Family Relations and Background: Agrippina was related to the Claudian ‘gens’‚ one of the oldest and most illustrious patrician families with imperial connections. Her father Germanicus had risen through the cursus honoroum to two consulships and the proconsulships of Germany and Gaul. Germanicus’s brother was the brother was the future Claudian emperor‚ Claudius. Agrippina’s family lineage was therefore immensely prestigious. Her mother is quoted twice by Tacitus asserting her descent from the
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in my life make me‚ me. This cultural background paper is about the values‚ experiences‚ worldviews‚ and different identities that have shaped me throughout the years. It makes you think hard about the things you let into your life‚ or even the values you developed through your family or on your own. Unfortunately‚ there are things that influence our identity in a negative way and can overtake what we think about ourselves. Starting with my cultural background I am a daughter‚ sister‚ granddaughter
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costs‚ total revenues‚ and profits during a time period. It is particularly useful in the early stages of planning when it provides a framework for discussing planning issues. Q15-4. In a contribution income statement‚ costs are classified according to behavior as variable or fixed‚ and the contribution margin (the difference between total revenues and total variable costs) that goes toward covering fixed costs and providing a profit is emphasized. In a functional income statement‚ costs are
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The extra amount will be considered as voluntary contribution. The mandatory amount they contribute to MPF account can enjoy tax deduction under Salaries Tax. The maximum amount of tax deduction for 2011-2012 is $12000. However‚ any voluntary contributions cannot enjoy tax deduction. • As voluntary contributions cannot enjoy tax deduction‚ people are not willing to contribute more to their accounts and result of limited contribution. In order to solve the problems‚ it is important to
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Company Background Fresh out of a French chemical engineering school‚ young entrepreneur Eugene Schueller developed a hair dye with hues hairdressers throughout Paris couldn’t resist. The one-product venture he launched in 1909 has since grown into the world’s largest cosmetics company: L’Oreal. L’Oreal began its global expansion during the second half of the 20th Century‚ and now offers hair care‚ hair color‚ skin care‚ makeup‚ and fragrances in 130 countries. Its 23 brands include pharmacy
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Background of Company Background of OSK Holdings Berhad (5053.KL) OSK began its operations in 1963 as a small stockbroking company. Now OSK is one of the leaders in the finance industry. In 1991‚ OSK was listed on the Main Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. It then obtained universal broker status in 2002 and subsequently an investment banking license in 2007. Over the years‚ OSK transformed from a domestic retail broker into one of ASEAN’s largest regional investment banks with over 3
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I. Greek Mathematicians Thales of Miletus Birthdate: 624 B.C. Died: 547-546 B. C. Nationality: Greek Title: Regarded as “Father of Science” Contributions: * He is credited with the first use of deductive reasoning applied to geometry. * Discovery that a circle is bisected by its diameter‚ that the base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal and that vertical angles are equal. * Accredited with foundation of the Ionian school of Mathematics that was a centre of learning and research
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Sony Company Background and Management Sony Corporation Company Profile‚ History‚ Management‚ and Culture Company History Akio Morita‚ Masaru Ibuka‚ and Tamon Maeda (Ibuka’s father-in-law) started Tokyo telecommunications Engineering in 1946 with funding from Morita’s father’s sake business. The company produced the first Japanese tape recorder in 1950. Three years later‚ Morita paid Western Electric (US) $25‚000 for transistor technology licenses‚ which sparked a consumer electronics revolution
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I have two cultural background which are Cherokee Indian and African American . Cherokee is really pronounced as “CHAIR-uh-kee” in our language. Cherokee comes from a Muskogee word meaning ‘speakers of another language’. Cherokee Indians originally called themselves Aniyunwiya “the principal people‚” but today they accept the named Cherokee. But in their language it is pronounced Tsadagi . The Cherokees are original residents of the American southeast region‚ particularly Georgia‚ North and South
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Background Founded in 1976‚ Acer ranks among the world’s top five branded PC vendors. In 2000‚ Acer spun-off its manufacturing operation to focus its resources on developing technologically advanced‚ user-friendly solutions. The decision to support the sales of its product lines through specific marketing activities that best utilise distribution channels‚ has allowed Acer to achieve excellent results worldwide. Overcoming the barriers between people and technology: This is Acer’s long-term
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