Massachusetts Bay Colony was simultaneously theocratic‚ democratic‚ oligarchic‚ and authoritarian in different ways. The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628 and wanted a well-established government‚ but they ended up mixing all of these together. This colony was important because it was one of the first provincial and true governments to be introduced into the colonies. It also provided an example to other colonies to base their governments on. The Massachusetts Bay Colony can be
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Analysis of The Pirate Bay Copyright Infringement Kristin Philip Marylhurst University MBA 530 E-Commerce August 5‚ 2012 Abstract This paper explores the social and legal issues raised by Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing of copyrighted material on websites such as The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay has created a controversy around the world between people who support P2P file sharing and the industries that make their money selling the content that is being shared by peers (Laundon
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The Harvard Management Co. and Inflation-Protected Bonds TIPS and Risk Management: How can you combine regular (nominal) Treasuries and TIPS to build a hedge portfolio that has exposure to inflation risk‚ but not to real interest risk? To hedge bond portfolio that has exposure to inflation risk‚ one could simultaneously take long positions in TIPS and short positions in nominal Treasuries with equivalent terms to maturity. To be specific‚ if the inflation increases‚ TIPS are likely to outperform
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29 April 2011 The Hilo Bay: Tsunami Magnet of Hawaii On the afternoon of 22 May 1960 the Valdivia Earthquake struck the country of Chile with devastating repercussions for the Chilean people and people around the world. The Earthquake rated a 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale and is‚ to date‚ the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. It occurred at roughly 1911 GMT‚ 1411 local time‚ and generated a massive tsunami that struck Hawaii approximately fifteen hours later. The tsunami caused little
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EXPERIMENT 4: BACK TITRATION CONTENT NO. CONTENT PAGE 1. Synopsis 3 2. Introduction 3 3. Theory 4 4. Procedure 4 5. Results and Calculations 5 – 6 6. Discussion 7 7. Conclusion 7 8. References 8 1. SYNOPSIS The purpose of this experiment is to use the back titration method to determine the percentage of calcium carbonate in toothpaste. Instead of using standard titration methods where an acid is titrated directly using a standard solution of a base‚ back titration is used because
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Business Regulation Simulation Alumina‚ Inc. manufactures auto parts and aluminum packaging material‚ mines bauxite‚ and refines and smelts aluminum (University of Phoenix‚ n.d.). After reviewing the simulation‚ it is easy to see how a business can be the target of legality. In this scenario‚ fingers were pointed at Alumina‚ Inc. for contaminated water that may have been the cause for a case of leukemia in a female child. In any business‚ management teams must take caution that tort and regulatory
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Among these attempts included an attempt to poison him and the U.S government even tried to hire the mafia to kill him (Castañeda 264). The closest operation that came to forcing him out of power was an invasion that came to be known as “The Bay of Pigs”. The Bay of Pigs invasion was an unsuccessful attempt by Cuban exiles and the US government to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was to take place on April 17‚ 1961 by an estimated 1‚400 Cubans that were trained by the CIA
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Spring 2010 Ameritrade - Harvard Case Study Background: Ameritrade Holding Corporation is securities brokerage services and technology-based financial services firm from the United States. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Omaha‚ Nebraska. “Ameritrade MERITRADE for self-directed retail investors; TD AMERITRADE Institutional that provides brokerage and custody services; trading platforms that enables research and analysis; a suite of education
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Having experienced four years of eBay management‚ Skype now finds itself in a position where its core business will undoubtedly be changing once again. Transforming from being a supporting function to an e-commerce giant‚ Skype now finds itself back to its roots of focusing on being a technology-driven company. Skype’s key problem relates to redefining its core business in a post-eBay structure. Skype was acquired to align itself with eBay’s core operations and create value by the perceived
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Change management simulation As CEO and founder of Spectrum Sunglass Company‚ I want to bring a change in the company that can make the company and its products more environmentally sustainable. To do that‚ I need to convince 20 managers at Spectrum to adopt my initiative in 96 weeks. And I used 85 weeks to reach that goal. Here’s what I did. At the beginning‚ I want to let them be aware of this initiative as soon as possible‚ so my first 3 choices are to issue e-mail notice‚ walk the talk
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