...alternatives, 6. Supported recommendations, 7. A conclusion, 8. Appendices, and 9. Any footnotes. Coast4Life Cruises Business Case Analysis Business Case Analysis Introduction Coast4Life Inc. was incorporated federally on June 3, 2000, and is in the business of offering ocean cruises along the Canadian west coast, with stops at interesting ports of call in British Columbia. The business has a September 30 year end. In 2007, the original owners sold all their Coast4Life shares to the senior management group. Between 2001 and 2010, the company grew steadily from 135 to 574 employees and from $9.4 million to more than $55.7 million in revenue. Vision Coast4Life will be the first choice for vacationers who are seeking a safe, enjoyable and unique cruise experience in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Mission Coast4Life meets the needs of North American vacationers by offering safe, enjoyable and unique cruises along the coast of British Columbia at affordable prices and at a high-quality level of service. Coast4Life also strives to minimize the effects of cruising on the ecology along the BC coast and maximize the safety of customers, staff and marine life by ensuring that the ships used are well maintained and that environmental and safety regulations are not only met, but exceeded. Quantitative analysis The main revenues in the Coast4Life are generated for the most...
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...I don’t know how to swim. I would like to relate my life to this weakness that I had before that became my strength when I entered the service. Before entering college, during the final interview I was asked “Why do you want to study in UP?” without a doubt, I readily answered “To be able to study in the premier university of the country is my childhood dream and I don’t want it to be just any other dream.” So I got in and I can clearly remember the my first day in UP, I am wearing my best that day because of mom reminded me to always dress as if you’re going to see you worst enemy. I was wearing elephant pants, wedges and a vintage tight fitting top while most of my classmates are just wearing shorts and slippers. It is really a great feeling that I am at my dream university, I really can’t imagine myself graduating from any other school except UP. I took up Bachelor in Sport Science, a pre-medical course because I wanted to pursue medicine at that time. I love science and how the human body works so I worked hard and studied well to become a university scholar each semester. I would skip gimiks and parties because I have a goal and I have to meet those. I am thinking that, I am already here so why not make the most out of it. During my sophomore year, I got invited to join the UP Dragon boat Team, my friends are joining and because of peer pressure I joined. I am not the strongest of the team, but since I wanted to be on the line-up I did not skip any training day. My mom would...
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...A charter school like Gulf Coast Academy of Science and Technology is a better opportunity for my education than regular public school. Gulf Coast Academy is a better school for me because it is a hands-on school. Hands on work helps with understanding the work I’m doing. Hands on work on can help activate my brain. At Gulf Coast Academy, I will have frequent field experiences. Frequent field experiences will help me learn better. Kids like me see differently in real life than in a books or pictures. I learn better if I do things in real life. Gulf Coast Academy has limited class sizes. The smaller class sizes help with distractions and talking because some kids get distracted easily. I know I get distracted sometimes. Increase on time...
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...Intrepid Coast Guard Boats Boats built for the Coast Guard The Coast Guard is responsible for executing several marine duties, primarily those which are oriented to the safety and the preservation of life of persons off of North America’s shores. And while there is a militaristic aspect to them, as they do protect the country’s boarder, the USCG is largely a civil service branch and search and rescue branch. Due to the severity of the waters and the conditions for which they are often required to be a part of, it is critical that the government use the best vessels for operations. For this reason, the USCG has decided to use Intrepid Boats as one of the Coast Guard boat manufacturers. The Power and Performance In order to combat the harsh waters...
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...“LOVING OUR COASTS TO DEATH” Joel K. Bourne, Jr. July, 2006 National Geographic Loving our coasts to death is a very good title for this article. I say this because that is exactly what we are doing, killing our coasts. This article does a good job in explaining to people how we are killing our coasts, marine life, and eventually ourselves by dumping into the ocean, but this article also shows how people are saving our coasts from further pollution by getting out there and actually doing something that is good for our environment. This article is very interesting because of the fact that it brings in the perspective of ordinary people and what they do to help as well as the perspective of scientists and what they do to help. This is a very important subject to learn more about because if we do not stop dumping into the ocean than we will end up killing our oceans and ourselves. This article is also important because we can learn from the people that are trying to save our coasts. Loving our coasts to death is mostly about how certain people are trying to save our coasts from pollution in ways large or small, it also talks about how bad we are polluting our ocean’s coastlines and how that pollution can affect us. More and more people are moving to coastal counties, which means more pollution in and around that area and this article is trying open our eyes and tell us that polluting our coasts is threatening human health, marine resources, and putting our future...
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...(1400-1750) Life in the 13 colonies The England colonies The Geography: The new england colonies included Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. All of this information was from the time period of 1638 till 1776. The Massachusetts Colony was located in the england colony. It is one of the original 13 colonies. It is located on the Atlantic coast of North America. The Massachusetts Colony was part of the New England Colonies. Now we have the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The Connecticut Colony was one of the original 13 colonies. It was located on the Atlantic coast of North America. The Connecticut Colony was known as one of the New England Colonies. Now we have the U.S. state of Connecticut. The New Hampshire Colony was one of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast of North America. Now we have the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Rhode Island Colony was one of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast of North America. The Rhode Island Colony was known as one of the New England Colonies. Now we have the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The agriculture: Subsistence farming is farming enough food for just your family to live off of. The ground was rocky and not good to crops in the...
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...The Golden Nugget of the Gulf Coast It was all started in June of 1990 when the state of Mississippi legislature legalized dockside gambling along the Mississippi Gulf Coast with the Mississippi Gaming Control Act. Then, in late August of 1992, the Isle of Capri casino’s first riverboats docked at the east end of Biloxi Beach in Biloxi, Mississippi to take in passengers to gamble on shore and since then Gulf Coast has never looked back. However, not everyone in 1990 was in favor of the newly enacted Gaming Control Act especially along the Gulf Coast. Many of the coastal resident families and others living near these towns have been living there for generations and were not ready to see their “sleepy town” transformed into “the nation’s hottest new gambling hub” (Myerson). Many of these residents and public officials believed legalizing gaming would promote “crime, higher rates of divorce, and poverty from personal bankruptcy” from residents spending their life savings (Myerson). Now more than twenty years later the exact opposite of oppositionist’s future predictions have occurred and casinos have been the greatest thing to happen to the Mississippi Gulf Coast since the seafood industry began. The coastal casinos do countless great things such as lower property taxes, fund public school projects, give back millions of dollars to charity, greatly enhanced the tourism market, drives the economical activity, and much more for the Gulf Coast. With all of these great upsides...
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...dwindling marine life population on the coast of California, Governor Gray Davis in 1999 proposed his solution. It was called the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), and its aim was to restore coastal regions of California to their former glory. Since its inception the MLPA has received much criticism, as it has violated the rights of many native tribes whose places of traditional practices overlap in these Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). (California Marine 11/17/14) The conflict has only gotten worse as new initiatives were passed which allowed privatized use (drilling, commercial fishing, etc.) of these coastal areas while still excluding natives from their traditional lands. In 1999 the MLPA was passed and it created MPAs up and down the coast of California. In 2004 the Schwarzenegger administration allowed a private corporation, the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, to fund an accelerated implementation of the act. The task forces designated to oversee the creation of these areas were headed by oil industry lobbyists, marina developers, and other members with various corporate interests. Very few people with genuine responsibility to the land were present in the implementation process. Despite continued efforts from many different tribes and activist groups, the Protected Areas went into effect on the north coast of California in 2012. (Dan Bacher 11/17/14) The areas affected by the MLPA include many traditional gathering, and religious sites along the coast. Under this...
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...Ethics on Child Labor Trafficking Child labor is a very controversial topic around the world especially when BBC World News created a documentary about the children of the Ivory Coast harvesting cocoa for large chocolate companies. Most children involved in child labor trafficking are pulled from their homes at an early age and are forced to work long days in high cocoa trees. If the children get paid at all, they don’t receive the money directly; the wage is given to a relative. The children don’t have a “normal” childhood like that of American children who play with toys and have fun with friends. An absolute ethical view among 1st world countries is that child labor trafficking is completely wrong. However, the people of the Ivory Coast think that child labor trafficking is acceptable because it is all they have ever known; it is their way of life. Consequently, I feel that child labor trafficking is not absolutely wrong, but it is unethical in some aspects. I believe that if the children are going to work, they should also receive basic human rights like the right to an education. Education is such an important tool of progress, which is all the Ivory Coast needs. With education they would be able to grow as a country and increase their standard of living. Without education, child labor trafficking becomes a vicious cycle: children are trafficked, and they grow to be traffickers themselves. I also think that it is unethical how the children are treated. They...
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...dwindling marine life population on the coast of California, Governor Gray Davis in 1999 proposed his solution. It was called the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), and its aim was to restore coastal regions of California to their former glory. Since its inception the MLPA has received much criticism, as it has violated the rights of many native tribes whose places of traditional practices overlap in these Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). (California Marine 11/17/14) The conflict has only gotten worse as new initiatives were passed which allowed privatized use (drilling, commercial fishing, etc.) of these coastal areas while still excluding natives from their traditional lands. In 1999 the MLPA was passed and it created MPAs up and down the coast of California. In 2004 the Schwarzenegger administration allowed a private corporation, the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, to fund an accelerated implementation of the act. The task forces designated to oversee the creation of these areas were headed by oil industry lobbyists, marina developers, and other members with various corporate interests. Very few people with genuine responsibility to the land were present in the implementation process. Despite continued efforts from many different tribes and activist groups, the Protected Areas went into effect on the north coast of California in 2012. (Dan Bacher 11/17/14) The areas affected by the MLPA include many traditional gathering, and religious sites along the coast. Under this...
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...of a kind, the Oregon coast. The Oregon coast would be a great place to spend a vacation, it’s inexpensive and relaxing. So how much would it cost to go to the Oregon coast? What kinds of attractions would one be able to see? Is there stuff for the kids to do as well as adults? What kind of food do you get to eat when you go to the cost? These are all great questions that you ask yourself before planning a trip anywhere. When planning a trip you will want to figure out what the area has to offer. This will give you a sense of where you what to go and when. I enjoy the thrill of adventure and enjoy traveling to places. I have never been to the Oregon coast, so I decided to plan a trip there and find out what attractions they have to offer me. By googling “the Oregon Coast” the first website that I came across was the “Oregon Coast Visitors Association” link (Oregon Coast Visitors Association, 2008). This website’s home page displayed a slide show of pictures of the coast and a map that you are able to click on different areas to find out more information. I clicked on the Newport link and discovered the Oregon Coast Aquarium and the Hatfield Marine Science Center. With two attractions now in mind I was able to google both the Oregon Coast Aquarium and the Hatfield Marine Science Center. Both of these fun and exciting places are among the many where you can explore your imagination and the unique world that lives under the ocean. The Oregon Coast Aquarium...
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...There are many amazing creatures of aquatic life with their own habitat, life cycle, physical traits, and behavioral traits in the sea as can be seen in exploring the extraordinary life of the giant Pacific Octopus and Horseshoe Crab. The similarities and differences of the two fascinating creatures will be examined in greater detail along with their habitats, life cycle, physical traits, and behavioral traits to better understand the giant Pacific Octopus and Horseshoe Crab. SECTION HEADER The giant Pacific Octopus is one of the most intriguing creatures in the sea because of its lifestyle in its environment and the many unique behavioral and physical traits it showcases in the wild. The giant Pacific Octopus lives all around the coastal waters of Pacific Ocean where it is below 60 degrees Fahrenheit and lives in both the shallow parts of the ocean and the deep parts which can be up to 4900 feet where most commonly the octopus will find crustaceans like crabs to eat known by researchers who’ve found,” It lives in chilly pacific waters 60 degrees Fahrenheit or colder - in both shallow water and depths to 4900 feet and more.”(Monterey Bay Aquarium) The Giant Pacific octopus has a feet to 13...
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...Supremacy Clause The case of Manufacturers Association v. South Coast Air Quality Management District involves the Clean Air Act, which implements national air pollution standards for fleet vehicles, such as trucks, taxicabs, and buses. In the same manner, the South Coast Air Quality Management District implements its own pollution standards for Los Angele, California. A political entity of California, South Coast implements fleet rules that prohibit the lease or purchase by private and public lease operators of vehicles that do not meet its pollution standards. However, their standards are stricter than those imposed by the federal Clean Air Act. In this regard, although the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the fleet rules imposed by South Coast, an appeal to the...
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...between marijuana use amongst teenagers and the popularity of West Coast Rap Music Introduction Marijuana has been around for hundreds of years and the use of marijuana has been becoming more and more popular especially among teenagers (Lee, 2012). Music has also been around for a very long period of time, in a vast aray of genres. What has changed in music however, is the references to drugs (specifically marijuana) especially in rap music. Marijuana references in rap music have increased by 27% percent from 1979 to 1997 (Herd, 2008). Since the main audience for rap music are teenagers, listening to this music can have a possible effect on teenager’s substance use. Marijuana refers to the leaves, flowers and stems from the Cannabis Sativa or Cannabis Indica plant. This plant contains the chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannibol (THC). When using marijuana there are both short and long term effects on the brain. Short term effects include: altered senses, changes in mood, and impaired memory (Hall, 1998). A study done by Meier (2012) showed the long term effects of marijuana. This study showed that people who started smoking heavily as teenagers and continued use of marijuana lost an average of 8 IQ points between ages 13 and 38 (Meier, Caspi & Ambler, 2012) US West Coast rap music is rap music that is created in the West Coast of the United States of America, mainly referring to California. West Coast rap started in the 1970’s but didn’t become popular till the 1980’s...
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...West Coast Trip West Coast of the United States is a well-known coast as a place to visit for the East Coast people to take a break or run away from the frostiness of snow during winter. Over winter break, I decided to spend two of my five weeks break at West Coast. It was a precipitous decision that I made because I was planning just to spend my winter break in Columbus, Ohio, because I didn’t have that much cost to go to West Coast, but then my friend forced me and she decided to sponsor my trip to west. It such a blessing to have that kind of friend in today’s selfish world. I was such a mess during Fall semester. I really need to fully use winter break to discover myself and see what I am capable of. Besides, I need to understand life as aging keeps hunting me and I have to learn on how to tolerate with people because the world has trillions of behavior in different person that I have met, I am meeting and the person that I am going to meet in my future. Before the trip started, I clear my mind from all the negative thoughts that I had in mind and brought only positive vibes with me. During the trip, I got to learn a lot about myself, learn to deal with complicated people and realize that we always need to be prepared. On the first day of my journey, I started to learn something about myself. It started with taking a flight to San Francisco. This is my first time getting on a domestic plane, alone. Actually it was my second time, but the first time was a flight from...
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