be defined by the dominant discourses in society‚ such as gender and sexuality. Michael Foucault’s definition of discourse is more than just the ways of thinking and producing meaning through communication. The notion of discourse defined by Foucault have become closely associated with power and knowledge (Miller‚ 1990). Dominant discourse demonstrates how reality has been socially constructed. They can be found in many forms of media and communication. Discourses become dominant because they are
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believe that Kevin Wu could be the dominant epic hero over Odysseus‚ but while Kevin and Odysseus share certain traits‚ Kevin’s superiority in epic heroism (changed from heroicness to heroism) controls over that of Odysseus. A hero isn’t self-serving‚ never boasts and never needs help. Odysseus fits all those categories. (Tried to avoid asking a question) Although Odysseus seems to be a dominant epic hero‚ Kevin Wu is more prominent as the hero because of his characteristics. (Had to reword because had
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The repercussions of the economic crisis are not going to disappear in the short What is economic crisis? * An economic crisis is A situation in which the economy of a country or countries experiences a sudden downturn brought on by a financial crisis. A financial crisis is a situation when money demand quickly rises relative to money supply. Until a few decades ago‚ a financial crisis was equivalent to a banking crisis. Today it may also take the form of a currency crisis. Many economists have
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MANAGING CULTURAL DIVERSITY Assignment –HCMC Vietnam April 2013 FACTORS AFFECTING THE RETENTION OF IT PROFESSIONALS IN VIETNAM SOFTWARE INDUSTRY Introduction/short description/background When the economy is gradually recovering from the downturn in the beginning of the year 2013‚ the IT businesses face a massive turnover in their human resource. More than two years immersed in the economic crisis has forced many IT companies to implement the tight policy to eliminate operation costs as layoffs
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Chapter 2 ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q2.1 In 2004‚ the second-largest U.S. long-distance telephone company eliminated about 2‚000 jobs at four call centers in Colorado‚ Iowa‚ Kansas‚ and South Carolina. "MCI must continue to revamp its cost structure to better position the company for future success‚" a company spokesperson said. Does this decision reflect an application of the global or partial optimization concept? Explain. ANSWER MCI=s decision to scale back employment at four
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Eunice Oh Jerome 2/24/11 Essay 3 Draft 1 Influences of Dominant Cultures There are many historical stories and daily events where we can see influences of dominant cultures. When a dominant power controls a minority power‚ there can have some positive effects; however‚ most of the influences are negative. The memoir‚ When I Was Puerto Rican‚ by Esmeralda Santiago‚ is a great example of how the majority can have a variety of influences on the minority. The influences of a dominant culture on others
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the printing industry. The Printing industry consists of establishments mainly engaged in commercial or job printing (including commission printing of paper stationery)‚ including printing onto textiles or other surfaces. Regarding to the industry of printing in Australia‚ the printing and graphic communications industry is the third largest in the manufacturing world. In Australia the industry employs over 120‚000 people in 6‚000 businesses. The value of production from this industry is over $15
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For Profits: The Unethical Side of Micro-Lending The original principle of micro lending is to provide start-up or expansion business loans to people living in less advantaged or impoverished countries who are unable to apply for traditional loans due to lack of credit history and/or collateral. Micro-financing is a great tool to create venture capital for those who would have no other means to secure it. The primary goal of micro lending‚ as established by Muhammad Yunus‚ the godfather of microcredit
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Bank Year and Basis: Financial Year 2009-10 (Annual Report) There are three components to the Term Paper: 1. Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR): 2. Base Rate: 8.99% 3. CRIB Score based on CAMEL Rating: 73.166 (Credit Rating: A‚ Modest Risk) Detailed calculations are shown in subsequent sections. I. Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) II. Base Rate What is Base Rate? Starting July 1‚ 2010‚ RBI had introduced a new Base Rate system which will set the interest rates for the bankers
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Micro economics is a branch of economics which studies individual firms and consumers. The basis of micro economics is supply and demand; how does the market react to changes in supply and demand and inevitably how does it affect price. Microeconomic decisions by both firms and individuals are motivated by cost and benefit considerations. Costs can be either be in terms of financial costs such as average fixed costs and total variable costs or they can be in terms of opportunity costs‚ which consider
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