Background The island of Puerto Rico is in the Caribbean West Indies and was acquired by the United States after the Spanish-American War in 1898. Puerto Rico is considered a commonwealth‚ a nation or state governed by the people; a republic. Puerto Rico is one of the Caribbean countries that make up the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)‚ a regional integration between themselves‚ formed in 1973. The purpose of regional integration is to achieve economic gains through free trade flow
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No‚ the citizens did not enjoy the freedom they had envisioned and did not accept American rule. Initially‚ the people of Cuba‚ Philippines and Puerto Rico had welcomed American involvement and had viewed it as an opportunity for freedom and social reform. Their vision was to break free Spain’s control and build their own government and laws. After the war‚ America began to take control over the islands and the people’s views towards America changed. The American government was imposing their rules
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Whether or not Puerto Rico becomes the 51st state is an important issue that has been thought about for the last century. Maintaining Puerto Rico’s current status as a commonwealth would be beneficial because it would not lead to any drastic repercussions. Puerto Rico is an island closer to the Dominican Republic than it is to the U.S mainland. It is about three times the size of Rhode Island‚ and has almost four million residents. In July of 1898‚ near the end of Spanish-American War‚ U.S. forces
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between living in Puerto Rico and living in the United States? I believe that there are big differences. I came to the United States when I was five years old. I then moved to Philadelphia for one year‚ lived in Georgia for six years‚ and now I am currently living in Maryland. I always go back to Puerto Rico to visit my family. I love it there. I like living in the United States but there are many things that differ such as the location itself‚ people and the schools. Puerto Rico is a beautiful place
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a number of issues relevant to the expansion of its business. The company that we had to advise is Cottontex‚ specialised in men’s and women’s blouses‚ shirts and trousers. Cottontex has the idea to expense it’s business with a skirt collection. To advise Cottontex the best as possible we first had to investigate if it would be realistic to expend the business of Cottontex. We had to set up a new production facility‚ which includes issues related to the expansion of the production facility. We also
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economies of Cuba and Puerto Rico are very similar during the 16th‚ 17th‚ and 18th centuries. As Spain colonized these two islands in the 16th century under the idea that gold was abundant. Thus in turn the islands became a safe port for Spain and her vessels. It also set out to be a huge migration from the Spain to the islands‚ because everyone was set to search for gold. . This turned out to be short lived as the mining of gold peaked in 1517 till 1819. By Spain using Cuba and Puerto Rico for mining gold
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Business Presentations & Public Speaking in English A presentation is a formal talk to one or more people that "presents" ideas or information in a clear‚ structured way. People are sometimes afraid of speaking in public‚ but if you follow a few simple rules‚ giving a presentation is actually very easy. This tutorial guides you through each stage of giving a presentation in English‚ from the initial preparation to the conclusion and questions and answers. This tutorial is itself set out like a mini-presentation
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ranking officers of a company that invests in distance learning start-ups. Your objective is to obtain a loan for a distance learning company that you would like to start. Fortunately‚ you have a mentor to whom you can turn for help. Using a business-like tone and format‚ compose a 2-3 page letter (Word Document) that would be suitable to send as an email to this mentor. Address the following so that your mentor can be of assistance to you: 1.) Analyze the audience (be creative and imagine
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BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS Assignment paper Module The Business Environment Student name: NGUYEN KIM TRANG Student ID: Tutor: Lam Hien Truong Submission date: May 31st 2013 Term: Spring 2013 ASSIGNMENT BRIEFING & FEEDBACK SHEET | | Programme | Higher National Diploma in Business | Validating body | HSU-Edexcel-TMC | Module title | The Business Environment | Tutor full name | Lam Hien Truong
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Georgia to our utmost advantage. Both our talent to custom design and high traffic due to our location give us an edge as a new business. As the orders and referrals from business partners come in‚ over the next few months Sweet Treats will receive an added boost of increased traffic. Therefore‚ we are aggressively planning for a 50% increase in sales the second year of business. By creating a new niche in the wedding and party industry‚ Sweet Treats will increase sales by more than $200‚000 over the
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