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  • Great American Knitting Mills: Gold Toe Socks

    Great American Knitting Mills: Gold Toe Socks

    Great American Knitting Mills: Gold Toe Socks Introduction, Case Analysis & Core Problem: Great American Knitting Mills is a producer of men's dress and socks. Since from 1930s, the sock's brand, Gold Toe, is originated and nearly 90% of its market mix is in dress and casual use (table 1). The 1981 revenue was close to $20 Million. Now Gold Toe is facing the problem of the market sales shift to fast growth products -

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    Submitted: February 28, 2011 Autor: jon
  • Review Sustainability Report 2008 of British American Tobacco

    Review Sustainability Report 2008 of British American Tobacco

    Review Sustainability Report 2008 British American Tobacco Table of Content Part I: Review Program of Biodiversity Partnership (Environment) 1 Part II: Review Overall Report 10 Part III: Business Ethics Principles 14 Sources / References 15 Part I: Review Program of Biodiversity Partnership (Environment) BAT's sustainability agenda comprises five key goals that cover all areas which is an integral part of delivering this strategy: harm reduction, marketplace, supply chain, environment, people and culture. In this review,

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    Essay Length: 3,545 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: jon
  • Vicious Circle in American Culture

    Vicious Circle in American Culture

    Vicious Circle Many different aspects shape American culture. Television, diet and drugs exceptionally represent this society. The following gives a description of how these three factors directly influence American culture. Statistics say that the average American household contains more televisions than people. The media feeds Americans through television. The shows and advertisements people see affect daily decisions and public opinion. For example, when a person watches a reality show, he or she gets hooked and

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: Antonio
  • American Well: The Doctor Will See You Now

    American Well: The Doctor Will See You Now

    Executive Summary American Well is considering several options for expansion including the introduction of its new product, "Team Edition." "Team Edition" is a break-away from the traditional methods of consulting with physician specialists and will revolutionize the way the healthcare industry, and all its players, communicate with one another. The target market for this revolutionary product will be health insurance companies where cost-savings will be substantial due to early detection of medical problems thereby reducing

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: antoni
  • The Tag Questions in American and British English

    The Tag Questions in American and British English

    Professor: Verena Jäger Proseminar: "British and American English: Convergence or Divergence?" Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Dept. of English and Linguistics WS 2011 Tag Questions in British and American English: "You see the differences, don't you?" 20 February 2011 Ijermia Hamid Homburgerlandstr. 840 60437 Frankfurt am Main ijermia@students.uni-mainz.de 5th semester (B. Ed.) Table of Content 1. Introduction 2 2. Features of Tag Questions 3 2.1. Polarity Types 3 2.2. Concordance 4 2.3. General Purpose of Tag Questions

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: jon
  • How to Lose an American Election in 10 Minutes or Less

    How to Lose an American Election in 10 Minutes or Less

    Winning an election takes hard word, dedication, and perseverance to get through the day-to-day tribulations. However, it only takes one wrong word, gesture, or action to ruin all the work done by the numerous people involved in campaigning. Just in watching recent news, I saw plenty of candidates, on both sides of the aisle, which have perfected the art of losing an election in America. From one Republican sending e-mails of women and animals in

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: peter
  • Hispanic and Latino Americans

    Hispanic and Latino Americans

    Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latin Reflecting especially the Latin American population, which has origins in all the continents and many ancestries Hispanic/Latino Americans are very racially diverse, and as a result form an ethnic category rather than a race The choice of name depends on geography: Hispanic

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: andrey
  • I Am Proud to Be American

    I Am Proud to Be American

    I'm Proud to be American America's greatness can be summarized by two simple words, freedom and opportunity. After studying World History you can realize that nowhere in time or location of this world has any civilization had as many freedoms and opportunities as the American people have had after the Revolutionary War. Despite the many faults and mistakes America or its people have made, it is by far the most powerful nation the world has

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: jon
  • Workers - American Worker Issues

    Workers - American Worker Issues

    Industrialization rapidly increased from 1865 and 1900 and that lead to an increased need for workers. There for, immigration increased during this time period because of increased wage opportunities and the search for cheap labor. That meant that the American worker had a hard time finding jobs. With all of the cheap labor, corporations tried to make as much as they could. That led to conditions that were not adequate and the formation of labor

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: simba
  • Canadian-American Reciprocity Treaty

    Canadian-American Reciprocity Treaty

    The treaty is also known as the Elgin-Marcy Treaty and it was in effect between 1854 until 1866. It was sign by the leaders of colonies of British North American and the President of the United States of America. The repeal of the protectionist policy the Corn Laws(1815-1846) was result of Great Britain moving to a more free trade market and with the Corn Laws repealed, there was a movement from merchants for USA to

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: moto
  • American Oscar

    American Oscar

    by: Will Leitch, The Projector Much of the pre-show discussion for this year's Oscars revolved around co-hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco. Sure, they're popular young movie stars who have been successful hosting "Saturday Night Live," but asking them to host the highest-profile live event in entertainment was a considerable risk. Ninety minutes into the show, you have to wonder whether it was a risk worth taking. Melissa Leo's bleeped-out F-bomb during her acceptance of

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    Submitted: March 8, 2011 Autor: antoni
  • Mid-Term Study Guide - Native Americans

    Mid-Term Study Guide - Native Americans

    1) Age of Exploration a) Native Americans i) Were the first inhabitants of the New World. They were subject to invasions by White settlers and were drastically reduced by European diseases and attacks. ii) Were forced to move further west on the "Trail of Tears" to allow for expansion on behalf of the American society. iii) Lived in specified tribes and created alliances with White America during the Civil War; allying with both confederates and

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    Submitted: March 16, 2011 Autor: antoni
  • English Colonists and Native Americans- Conquer or Convert?

    English Colonists and Native Americans- Conquer or Convert?

    The topic chosen for History Day 2011 by our group is ‘English Colonists and Native Americans- Conquer or Convert?' We chose this topic because all three members of our group found the first few chapters about early English settlement very interesting. Since this topic caught our attention, we wanted to learn more about it, and as a result, chose it for our topic. The topic of debate also seemed very clear cut, and we thought

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    Submitted: March 20, 2011 Autor: andrey
  • Would Trains Be Beneficial to Americans?

    Would Trains Be Beneficial to Americans?

    Would Trains be Beneficial to Americans? Around the Northern Hemisphere High Speed Trains are appearing as a means of transportation. High Speed Trains are replacing cars, planes, and the occasional boat as a convenient way to travel. The TGV in France and the Eurostar connecting the UK to Europe via rail are used widely by Europeans instead of planes, cars, and boats. In Japan, the Shinkansen connects Tokyo to all other major cities and islands.

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    Submitted: March 29, 2011 Autor: Antonio
  • American's Unrealistic Body Ideals

    American's Unrealistic Body Ideals

    Intro. to Psychology American's Unrealistic Body Ideals So many women in the United States are unsatisfied with their body image. According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 36.8 percent of normal and underweight women stated they had tried to lose weight in 2006. The NCHS also reports "there were 27,000 average annual hospital discharges with an eating disorder diagnosis" in 2006. What causes these women to feel pressured into being slim? Children's dolls,

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    Submitted: March 30, 2011 Autor: andrey
  • Modern Women - Redefining the American Housewife in the Age of Internet

    Modern Women - Redefining the American Housewife in the Age of Internet

    Methodology This paper focuses on the internet and how it has redefined the lives of the American housewives. With the aid of online soft-wares and applications it offers an in-depth look into how housewives can multitask, be entertained, educated and conduct financial transactions within the comfort of their homes. The basis of this research was conducted by reading e-books, updated articles, journals and online data; as a result formulating a thesis statement based on the

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    Essay Length: 1,766 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: April 1, 2011 Autor: peter
  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

    The American Revolution did not happen overnight but happened over an extended period of time and had many causes. As a successful Virginia planter; I will exhibit the main reasons I believe that caused a person of the Southern Elite to support or have involvement in the American Revolution. I will also reveal the reasons I believe a common North Carolina backcountry freehold farmer would support the revolutionary cause. I will begin with the Virginia

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    Submitted: April 3, 2011 Autor: moto
  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War Since the late 18th century, America had put its foreign policy centered on moving westward, securing U.S. interests abroad, and preventing foreign influences from coming into America. After the Civil War, however, America experienced a fast-growing industrial economy. Based on accumulating wealth and growing power, America started to pursue a policy of imperialism in order to attain worldwide markets and sources of raw materials for manufacturing. (A) As Cuba had been desired

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    Submitted: April 4, 2011 Autor: rita
  • Various Ancient Societies - Dreams Case

    Various Ancient Societies - Dreams Case

    Background: throughout this semester so far we have been looking at how various ancient societies viewed sleep, dreams, omens, and portents and how various scholarly fields ( philosophy, & experimental psychology) view them today. We have seen that there are two basic view points on dreams both of then and now—that they could have meaning, e.g. as diagnostic or as predictive or as oracular, or that they do not have meaning, e.g. as Aristotle argued.

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    Submitted: April 4, 2011 Autor: peter
  • Elemente Specifice Managementului American La Marriott Corporation (roamanian)

    Elemente Specifice Managementului American La Marriott Corporation (roamanian)

    1. Elemente specifice managementului american la Marriott Corporation Modelul managementului american este cel mai des utilizat model în întreaga lume, fiind preluat, analizat şi implementat de o multitudine de companii din întreaga lume. Stilul managerial, politica în resurse umane şi etica în afaceri sunt modelele cele mai des preluate de către companii, deşi chiar şi în SUA acestea prezintă diferenţe de la o companie la alta. Un bun exemplu este cel al marii companii americane

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    Submitted: April 5, 2011 Autor: antoni
  • American Public School Education and Accountability

    American Public School Education and Accountability

    Introduction Learning is a process that engages the students, teachers and the parents. They should all work hand in hand so as to influence the learning outcomes and performance of the students' results when schooling. Parents should follow up on ensuring that students put into practice what they are taught in class while at the same time telling their children the importance of education. Schooling should begin at home before a child even attends any

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    Submitted: April 8, 2011 Autor: viki
  • A Change in British Policies: A Catalyst for the American Revolution

    A Change in British Policies: A Catalyst for the American Revolution

    When Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 he had no idea that he had stumbled upon a continent that would be home to one of the most important wars of the world today. This event would forever change the status of thirteen colonies that were far from united at the beginning of the war and would also change the future of England. The policies for British colonies that were changed were responsible for

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    Submitted: April 10, 2011 Autor: moto
  • American Woman of Haitian Descent

    American Woman of Haitian Descent

    A young professional American woman of Haitian descent is the narrator of the piece. She works at an advertising firm in Manhattan and she commutes from Brooklyn, where she still lives with her mother. Her mother is called a "day woman," which is roughly akin to a housewife, a woman who stays at home and who does not have a job per se. On her lunch break, this young woman happens to see her mother

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    Submitted: April 12, 2011 Autor: andrey
  • The American Novel and Its Tradition

    The American Novel and Its Tradition

    In many works of art such as Shakespearian and Greek tragedies, character has been many a time been blamed for the destiny that is ultimate for a character. These characters usually have a fatal flaw or a great heart that inevitably lead them to their deaths or salvation. Thi9s is a device that Melville uses in Moby Dick in the development of several characters. Ahab, the Pequod's fanatical captain, corresponds to both a primeval and

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    Submitted: April 14, 2011 Autor: andrey
  • Fast Food Is Killing Americans

    Fast Food Is Killing Americans

    Fast Food is killing Americans Today Americans live a very fast paced life, and fast food may seem like the easiest and is sometimes the only option. It seems like there is a McDonald’s in every city in the Continental Unites States. How could fast food not be the easiest and most convenient meal option, especially for someone who has a limited amount of time? The Watertown area alone has enough fast food restaurants that

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    Submitted: May 18, 2011 Autor: ndub2142

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