Social Studies Mehdi Mihir Tuesday‚ September 16‚ 2014 729 The World before the Opening of the Atlantic At the start‚ of the Ice Age‚ earth’s climate became intensely cold. Large amounts of water froze into huge‚ moving sheets of ice called glaciers. Abruptly‚ in c. 38‚000-10‚000 BC‚ the Paleo- Indians moved as nomadic bands across to the Americas in response to the rhythm of the seasons and the availability of the resources. Thereafter
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slaves’ rebellion on the Amistad ship while sailing from Cuba to America. Then‚ they were imprisoned in Connecticut and their case became a heated subject at that time. Spielberg‚ the movie director‚ did an amazing job showing the horrors of the Atlantic Slave Trade. In my opinion‚ the Amistad movie is historically accurate due to its true illustration about the brutal treatment to the slaves on the ship‚ the elegant speech and argument of John Quincy Adams in the Supreme Court while defending the
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Question: Edward Long justified slavery in 1774 by arguing that black Africans’ “narrow intellect” and “bestial smell” implied that they might almost be of a different species. What part did racism play in establishing and maintaining the north Atlantic slave trade? Response: With the discovery and colonisation of the New World‚ white Europeans had to establish a workforce to perform the transformation of vast areas of land. Massive vegetation clearance‚ road construction‚ building development
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An Organization’s productivity and efficiency depends to a large extent on what employees think or perceive about their organization. It is a well-known concept that “If you keep your employees happy‚ they will make your customers happy”. So to make them happy or motivated‚ challenging jobs‚ tasks‚ assignments are to be provided along with better or superior environment to excel in. As a result‚ we can have two benefits; on one hand it will enhance the employees’ job experience and on the other hand
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Eskimo Pie 1. What is your estimate of the value of Eskimo Pie Corporation as a stand-alone company? In my opinion‚ Goldman’s estimate of Eskimo Pie’s worth as a stand-alone company was a bit too low. Although they did include somewhat of a premium over Eskimo’s 1990 sales ($47 million in sales versus $57 estimated worth)‚ I still think that it is worth more than that‚ for a couple reasons. First‚ I think that Eskimo Pie’s market share and market presence commands a higher price than what Goldman
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Option one is never a great choice unless it’s the last option available. You should never want to put a growing corporation into further debt by taking out loans. Plus the bank will probably hold more of the share in the company. Also 4 billion dollar is a substantial amount of money having to pay back and could put stress on the organization if any financial situations ever aroused. Taking out this loan will have more people accountable for the company’s wealth. The only thing positive about doing
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IB 92C0 MiM/MiB CORPORATE FINANCE ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES Case Study: Ford Motor Company’s Value Enhancement Plan (VEP) As was announced during the first class in January (and stated in the module outline) you are required to submit a written assignment. Your assignment will be based on the Harvard Business School case study entitled “Ford Motor Company’s Value Enhancement Plan (A)”. The case study is distributed separately. Specifically‚ you are required to read carefully the case study and hand
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Introduction A respectable website states that “There are affordable cars‚ and then there are cars that offer thrilling performance. Rarely do the two ever converge‚ but Japanese automaker Mazda has made it a tradition of coming up with vehicles that combine both of these eminently desirable traits” (Mazda Reviews - Mazda Cars). It is not surprising that year 2013 marked yet another milestone in the Mazda Motor Corporation’s success: the company announced and launched a brand new advertising campaign
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Size per se is not what creates a successful roll-up; what matters is the right kind of size. For Service Corporation‚ multiple locations in individual cities have been more important than many branches spread over many cities‚ because the cost savings (such as sharing vehicles) can be realized only if the branches are near one another. Roll-up strategies are hard to disguise‚ so they invite copycats. As others tried to imitate Service Corporation’s strategy‚ prices for some funeral homes were eventually
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Atlantic Revolutions were the wave of revolutions that happened between 1750 and 1914. “the states and empires of Europe were wrack by uprisings‚ revolutions‚ and wars”‚ at that period of time‚ the empires of Europe were filled with atmosphere of revolutions. For example‚ the North American Revolution (1775-1787)‚ the French Revolution (1789-1815)‚ the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) and the Spanish American Revolutions (1810-1825). What were the reasons for this wave of revolutions occurred in the
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