needed cheap labor to cultivate their crops. By paying off African tribe leaders‚ slave traders could round up enslaved Africans and ship them over to the colonies. They turned to Africa for several reasons; one being that there would be no geo-political backlash for enslaving them. Also‚ most Africans knew how to cultivate the land and were good with land tools. Africans were also used to a low meat diet (cheaper for the owners)‚ and were more accustomed with the labor required. Lastly‚ the English
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The American Pageant‚ 13th Edition Textbook Notes Chapter 01 - New World Beginnings I. The Shaping of North America 1. Recorded history began 6‚000 years ago. It was 500 years ago that Europeans set foot on the Americas to begin colonization 2. The theory of Pangaea exists suggesting that the continents were once nestled together into one mega-continent. They then spread out as drifting islands. 3. Geologic forces of continental plates created the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. 4. The
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Chapter 11 Outline I.Federalist and Republican Mudslingers A.The Federalists labored many handicaps 1.The Alien and Sedition Acts hosted many enemies 2.The Hamiltonians split from them 3.Swelled the public debt when making unnecessary war preparations and added taxes B.John Adams became known as “the Father of the American Navy.” C.The federalists took fire on Jefferson becoming a victim of a “whispering campaign” II.The Jeffersonian “Revolution of 1800” A.Jefferson narrowly squeaked through
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Labor Board a board that negotiated labor disputes and gave workers what they wanted to prevent strikes that would disrupt the war Industrial Workers of the World Founded in 1905‚ this radical union‚ also known as the Wobblies aimed to unite the American working class into one union to promote labor’s interests. It worked to organize unskilled and foreign-born laborers‚ advocated social revolution‚ and led several major strikes.
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Chapter 4: Marketing Research What is Customer Insight? Customer insight is basically a fresh understanding of customers and marketplace. Why is Customer Insight important? 1. To create value for customers. 2. To build meaningful relationships with customers. 3. To gain competitive advantage. How can marketers gain good customer insight? Insight is obtained through good marketing information therefore marketers must effectively manage marketing information from a wide range of sources
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Joe is constantly trying to feed us with facts and observations he makes in order to convince the readers that he is a reliable narrator. He uses short factual sentences‚ such as "I picked up the cordless and dialled last number recall" (pg 47)‚ "Then two things happened" (pg 48) and "I fixed my 12 pages with a paperclip and balanced their weight in my hand" (pg 50). The use of numbers and language like "weight" help him not only calm himself down‚ but convince the readers that he’s in control of
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reveal the real truths behind the making of fast food. “Natural favor. That ingredient helps to explain not only why the fries taste so good‚ but why most fast food- indeed‚ most of the food Americans eat today- taste the way it does.” (Schlosser‚ 120) Schlosser explains. Just about every food Americans own‚ whether it be chicken nuggets‚ potato chips‚ or ice cream‚ contains artificial flavoring. International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) is the world’s largest flavor company. It flavors just about
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1. Henry smiled self-consciously. like a politician before a camera. 3. At this point the Chesapeake is over a hundred feet deep. Deeper than it is anywhere else in its course. 5. Everything stopped in mid-air. All eyes turned to my father. 7. A construction crew has started work on the foundation of the new building. Which will be paid for by state tax revenues. 9. My father always planting a spring vegetable garden. 11. Mainly because it rained everyday. We had a miserable camping trip. 13. Sarah
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How (and how often) should Sonic monitor customer satisfaction? Sonic should establish hot lines with toll-free numbers to monitor customer satisfaction. In this way‚ Sonic may be able to keep track of the customers’ complaints and suggestions regarding the product. The established hot lines should be available 24 hours everyday to ensure that all complaints and suggestions of the customers will be known. Sonic should also conduct customer satisfaction surveys to find out how satisfied‚ or dissatisfied
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Merrill Lynch Connects Past and Future Technology CASE STUDY 1. Why did Merrill Lynch need to update its IT infrastructure? Merrill Lynch and its subsidiaries provide brokerage‚ investment banking‚ financing‚ wealth management‚ advisory‚ asset management‚ insurance‚ lending‚ and other related products and services to private‚ institutional‚ and government clients. One of the most critical components of Merrill Lynch’s operations is its information technology infrastructure. It has played
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