The Miner’s Wives by Ben Shahn takes a bitter look at one of the lifestyles of the early 20th century - that of the down-trodden coal miner. In the foreground of the picture‚ we see the miner’s wife referenced in the title. She carries a bleak expression‚ her back turned to an older woman and a child‚ presumably her mother and her offspring. Two men walk away into the distance‚ and one set of clothing hangs above‚ unclaimed by its owner. The woman has just been informed of the mining accident which
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Grand Tour is a series of space exploration novels written by American writer Ben Bova. Classified as science fiction the novels majorly focus on the themes of environmentalism and capitalism. The Grand Tour series of novels debuted with Privateers a novel published in 1985 to much critical acclaim. Ben Bova was born Benjamin William Bova in 1932 and went to South Philadelphia High School before attending Philadelphia’s Temple University. He has been married three times and has two children from
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century‚ there were high uses of toxic pesticides--namely DDT. Overtime these pesticides would have toxic effects on the environment and organisms. An environmentalist named Rachel Carson was greatly bothered by this and wrote the book Silent Spring explaining the toxicity of insecticides and their effects on life. Carson explained the effects that insecticides were having on life at that time‚ and the effects that would happen in the future if insecticide use continued. Silent Spring is an important
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people’s mistakes. It becomes more effective if the subject in question is particularly high in our interest scale. The article titled “The Sense of Wonder” by Rachel Carson talks about the unique sense of wonder that characterizes newborns and children and the way that growing old and age counteracts and reduces this special gift. Carson details very specific suggestions for parents to promote and therefore establish connections between children and nature. It is important to start building a sense
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Journal of Business Ethics DOI 10.1007/s10551-008-0005-9 Ó Springer 2008 A Study of Management Perceptions of the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Organisational Performance in Emerging Economies: The Case of Dubai Belaid Rettab Anis Ben Brik Kamel Mellahi ABSTRACT. Although a number of studies have shown that corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities often lead to greater organisational performance in western developed economies‚ researchers are yet to examine the strategic
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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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On Christmas Eve of 1809‚ Christopher Houston Carson was born in Madison County of Kentucky. He would be the eleventh child out of fifteen children in his family. When he was younger‚ the Carson family bought the famous Boone family’s farmland to live on because Carson’s father was a farmer and pioneer just as the Boone family was. His father wanted to emulate Daniel Boone. Christopher and his family were of Irish and Scottish descent‚ therefore they belonged to the Presbyterian church. Later in
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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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Case 1-2: Erica Carson Name: ________________ Group: ___A or B________ Date: ________________ Situation: Erica Carson is PM for Wesbank‚ a financial institution (note: You are Erica) Reports to VP Supply Unsolicited bid from Art Evans‚ Sales Rep. Killoran Inc. 10% reduction on printing and mailing of checks not current supplier Westbank provides free checks at a cost of $8M per year Current situation – 50% split suppliers‚ last 5 years Supplier A prints and mails 50% checks‚ renewed
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