Marco Polo in China-Or Not Did Marco Polo Go to China? by Frances Wood Review by: D. O. Morgan Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society‚ Third Series‚ Vol. 6‚ No. 2 (Jul.‚ 1996)‚ pp. 221-225 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25183182 . Accessed: 05/04/2012 09:08 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor
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Five forces framework is proposed by Michael Porter. It draws upon Industrial Organization economics to derive five forces that determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of a market. Attractiveness in this context refers to the overall industry profitability. An "unattractive" industry is one in which the combination of these five forces acts to drive down overall profitability. 1. Competitors In current the main competitors of Tsingtao beer are Budweiser‚ YangJing‚ Blue
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only encouraged; it is a way of life. The highly developed education systems in China give students a significant advantage in a globalized economy because of their cultural views‚ a wide variety of studied subjects‚ and the competitive nature of society. Culture in China is a huge factor contributing to the education of their students. A big part of their culture is wealth. Although the cost of education in China is negligible by Western standards‚ when you consider the country’s GDP and the
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Through play‚ children explore and learn about their world as well as developing imagination‚ creativity‚ social skills‚ and problem solving skills. In this essay‚ I will examine the value of play in strengthening children’s learning development considering their physical‚ socio-emotional‚ spiritual and cognitive development. I will also discuss the value of play that is acknowledged by Vygotsky and Piaget considering play as part of learning. Moreover I will examine the teachers’’ role and teaching
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STRAIN THEORY Strain theory was introduced by Robert Merton in the early 1930s in his study of wealth. He asserted that whenever a gap or discrepancy between individuals’ aspirations and reality exists‚ frustration will ensue‚ and individuals will be more likely use illegitimate means to accomplish their goals . In the 1990s‚ Agnew expanded this theory to apply more broadly to economic aspirations. Agnew argued that people who experience strain are more likely to experience frustration or anger
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Poverty in India 963 million people around the world are living in hunger‚ 923 million people are malnourished‚ about 5.6 million children die each year from malnutrition and one-third of the world’s poverty is just in India. India has one of the fastest growing economies in the world‚ that’s why so many wonder why their poverty rate isn’t decreasing faster. The majority of Indians are living off of an average of 2 dollars per day‚ most living in villages and farm lands live off of less. I will
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hofstede’s cultural dimensions of USA‚ CHINA‚ GERMANY AND INDIA Submitted by Mohammed Mohsin.K 211103 Section “E” 2nd year PGDM SJCBA Geert Hofstede is an influential Dutch researcher in the fields of organizational studies and more concretely organizational culture‚ also cultural economics and management. He is a well-known pioneer in his research of cross-cultural groups and organizations and played a major role in developing a systematic framework for assessing and differentiating national
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Summarizing the Handbook Charlotte Danielson’s The Handbook for Enhancing Professional Practice: Using the Framework for Teaching in Your School provides an exemplary explanation for what teacher evaluations should look like in schools and what they can and should accomplish for schools and teachers alike. The textbook’s first chapter focuses on teacher evidence. While it is essential for all involved to have a clear definition of what good teaching actually is‚ it is also essential to require
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Para 1 A cage is an enclosure used to confine or protect something. People nowadays keep animals in cages for entertainment and profit purposes. Some people say that caging the animals is a money-making gimmick and it is unethical as it deprives them of their freedom. However‚ there are other reasons‚ such as the importance of preserving the species to ensure it does not go into extinction‚ giving people a chance to appreciate wildlife that is impossible to find in a modern‚ commercialized city
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photography provides a sustained focus on social changes and unprecedented new social experiences. With support from Bates College‚ I organized this exhibition of photographs with works by seven contemporary Chinese photographers to illuminate the path that China has traveled in the past twenty-five years. The exhibition is intended to illustrate changes in Chinese society to an American audience. The photographs by the painter Liu Xiaodi were taken in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the time‚ while he
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