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    would have an impact on the economy as a whole and to a lesser extent the world. The Recent strikes in this industry have caused negative effects on the economy. My essay will look at these effects in terms of output‚ prices and employment. I will also look at the macroeconomic variables that have caused the real GDP trend in South Africa between 2007-2013. South Africa has been experiencing platinum mine strikes. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU)‚ which is the majority union

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    Great Depression

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    Great Depression within the Context of Stability and Role of IMF 1. Introduction: Rising Waves of Globalization and Economic Crises Globalization is a multidimensional process. Relatively speaking‚ economic globalization is the integration of national economies into the international economy in order to constitute a unique global market. In this thesis‚ the role of WTO in the economic globalization process after 1950 and its place in contemporary economic system are studied. GATT‚ having an institutional

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    The Great Gatsby After reading "The Great Gatsby” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and watching the film directed by Jack Clayton‚ I noticed a few plot‚ character‚ and theme changes. As I was watching the movie I began to ask myself why did Jack Clayton take this event out or why did he add in this particular event? Was it for the sake of time or the fact that it was not an important part in the book? So I began to write notes and started to compare the great novel to the film. The novel The Great

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    Workers Should Not Have the Right to Strike Firefighters‚ police‚ teachers‚ and even trash collectors all play important roles in our world. Without these public service workers‚ our communities would not be the same as they are now. For the benefit of our communities‚ public service workers should not have the right to strike. When workers go on strike they don’t go to work for as long as it takes for them to get what they want. For certain jobs‚ if they go on strike they can affect people that they

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    federal government is living up to America’s standards. If the government is in control of our everyday lives‚ it should be their duty to fix the economy. I also believe that too much control given to the government can result in corruption. During the Great Depression‚ Franklin Roosevelt made the new deal upon coming president. The new deal aimed to stimulate the industrial recovery‚ to assist the victims of the depression‚ and to raise the quality of life standards and to prevent future economic crises

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    Typographical Strikers of 1786" discusses the history behind the Philadelphia printer’s strike of 1786 and the strikers’ relationship with Benjamin Franklin. According to Rosemont‚ "these were the first American workers who deliberately voted to stand out for a specific wage and to provide mutual assistance in maintaining it." It was not officially stated but it was widely accepted in the years prior to the strike that journeymen in Philadelphia’s printing business worked for the price of six dollars

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    How to keep the readers from turning the page‚ a concept that most marketing agencies today are still trying to perfect. This advertisement tries to seize the reader’s attention through the use of its wordplay. The color red used in the Lucky Strike ad gives the reader something he or she is already conditioned to pick up. Located on stop signs and stop lights‚ the color red triggers the stop‚ look‚ and listen aspect of one’s mind. Even the font used on this advertisement bears a striking resemblance

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    history to 1877 11/03/11 Alexander the Great Alexander the Great is widely known as one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. He is said to have been inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal‚ Napoleon‚ and Caesar to name a few. Alexander conquered numerous places while he was king including the entire Persian Empire. From the time he was born to the time he died people knew that this man would be a great leader and conqueror. I believe that Alexander the Great is one of

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    Is Gatsby great or not? Section 1: Gatsby is generous to the people at his parties. He throws banquets and spends a lot of money on food‚ preparations and entertainment. Gatsby is a generous host. “most people were brought” “Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York--every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves.” “At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet

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    The idea in this assignment that seems useful to me is the explanation Kenneth A. Strike gives about using due process for cases of punishment. In The Ethics of Teaching‚ Kenneth A. Strike explains “ If we are to decide about the kinds of due process to provide in cases of punishment‚ we must have some idea of what the desirable consequences of punishment are” ( Strike‚ pg. 29). This statement means that when it comes to punishments we must think about the consequences that may occur. For example

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