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    Introduction A catchy title is one of the prerequisites for any ‘saleable’ book. Hence to that extent‚ Stay Hungry Stay Foolish by Rashmi Bansal‚ has a great title‚ it being borrowed from Steve Jobs’ famous speech made to the 2005 graduating class at Stanford University. The header on the front cover says‚ "The inspiring stories of 25 IIM Ahmedabad graduates who chose to tread a path of their own making". And this is an apt preview of the jaw-droppingly awe-inspiring stories of different entrepreneurs

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    1994 Baseball Strike

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    On August 12‚ 1994 professional baseball players went on strike for the eighth time in the sports’ history. Since 1972‚ negotiations between the union and owners over contract terms has led to major economic problems and the absence of a World Series in 1994. All issues were open for debate due to the expiration of the last contract. Until 1968‚ no collective bargaining agreement had ever been reached between the owners and the players (Dolan 11). Collective bargaining is the process by which union

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    Empire Strikes Back

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    The Empire Strikes back is a fictional movie that takes places in a galaxy far away that came out in 1980. This movie will entertain audiences of all ages with the space adventures taking place in this movie It has pretty much the same characters and action-packed qualities that the original Star Wars has. The new character of Jedi master‚ Yoda‚ is introduced in this episode. He is a short‚ big eared‚ cute little fellow that carries great wisdom. He is one of my favorite characters. Yoda’s theme

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    Wal-Fail Wal-Mart does not benefit the American economy. It is a privately owned business that was established in 1962 by Mr. Sam Walton in Bentonville‚ Arkansas. Walton opened Wal-Mart as a one-stop shop providing services at unbeatably low prices. Wal-Mart has opened many stores‚ and its development dominating most parts of the American society. Arguments have been raised on the implications of these low prices to the U.S economy and its communities. Film maker Robert Greenwald highlights

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    Metrobus Strike Case

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    relied on to supply a service to the residents of the city • Relevant in this case because a strike (stopping the service) will bring extra issues such as extra expenses to citizens & a reduction in government revenues Economic Subsystems (Labour Market) • Metrobus supplies jobs to many residents of the city • Relevant in this case because a strike will leave Metrobus employees without jobs‚ therefore effecting their daily lives

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    The Effects of Oil Prices on Our Nation’s Economy Introduction As one may have noticed in the past few years the price of oil has risen drastically. Either at the gas pump or at home in the winter with the heating bill the price of oil effects everyone. The beginning of this paper discusses what OPEC is‚ what it does‚ and why it is good or bad. Also it will begin to discuss the price of oil in the global oil market but mostly in our nation’s economy: who‚ what‚ when‚ where‚ why‚ how.

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    Gullman Strike DBQ

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    order to scrape together a living. (Document C) While they often remained silent‚ they did sometimes rise against the corporations in a few strikes. One of the most notable of these strikes was the Pullman Strike of 1896 in which thousands of workers received wage cuts from Pullman Palace Car Company‚ and blocked the railroads nearby in retaliation. The strike only ended when Pullman himself contacted President Grover Cleveland‚ who sent armed US troops to disperse it‚ by pretending that it blocked

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    Hunger Strike In Prisons

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    A large number of prisoners go on a hunger strike in response to complaints by some inmates about their deprivation of rights by being placed in administrative segregated housing units. A spokespersons for inmates say that many inmates are willing to sacrifice their health and safety to stop the harsh segregation policies. The inmates refuse to eat‚ work assignments‚ leave cell‚ nor exercise. Prison officials claim that the hunger strike is a ploy by powerful prison gangs to increase their influence

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    Three Strike Rule

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    A few models we spoke about were the interracial view of crime‚ conflict view of crime and consensus view of crime. These models just are examples of how some systems operate. Another way the criminal justice system enforces crime is by the three strikes law. Only twenty-four states have adopted this law. What this law basically does is give the criminal three chances to avoid major jail time. After the third time you get into trouble with the law your doing twenty-five to life in jail without no

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    Three Strikes law

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    Three Strikes and You’re Out The “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law is a law that was passed by California Voters in 1994. What this law basically means is that people who have been convicted of three or more serious felonies or violent crimes may end up being sentenced a longer amount of time in prison or even facing life in prison. Violent offenses include murder‚ robbery of a residence in which a deadly or dangerous weapon is used‚ rape and other sex offenses. Serious offenses include the same

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