Tariff Cuts in Vietnam The Vietnamese economy began to feel the impact of entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in January. Under its WTO commitments‚ Vietnam has begun to cut tariffs on more than 1800 imported items. The cut is quite large for some commodities‚ such as fabrics‚ where the tariff has dropped from 40 % to 12 %. Taking advantage of the lower tariffs‚ businesses have imported a large quantity of foreign goods‚ and the prices of goods at the retail stores have fallen as the
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Norms A norm is a form of behavior‚ a common form of behavior which most people in a society follow. Norms have generally been established over time‚ passed on from generation to generation and adapted to fit the changing social climate. Although norms are based on consensus‚ they are not fixed and unchangeable. Examples of norms in the UK include wearing a seatbelt‚ forming queues in an orderly fashion and being quiet when waiting in a doctor’s surgery. Of course‚ not everyone follows these norms
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Chapter 1 Self-Assessment Test 1.An information system is a set of interrelated components that collect‚ manipulate and disseminate data and information and provide a feedback mechanism to meet an objective. 2.Data consists of raw facts‚ such as an employee number. 3.Knowledge workers are usually professionals in science‚ engineering‚ business and other areas. True 4.A system is a set of elements or components that interact to accomplish a goal 5.A measure of what is produced
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OUR COUNTRYS GOOD 1.Summary Our country’s good is a play about convicts and royal marines send to Australia in the late 1780’s as part of the first penal colony there. The play sees Second Lieutenant Ralph Clark’s attempt to put on a production of ‘The Recruiting officer’ with the convicts. The play shows the class system and shows themes such as sexuality‚ social class and punishment. 2. When was our country’s good written? 1998 3. When did Weternbaker write this play? 1998 4. What did
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Scanner Input Devices Camera Microphone Printer Backups are normally stored on a storage device e.g. DVD‚ External Hard disk‚ etc... Dual computers run at the same time. If one computer breaks‚ the other takes over Output Devices Input / Output / Storage Speaker Digital camera memory cards Dual Computers Storage Backups should be completed once a day if the data is important Hard disk Backups CD / DVD Backups should be stored off site in a safe place
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Running Head: The Learning Styles for Becoming a Master Student The Learning Styles for Becoming a Master Student Marian L. Harris-Gooden Columbia College Abstract The learning style inventory (LSI)‚ has no restriction in balancing ones preferences to learn however‚ the individual will favor one over the others in the four stages. I used converges‚ diverges‚ assimilator‚ and accommodator method to deciding which approach works best for me. Kolb’s theory differs from Gardener’s theory
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Risk Factors of ABC Company Risk Factors of ABC Company ABC Company is a manufacturing firm that specializes in making cedar roofing and siding shingles. The current annual sales of the company are roughly $1.2 million. This is a 25% increase from the previous year. The goal of this company is to reach $3 million in annual sales within the next 3 years. The CEO has decided to expand the product line to include an additional product. The product expansion consists of manufacturing cedar
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Robinson argues‚ “… it’s not what happens to us that determines our lives—it’s what we make of what happens” (159). Based on the author’s thoughts‚ external factors or circumstances play a significant role in people’s lives‚ but is it really? The author explains
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Assignment 2: Financial Planning (25.0 points) 1. Describe one short-term goal that you have and at least one thing you will need to do in order to accomplish that goal. (2-4 sentences. 1.0 points) One short term goal I have is to have a good GPA on my Progress Report‚ the one thing I’ll have to do to accomplish that is to do all my work in each class. 2. Describe one long-term goal that you have and at least two things you will need to do in order to accomplish that goal. (2-4 sentences
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English Skills 1 May 16‚ 2007 The Black Messiah of Baseball Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was born January 31‚ 1919 in Cairo‚ Georgia. He was the youngest of five children. Robinson grew up in an area of poverty‚ and he also became affiliated with a neighborhood gang in his youth. (2) He was persuaded by his friend named Carl Anderson to abandon the gang. In 1935‚ Robinson enrolled into John Muir High School. There he lettered in four different sport teams. He was a shortstop and catcher on
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