Concept Paper: The 1996 Lijiang Earthquake Lijiang is a prefecture-level city located northwest in the province of Yunnan‚ People’s Republic of China. It has a population of about 1.2M as of the 2010 census. The Old City of Lijiang is not so famous unlike the other well-known cities in China like Beijing‚ Shanghai‚ or Macau‚ but this city is known for having earthquakes throughout years. There have been around three to four recorded earthquakes in Lijiang and the one that I am going to talk about
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2.3 Education Act 1996 : Amendments Year 2002(Children Compulsory Education) 2.3.1 Implementation • • Compulsory primary education is a law that requires every parent of Malaysian citizens residing in Malaysia who have a child reaches the age of six years on the first day of the current school year‚ to be enrolled in primary school and continue to be a pupil in primary schools throughout the duration of primary education. 2.3.2. Implementation Period • • Compulsory education period is the
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The case of Mount Everest provides background information of the 1996 Mount Everest expedition’s tragedy and victory. This expedition was led by some of the world’s greatest high-altitude climbers and experienced professionals as well as those who were not expert in the sport. The case provides detailed information as well as feedback about the tragedy that occurred during this two-month expedition to the world’s highest and most dangerous peak. It offers a way for readers to analyze and to formulate
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Our book presentation was based on the book‚ $2 A Day. In the book‚ the authors argue that the 1996 welfare reform is incomplete with poor consequences. They argue that the new welfare reform not only cannot help the families in crisis‚ but also increase the number of individuals that live on only $2 a day. Throughout the book‚ the authors point out the flaws of the 1996 welfare reform and provide suggestions to modify it. The authors argue when we are trying to help the poor to live off poverty
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1. There were four different plans for Reconstruction‚ but all had different approaches on how to recontruct the South. Abraham Lincoln’s plan was very lenient‚ and pardoned all Confederates who swore allegiance to the Union‚ except for high ranking officials. When 10% of the voters of a state took an oath of loyalty to the Union‚ the state would be readmitted into the Union. Andrew Jackson’s plan was similar to Lincoln’s plan‚ except it excluded high-ranking Confederates and wealthy Southern landowners
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Case 6‚ Financial Detective‚ 1996 NEWSPAPERS : 1) Centralized (Worlwide) - NEW YORK TIMES Fierce competition price depends on the market More efficient ° Higher inventory turn L ° Beta closed to 1.00 (worldwide) L 2) Decentralized (Midwest) - LEE ENTREPRISE Monoplolist price like you want ° Higher gross margin K ° Higher other assets (goodwill) K STEEL : 1) Big - INLAND ° Lower receivable turn O ° higher D/E (older‚ stable) O 2) Small - NUCOR
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and 46% black ten years later). As the war-ravaged southern city of Atlanta was being physically reconstructed‚ the recently freed African Americans experienced a Reconstruction that was both different and similar to the Reconstruction white people experienced as both groups adjusted to life in a post-slavery era. During Reconstruction‚ African American women in particular experienced different types of freedom beyond being freed from a condition of slavery: economic freedom‚ political freedom‚ the
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The Reconstruction Era of the United States of America refers to a time of postbellum efforts to restructure the political‚ legal‚ and economic systems in the states that had seceded from the Union during the American Civil War. This period began when the Civil War ended in 1865 and continued for twelve years until its deterioration in 1877. A crucial period in the nation’s history‚ this reconstructive phase marked the first time the laws and Constitution were rewritten to guarantee African-Americans
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INTRODUCTION The Financial Detective‚ 1996 is a case study that tests one’s financial analytical ability. Given the company’s description of its strategic and operating profile in a particular industry‚ the analysts should examine and match a particular set of common size financial data and ratios to a company’s description. In short‚ the financial practitioner must exercise due care in examining the details and fine prints of the company’s strategic and operating description‚ employing the lesson
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Lincoln‚ Johnson‚ and Congress’ Plans for Reconstruction The main goals of the Reconstruction were to readmit the Southern states back into the Union and recognize the civil rights of Freedmen in the society. Its tasks were to unify America into one nation‚ secure the rights of every man‚ and establish order. Three major strategies were presented to unify the nation. The three major Reconstruction plans were contributed by Lincoln‚ Johnson‚ and the Congress. Lincoln presented his plan in 1864
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