelou speaks to the African American Culture in her work “Reclaiming our Home Place”. She captures the tragic yet rich history of the America’s south and how celebrating this history as a culture has set the once enslaved African American free. (Angelou) Further to the northwest, based in the rural by-ways of America...
Words: 2306 - Pages: 10
...Strategic Report for Harley Davidson April 4, 2006 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary ………………………………………………………… 3 Company History ……………………………………………………………. 4 Five Forces Analysis Internal Rivalry ………………………………………………………. 8 Entry …………………………………………………………………….. 9 Substitutes and Complements …………………………………. 9 Supplier and Buyer Power ………………………………………. 10 Financial Analysis ………………………………………………………….. 11 Strategic Issues and Recommendations ………………………….. 17 2 Executive Summary Harley Davidson remains a financially strong and stable company. During 2005 the company reported the 19th consecutive year of record revenues and record earnings. While Harley Davidson’s growth has slowed over the past several years the decline in growth rates are primarily attributable to a maturing market, which results in lower growth rates for all member of the motorcycle sub-industry. During 2006 Standard and Poor’s predicts that the motorcycle sub-industry will grow between 1% and 3%, a much slower rate than the double digit annual gains the sector saw throughout the 90’s and late 80’s. Despite the company’s strong financial outlook the stock price has not been performing well over the past year. The stock price fell dramatically in April 2005 when Harley Davidson management lowered guidance of new motorcycle shipments to the network of independent dealers. Wall Street analysts proceeded to predict doom for the company as it appeared that it would be unable to continue its...
Words: 4322 - Pages: 18
...raised – given a new CEO and a revised vision, can Harley-Davidson weather trouble times (Schermerhorn, 2011). Historically, Harley-Davidson was founded by William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson in 1903. They built their first three motorcycles in a shed in Milwaukee. By 1909, they introduced their trademark bike. It had 2-cylinder, v-twin engine which was also the faster bike at the time coming in at 60mph. During World War I, almost half of all Harley-Davidson motorcycles produced are sold for use by the U.S. military. At War's end, it was estimated that the Army used some 20,000 motorcycles in their efforts, most of which were Harley-Davidsons. By 1920, Harley-Davidson is the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. New Harley-Davidson motorcycles can be purchased from over 2,000 dealers in 67 countries worldwide (Harley-Davidson Timeline, 2014). In 1969, American Machine and Foundry Co (AMF) merged with Harley. During the early 80’s recession, market shares started to decline, revenue was at an all-time low. According to Daniel Klein’s tariff policy analysis (Klein, D., 1984), in 1980 the company had record sales of $289 million and pretax earnings of $12.3 million, but in 1982 sales slumped to just over $200 million, causing substantial losses. In addition to the recession, the company suffered from poor quality and increased competition from Japanese manufacturers (Schermerhorn, 2011). Harley was in serious trouble with their product and their bottom line. In efforts...
Words: 4257 - Pages: 18
...Corporate Responsibility From a business perspective, working under government contracts can be a very lucrative proposition. In general, a stream of orders keep coming in, revenue increases and the company grows in the aggregate. The obvious downfalls to working in this manner is both higher quality expected as well as the extensive research and documentation required for government contracts. If a part fails to perform correctly it can cause minor glitches as well as problems that can carry serious repercussions, such as in the National Semiconductor case. When both the culpable component and company are found, the question arises of how extensive these repercussions should be. Is the company as an entity liable or do you look into individual employees within that company? From an ethical perspective one would have to look at the mitigating factors of both the employees and their superiors along with the role of others in the failure of these components. Next you would have to analyze the final ruling from a corporate perspective and then we must examine the macro issue of corporate responsibility in order to attempt to find a resolution for cases like these. The first mitigating factor involved in the National Semiconductor case is the uncertainty, on the part of the employees, on the duties that they were assigned. It is plausible that during the testing procedure, an employee couldnt distinguish which parts they were to test under government standards and commercial standards...
Words: 2886 - Pages: 12
...“systemically relevant” firm. 2. It must prevent the emergence of more “too big to fail” firms 3. It must not be so stifling as to prevent the controlled growth of safe and profitable financial service businesses. Analysis Up to 1999, banking regulation had been fairly constant since the Great Depression ended. The Golden Rule had been the Glass-Steagal Act. The Glass-Steagall Act, was passed by Congress in 1933 and prohibited commercial banks from engaging in the investment business. It was enacted as an emergency response to the failure of nearly 5,000 banks during the Great Depression. The act was originally part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program and became a permanent measure in 1945. It gave tighter regulation of national banks to the Federal Reserve System; prohibited bank sales of securities; and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which insures bank deposits with a pool of money appropriated from banks. In 1999, Bill Clinton signed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, a bank deregulation bill that swept away the Depression-era Glass-Steagall law. The new law had such a chorus of bipartisan support that it passed the Senate 90-8. One of the few who raised concerns against it was Senator Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota). “I think we...
Words: 2219 - Pages: 9
...Industry 14 Competitive Structure of the Automobile Industry 17 BMW’s Direct Competition 22 BMW’s Resources and Capabilities 25 Tangible Resources 25 Intangible Resources: 28 Capabilities 29 Core Competencies 30 Potential Action Steps for BMW 33 BMW’s Strategy towards Success 37 References 41 Appendices 45 List of Illustrations Figure 1: Report's Course of Action 5 Figure 2: Labour Costs in EU Countries 2005 11 Figure 3: Outcome of General Environment Analysis 14 Figure 4: Evaluation of Porter's Five Forces of Competition 17 Figure 5: Strategic Map 20 Figure 6: Profit Margins 26 Figure 7: SWOT Analysis BMW 2006 33 Executive Summary The following report analyses the automobile operations of the BMW group in regard to its competitive position in the automobile market. BMW is a German premium car manufacturer comprising the three brands BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce. The analysis of the external environment indicates an attractive but challenging general environment. The industry environment shows low threat of new entrants, low bargaining power of suppliers, high bargaining power of buyers, moderate threat of substitute products and intense rivalry among competitors. In order to get a better understanding...
Words: 8399 - Pages: 34
...Germany Demographics Profile 2013 Home > Factbook > Countries > Germany Population 81,305,856 (July 2012 est.) Age structure 0-14 years: 13.2% (male 5,499,555/female 5,216,066) 15-24 years: 10.9% (male 4,539,977/female 4,339,221) 25-54 years: 42.2% (male 17,397,266/female 16,893,585) 55-64 years: 13% (male 5,236,617/female 5,354,262) 65 years and over: 20.7% (male 7,273,915/female 9,555,392) (2012 est.) Median age total: 45.3 years male: 44.2 years female: 46.3 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate -0.2% (2012 est.) Birth rate 8.33 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate 11.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate 0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization urban population: 74% of total population (2010) rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population BERLIN (capital) 3.438 million; Hamburg 1.786 million; Munich 1.349 million; Cologne 1.001 million (2009) Sex ratio at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Infant mortality rate total: 3.51 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.81 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth total population: 80.19 years male: 77.93 years female: 82.58 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate 1.41 children born/woman...
Words: 14592 - Pages: 59
...Comparative analysis of the gambling industry in India & the United States of America (USA). Study @ New York University. By: Anupam Sabat, 3C BBA Amity International Business School, Noida. Acknowledgement At the onset, I would like to thank our esteemed faculty at Amity International Business School, Prof. Dr. Arun Sacher, for his encouraging words and his guidance. It was really he who constantly motivated us & pushed us to our limits & in the process, helped us realize & scale newer & higher peaks. He constantly challenged us to strive for excellence & in doing so, enabled us to perform to the best of our abilities. INTRODUCTION Gambling is one of the oldest industries in the world. According to the UK Gambling Act 2005, betting or gambling means ‘the making or accepting of a bet on the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process; the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring; or whether anything is or is not.’ It is regarded by some as a vice and sinful activity which corrupts the society. Others view gambling as a harmless form of entertainment (I, personally, believe in the latter notion). Some also look at it in economic terms. Legalized casino gambling, be it in Las Vegas, London and/or Macau rose out of the desire for economic stimulus. Overall, society has taken a cautious view of gambling. Only limited types of games are legalized. The reason for gambling being heavily regulated...
Words: 4630 - Pages: 19
...War is a state of armed conflict between societies. It is generally characterized by extreme collective aggression, destruction, and usually high mortality. The set of techniques and actions used to conduct war is known as warfare. An absence of war is usually called "peace". Total war is warfare that is not restricted to purely legitimate military targets, and can result in massive civilian or other non-combatant casualties. While some scholars see war as a universal and ancestral aspect of human nature, others argue that it is only a result of specific socio-cultural or ecological circumstances. In 2013 war resulted in 31,000 deaths down from 72,000 deaths in 1990. The deadliest war in history, in terms of the cumulative number of deaths since its start, is the Second World War, with 60–85 million deaths, followed by the Mongol conquests which was greater than 41 million. Proportionally speaking, the most destructive war in modern history is the War of the Triple Alliance, which took the lives of over 60% of Paraguay's population, according to Steven Pinker. In 2003, Richard Smalley identified war as the sixth biggest problem facing humanity for the next fifty years. War usually results in significant deterioration of infrastructure and the ecosystem, a decrease in social spending, famine, large-scale emigration from the war zone, and often the mistreatment of prisoners of war or civilians. Another byproduct of some wars is the prevalence of propaganda by some or all parties...
Words: 7890 - Pages: 32
...Death Penalty and Politics Research Paper Danica Misic The Death Penalty and Politics Introduction The death penalty seems like a dreadful phrase at first glance, especially for those who are facing it. People convicted and sentenced to the death penalty usually have a long wait ahead of them. Some of these people facing the death penalty are looking forward to their execution, and some are dreading it. What exactly is the death penalty? To some it may be freedom once carried out, and to others it is retribution, a political tool, a means for producing money, or a deterrent for future crimes. It is important that the United States come to some conclusion so we can end the death penalty debate; we want the truth, not assumptions that can be argued to no end. This paper will discuss the ins and outs of the death penalty, why it has created much debate, why it is not a deterrent of murder, and that it is mostly used as a political tool. There have been many studies done to both effects; the death penalty deters crime, or it does not deter crime because the previous studies were flawed. First presented is a brief history to better understand where the death penalty comes from. The next section will discuss the modern approaches to the death penalty including landmark cases that changed the way the death penalty is executed in the United States. Following this section is an explanation of deterrence and its effects, and other controversies that exist. Finally...
Words: 5088 - Pages: 21
...The Road to Success - Corporate Strategy The Criticism and the Challenges Wal-Mart’s PR strategy The Road ahead Wal-Mart – An Introduction • American public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department stores • World's largest public corporation by revenue • Largest private employer in the world • Fourth largest utility or commercial employer • Largest grocery retailer in the United States ( 20% ) • Largest toy seller in the United States ( 22% ) Wal-Mart at a Glance • • • • • • • • • Founded - Arkansas, USA(1962) by Sam Walton Headquarters - Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.A. Products - Discount Stores, Super centers, Neighborhood Markets Revenue - US$ 351.1 billion (2007) (Ranked # 1 on Fortune 500 list) Net income - US$ 11.3 billion (2007) Total assets - US$ 151.193 billion (2007) Total equity - US$ 61.573 billion (2007) Employees - 1.9 million (2007) Slogans - The Lowest Prices. Guaranteed! - Save Money, Live Better (U.S.) - WE SELL FOR LESS every day! (Canada) Wal-Mart at a Glance (contd..) • • • • • List of Assets In U.S.A.Wal-Mart Stores Division U.S. (3,900) Wal-Mart Discount Stores (1,033) Wal-Mart Super centers (2,349) Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets (124) Sam’s Clubs(585) Internationally• Stores in 14 countries outside U.S. (2980) • Joint venture with Bharti Enterprises to enter India(2006) History of Wal-Mart • Sam Walton - The man behind it all • Born in a farmer’s family in Kingfisher, Oklahoma on March 29, 1918 • Graduated from the University...
Words: 4841 - Pages: 20
...World Bank: Roles and Responsibilities in Developing Countries Mathew Vettukallel Liberty University Business 606-B01 LUO Professor Dr. Joan Koonce October 11, 2013 Abstract This research paper will focus on how the World Bank has helped many third world counties to transition into developing nations. The mission of the World Bank is total elimination of poverty from the face of the earth by the year 2030 (www.worldbank.org). The World Bank has been helping many developing countries to fight against diseases such as AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in many parts of the world (Clark, 2011). The World Bank is offering financial help for several programs to help with agriculture, transportation, infrastructure, and irrigation in many South Asian countries to reduce poverty. There has been so much controversy about the activities of the World Bank. Even though the main mission of the World Bank is to alleviate poverty from the face of the earth, there has been severe criticism that the World Bank is changing its focus to financial policy reforms and structural adjustments. The World Bank as an international financial institution has done so much to help numerous developing countries when they are in financial crisis or needed help to undertake a major development project. Regardless of the criticism and corruption accusations, this author believes that the World Bank is in the right direction by providing basic reforms and structural adjustments in order to alleviate...
Words: 7437 - Pages: 30
...PROCEEDINGS of the 3rd Christian Engineering Education Conference June 23-25, 1999 at the JAARS Facility of Wycliffe Bible Translators Waxhaw, North Carolina The Mission of Christian College Engineering Programs for Y2K and Beyond Preface THE FIRST CHRISTIAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN 1992 AT CALVIN COLLEGE IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. SEVERAL YEARS LATER, TTHE SECOND CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN 1996 AT MESSIAH COLLEGE, IN GRANTHAM, PENNSYLVANIA. THE 1999 CHRISTIAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF DEDICATED CHRISTIAN ENGINEERS. IT WAS A DISTINCT PLEASURE TO HEAR THE WONDERFUL WAYS GOD IS WORKING IN THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS REPRESENTED AT OUR MEETING. THE JUNGLE AVIATION AND RADIO SERVICE (JAARS) FACILITY OF WYCLIFFE WAS A FANTASTIC LOCATION FOR OUR CONFERENCE, AND WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO OUR GRACIOUS HOSTS. A SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO CAROL WEAVER, THE JAARS CONFERENCE COORDINATOR. The goal of these conferences is to glorify God, to foster community among Christian engineering educators, and to encourage and challenge each other in our work of kingdom building. Abraham Kuyper, one of the great thinkers within the Reformed tradition of Christianity, has said that there is not one square centimeter of the creation that is not claimed by Christ. As Christian engineering educators of whatever tradition, we seek to stake that claim in our discipline, exploring how...
Words: 29247 - Pages: 117
