There are different factors that have led me to choose social work as my future career‚ specifically my life experiences‚ which drives my passion for the work that I hope to do. As a first generation Mexican immigrant‚ my perspective on the way I should treat others has shaped my values on being respectful no matter the differences. This is something that I learned not from my parents nor from my teachers‚ but from my own struggles of being an individual raised and educated in rural‚ southern areas
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About the Author : Jim Collins is a student and teacher of enduring great companies -- how they grow‚ how they attain superior performance‚ and how good companies can become great companies. Having invested over a decade of research into the topic‚ Jim has co-authored three books‚ including the classic Built to Last‚ a fixture on the Business Week bestseller list for his eliminated wasteful luxuries‚ like executive dining rooms‚ corporate jets‚ lavish vacation spots‚ etc.‚ for the good
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Aztecs I would be a Mayan Aztec is not for me I didn’t choose the Aztecs for a couple of reasons. One of them is the sheer number of people they have. The Aztecs stood at about 6‚000‚000 people‚ which is way to many. They are also very war oriented and formed most of their alliances this way. I‚ personally‚ am much more interested in the arts than in war. If I could choose to live in the Aztec‚ Inca‚ or Mayan empire‚ I would easily choose the Mayan civilization. From a personal point of view‚ I would
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1. What is the biggest competitive threat facing Careefour as it expands in global market? Careefour pioneer for the hypermarket had faced many competitive threats while expanding their global market; they featured many products like groceries‚ toys‚ furniture‚ fast food and also financial services‚ all under one roof. The first hypermarket was opened in 1963 with the help of French government. By 1973 Carrefour became world’s most global retailer with 15‚000 stores globally. When Careefour established
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Assignment No 6 Diversification in Stock Portfolios Introduction Diversification is one of the key components of a successful investment portfolio. Almost all experts advise the avoidance of concentrating all of your investments in one type. However‚ many investors forget about diversification once they see a financially attractive stock and concentrate all of their assets in it. Other investors make a similar mistake and being influenced by their
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Essay #3 - Dos de Philipe King Philip II ruled over the western Habsburg kingdom‚ which included Spain‚ Portugal‚ Naples‚ Sicily‚ and Sardinia. When he got married to Mary I‚ he then ruled over England and Ireland. There were major challenges that Philip II faced during his reign. Some of the problems were finances and control over some of his countries‚ such as Spain and the Netherlands. Philip II had many problems throughout Spain since the time it had grown unstable. Philip II had
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have written an essay. This is my third time trying out college. I hope that I can succeed and make up for my past mistakes and prove to myself and my family that I can succeed. Now‚ let me go back sixteen years and explain to my ten year old self why I chose military history. A lot has changed for me since my days in elementary school. Reading was highly encouraged and I read about the Civil and Revolutionary Wars when I was in the fifth grade. I was always fascinated by our military and it’s
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Running head: Contemporary Business- BUS 508 April 28‚ 2012 Assignment #2 Diversification Strategies “Virgin Group and Benetton Group” Gilbert Feliciano II Professor- Dr. Brian Collins Strayer University CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS- BUS 508 2 ABSTRACT The diversification literature has largely focused on the degree of applicability of firm resources to a new industry: A firm should diversify into more related industries since synergistic benefits decrease with the distance between
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[NOVEMBER The Nature of the Firm By R. H. COASE ECONOMIC theory has suffered in the past from a failure to state clearly its assumptions. Economists in building up a theory have often omitted to examine the foundations on which it was erected. This examination is‚ however‚ essential not only to prevent the misunderstanding and needless controversy which arise from a lack of knowledge of the assumptions on which a theory is based‚ but also because of the extreme importance for economics of
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to keep in touch and became very close with one another. I communicated with her in English and shared some information about Malaysia as well as a little about Asia and its ethnics as she too shared about where she resides in. However‚ our conversation shortly became rigid and tense as our cultural differences arose. Jenny had a frank and straightforward way of communicating which at some point was hurtful and discriminating. What anger me most was when Jenny assumed that I‚ as someone raised
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