The play‚ After the Ball by David Williamson‚ is primarily about the disappointments and realities that test a suburban Australian family in a time of mystifying social revolution. Much of the dramatic action within the play derives from misunderstandings between characters and their opposing beliefs about what it means to be Australian. These differing beliefs lead to tension of relationships between the characters Stephen‚ Judy and Ron. The conflicts and dilemmas within these relationships lead
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1. Name of the Case: Linda W illiamson v. City of Houston‚ Texas‚ 148 F.3d 462‚ 1998. 2. Facts: In 1990‚ Linda Williamson‚ a police officer with the City of Houston Police Department‚ was assigned to the Organized Crime Squad. Officer Doug McLeod‚ another member of this squad‚ began sexually harassing her on a daily basis and this behavior lasted for approximately 18 months. The harassing behavior occurred in front of other police officers‚ including the officers’ supervisor‚ Sergeant Bozeman. McLeod’s
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Speech The power issues in The Club by David Williamson are shown throughout the play. The characters are all different with their personalities and roles within The Club. In his play The Club‚ David Williamson presents numerous Australian attitudes of the 1970s. However‚ many of these attitudes are still relevant and fairly accurate representations of Australian attitudes in the 1990s‚ David Williamson uses power to show the tension in the club and between the members. Tradition plays a very important
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alkoxide react with a primary haloalkane or a sulfonate ester under typical SN2 conditions. The scientist who developed this reaction‚ Alexander W. Williamson‚ was a professor at University College in London in the latter part of the 1800’s. This reaction has been around a while! Secondary haloalkanes and sulfonate esters are occasionally used in the Williamson ether synthesis but the yields are often poor. The ether prepared in this experiment is methylphenoxyacetic acid‚ a phenolic ether that is prepared
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For the short story analysis I chose “In Broad Daylight” by Ha Jin (146). Over all I believe this is a great example of the human condition that when at our best‚ we can be someone completely different from whom we are in the deep dark night. I will start by hitting the basic questions of narration‚ protagonist‚ settings and conflict. From there I hope to delve into the deeper analysis of what I believe is the take away lesson from the story. The narration of this story is done in the first person
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Running Head: BROAD ENVIRONMENT Knowing the Unknown about the Broad Environment University of Tampa MGT 431 Practical Strategic Assessment Dr. George Bud Wynn June 09‚ 2009 Abstract In “Foundations in Strategic Management”‚ pages 21 to 27‚ author Harrison discusses the influence that the external environment has on a particular company’s operations and how its managers can adapt to environmental uncertainties to sustain their competitive advantages. Harrison also points out why it is
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Broad Differentiation Strategy Our company is maintaining the broad differentiation strategy in our decisions. This strategy maintains a presence in every segment to gain competitive advantage by distinguishing products in design‚ customer awareness and easy accessibility. R & D is constantly maintained to keep our products exciting and new. Size and performance should remain ahead of the competition. We price above average but not at the highest price to maintain competitive on price as well
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Broad and Narrow Socialization Broad socialization is based on individualism. Cultures that are based on broad socialization encourage independence and creativity. There is little or no restriction on the choices young people make. Children and adolescents are allowed to choose their own friends; they are allowed to choose their own occupation; self-expression is highly valued; and there are minimal restrictions on behavior. In cultures that favor broad socialization‚ community members barely
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2011 States a position on whether broad banding can be successfully competitive in selected work environment. Broad banding is known for taking different salary grades and combining them into only a few different bands with bigger ranges usually resulting in one minimum wage and on maximum wage for the band‚ these bands usually include a wide variety of various jobs it is hard to establish a midpoint (Milkovich‚ Newman‚ & Gerhart‚ 2011). Using broad banding as a compensation plan most
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and Return Tradeoff Memo The process of portfolio construction can be quite complex. Analysts go through reams of statistics – past performance‚ future potential‚ and industry knowledge and rely on personal insights into the market to arrive at the final list (UOP‚ 2009). Every investor aims to maximize returns while minimizing risk. Individual securities must be evaluated not only on the risk-return trade-off in isolation but also on their contribution to the risk-return tradeoff of the entire
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