introduced to Joe Stornaiuolo‚ a doorman who is suffering from chronic liver disease and cannot afford his medications. We also meet Karen‚ a middle-aged woman fighting to get a proper diagnosis of breast cancer. Finally‚ we are introduced to Carlos Benitez‚ an uninsured chef with an incapacitating curvature of the spine. These four individuals‚ desperate for care‚ yet lacking health insurance‚ represent the plight of millions of similar hard-working Americans. Their personal‚ heart-wrenching profiles
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2.1 The causes of product return for online apparel products Research on commercial returns have shown that the reasons for product returns could be defects‚ product incompatibility with user needs‚ and deficiencies in product performance relative to customer expectations (Ferguson‚ Guide‚ Souza‚ 2006; Guide‚ Souza‚ Van Wassenhove‚ & Blackburn‚ 2006; Rao‚ Rabinovich‚ & Raju‚ 2014). However‚ the main reason of returns suggested by Lawton (2008) is that products are not meeting consumer’s needs. Because
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How DO We Determine The value of a football player? Why did Real Madrid pay $120‚000‚000 million for him? In recent years we have seen the football market go crazy with the world record transfer fee shattered not once‚ but twice! In a global recession where most sports teams in North America are nervously watching their turnover and revenue streams‚ sacrificing the chance to sign real quality college/high school players in favour of saving money‚ an American football (soccer) fan could be forgiven
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undivided attention to a particular task. Multitasking is a good thing‚ but one should know where‚ when‚ and in what way it’s supposed to be done. Today‚ people tend to multitask more and faster compared to how people previously worked. As even in Benitez et al. article based on their research‚ “the results show clear increases in the number of task combinations that are multitasked from the older to newer generations.”(Carrier et al‚ 2009). Certainly‚ a step ahead into this digital era has brought
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DEAD STARS The story of Dead Stars‚ written by Paz Marquez Benitez in 1925‚ revolves around love among three people: Alfredo‚ Esperanza‚ and Julia. Alfredo Salazar‚ a lawyer on his early thirties then‚ was betrothed to Esperanza‚ whom he loved so much in his youth–Esperanza‚ who was beautiful‚ reserved‚ elegant‚ and distinctly not average. They were about to be wedded the following month‚ May‚ after about four years of engagement‚ although Alfredo seemed uncertain of his real wants. It is
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Jose Garcia Villa (August 5‚ 1908 – February 7‚ 1997) was a Filipino poet‚ literary critic‚ short story writer‚ and painter. He was awarded the National Artist of the Philippines title for literature in 1973‚ as well as the Guggenheim Fellowship in creative writing by Conrad Aiken. He is known to have introduced the "reversed consonance rime scheme" in writing poetry‚ as well as the extensive use of punctuation marks—especially commas‚ which made him known as the Comma Poet. He used the penname Doveglion (derived
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20th century orchestral music encompasses orchestral works‚ concertos‚ ballets and symphonies that have been written and performed since 1900. This era had no particular dominant style and composers have created highly diverse kinds of music. One impressionist piece that demonstrates these characteristics is Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring‚ The Kiss of The Earth (1913) is a pinnacle 20th century orchestral piece‚ which boldly rejected structured harmony and the comfort
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Domestic violence victims live in constant fear all the time. If the abuse has been severe enough‚ they can have little faith in anyone being able to help them. The fear the victim has that they would be found out can outweigh the need to stop the abuse. Police maintain that any forms of domestic violence need to be reported‚ whether by the victim‚ friend‚ neighbour or support worker. Yet‚ having the victim report the abuse is what appears to sometimes be the problem. They
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work in small business: The moderating role of supervisor and co-worker support Inés Martínez-Corts‚ Marina Boz‚ Francisco J. Medina‚ Miriam Benítez and Lourdes Munduate Inés Martínez-Corts‚ Marina Boz‚ Francisco J. Medina and Lourdes Munduate‚ Department of Social Psychology‚ University of Seville‚ Seville‚ Spain. Míriam Benítez‚ Department of Clinical‚ Experimental and Social Psychology‚ University of Huelva‚ Huelva‚ Spain. Correspondence concerning this
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A Practicum Report On Museo Pambata Foundation‚ Incorporated Roxas Boulevard corner South Drive‚ Manila‚ Philippines Training Period: March 27‚ 2012 – May 25‚ 2012 In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course TOUR 401 – Hospitality Practicum 1 For the degree in Bachelor Science in Tourism Management Tourism Management Department College of International Hospitality Management De La Salle University-Dasmariñas Dasmariñas‚ Cavite Presented to: _____________________________
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