...Systems – for BIGHOSP, a major hospital.(4) 3 2.4.1 Purpose 3 2.4.2 System Users 3 2.4.3 Inputs to the System 4 2.4.4 Outputs from the System 4 3. HomeQuotes Solution 4 3.1 Mission 4 3.2 Functional Requirements 4 3.3 System-Level Use Cases 5 3.4 System-Level Constraints 5 4. Appendices 6 5. References 6 Introduction Information System is a judicious mixture of people, data, processes and information technology that collectively gather, process, store and provide the needed information as output, to users that will help support the organization. There are two parts to this assignment. The first part, explains four different types of information system for a given industry. The second part uses the System analysis methodology to implement a solution for HomeQuotes company. Assignment Part 1 Management Information Systems - for WallGray’s pharmacy chain.(1) Purpose The primary purpose of this system will be to collect both product and patient-focused parameters from different locations and use this information to estimate demand, allocate resources and monitor operations in each of these locations....
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...below. Then read through the four short interpretive texts. Next, take some time to write a brief paper in which you answer the questions posed at the beginning. Were you able to easily summarize using your own words? Were you able to write without having the original source open in front of you? Did you include proper in-text citations? Assigned Questions 1. In no more than four paragraphs, summarize the story of the three pigs. (Refer to either the Higley or Ashliman version for direct quotes.) 2. Compare and contrast these four interpretations of the story, using direct quotes and paraphrases as appropriate. Try not to be judgmental; use the author's evidence for support. 3. Offer a brief critical analysis of the interpretations. What were the strengths and weaknesses, if any, of each? Three Little Pigs: Four Interpretations Gomez (1999) Literature is rife with pigs as symbols, from the Three Little Pigs to Porky, from the pigs in Orwell's Animal Farm to Hollywood’s recent creation, Babe. These characters have ranged from the crafty to the naive, from the big-hearted to the stupid who noisily eat garbage and roll about happily in mud. Wolves have fared poorly; with the exception of the 1983 movie Never Cry Wolf,...
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...questions below. Then read the four short interpretive texts. Next, take some time to write a brief paper in which you answer the questions posed at the beginning. Were you able to summarize easily using your own words? Were you able to write without having the original source open in front of you? Did you include proper in-text citations? Assigned Questions 1. In no more than four paragraphs, summarize the story of the three pigs. (Refer to any of the four interpretations for direct quotes.) 2. Compare and contrast these four interpretations of the story, using direct quotes and paraphrases as appropriate. Try not to be judgmental; use the author's evidence for support. 3. Offer a brief critical analysis of the interpretations. What were the strengths and weaknesses, if any, of each? Three Little Pigs: Four Interpretations Gomez (1999) Literature is rife with pigs as symbols, from the Three Little Pigs to Porky, from the pigs in Orwell's Animal Farm to Hollywood’s recent creation, Babe. These characters have ranged from the crafty to the naive, from the big-hearted to the stupid who noisily eat garbage and roll about happily in mud. Wolves have fared poorly; with the exception of the 1983 movie Never Cry Wolf, the...
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...Things Fall Apart Literary Analysis The world is changing as do the people who live in it all the time, sometimes people just don’t fit with the changing world. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, tells the story of a great man named Okonkwo. When European missionaries arrive, Okonkwo’s culture that he once knew is changing dramatically. The book addresses the clash of cultures and destruction of Okonkwo’s world with their arrival. Achebe shows us that Okonkwo’s inability to adapt and his own characterization causes him to end his life. Okonkwo’s suicide was caused by a mix of the European missionaries and Okonkwo’s own characterization. Okonkwo never learns from his mistakes, he always thinks what he does is always right no matter what. All he knows came from his childhood and younger years. Unoka is disrespected among the society. The culture values physical strength, achievement, and masculinity. Unoka represents the opposite of these values, he enjoys expressing himself through words and music, he’s a very talented musician. Okonkwo learns that these qualities are not what the tribe values. Okonkwo grows up being the opposite of his father, he becomes the best wrestler, he’s physically strong, and represents hyper masculinity. Okonkwo also becomes a very successful farmer, but after a bad harvest due to bad, inconsistent weather Unoka tells his son “‘do not despair. I know you will not despair. You have a manly and a proud heart. A proud heart can survive general...
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...Fedoroff Agric & Food Secur (2015) 4:11 DOI 10.1186/s40066-015-0031-7 Open Access REVIEW Food in a future of 10 billion Nina V Fedoroff* Abstract Over the past two centuries, the human population has grown sevenfold and the experts anticipate the addition of 2–3 billion more during the twenty-first century. In the present overview, I take a historical glance at how humans supported such extraordinary population growth first through the invention of agriculture and more recently through the rapid deployment of scientific and technological advances in agriculture. I then identify future challenges posed by continued population growth and climate warming on a finite planet. I end by discussing both how we can meet such challenges and what stands in the way. Keywords: Population growth, Agriculture, Domestication, Genetic modification, Technology Background Today we have enough food to meet the world’s needs. Indeed, we have an extraordinary global food system that brings food from all over the planet to consumers who can afford to buy it. The food price spike of 2008 and the resurgence of high food prices in recent years have had little impact on the affluent citizens of the developed world who spend a small fraction of their income on food. By contrast, food prices have a profound impact on the world’s poorest people. Many of them spend half or more of their income on food. During the food price crisis of 2008, there were food riots in more than...
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...Silent Spring Analysis Silent Spring is a book that makes just about everyone think, except for the major chemical companies that it was attacking. This is definitely one book that help shaped how we look at the environment today and also how we approach it. Rachel Carson aimed for a book that was going to open peoples eyes to what really was happening and who and what was doing it. She nailed this right on the head, while the book was very technical when it came to talking about the details of DDT, it was written at a level that everyone could understand and relate too. Easily this could be one of the most important books written in American history, where would we be without it and how would our future have turned out. While this book was aimed for the public to be able to understand, it also directly attacked the companies who were manufacturing the chemicals that people were using, especially DDT. If one were to try to explain how DDT worked at the chemistry level, most people would think your insane, but Carson is able to explain the devastating effects of this chemical in a way that everyone can understand. She does this by explaining the process chemically first, but then switches gears into how it is hitting people at home. This starts in the first chapter where she begins with “There once was a town…”. This is the beginning of the account that shaped Americans way of looking at the environment, especially when it came to using chemicals and other harmful substances...
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...MB601 People Organization and Society Facilitator: Dr. John Cullen Submission Date: 17th January 2014 Word-count: 5400 Student Name & ID: Danni Zeng 13250034 Declaration I declare that this assignment which I submit in partial fulfillment of the assessment requirements on MB601 is my work, attributes relevant quotes and/or ideas to the respective authors/owners of such quotes/ideas, adheres to the Harvard style of referencing, and has not been submitted as an assignment elsewhere. [pic] Table of Contents Introduction - 2 - The initial consideration of what my vocation should be - 2 - An informed exploration of my vocation involves: - 7 - A critical reevaluation of the vocation I have ideated - 11 - A purposeful plan to help me achieve my vocational plan - 14 - References - 17 - Introduction The aim of this project is to envisage and test my vocation plan. In order to achieve that, in this paper, I will first conduct a close analysis of my vocation decision with reference to my personal profile. Afterwards, a relevant research including literature review and interviews of people who undertake similar professions will be carried out to examine if the vocation meets my expectation. Finally, after considering potential impediments and strengths, a strategic and purposeful plan of helping realizing my vocation will be made. It should be noted that finding one’s vocation could be a lifelong process. The vocation decided in this paper is based on...
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...Foundations of 9780547142609 DOWNLOAD http://bit.ly/1jQSBEn Management: Basics and Best Practices, 0547142609, http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/?store=book&keyword=Foundations+of+Management%3A+Basics+and+Best+Practices DOWNLOAD http://t.co/uCZE6L3nft http://avaxsearch.com/?q=Foundations+of+Management%3A+Basics+and+Best+Practices http://bit.ly/1xRDQzz Managing Global Operations Cultural and Technical Success Factors, Scott T. Young, Winter Nie, Jan 1, 1996, Business & Economics, 209 pages. The main themes in production and operations management are operations strategy, productivity, and quality. These themes are manipulated to serve those involved in production. Management , Robert Kreitner, 2006, Business & Economics, 332 pages. Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Virtually all of the testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events from the textbook are included. Cram101 Just the FACTS101 studyguides. Principles of management a modern approach, Henry Herman ALBERS, 1974, Business & Economics, 579 pages. . Principles of Management , Robert Kreitner, 2009, Industrial management, 592 pages. . Management/Test Bank , Robert Kreitner, Jan 1, 1986, Business & Economics, 260 pages. . The Portable MBA , Robert F. Bruner, Feb 7, 2003, Business & Economics, 341 pages. Written by faculty members, covers first year MBA program topics such as marketing, economics, and management; and includes case studies, an entrepreneurship guide, and. Winning Behavior What...
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...Industrialisation would have been impossible” Smith (2009, P.20) Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine in 1698. However Scotsman James Watt improved the steam engine in 1775 that became a valuable and known machinery which was more efficient ,which also helped start the industrial revolution. This timeline will be looking at the changes in standard of living, inventions and child labour a way of examining the industrial period from 1700-1850. There will be commentary from Hobsbawm view points and critical analysis, a way of seeing the changes that had occurred and its impact on society at that time. Before the industrial revolution took place people at that time they did not have the facilities that they had during the revolution were everything had improved. Power at that time was not used by steam engines or any electric facilitated machinery, there were no factorise. During that time power was used by human hands and animals. People had to grow crops on farms; farming at that time was one of the main sources of income in households. Everything was done at home in a domestic system. Improvements were made during the revolution which made life a lot simpler, but not everyone. ImageIndustrial revolution Britain 1700 1850 - Bing images (1900) Available at: http://www.bing.com/images/search (Accessed: 17 November 2015). 1700-1850 Inventions During the revolution unemployment levels were high and for those in employment were exploited. People were being easily replaced...
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...Mobilizing Codes in the Movement for Grass-fed Meat and Dairy Products Klaus Weber Northwestern University Kathryn L Heinze Northwestern University Michaela DeSoucey Northwestern University This study illuminates how new markets emerge and how social movements can effect cultural change through market creation. We suggest that social movements can fuel solutions to three challenges in creating new market segments: entrepreneurial production, the creation of collective producer identities, and the establishment of regular exchange between producers and consumers. We use qualitative data on the grassroots coalition movement that has spurred a market for grass-fed meat and dairy products in the United States since the early 1990s. Our analysis shows that the movement’s participants mobilized broad cultural codes and that these codes motivated producers to enter and persist in a nascent market, shaped their choices about production and exchange technologies, enabled a collective identity, and formed the basis of the products’ exchange value.• The creation of new markets is an important engine of economic and cultural change. But new markets do not emerge naturally; rather, they often arise from collective projects that mobilize the necessary economic, cultural, and socio-political resources (Fligstein, 1996; Swedberg, 2005). A growing body of research suggests that social movements can play a central role in fueling such projects (Carroll and Swaminathan, 2000; Rao, Morrill, and...
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...Management ………………………………………...…….13 Communication and Information Tech Management …………………14 Globalization Presence and Effects ……………………………...……16 Corporate Social Responsibility and Consciousness ……………...…..17 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………19 Figures …………………………………………………………...……20 Introduction Since its inception, Chipotle Mexican Grill has set itself apart from the rest of the fast food industry. Not only does Chipotle prepare food right in front of the customer, but the food put into the product is filled with “integrity”. Chipotle has established “Food with Integrity’ which is their commitment to finding the very best ingredients, raised with respect for animals, the environment and the farmers (chipotle.com). This mantra is what drives every action of Chipotle from planning for obtaining sustainable products with a growing company to organizing their employee structure in order to keep employees around for a long time. With this mission and vision, Chipotle Mexican Grill is able to differentiate them and rise above the fast food industry and evolve into a “fast-casual” restaurant on the...
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...Imagine… a town of 5000 people where there is: no unemployment no pollution 100% recycling free health care a seemingly endless supply of a wide variety of organically gown produce – all incredibly delicious grown locally on some of the most fertile soil on Earth… in the heart of Africa! Imagine Africa rising! you will never see Africa the same way again! a project of Working Villages International Africa Rising: A MODEL FOR SELF-SUFFICIENT VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA Alexander Petroff Chapter 1 A New Economic Development Model This book is a practical blueprint for the revitalization of Africa. It envisions nothing less than the complete transformation of Africa into an economic and social powerhouse – from being the basket case of the world to a guiding light - showing the people of the world an example of living in peace with each other and in harmony with Nature. Although great thought and years of research have gone into the formulation of this entirely new economic development model, this book is not simply a treatise on economic theory, but rather a practical outline that is at this very moment being gradually implemented. Economies are confined by the laws that protect and govern their development. The policy changes put forth in this model are just that - individual economic policy changes put in place to allow the economy to develop in a way that is most beneficial to the citizenry of an African village. This model does not rely on a new...
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...Personal Transformation * LEWIS (TECHNIQUE: Dialogue, stage direction, relationship with other characters?) 1. The character of Lewis significantly grows in the play. 2. At the beginning of the play, Lewis lacks any direction or creative vision and merely just participates as he ‘needs the money.’ At this point, Lewis is still influenced by the ideals of his roommates Lucy and Nick, thus suggests that “Love is not so important nowadays.” 3. “They’re mad. Its madness...” Shows ignorant view of mental patients. The use of dialogue in the play conveys Lewis progression and personal transformation. 4. A sign of his progression is seen in his development of relationships with the patients, i.e. Julie? Kissing her passionately and stuff. 5. Dialogue creates tension during Lewis’ altercation with Lucy where she forces him to choose between Cosi or Moratorium committee, Lewis chooses Cosi, “Mozart. I’m not going to let them down.” “Its about important things - like love and fidelity.” Major moments in the play that regard Lewis : “That’s why she spends so much time in the toilets... Its where she smokes.” “From today, I’m also in the play.” Lewis playing Ferrando as Doug’s replacement Persuading Henry to stay, building trust in Henry... They’re on common grounds, “I’m not letting you walk out on us. You’ll have to hit me to get out.” Encouraging Roy to maintain his role in the play, “I can’t remember my lines. Not one. Gone.” * HENRY Henry also made...
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...Running head: A Portfolio of International Business A Portfolio of International Business Kathaleen Hull International Business 662 Harding University Abstract Understanding how we learn as adults, what positive and courageous leadership looks like, international business defined and ventures in global business we are able to look at international business as a whole. All of these components affect how we do business beyond borders and give us an idea of what components are required as a professional in a vast growing global market. A Portfolio of International Business Defining International Business According to BusinessDictionary.com, international business can be summarized as the exchange of goods and services among individuals and businesses in multiple countries or a specific entity, such as a multinational corporation or international business company that engages in business among multiple countries. (BusinessDictionary.com) Knowing that the definition of International in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is defined as relating to two or more nations and that business in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is defined as a commercial or sometimes an industrial enterprise; I think Business Dictionary’s definition of international business is very accurate. (Merriam-Webster Online) When you think international business, the non-profit sector is probably not the first type of organization that comes to mind. Heifer International is a non-profit entity that...
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...ENGLISH HANDBOOK -“Welcome to my evil lair…” -Mr. Braiman Brooklyn High School of the Arts www.mrbraiman.com http://handbook.mrbraiman.com “EVIL” Welcome to my evil classroom lair. In order to become full-fledged evil “minions,” you need to read this handbook carefully. It explains everything you need to know. “English,” as you may know, is shorthand for “English Language Arts.” Being that we are in an Arts school, but one where academics must and always do come first, it is important that we approach the subject as what it is: an art form. How does one study the arts? What exactly do we do when we study drawing, sculpture, music, or dance? Well, anyone who has studied the arts will tell you that studying the arts essentially involves two things: • Learning about, and developing an awareness of and appreciation for, existing works of art in that particular form; • Developing the skills and techniques associated with the art form, in order to create our own works. In the case of language arts, much like any other art form, we will be studying existing works of art (i.e., reading books, stories and poems), and developing the skills to produce our own (i.e., writing). That’s what English Language Arts is. We will also be preparing ourselves for New York State’s Regents Comprehensive Examination in English, which we’ll all be taking in June. This two-day, six-hour, four-part exam requires no specific knowledge or content, but it does require the skills to listen, read,...
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