Quiz #2 • The Five Philosophies o Confucianism Founded by Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) Emphasized the Analects Created a type of social philosophy Believed everyone was essentially the same but learning and practice distinguished them Referred back to a Golden Age he hoped to recapture Advocated development of Five Inner Virtues especially li – moral propriety and ren - humanity -- “tao” All society is built on the idea of filial (family) piety -- “xiao” Superior men – “Chun-
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road‚ railroad‚ or other obstacle. Bridges are essential for transportation. Whether it’s a canyon‚ or a body of water‚ bridges allow travel over those gaps from one part of land to the other. The world would be forever changed without bridges. The five main types of bridges are arch bridges‚ truss bridges‚ beam bridges‚ suspension‚ and cable-stayed bridges. Arch bridges are bridges that use arch as a main structural support/component. Depending on how much weight is normally being applied on the
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Final Reflections Portfolio Paper preparation I guess I’m supposed to state what I’m going to talk about in this paper. Including my transition to college‚ the different learning styles‚ and myself discovery‚ and career exploration. My transition to college has been interesting to say the least. This is my third time here due to layoffs so it should be easy. But I’m a procrastinator always have been and probably always will be. I am also an active learner I
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Porter five forces. Potential new entrants. The home furnishing market is a big market with many players. IKEA is one of the biggest players in the market especially in Europe. The threats of new entrants is reduced by the tremendous amount of money needed to start up a home furnishing shop. IKEA has a big advantage to other home furnishing shops‚ they don’t just sell furnish but also kitchen and home accessories. But IKEA doesn’t reach small town and villages‚ here is a change for new entrants
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Porter’s five forces analysis has become a pervasively adopted framework for industry analysis‚ which can be used to examine the competitive intensity and attractiveness of a market or a company. The social networking companies gradually come into the spotlight of the business world in recent years‚ which was especially featured by the significant event of Facebook’s IPO on May 18‚ 2012. In such circumstances‚ it will be extremely interesting to apply the five forces analysis to gauge this giant
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Five Levels of communication: John Powell (From : Why am I afraid to say who I am?) Someone has aptly distinguished five levels of communication on which persons can relate to one another. Perhaps it will help our understanding of these levels to visualize a person locked inside of a prison. It is the human being‚ urged by an inner insistence to go out to others and yet afraid to do so. Most of us make only a weak response to the invitation of encounter with others and our world because we feel
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In this novel‚ the author explores some themes that prove to be the main ideas of the story. The main themes include the destructiveness of war‚ the importance of sight‚ and the illusion of free will. In addition‚ these themes are presented in a somewhat camouflaged way. The main character‚ Billy Pilgrim‚ is a successful optometrist who had been in World War II. He struggles to understand his own life and the reason why people cause destruction and war. In the story‚ Pilgrim has flashbacks of when
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lobe‚ Motor area‚ Occipital lobe‚ Parietal lobe‚ sensory area‚ and temporal lobe. The brain is split into the left and right hemispheres. Different brain areas are divided by deep grooves called Sulci. There are five key parts of the brain that controls the function of your body. The five parts of the brain that help you complete this task is the cerebrum‚ cerebellum‚ brain stem‚ pituitary‚ and the hypothalamus. These parts help you think‚ have feelings‚ balance‚ breath‚ grow‚ and controls temperature
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Porters Five Forces Current Competitive Force Porter ’s first force that Porter describes is current rivalry among existing firms. In the specialty eateries industry‚ Starbucks ’ current and direct U.S competitors are Diedrich Coffee‚ Seattle ’s Best Coffee‚ and Einstein/Noah Bagel Corporation (hoovers.com). The competition‚ however‚ is not equally balanced. Diedrich Coffee operates 370 coffeehouses in 37 states and 11 countries (hoovers.com). Seattle ’s Best Coffee operates 160 coffee cafes
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In any industry‚ five competitive forces dictate the rules of competition. Together‚ these fie forces determine industry attractiveness and profitability‚ which managers assess using these five factors: Thereat of new entrants- how likely is it that new competitors will come into the industry? 1.Capital has been involved. Some diversification enterprises will look to invest in daily chemical industry: Wine giant Wuliangye into the daily chemical‚ launched the "Silk posture" brand; Wahaha Group
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