Bartolomé de las Casas was a Spanish historian and a social reformer who was writing in the 16th century‚ during the time of the Spanish occupation of the Indies. In A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies‚ Casas provides a scathing commentary on the cruelty exercised by the Spanish colonizers on the natives of Hispaniola—as well as explain the aims that motivated this behavior. The account acts as not only an observation on the practices of the colonizers‚ but is also a reflection of the
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FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND PENSKE LOGISTICS CASE STUDY KEVIN BRAVO EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY MARCH 4‚ 2012 Abstract In this case study I would highlight the importance of Penske Logistics to Ford Motor Company‚ one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers. Penske has a good reputation and are highly valuable in the logistics field. They are very famous in using a process that identifies and removes errors efficiently with a set of tools that increases productivity in the
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Chapter 8: Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company Caption: Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company Citation: California Court of Appeals‚ Fourth District‚ 1981 174 Cal. Rptr. 348 Facts: 1. Ford developed a new model‚ later to be known as the pinto‚ changing the design drastically. 2. Ford discovered that the fuel tanks position was in a ’vulnerable place’ and the car failed to met crash safety standards. 3. Ford was aware of the small cost to help the fuel tanks meet standards but refused to
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Report In August 2000‚ Ford Motor Company and Firestone Tire Company recalled 6.5 Million ATX and AT tires that had been installed on Ford’s Explorer model SUV. At the time‚ it appeared as though Ford and Firestone were doing the right thing. They had found out that the tread separated on Ford Explorers in states with intense heat‚ such as Florida and Texas. However‚ it later came to light that both Ford and Firestone had known about these problems earlier than 2000 and that Ford had even had a similar
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1. La música cubana La música cubana tiene dos grandes influencias: los ritmos traídos a la Isla especialmente por los colonizadores españoles y por los negros esclavos procedentes de África. También‚ en menor medida‚ hay una cierta influencia asiática‚ con la inclusión de la corneta china‚ un hecho que comenzó a finales del siglo XIX con la llegada de los primeros inmigrantes chinos a la isla. Según el origen de sus influencias‚ podríamos diferenciar entre la música euro-cubana y la afro-cubana
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A. U.S industry crisis‚ and Ford By 2008‚ a global-scale economy crisis affected the United States economy‚ followed by several years of automobile sales declining. By the years of 2008 and 2009 that automobile sale declining‚ lead to crisis in the United States automobile industry. Affected by the United states economy crisis‚ the big three U.S. automakers General Motors (GM)‚ Ford Motor Company‚ and Chrysler were very affected that they requested emergency loans to help them fill in the money
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Percepción Musical y Funciones Cognitivas. Alcances y Limitaciones del Efecto Mozart: ¿Es Factible Usar la Musicoterapia Como Complemento Pedagógico? Facultad de Humanidades Escuela de Ciencias del Lenguaje Licenciatura en Lenguas Extranjeras Inglés -Francés (Diurna) Santiago de Cali 23 de Noviembre de 2010 Curso: Composición en Español II Profesora: Esperanza Arciniegas Lagos Estudiante: Edwin Andrés Chaves Ocampo. La música es considerada como un lenguaje al ser el
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In a world far from ours where magic was essential for life‚ there was a kingdom named Reino de la Magia‚ or the Kingdom of Magic. The kingdom was ruled by King Alejandro and his wife‚ Queen Carmen. In this world‚ it was possible to transfer magic‚ but doing so was very dangerous. Once the magic of someone’s body had disappeared‚ they would disappear too. To find someone to transfer the magic willingly was the only problem for Alejandro and Carmen‚ though. They did not care about what would happen
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Sor Juana Ines De la Cruz was an incredibly talented writer and contributed greatly to the literary works of her country. As a playwright and poet‚ she poured her ideas and her feelings into her words‚ creating beautiful and eloquent pieces of work. She fought to obtain an education‚ and suffered a tremendous amount to be respected and given the right to express herself. Sor Juana Inez de La Cruz has become an inspiration to women throughout the years‚ and an idol to fellow poets who have learned
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et al. In lieu of these developments de la Barre makes a bold claim: mental equality of the sexes. Autobiographical landmarks that Freedman (the editor of the book) discloses are how de la Barre became disenchanted with Catholicism while studying for the priesthood‚ then relocated to Geneva to convert to Calvinism‚ marry‚ and raise a family. Sharply criticized throughout his lifetime‚ de la Barre’s ideas were revived in the 20th century by biologist Simone de Beauvoir. Based on reason and observation
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