The Smurfette Principle The Smurfette principle is a controversy on how TV shows and movies have all men/boys as characters with zero to one girl. A writer by the name Katha Pollitt writes an article in the New York Times talking about this principle. She defines her principle as‚ “…a group of male buddies will be accented by a lone female‚ stereotypically defined” (Pollitt). She uses her daughter to explain to us that there is just not enough shows for little girls to watch. She mentions how
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Neighbor Principle The claim on tort of negligence is based on three elements‚ which are duty of care‚ breach of duty and the breach resulted in Damage. The case of Donoghue v Stevenson‚ regarding the snail in the bottle of ginger beer‚ reached the House of Lord in 1932. Lord Atkin formulated a general principle from it to govern the existence of a duty of care and this was the neighbor principle. In order for a duty of care owed there must be reasonable foresight of harm to persons whom‚ it is
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Employee Selection: Part 1 – Candidate Pre-screening and Testing What we know‚ best practices‚ and future trends. Patrick Hauenstein‚ Ph.D. Executive Vice-President‚ Navient Corporation Overview – Employee selection is the logical beginning of Employee Relationship Management (ERM). The initial experience of the candidate during the selection process is likely to have a major impact on their view of the organization’s culture‚ their perception of the value being placed on talent‚ and their perception
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* Bernoulli’s Principle * Vacuum- A space entirely devoid of matter. * Vacuums don’t exist in the Earth’s atmosphere as air molecules are constantly bouncing off each-other. If a vacuum ever existed in the atmosphere it would be filled very quickly because there would be no resistance against the excited air molecules. * This phenomenon is the driving principle behind airplane wings. As wind blows over the wing (see picture below) there is a pressure differential between the
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position became open when Dan Marshall retired after 22 years in this position. You have spent considerable time and effort attempting to fill this position and have evaluated and interviewed many candidates. You have narrowed your choices down to two candidates. Michael Schaeffer is your top candidate. He has exactly the education and experience you are looking for. He is extremely articulate and came across as being very professional during all three of his interviews. On a scale of 1-10‚ he
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of the lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value (LCNRV) rule is based on both the expense recognition principle and the concept of conservatism. The expense recognition principle applies because the application of the LCNRV rule allows for the recognition of a decline in the utility (value) of inventory as a loss in the period in which the decline takes place. The departure from the cost principle for inventory valuation is permitted on the basis of
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1)The Principle of Utility is the belief that when a person has a number of options in a moral situation he should chose the one that results in the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. However‚ the definition of happiness is up to interpretation. I feel as though people should follow this principle in certain situations. For example‚ if you are faced with the choice of playing videogames by yourself at home or going out to dinner with your family you should chose the
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providing that the legislature "lay down by legislative act an intelligible principle to which the person or body authorized to fix such rates is directed to conform". Whitman v. Am. Trucking Ass’Ns‚ 531 U.S. 457 (U.S. 2001)‚ Loving v. United States‚ 517 U.S. 748 (U.S. 1996)‚ citing Chief Justice Taft in J. W. Hampton‚ Jr.‚ & Co. v. United States‚ 276 U.S. 394‚ 409 (U.S. 1928). The question becomes what is the "intelligible principle" and whether it exists in the Emergency Bubblegum Price Control Act
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The Principles of Marketing E1. Produce a marketing strategy for a product or service with a clear understanding of the principle of marketing. My objective for the marketing strategy is to achieve more profits by making some adjustments to the packaging of Coca-Cola. I want to see whether the demand for Coca-Cola will increase or decrease due to small changes. These changes are that I will replace the opening with a cap on a Coca-Cola can to stop people throwing away the drink
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the definition of quality has two aspects from the customer’s perspective: Quality is... 1. A greater number of features that meet customer needs 2. Fewer defects Key Attributes The Juran Trilogy Fitness for Use Quality Council Pareto Principle 10 Steps to Quality Improvement The Juran Trilogy To attain quality you must begin by establishing the vision‚ policies and goals of the organization. Converting these goals into results is done through three managerial processes called the
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