...Cuban dictator Fidel Castro was born on 1959 August 13, 1926 in, Biran, near Cuba, Castro successfully used guerrilla-control to remove Cuban President Batista, and he was sworn in as Prime Minister. Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro lead the Cuban missile crisis, the secret military and economic ties with the Soviet Union. He served as prime minister until 1976, then became president. He served Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces as chief from 1959 to 2008, the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba 1961-2011, the Marxist-Leninist, under his administration Cuba became part of the socialist state; Nationalized industry and business, and socialist reforms in all spheres of society. At international level, Castro 1979-1983 and 2006-2008, served as secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement....
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...neuroscience and task from economics, trying to understand brain processes underlying decision-making in a social context. Examples of (behavioral) economic tasks used in neuroeconomics are the Dictator Game, Ultimatum Game, Trust Game and Public Goods Game. These tasks are often presented as a one-shot anonymous game to avoid the strategic complexity of repeated games, such as reciprocity. A typical finding in these experiments is that people behave pro-social. But the question arises: why do people act pro-social in an anonymous one-shot game? This position paper discusses why people exert pro-social behavior in the one-shot Dictator Game, and if the Dictator Game is therefore a good measure for social...
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...While reading my research paper you will learn how rebellions were influenced by the multiple changes of government and nationalism caused the French Revolution. Government styles and nationalism are two major contributions to rebellions. There are many different government styles: Limited Monarchy, Limited Democracy, Democracy, Oligarchy, Dictator and Republic. Almost all of the government styles were once used in France during the French Revolution. France started with a Monarchy, King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette ruled over all three of the estates (social classes of France's Old Regime). The First Estate was the church clergy, they paid few taxes. The Second Estate was the rich nobles, they were only 2% of the population. And the Third Estate were peasants, urban workers, and the middle class they made about 97% of the population. The Third Estate had few privileges, high taxes, and wanted change....
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...Portugal, and Paulo Lencastre Catholic University of Portugal, Porto, Portugal Abstract Purpose – In the context of a merger, the management of corporate identity – in particular of corporate names and logos – assumes a critical role. This paper aims to explore how name and logo design characteristics, and specifically figurativeness, influence consumer preferences in the context of a brand merger, in the banking sector. Design/methodology/approach – This study develops a typology of the alternative corporate identity structures that may be assumed in the context of a brand merger by drawing on a literature review and secondary data, as well as an exploratory study analyzing consumers’ preferences regarding alternative branding strategies. Findings – The results suggest that there is a clear preference for figurative logos. Furthermore, there is evidence that logos may be as important as the company name in a merger situation, in terms of assuring consumers that there remains a connection to the brand’s past. The data show that the logo chosen by consumers reflects their aesthetic responses, whereas the selected name reflects their evaluation of the brand’s offers or its presence in the market. Originality/value – The paper uses an innovative research design which gives respondents freedom to choose their preferred solution; hence, the richness of the results is enhanced. The results should guide managers in their evaluation and choices regarding post-merger branding strategies. Keywords...
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...Paul D Staudohar, (1997) in the article, “Compensation and Working Conditions: Baseball’s Changing Salary Structure” mentions about how professional baseball player’s salary changed from past to present days. There are two systems why player’s salary increases. One is the Major League Baseball League Association formed in 1952. Then players tried to improve their playing conditions. Another accepted free agency systems in 1976. MLB teams tried to recruit the best player at that time to use the money. This article is very important to understand the Black Sox Scandal because article shows players’ salary at that time. According to Haupet, Ty Cobb earned the highest salary, which was only $20,000 in 1919. In addition, Charles Comiskey, who was...
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...Nioxi Pena Mr. Heagle Creative Writing Racism In The Dominican Republic This topic came up looking for an idea for the research paper that wasn’t in my best interest to do, mostly when it’s focused on controversies occurring on the US or any type of shit like that. My proasination was active and I'm too lazy to write and less if it's something that doesn't attract me but Mr. Heagle failed me and Ms. Reynoso said that I need the credit (even though I have 8 english credit but whatever). Amy wanted to help me like always and she tried to persuade me, and she mentioned DR and I said “hmm” that’s better. Around two or three days after that, I went to cut class at Mr. Heagle...
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...14.05.12 The authors of the paper choose a real world social network (Facebook) to conduct a prosocial behavioral experiment. The motivation behind the experiment is to expand on the previous studies, examining peoplesʼ underlying altruism vs. granting favors in exchange for expected future returns. The authors observe that measuring underlying altruism empirically is quite difficult because people tend to socialize within their social circles and the decisions they make are based on feelings toward individuals within these circles and not on the true nature of the decision maker. In order to overcome these prejudices, the authors believe that this experiment was designed in such a way, that the personal favoritism can be removed and individualsʼ baseline altruism can then be measured. The real world application and the goal of the experiment is to help economists better explain disturbances within systems of informal insurance, provided by social networks, and to predict the necessary measures required to stabilize the system. The paper identifies three natures of prosocial giving: “(1) baseline altruism toward randomly selected strangers, (2) directed altruism that favors friends over random strangers, and (3) giving motivated by the prospect of future interaction.” (LEIDER) In order to test each underlying nature of prosocial giving, undergraduate students from Harvard university were chosen to participate in either modified dictator game or helping game. Depending on...
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...Research Proposal The essay question that I have decided to research in further detail explores the struggles of establishing a successful democratic system in the Islamic World, with specific reference to the recent Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt and Algeria. These modern revolutions implement a series of unique tactics, (provoked by the triumph of the Egyptian rebellion in 2010), and provide a unique prospect for establishing a permanent democracy. However, with existing traditions practiced in the Islamic World that often run contrary to democratic ideals, the unanimous acceptance of democracy and its accompanying social values will indeed be a slow and challenging process in these relatively conservative states. The “lens” through which this essay will be examined is in a critical manner of the Arab Spring events. Although the media deemed the revolutions an overnight success during the time period in which they occurred, the accompanying affects and challenges were blatantly ignored. Indeed, while it is a commendable feat that dictator-like institutions were overthrown in a relatively short period of time (and disputably with little violence), the ability for these democratic institutions to successfully practice political norms modeled after centuries-old democratic states is an immense challenge. The thesis statement will essentially argue that although the Arab Spring revolutions provided the essential platform for institutionalizing democracy in Egypt and Algeria...
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...Peter Delich Italian 230 Research Paper Julius Caesar Julius Caesar; he came, he saw, and he conquered. Caesar is one of the most well-known Emperors of Rome and one of the most influential historical figures. Caesar was a politician and general of the late Roman republic, who greatly extended the Roman Empire before seizing power and making himself dictator of Rome, paving the way for the imperial system. The story of Caesar’s rise to power and fall from grace is one that has been told since the time of the Romans. His accomplishments and contributions to Roman society and the world will surely never be forgotten. Julius Caesar was a distinguished general, influential politician, and a fierce dictator. Julius Caesar was born in Rome around July 13, 100 BC. Although, he hailed from Roman aristocrats, his family was far from rich. When Caesar was 16 his father, Gaius Caesar, died. “His family was closely connected with the Marian faction in Roman politics” (Historical Figures, Julius Caesar par. 2). At around the time of his father's death, Caesar made a large effort to side with the country's nobility. “His marriage to Cornelia, the daughter of a noble, had drawn the ire of Rome's dictator, Sulla, who ordered the young Roman to divorce his wife or risk losing his property” (Caesar Julius, par 5). Caesar refused and found escape in the military, serving first in the province of Asia and then in Cilicia. Following the death of Sulla, Caesar returned to Rome to begin his...
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...Geremy M Hurley Political Science April 8, 2014 Globalization Paper The industrialized democracies globalization part in the book talks about countries that have wealth and add to the environmental decay. It states that with their wealth they focus more on other things that they feel are important to them and they do not worry about the decaying environment that they add to every day. The United States had not really engaged in democratization. Most of the founders had serious doubts about becoming a democracy. There is issues that get brought up about the Declaration of independence, when they say that “all men are created equal”. This was not true for the most part of the time after the signing of this document. It was a long time until blacks and poor white men were allowed to participate in political formats. I think that The United States has issues that affect the world. Politically and Economically the United States is having a global impact because we are the Super Power of the world. Other countries look up to The U.S. The United States still has a long way to go in order to fulfill that statement form the Deceleration of Independence. With women still having issues in the political format and LGBTQ individuals having a hard time with being able to do anything, it is increasingly difficult for people to have confidence in the government. In Great Britain they have a lot of impacts of globalization that stem from outside its borders. About 99 percent of its...
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...Life Span Development and Personality Paper Life Span Development and Personality Paper Faith L. Mayo Axia College of University of Phoenix Life Span Development and Personality Paper Adolf Hitler was a famous individual from the 20th century; his story has been well known for many years and will continue to spread through time as it was a memorable part of our history. He was the founder and leader of the Nazi party from 1933-1945 (Wistrich, 1997). His father was Alois Hitler, who was an authoritarian disciplinarian. He was strongly attached to his mother Klara Poelzl, she was a strong woman and a very hard worker. Once she passed away from cancer, Adolf Hitler began to show signs of moodiness, temperamental, and not willing to work (Wistrich, 1997). He moved to Vienna in 1907 and applied to Viennese Academy of Fine Arts, which he was rejected. This was the final turning point for Adolf Hitler. According to the Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team; in 1913, Hitler moved to Munich to join the Sixteenth Bavarian Infantry Regiment, serving as a despatch runner. He was badly wounded and placed in gas chambers for four weeks. Once he was released, he had to recuperate in a hospital for three months (C.W. and CL Heart, 2007). Hitler believed this would be his fate; to punish those that had embarrassed him in front of his nation; the Jewish and the Bolsheviks. In 1919, Hitler started out with 40 members by his side and used the...
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...Richard Harrington Summer 2012 GOVERNMENT CRIME Human rights are rights unequivocally inherent to all human beings, whatever our basic nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, or any other status. We are all entitled to our human rights without discrimination. Government exposure of political crimes and human rights violations have been in the forefront of the media in the last half-century, and the United States has always assisted itself in its own interests. For the past decade the United States has been a global power and presence and most other countries are not. We are often called upon to engage in conflict situations like preventing violations of Human Rights and Genocide. It seems the United States only intervenes when our nations interests is concerned, and only brings negative reactions which severely undermines our effectiveness and especially our international credibility.“ American leadership must be commensurate with U.S. interests and the nature of the challenges facing the county. The United States should not take the lead on every issue or assume that every problem in the world demands a U.S. response. In the majority of cases, the United States should “lead from behind” or from the side, or sitting in front but rarely by itself”. (Foreign Affairs, Zenko & Cohen, Vol. 91 No. 2.) Universal human rights are often expressed and guaranteed by law, in the legal forms of treaties, customary international law, general principles...
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...Brian Blubaum, RN BSN Grand Canyon University Leadership Styles and Development LDR 600 Dr. Erick Aguilar July 15, 2014 Knight and Krzyzewski Case Study– Week 2 “Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal (Northouse, 2013).” It’s a series of decisions, actions and beliefs that are intertwined with a number of other things. This paper will examine the unique leadership approaches of two very prominent basketball coaches who have become legends on and off the basketball court; Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and Indiana University’s Coach Bobby Knight. Coach Krzyzewski’s Leadership Approach Coach Krzyzewski was an excellent basketball player. Basketball Hall of Fame recipient in 2001. He gained great notoriety not only as a coach but as a basketball player as well. In reviewing the article from the Harvard Business School regarding Coach Krzyzewski, it is quite evident that his leadership encompassed positive reinforcement for his players. He was quoted as saying, “I don’t want to be a manager or a dictator. I want to be a leader – and leadership is ongoing, adjustable, flexible, and dynamic. As such, leaders have to maintain a certain amount of discretion” (Krzyzewski, 2000). He respected his players and cultivated trust and respect amongst the team. He truly cared for his players and their well-being. Coach Knight’s Leadership Approach Coach Knight played basketball for Ohio State and also served...
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...Ronald Reagan - The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy POL30048GA050-1118-001 IR: The New World of International Relations October 24, 2011 Abstract In this assignment, I will write a three to five page paper on President Ronald Reagan doctrine of The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy during his presidency. In addition, this paper will address the following: 1. Summarize a situation that required U.S. diplomatic efforts during the president’s time in office. 2. Explicate the diplomatic doctrine the president followed, with reference to specific actions or events that occurred. 3. Describe the effects of these diplomatic efforts for the U.S. and other countries. 4. Assess, in conclusion, the advantages and disadvantages of the particular doctrine that was followed. Ronald Reagan - The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy In this assignment, I will discuss President Ronald Reagan’s position on The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy during his presidency. First, let me define the terms “The Cold War”, and “U.S. Diplomacy”. The Cold War was a period of military and political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II. It was called the Cold War, because there was no direct fighting between the two powers. The term “U.S. Diplomacy” refers to a country’s ability or skill to negotiate on the international level between nations or groups of nations, or simply, it is political contact between national governments. Diplomacy is extremely important. It is the feedback...
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...Essay August 6, 2011 Written by Joseph Prabagar There Is No Hope of Doing Perfect Research (Griffiths, 1998, P97) Do You Agree? When I was asked to write an essay on the statement above, I went to Google to get an idea. What I found amazed and belittled me all the same. Hundreds of essays were already available on this very statement! And I, having read countless books, had not encountered this declaration made by Morwenna Griffiths on page 97 in her book entitled, Educational Research for Social Justice: Getting off the Fence… until now. Majority of the uploaded essays on the web began by quoting the definition of the word ‘research’ and then elaborated on the definitions before proceeding to agree with the ‘no perfect research’ doctrine proclaimed by Griffiths. One particular essay that was published in TermPaper Warehouse – The Term Paper Factory, caught my attention. It was simple, direct and made absolute sense. The opening paragraph of this essay summarized Morwenna Griffiths’ statement as a realization that, as humans we have the capacity do our best research but we must also accept that it cannot be perfect (Asymphonical termpaperwarehouse.com). Do I agree? Yes absolutely. I recollect the term paper that I did for a Sociology course in college some years ago. The subject matter was on Heavy Metal and the misunderstood fans. My research for the term paper was primarily based on questionnaires, interviews, introspection and observations. As there was a...
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