...Marianela Somoza Latin Cuisine Class Research paper 2 CUBA I am going to do my research paper on Cuba because I find the culture fascinating and the food is amazingly good. The republic of Cuba it is one big island that it is about 100 miles of south Florida. Cuba is the largest island in the Coast area. Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba in 1492. As the island developed the Spanish began mistreating the people who lived there before. They started getting black slaves from Africa to operate mines and plantations. Since the African people worked in Cuba both formed the culture and the Cuban cuisine was born. The Spanish people brought several fruits and grains with them like lemons and oranges and rice as well and vegetables to. In Cuba the major crop is the Sugar cane. With the big influence of the African culture in Cuba they introduced a lot of popular dishes like rice and beans also known as Moors and Christians accompanied with a side of tostones its pieces of fried plantain it is very delicious. The Cuban cuisine took a drastic turn after the Cuban Revolution in 1959 when Fidel Castro overthrew the government. The Cubans in that time began to leave the island because of lack of food supply. The conditions worsten because of political problems that they could not trade out internationally and the food supply became very poor quality. We know that Spain and...
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...Trends and Calendar effects in Malaysia Stock Market Mahmoud Khalid Almsafir Nur Hanis Hazwani Binti Husni Ayman Abdalmajeed Ahmad Al-smadi Graduate Business School, College Of Graduate Studies, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. mahmoud@uniten.edu.my, hanis.husni@gmail.com, smadi370@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Investing can help a person's wealth to generate more, and investing in stock is proven as one of the most profitable forms of available investment. The benefits gained in stock broking are immediate Buy/Sell which investor can sell part of their investment any time and at low transaction cost. However, investing in stock will require investor to observe the market, as market can be a volatile place and investor need to acquire knowledge of what they actually are doing. This study will discuss the price trends over the year, and how it will get affected by the seasonality in Malaysia, which also known as the calendar effects. The factor to be investigated in this study is the price on holiday’s season, the January effect or any other monthly seasonality. The daily price of KPJ Healthcare Berhad for the year 2011 is the sample was chosen in this study. Further this study, data used is derived from the weak-form efficient markets hypothesis, which is the price history and case study. Regression method is used in this study in order to help achieving the findings. This should be a continuous study, and adding on more other...
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...physical and oral tradition. In this paper, I hope to fit in what I can about both sides of my family. Starting with my Father’s side of the family, the Bloomberg’s come from Stockholm, Sweden. My Great-Great-Great Grandfather John Bloomberg immigrated to the United States in the late 1890’s and had their name changed to Blomberg; oddly enough most other Bloomberg's who immigrated to the United States kept their last name the same. He also immigrated with his brother, although not much is known about him. After his brother moved to America, he made his way down to Brazil...
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...When you ask an expectant mother or father what they hope they are having, the response is usually “I don’t care if it is a boy or girl as long as they are healthy”. What if they aren’t? Meet Braelyn. She was due in April but born in January. Her parents live here in Murray, but Braelyn was born in Nashville. Because she was premature, she had to stay in the NICU. Once her mother was discharged from the hospital a few days after her birth, what was she to do? Would she leave her daughter in Nashville and return home to Murray? That’s not a likely option. She couldn’t afford to pay for a hotel, especially when she was told that Braelyn could be in the hospital for weeks. At that point someone told her about the Ronald McDonald House. The Ronald McDonald House is a safe place to stay within walking distance from the hospital; it is like a hotel with a dorm set-up that has rates based on your income. The Ronald McDonald House if mostly funded by donations. One way to donate is through cause marketing by buying a Happy Meal. Cause marketing (also referred to as cause-related marketing) is a type of marketing that involves the cooperative efforts of a “for profit” business and a nonprofit organization for mutual benefit. According to adage.com, the field of cause marketing began in 1983, when American Express raised money for the restoration of the Statue of Liberty. Adage.com states that “During a 3 month period, American Express offered to contribute one cent for each...
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...White Paper Motivating Employees on a Budget Keeping employees motivated and engaged is more important than ever during tough economic times. This white paper takes you through the dos and don‟ts of incentivising on a budget - how to maintain morale and maximise the return on your investment. During difficult economic conditions, the competition for custom intensifies; customers become far more discretionary in their spending and focus on getting the most out of their money. So it„s essential that employees are motivated to provide the highest levels of service that will set the company apart. Whilst it may be tempting for employers to make a quick saving by cutting the incentives budget, it‟s also a false economy. It‟s important to remember that organisations with effective incentive schemes and high employee engagement consistently and significantly outperform their competitors. Unfortunately over two-thirds of employers report that low staff morale is currently an issue and almost three-quarters realise that they face the problem of re-engaging staff in the organisation.1 Going forward, employers are recognising that employee commitment will be vital if a company‟s performance is to be sustained. A recent survey found that 64% of employers intend to increase their focus on the motivational value of reward programmes over the next 2-3 years.2 It‟s commonly agreed that incentives have a positive and lasting effect on behaviour. One study reported that 75% of employers accept...
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...Extreme Makeover: Criminal Court Edition This paper is going to discuss and argue points regarding tattoos and the meaning behind the tattoos, which will also disagree with Article titled: Extreme Makeover: Criminal Court Edition, By John Schwartz, and Published in December 5, 2010 in Clearwater, Florida. A Florida judge has agreed with a defense request to have John Ditullio’s tattoos covered up by a makeup artist so that they cannot influence the jury in his murder trial. The court paid $125 a day for the services of a cosmetologist and the process took process 45 minutes. Criminal “John Ditullio goes on trial for murder charges related to a double stabbing that wounded a woman and killed a teenager in 2006. This is Mr. Ditullio’s second trial for the murder; the first, which also involved the services of a cosmetologist, ended last year in a mistrial. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Jurors will not see the large swastika tattooed on his neck. Or the crude insults tattooed on the other side of his neck, or know about the taunting Christmas card he sent to the victim’s family from prison. Or the fact that he was a Neo-Nazi group member. The judge was wrong to have agreed with defense to cover up John Ditullip‘s tattoos by a hiring maker-up artist, because tattoos have a communicative value, especially the ones with high public visibility (see plot below). According to research performed by Kathleen Doss & Amy S Ebesu Hubbard , tattoos...
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...Before beginning to write this paper I took the advice given in class and decided to do a little research of my own as to what other countries saw as American culture. My discoveries were shocking. One quote specifically said,”All Americans care about are fancy cars, big houses, expensive things, and impressing the next person...” However, the more I sat back and thought about American culture and how it had influenced me and the ones around me, sadly I realized that this statement was not so far off from the truth. I grew up a biracial child adopted by a white family. My father owns an oil and gas company and my mother, well she does what every other housewife/stay at home mom in the ritzy subdivision I was raised in...nothing. Now I love my mom and looking back on my childhood I would not have wanted it any other way, she was there waiting for me every day when I came home and the time we spent together was amazing. To be completely honest though I have probably worked more hours in my short 19 year old life than she ever has. I guess you could say my family is living the “American Dream”. On both sides of my family the emphasis on money and materialistic things was huge. They are all wonderful people but lets face it we all know that Uncle Bubba showed up so fashionably late on Christmas Eve just to be sure that we all got a real good look at his sparkling new Mercedes Benz CLS and wanted us all to rest assured that yes, it was fully loaded. Growing up I was always a bit embarrassed...
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...Just in Time for the Holidays * Eric J. McNulty FROM THE DECEMBER 2005 ISSUE * SAVE * SHARE * COMMENT * TEXT SIZE * PRINT * 8.95 BUY COPIES Just in Time for the Holidays VIEW MORE FROM THE December 2005 Issue EXPLORE THE ARCHIVE RECOMMENDED * ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Just in Time for the Holidays (HBR Case Study and Commentary) ------------------------------------------------- TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONSHBR CASE AND COMMENTARY * ------------------------------------------------- Eric McNulty, M. Eric Johnson, Horst Brandstatter, Warren H. Hausman, Anne Omrod ------------------------------------------------- 8.95 ADD TO CART * ------------------------------------------------- SAVE ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- SHARE * ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Just in Time for the Holidays (HBR Case Study) ------------------------------------------------- STRATEGY & EXECUTION HBR CASE * ------------------------------------------------- Eric McNulty ------------------------------------------------- 8.95 ADD TO CART * ------------------------------------------------- SAVE ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- ...
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...54(1),1-7. Ebscohost.com. Quote: “is the great American password, the single term which, uttered properly assures my status as a stand-up grown-up.” He also said that “Indeed it seems that American citizenship comes with a set of bootstraps initialed personal responsibility” (Ellen1). Paraphrase: Indeed it appears that American citizenship comes with a set of bootstraps initialed personal responsibility (Ellen1). Summary: The author in this article, was inspired by the five extra pounds that have made their annual post-holiday appearance and for which he claim Personal Responsibility. No one else is to blame, although perhaps he could launch a small litigation at the two young women who produced that miraculous chocolate cake for Christmas dinner. GOODMAN, E. (2004, Jan 08). The `Personal responsibility' mantra. Boston Globe. Retrieved from...
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...In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Feasibility Studies Submitted to: Leo Santiago C. Arrabaca III, MBA Date Submitted: January 24, 2015 I. Executive Summary A. Market Research 1. Research Methods a. Survey: (Location where Survey was done) The surveys were administered to people around the Divisoria area through printed questionnaires. b. Observation: (Location where Observation was done) Observations were done at Something Sweet, Sweetleaf, Greenwich, Chinkee Tea, and Coffee Works. All located in the Divisoria area. c. Focus Group Interview: (Location where FGI was done) The focus group interview was held at Insideout City, 4/f One Montecarlo Building, Corner Corrales-Hayes, Hayes Street, Cagayan de Oro City. 2. Demand Analysis a.Total Monthly Demand of Products = 7110 units/month b. Market Share: Something Sweet 15.11% Sweet leaf 20.51% Greenwich(pearl coolers) 10.40% B. Marketing Mix 1. Name of product / service / company: Table Top 2. Price per variant: Php 60.00 3. Distribution Channel: Somewhere in Divisoria 4. Promotions: a.) Business Uniforms b.) Product Packaging (jars and notes) c.) Loyalty Stamp Card for customers C. Production Plan Production Schedule: Everyday for 6 days per week except for school holidays. Total Duration per Production: Per unit=5 minutes Total Number of Units Produced...
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...Introduction A.Literature Review 1. Research Abroad Carson McCullers is one of the most brilliant writer in 20th century America. In 1939, she finished her first novel, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. It is this novel that launched a 22 years old girl to fame. As early as the 1940s, the western literary world began the criticism about Carson McCullers and her works. At that time, a large majority of the researches used the method of New Criticism. Through a close reading of the texts, they tried to analyze the internal structure and the poetic character of her works. Those new critics did not pay attention to the connection between the novel and the personal experience of the author. And they did not find the profound social significance behind...
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...There are many different cultures in Southwest Florida that one becomes immediately aware of as they enter the area. They include Native-American, African-American, Protestant, European, "Cracker", Hispanic-Latino, and Cuban. Because there are so many variations of these cultures choosing just three was difficult, but for my project I will be focusing on our African-American, Hispanic-Latino, and "Cracker" populations. During this project I will address the many and varied differences between these cultures on many different levels including personal or family differences, social differences and educational differences. I expect to gain a greater understanding about these cultures during this process and by gaining this understanding I will be better equipped to combine students from these cultures into a classroom of learners that are able to succeed on all levels of History education. Because I do teach World History having a classroom full of diverse cultures lends itself to a variety of teaching activities and extra curricular learning. Miami-Dade Community College President Eduardo J. Padron. Said it best when he said "Our classrooms are laboratories for cultural diversity and the disciplines are enriched when students contribute various cultural perspectives," It has become increasingly clear that we must get creative in culturally diverse ways in order to pull all of our students into the learning culture in equal ways. I spent several days researching the material that...
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...PGBM30 APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS ASSIGNMENT WORD LIMIT: 3000 words Issue Date: Friday 9th September 2011 Hand in date: Thursday 3rd November 2011 Suppose you were asked to investigate how to raise employee engagement in an organisation as an instrument for facilitating high level business objectives. Prepare a report outlining how you would carry out this research and justifying the approach you would take. Your report should include:- *your research aims and objectives-these should be written in M level language using bullet points. The research aims should be written using phrases such as ‘to critically review’, ‘to analyse’, ‘to investigate’, etc. *a brief critical review of the key academic sources you would use, outlining the main issues raised by these sources and how they support your aims and objectives. Do not just describe the literature! *an explanation of, and justification for, the research methodology you would use. In particular, what primary data would you want to collect and how would you collect this data? *an explanation of the methods of data analysis you would use. *an outline of any ethical issues involved. *an outline of the limitations to your research. There is NO requirement to collect primary data for this assignment. Do not collect or analyse primary data. DO outline what primary data you would need and how you would collect this data. Harter, J.K., Schmidt, F.L. and Hayes, T.L. (2002) ‘Business-unit level relationship...
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...Running head: WORLD RELIGIONS REPORT World Religions Report XXXXXXXX Axia College HUM 130 XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX World Religions This paper presents research of the beliefs and practices of Roman Catholicism; describes the worship space of the church; summarizes an interview conducted with a believer; and finally, compares Roman Catholicism to Islam. The Roman Catholic Church’s origins come directly from the teachings of Jesus and his disciples, as do all denominations of Christianity. “Jesus sent his disciples into all the world, and Paul had opened the church to the Gentiles. In a sense catholic Christianity was simply a development of Jesus’ plans and Paul’s efforts”. (Shelley, 1995) When Constantine became the first Christian Roman emperor in 313 A.D., Christianity became free from persecution and later even became the official religion of the Roman Empire. This however; marked the unofficial end of the unified church as power plays and politics became as much a part of the church as the gospels themselves. In 1054, the Eastern Orthodox Church split from the unified Church over the principle of supreme authority being held by the Bishop of Rome (better known as the Pope). During this time, the Roman Catholic Church also established its own authority to teach and interpret scripture. “Individual believers are not encouraged to read the Bible and seek its meaning; instead...
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...Independent Institute Working Paper Number 53 September 27, 2004 100 Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621-1428 • 510-632-1366 • Fax: 510-568-6040 • Email: info@independent.org • http://www.independent.org Sweatshops and Third World Living Standards: Are the Jobs Worth the Sweat? Benjamin Powell and David Skarbek• Department of Economics San Jose State University San Jose, CA 95192-0114 benjamin.powell@sjsu.edu ABSTRACT Many studies have shown that multinational firms pay more than domestic firms in Third World countries. Economists critical of sweatshops have responded that multinational firms’ wage data do not address whether sweatshop jobs are above average because many of these jobs are with domestic subcontractors. In this paper we compare apparel industry wages and the wages of individual firms accused of being sweatshops to measures of the standard of living in Third World economies. We find that most sweatshop jobs provide an above average standard of living for their workers. Benjamin Powell is an Assistant Professor of Economics at San Jose State University and the Director of the Center for the Study of Entrepreneurial Innovation at the Independent Institute. David Skarbek is an economics major at San Jose State University and intern at the Independent Institute. The authors thank Jeffery Hummel, Charles Murray, Larry Pratt and Edward Stringham for helpful comments on earlier drafts. Financial support from the American Institute for Economic Research is gratefully acknowledged...
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