solicitation of consumers for credit cards and credit card lines. As mentioned in the article‚ the banks are advertising "promotions of credit card and debt to increase limits" in an attempt to gather additional consumers. I think by advertising these credit cards to college and high school students‚ and then providing them with higher credit limits and promotions‚ the banks are aiming to increase the number of irresponsible spenders in today’s society to make money. What responsibility do consumers have
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In the beginning of the year 2010‚ the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed and enacted legislatively by Congress in order to increase public access to health care at a reduced cost. The ultimate goal of the ACA was create a better overall atmosphere for workplace heath and safety by making healthcare more affordable. However‚ the passage of the ACA did have some unforeseen consequences in regards to worker compensation. The ACA was passed in order to increase government
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The Consumer Credit Act 2006 is an act of parliament which intends to increase consumer protection when they are borrowing money. This act requires businesses that lend money to customers or offer goods or services on credit to be licensed by the office of fair trading. Trading without a license is a crime and can result in a fine or even imprisonment. This act applies to businesses that may offer goods or services on credit or companies that lend money to consumers. The business must be licensed
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"Discuss the Impact of the Competition and Consumers Act on Marketing Practices for Australian Businesses" The Competition and Consumers Act (CCA) 2010 aims to enhance the welfare of Australians through the fair-trading of businesses and incorporating provisions to enhance consumer protection. This has a large impact on marketing practices exploited by Australian Businesses. The Competition and Consumer Act is a major legislation that restricts unethical business marketing practices in Australia
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brief overview and timeline of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23‚ 2010 and to discuss its potential impact on healthcare access‚ costs and quality‚ and insurance companies. . II. Healthcare Reform Timeline The PPACA includes comprehensive reforms that will take place over the next four years. It is intended to hold insurance companies more accountable‚ protect consumers‚ lower health care costs‚ increase the quality
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I remember 2 years ago when I met my students for the first time. Among all my students‚ I strongly think that Alex is the student that matured the most. Alex lost his father from a car accident only about 2 years ago. Sometimes when he hears someone talking about their dad that their dads played with them or that they bought a present for them‚ Alex is suddenly silent. There even was once a time when he started to cry because he said he wanted to see his father. It is then when I started to understand
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Task 4 The Data Protection Act 1998: The Data Protection Act is made for the safety of people’s personal information‚ this means that ecommerce businesses or businesses as normal must keep their customers information safe and not use it for wrong reasons such as sharing their personal information. So this means that this rule must also go with West London Watches‚ they must follow this rule to. Businesses and organisations are allowed to use their customers information is some ways but there are
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Data Protection Act 1998 The Data Protection Act is a law designed to protect personal data stored on computers or in an organised paper filing system. This would impact Drayton Manor as if Drayton Manor processes any data related to a living and identifiable individual‚ then they have an obligation under this act to protect that information. This act applies to all manner of information (including both paper files and electronic documents) and may result in criminal or civil penalties if Drayton
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H.R. 3590 Patient Protection Act and Affordable Care Act 2010 H.R. 3590 is intended to expand access to health insurance‚ reform the health insurance market to provide additional consumer protections‚ and improve the health care delivery system to reduce costs and produce better outcomes. The bill would expand insurance coverage to 94% yet leaving 24 million Americans without insurance coverage‚ at the same time suppose to improve the functioning of the individual and small group insurance markets
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NOTES ON TRANSLATION CRITICISM sources: House ‘Quality’‚ House Model‚ Newmark Textbook A criticism of a translation is different from a review of a translation. Review = comment on new translations‚ description and evaluation as to whether they are worth reading and buying Criticism = a broader activity‚ analysis in detail‚ evaluating old and new translations ‚ assuming that readers know the translation Translation criticism should take into account all the factors and elements in the process
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