2. What is one major point that Jim Cummins makes about language acquisition? Do you agree with his perspective? Why or why not? Support with an example. a. To summarize a large point in Cummins way of thinking‚ “Just because a child is speaking “fluently” does not mean they have the cognitive‚ academic components.” Cummins believes that learning a new language is a cognitive process‚ and that learning the tools of one language‚ will help you with your learning of a new language. Fluency‚ in Cummins
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Case 11-2 Amerbran Company (A) Amerbran Company was a diversified company that sold various consumer products‚ including food‚ tobacco‚ distilled products‚ and personal care products and financial services. Financial statements for the company are shown in Exhibit 1. EXHIBIT 1 AMERBRAN COMPANY Balance Sheets As of December 31 (In thousands) 20x1 20x0 Assets $ 28‚912 $ 23‚952 Accounts receivable 756‚152 687‚325 Inventories
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solids control is important for the oilfeild drilling industry‚but less people knows the working principle of solids control equipment. Solids control is a technique that uses combined equipment for drilling rigs to separate the solids in the drilling fluids that are crushed by the drill bits and carried out of the well to the surface. The solids control equipment contains five stages‚which including mud tanks‚shale shakers‚vacuum degassers‚ desanders‚ desilters and centrifuge. Each of these
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Entrepreneurial Development Tara Anand Kumar INDEX * Success company – Flipkart.com Akul Singhal – 1011330 * Failure Company – Atkins Nutritionals Inc Tara Anand Kumar – 1011327 * Turnaround company- Dish Network Inc. Abhisekh Tripathy – 1011328 * Conclusion SUCCESS COMPANY FLIPKART Flipkart is an Indian online shopping company headquartered in Bangalore‚ India. Flipkart was established by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal both
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vs. Financial buyer ESL’s Acquisi‚on of Kmart From Kmart to Sears Results and Conclusion 6/12/12 ESL’s Acquisi‚on of Kmart and Sears 3 Company introduc‚on: Kmart‚ Sears‚ ESL Kmart (2011 revenue: $15.5bn) 1. Discount Retail chain‚ household items‚ clothing‚ and foods‚ founded in 1962 2. Filed
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RUNNING HEAD: KERZNER RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT Kerzner Office Equipment (Research) Assignment Shirley Naqui‚ Ray Pena‚ Brian Murphy‚ Lee Berlin University of Phoenix MBA 590‚ March 2‚ 2009 Parts Still Missing: Overall Analysis‚ Conclusion Kerzner Office Equipment Research Assignment Introduction Kerzner Office Equipment is located in Charleston‚ South Carolina. It specializes in the manufacture and sales of high-end office furniture and equipment. Amber Briggs has the responsibility for organizing Kerzner’s
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Vertical integration - Definition In microeconomics and strategic management‚ vertical integration is a theory describing a style of ownership and control. Vertically integrated companies are united through a hierarchy and share a common owner. Usually each member of the hierarchy produces a different product‚ and the products combine to satisfy a common need. It is contrasted with horizontal integration. A monopoly produced through vertical integration is called a vertical monopoly. Contents
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HARD DRIVE IMAGE ACQUISITION One hard-drive was removed from the desktop computer that was brought to the Colorado Technical University Computer Forensic Lab. The drive was a Fujitsu MPA3035ATU model and had a storage capacity of 3.2 Gigabytes. I connected the drive to a computer running Windows 8 Professional 64bit using a Kingwin EZ-connect USI-2535 (IDE/SATA-300-ATA storage controller). This is a USB to IDE/SATA storage controller with SATA and IDE connectors. The software used to create a
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the list of job opportunities‚ the one that stood out the most to me was “Biomedical Equipment Specialist.” I thought “Alright! I get to play with Geiger counters and wear big yellow plastic suits like Walt aka Heisenberg from Breaking Bad.” This was not at all what the job was about and I believe that to be a good thing. A Biomedical Equipment Specialist is one who services‚ maintains‚ and repairs hospital equipment. This includes troubleshooting a piece of equipment’s electronic components right down
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Oats-Snapple Acquisition Professor Sherif A. Ebrahim Corporate Strategy‚ Spring 2012 May 1‚ 2012 Pauline Guittard Linn Gustafsson T.J. Henry Jr. Sevinc Ulu Brittany Williams Many successful businessmen and women have concluded that the most successful acquirers are also the most disciplined. In order to secure a lucrative and profitable acquisition all strategic alternatives ought to have been considered and prudently explored. Furthermore‚ a clear operating strategy post-acquisition is something
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