Proposition 21‚ also known as “the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act of 1998‚” was passed in 2000 in the state of California with the objective of toughening the penalties on felonies committed by youths‚ specifically gang-related felonies. While the intention of this proposition is certainly a good one since it aimed to fight and reduce youth and gang-related crimes‚ the repercussions and harms that it brought to the youth population and the society as a whole‚ in my opinion‚ outweigh
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1 The Promise and Perils of Globalization: The Case of Nike1 Richard M. Locke Alvin J. Siteman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Political Science MIT 1 This case was prepared for the Sloan School of Management’s 50th Anniversary celebration and should be read in conjunction with “A Note on Corporate Citizenship.” This case was prepared with the active involvement and research assistance of the following Sloan MBA students: Vanessa Chammah‚ Brian Curtis‚ Elizabeth Fosnight‚ Archana Kalegaonkar
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A guest speaker is an extremely exciting addition to any event. They can serve as the highlight of events like awards banquets or ceremonies‚ or as an additional value to seminars and training boot camps. Guest speakers can be famous people‚ people who have accomplished extraordinary things or just there to present a different perspective on the subject of the event. Many times‚ they are hired to lighten the mood or even provide comic relief. When you introduce a guest speaker‚ it is important to
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Mission Statement: Youth Promises is a Non-Profit Organization that provides education programs‚ extracurriculars activities and volunteer service. Youth Promises is here to provide kids and teenagers a safe haven and away from violence. Youth Promises reach for our students to stand out and not be part of the stereotypes in society. The Organization Summary: Youth Promises headquartered on the west side of Chicago‚ Illinois. The organization is owned and founded by Monae Miller. Monae has had
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Case 18: Worldwide Paper Company INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS Case Questions: 1. What are the yearly cash flows that are relevant for this investment decision? Do not forget the effect of taxes and the initial investment amount. (Submit an excel spreadsheet into D2L containing your computations.) Worldwide Paper Company (WPC) has an opportunity to take on a new project. With this project they would be considering an addition of a new on-site Longwood wood yard. The yearly cash flows for this investment
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The actual purposes of Proposition 227 eventually came to light shortly after its passing‚ as illustrated above. With the excuse of teaching English to language-minority children‚ by giving them a full English education‚ a situation of great inequality was created for them. This is not really surprising if we take into account Ron Unz’s political career and the public opinion of this software entrepreneur. He was a Republican candidate for governor in 1994 and a software developer. Although he supported
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Cluster 1 Case Study/Internet Exercises I am giving you a choice of which Case Study that you want to complete. You are to complete only one case‚ you may choose to do either: VIDEO CASE 1: 3M’s Post-it Flag Highlighter: Extending the Concept! OR VIDEO CASE 3: Geek Squad: A New Business for a New Environment Note: A video case for this assignment may be available for viewing by clicking on the “Course Documents” navigation button‚ then select the appropriate chapter number and then select
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Proposition: Resoloved that Mining in the Philippines be Banned. I. Exordium (opening) “Where you stand on this issue is determined by the question: do you love this country? If you do‚ you’ll fight for it..” “Mining is a search-and-destroy mission.” II. Salutation: Member of the Board of Judges‚ my worthy opponents‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ Good afternoon. III. Definition: According to Meriam-Webster’s Dictionary‚ mining is the excavation of materials from the Earth’s crust‚ including those
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Chapter 5 : Philippine Values VALUES - Comes from the Latin word “valere”‚ which means to be strong or to be worth. -Those standards by which a group of society judges the desirability and importance of people‚ ideas‚ actions or objects. -shared conceptions of or beliefs in what are considered desirable or undesirable. - Something deserving of one’s best effort‚ something worth living for‚ and if need be worth dying for. DEFINITION OF VALUES - Enduring conception of the preferable which influences
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If proposition 67 was implemented then it would eliminate the use of plastic bags completely in California. Several counties in California have already adopted this proposition and it has already been in effect for about a year. However‚ according to Ballotpedia‚ if this proposition is passed then California would be the first state to ban the sale of plastic single-use bags. Instead‚ Californians will have the option to use reusable bags and recycled paper bags with a minimum fee of 10 cents. Products
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