The Second Shift “I am a working mother. I am nuts‚” proclaims an unkempt cartoon woman on a mug. Surrounded by mounds of papers‚ a crying baby‚ and a broom‚ she is exhausted but resolute. What is held up as absurd in this cartoon is not the economic necessity of her working or her husband’s failure to help. It is her own choice to work that makes her an object of cheerful self-mocking. In THE SECOND SHIFT: WORKING PARENTS AND THE REVOLUTION AT HOME‚ Arlie Hochschild holds up to the light this
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RETAIL MARKETING – A PARADIGM SHIFT Retailing is one of the largest sectors in the global economy and going through a transition phase not only in India but the world over. The retail market is segmented as; Specialty store‚ Department store‚ Super market‚ Convenience store‚ Discount Store‚ Off price retailer‚ Superstore & Catalog showroom. Retail market segments: Retail markets are segmented as Apparel‚ Footwear‚ Gifts & Toys‚ Hard goods‚ Home furnishings‚ Jewelry and Sporting Goods The profiles
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Faez Khanmohamed Professor Todd Boyd CTCS 192 2nd August 2012 Shift in Objectification of Women within American Cinema Imagine a film opens with a shot of immensely vast blue eyes. The shot slowly expands to show a nose and red blushed cheeks. The shot continuously expands to show lips drowned by red lipstick‚ a slender neck‚ the cleavage of breast‚ flat stomach‚ and eventually slender long legs. This opening could very well be used in many films for the reason that it invites the viewer
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“To what extent did PLO action from 1968 represent a shift in terrorist activity?” Modern day‚ international terrorism origins arguably dates back to the events on July 22nd 1968 in which the terrorist group the PLO changed the foundations of terrorism and caused a considerable shift in a modern terrorist’s approach. The year 1968 marked a radical shift in how terrorists operated and their objectives as a group‚ when a commercial air flight was hijacked by the PLO from Rome to Tel Aviv. This
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Rockford Register Star Sunday‚ March 27‚ 2005 Business Section‚ Page 4C Hyundai‚ Kia shift gears to pass competition In this article‚ the Rockford Register Star discusses the most recent marketing changes in the Korean owned auto companies of Kia and Hyundai. The Korean cars are the second fastest growing car brand in America‚ trailing behind BMW. Kia and Hyundai had only two car models in 1999; and as of 2005 there are nine. They have announced their "24/7" plan that they say they will introduce
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Chapter 2: Production Possibilities Curve‚ Scarcity‚ and Development I. A Market System and Basic Economic Questions 1. In a decentralized (Capitalist) society‚ “markets” are required. This market system is a means of buyer–seller exchange‚ and does not need a physical location. The idea that self–interested market participants will make everyone better off was called ”an invisible hand” by Adam Smith‚ and creates the invisible hand argument that is used in the same way today. 2. The
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Process Analysis How to launch and shift gears in a manual car "Can you drive stick"? Although this question is not asked as often as it used to be‚ there will be times in a person’s life when they will be asked this question. Contrary to popular belief‚ everyone should be able to answer this question with a positive "yes!" most people think they do not know how to drive stick because they have either never been taught‚ or‚ a bad experience resulted when someone tried to teach them. Driving
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Production Possibilities Curve (PPC) The Production Possibilities Curve (PPC) is used to show the economic concepts of scarcity‚ choices and opportunity cost. The PPC is a graphical representation showing maximum combinations of output (goods and services)‚ a nation can produce with limited economic resources in a fixed period time. Assumptions of the production possibilities curve: I. Only 2 goods will be illustrated II. The amount of resources is fixed III. State of technology
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In this digital space there is bound to be a tussle between the conventional media houses‚ the epicenters of information outflow and the media audience who have more power than ever before. This paper will throw light on the current trend of increasing active audiences in the digital domain and its effect on the power shift from the broadcaster to the audience. Active Audience theory is a media theory that states that audiences don’t merely receive information but also process it and give meaning
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quite a high cost structure‚ while sales and the production team where weak. How-ever it could work as long as there were no strong competitors on the market. 1.1.3 Opportunities There were just a handful of state-owned car plants that produced a few outdated models in a low-tech inefficient environment. There was no company that produced safe passenger cars with an innovative design. Since there were no foreign car pro-ducers in China‚ SVW could use the "first-mover advantages". Another opportunity
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