During the late nineteenth century Arctic exploration was a global obsession. Various nations devised intricate strategies to conquer one of the most treacherous landmarks. Among all the journeys at that time‚ none were as fascinating or as doomed as Sweden’s S.A. Andree’s mission to cross the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon. On July 11‚ 1897‚ a large ceremony was held as Andree and two other crew members‚ Knut Fraenkel and Nils Strindberg‚ took off with the legendary balloon called The Eagle
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In THIS rapiLY changing world‚ the more employments THAT are created‚ the more people WHO BECOME involved in workaholics’ lifestyle. There is no doubt that workaholics HAVE A difficult time to get along with their liveS. Because A workaholic’s lifestyle has a profound influence on their families‚ their social lives‚ and their health. Firstly‚ A workaholic’s lifestyle has an adverse effect on their families. As much as A workaholic has a superior position in their company‚ THE time they spend
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18 Russian paper #2 Tactics of the Soviets The Soviet Union in the twentieth century was a tumultuous time for Russians who wished to speak their minds and for those who wished to stretch communism to the corners of the globe. With a government consumed by annihilating its opponents and censorship‚ Soviet writers such as Nikolai Bukharin and Grigori Deborin were compelled to depict the glory of communism or face the harshest of consequences. In “Down With Factionalism!‚” Bukharin
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Taylor Heppeler March 25‚ 2014 Philosophy 110 Paper #2 Pascal’s Wager Pascal’s Wager is that of whether or not to believe in God. What are the benefits? What are the consequences? I will argue that Pascal’s Wager is indeed persuasive to believing in God due to the appeal of one’s emotions and desires. One may object that Pascal is not thoroughly persuasive regarding that the belief in God’s existence is greater than not believing‚ but I will continue to argue that it is‚ and it can only offer the
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DBQ 1: Women’s Suffrage Analyze and compare the major points of view concerning suffrage and the ways in which individual commentators believed woman suffrage would affect the political and social order. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries women were being oppressed by not being allowed to vote‚ this made them less “value” as compared to the male gender. The point of view concerning woman suffrage was greatly affected by the gender role and the political standing of the person in question
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SHORT ANSWER PROBLEMS 1. Consider the following demand and supply functions: Qd = 1‚600 – 125P Qs = 440 + 165P (a) Calculate the equilibrium price and quantity that will prevail under a completely free market. (b) Calculate the price elasticity of supply and demand at the equilibrium values. 2. Suppose the demand curve for a product is given by Q = 10 – 2P + Ps ‚ where P is the price of the product and Ps is the price of substitute good. The price of the substitute good is $2
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SWOT analysis of McDonalds. Having one of the most favorite burgers in the world‚ McDonalds is a brand which will hardly be missed by anyone. The SWOT of Mcdonalds discusses the reasons that the firm has been able to achieve this height of fame‚ and why‚ be it breakfast‚ lunch or dinner‚ people may prefer the local McDonalds STRENGTH Brand Equity…world-wide 42% of US fast-food hamburger business Consistency of food Successful items: Fries‚ Happy Meal‚ Big Mac‚ Egg McMuffin‚ Promotions Overseas
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Asset Class S.D. Expected Return Weight Asset Class Contribution Sharp ratio US Equity 15.21% 12.94% 24.32% 3.15% Foreign Equity 14.44% 12.42% 30.87% 3.83% Bonds 11.10% 5.40% 10.83% 0.58% REITs 13.54% 9.44% 9.91% 0.94% Commodities 18.43% 10.05% 24.07% 2.42% Total 100.00% 10.92% 0.815960738 Portfolio Mean Return 10.92% Portoflio Variance 0.90% Portfolio S.D 9.46% Calculation of Covariance (Do Not Alter Formula) Correlation Matrix
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THE BASICS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND - EXERCISE 1) Use supply and demand curves to illustrate how each of the following events would affect the price of butter and the quantity of butter bought and sold: a. An increase in the price of margarine. b. An increase in the price of milk. c. A decrease in average income levels. 2). Use Supply and demand curve shifts to illustrate the effect of the following events on the market for apples. Make clear the direction of the change
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Most of the organized crime related activates began due to the newest amendment the eighteenth amendment which was the prohibition of alcohol. In January nineteen twenty the manufacturing and distribution of alcohol illegal. All in hopes of seizing violence and drunkenness. Needless to say it did the exact opposite … and the some. With to world in economic decline and many people out of work people saw this new “law” as an opportunity. Criminal opportunity. Everything that prohibition was suppose
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