BHARATI MUKHERJEE Two Ways to Belong in America Born in 1940 and raised in Calcutta‚ India‚ Bharati Mukherjee immigrated to the United States in 1961 and earned an M.F.A. and a Ph.D. in literature. Mukherjee is the author of several novels‚ including Tiger’s Daughter (1972) and Jasmine (1989)‚ and short story collections‚ such as The Middleman and Other Stories (1988). She teaches literature and fiction writing at the University of California‚ Berkeley. "Two Ways to Belong in America" first
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Notes on labor productivity Labor productivity is a key element in the explanation of how the economy works. It is especially important with regard to wages. What follows is some material about labor productivity and investment spending that is a reorganization of what is presented in your textbook. Its focus is on the connection between labor productivity and wages. Labor productivity is the value of the product or service you can produce in an hour‚ day‚ week or other unit of time. The value
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successfully in an organization. Hall‚ et al (2008) have mentioned that an effective leader has to be visionary‚ motivating and responsible in order to successfully run a business organization. In business the two key leadership styles‚ which are widely used in today’s corporate world are autocratic leadership and democratic leadership (Johnson‚ n.d.). Autocratic leadership may be explained as “a leadership style where the manager sets objectives‚ allocates tasks and insists on obedience” (Hall‚ et al
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What is FDR’s New Deal? How did it change the country? Franklin D. Roosevelt was one of‚ if not the most prominent‚ presidents of the twentieth century. As he got elected‚ he started the race for the revival of the United States. The main idea he had to shift America in the right direction was the New Deal plan. It changed the country and took it by storm. It transformed the country by helping the people who suffered from the Great Depression. Three key ways it altered the country were because of
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What is FDR’s New Deal? How did it change the country? Franklin D. Roosevelt was one of‚ if not the most prominent‚ presidents of the twentieth century. As he got elected‚ he started the race for the revival of the United States. The main idea he had to shift America in the right direction was the New Deal plan. It changed the country and took it by storm. It transformed the country by helping the people who suffered from the Great Depression. Three key ways it altered the country was because of
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“Every coin has two sides” Advertising is praised but also criticized by critics in their own ways. Advertising has many positive impacts along with its negative pictures. As the President of American Association of Advertising Agencies‚ John O’ Toole has described advertise is something else. It is not related to studies‚ but it educates. It is not a journalist but gives all information. And it is not an entertaining device but entertains everyone. Now let’s go through the economic and social
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Professor Keith Productivity Measurement Benchmarking is defined as the process of comparing the cost‚ cycle time‚ productivity‚ or quality of a specific process or method to another that is widely considered to be an industry standard or best practice (O’Neill‚ Dam‚ Gutbezahl‚ n.d.). Benchmarking is a great tool used to monitor productivity and profitability. A successful physical therapy department needs to be running efficiently in all areas‚ including employee productivity‚ correct charging
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Abstract (Brief summary of the content) Keywords: increase crime rate‚ media‚ exaggerate‚ gun violence‚ Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ Introduction Gun violence‚ assaults‚ and robbery were high in the United States in the early 90s‚ but the crime rates henceforth have been decreasing. Evidently‚ few crimes are being reported throughout the United States in the early 2000s‚ but Americans are still privy of increasing crime rates. Economic and political conditions are also changing the face of
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TWO WAYS OF MODULARIZATION STRATEGY IN JAPAN TOYOTA - HONDA VS. NISSAN - MAZDA Masayoshi IKEDA Yoichiro NAKAGAWA Today‚ as the end of the 20th century draws closer‚ European and US auto industries are several years ahead of Japanese counterpart in their effort for modularization. However‚ of all European and US automakers‚ the modularization effort made by the Big Three in the US is not so conspicuous‚ because of obstructions such as opposition from UAW. Meanwhile‚ German automakers are mainly
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1. If 5 times the value of a number is increased by 3‚ the result is 28. What is the number? 5x+3=28 5x=25 x=5 The answer is 5 2. If 4 times the reciprocal of a number is 3 more than 5/2 times the reciprocal of that number‚ find the number. 4*(1/x)=(5/2)*(1/x)+3 4/x=(5/2x)+3 (8/2x)=(5/2x)+3 (8/2x)-(5/2x)=3 (3/2x)=3 x=1/2 The answer would be x=1/2 3. John had $30‚000 to invest. He invested part of this money in bonds paying 12% annual simple interest and the rest of the money in a savings
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