Response Machiavelli’s suggestion that a ruler should rule like both a lion and a fox is exemplified to very different degrees with the monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain‚ and Louis XI of France. Isabella and Ferdinand were strong‚ ferocious leaders who implemented local and state level authority impressively. They also cleverly established a guilded appearance as religious figures connected through diplomatic alliance to the Catholic church. They follow Machiavelli’s suggestion to the T
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Corning Inc.: Technology Strategy in 2003 Summary Corning Inc. got its start in the mid 19th century as a top producer of glass. Early on in the history of the company they had been able to achieve much success through their ability to innovate and come up with new and better uses for glass. Other companies whose products relied on innovation‚ like Thomas Edison and the railroad industry‚ used Corning as their go to supplier for high end glass products. Through a continued commitment to research
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Wooldrege and Thistlethwaite (2003). This is an example of crime occurring in poor neighborhoods. This could be a reason to why police officers decide to patrol in these areas. Neighborhood structural characteristics resulting in concentrated social disadvantage not only make it difficult for residents to supervise each other’s property and youth‚ but they also negatively affect collective efficacy‚ or the willingness of residents to intervene in situations (including criminal acts) for the common
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AP® WORLD HISTORY 2007 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 2—Continuity/Change Over Time BASIC CORE (competence) 0–7 Points 1. Has acceptable thesis. 1 Point • The thesis correctly specifies both change and continuity in the formation of national identity in the region of the Middle East‚ Southeast Asia‚ OR Sub-Saharan Africa from 1914 to the present. • The thesis must be explicitly stated in the introduction or the conclusion of the essay. • The thesis may appear as one sentence or as multiple
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AP Exam Essays 2001-2010 2010 AP Exam Essays 1. In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s? 2. Analyze the political‚ diplomatic‚ and military reasons for the United States victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775–1783. 3. Analyze the ways in which controversy over the extension of slavery into western territories contributed to the coming
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Productivity After two quarters of increasing levels of production‚ the CEO of Canadian Fabrication & Design was upset to learn that‚ during this time of expansion‚ productivity of the newly hired sheet metal workers declined with each new worker hired. Believing that the new workers were either lazy or inefficiently supervised (or possibly both)‚ the CEO instructed the shop foreman to "crack down" on the new workers to bring their productivity levels up. ◦ Explain carefully in terms of production
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“Free! Body and Soul Free!” Analysis of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin Heather Sharpe ENG125: Introduction to Literature Mrs. Kristina Stutler November 7‚ 2011 “Free! Body and Soul Free!” – Analysis of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin To be completely unfettered and unrestricted; to live free from the pursuit of meeting someone else’s expectations… this is what Kate Chopin writes about in The Story of an Hour. Using mostly a historical approach‚ I will highlight the connection
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death‚ she goes to a kind of heaven‚ and start watching her friends and family trying to move on with their lives and her murder still free. One year after Susie’s death her sister and father begin to suspect of the neighbor and look for evidences to incriminate him. Susie fights to get justice and to see her family moving on after their lost. Personal response This is one of the most remarkable books I’ve read. Apart from the shocking beginning of the book‚ Susie telling her brutal murder
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Case Study Wal-Mart Stores in 2003 The Wal-Mart Discount Inc. was founded in the year 1962 by Sam Walton. The concept behind his retail-stores was to transfer the discount store model from bigger cities to small towns. This was at that time a bold move which resulted in virtually no discount-store competition near the newly founded markets. Another advantage of Walton’s stores was the idea of volume. The strategy lies in purchasing the goods at lower prices and selling the goods to customer
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mB_7Hr3jfMiTmld3gn8SXrgl7PM5iHRonYr8mFQ956I/edit AP Macro Module 1 AP Macroeconomics 1.03 1. a) If I go to the beach‚ the opportunity cost is that I will not be prepared for the exam; likewise‚ if I study for the exam‚ the opportunity cost is that I will not be having fun at the beach. b) If I get a job after high school‚ the opportunity cost is that I will miss out on a college education; likewise‚ if I go to college‚ the opportunity
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