According to Arnold’s seven guidelines‚ discussed in Chapter 11‚ what mistakes did Dell make? b) Given Dell’s FSAs and China’s location advantages in the late 1990s‚ why was the direct model successful? c) What changed since? 4) a) With the changing market situation after 2004‚ what new location bund FSAs should Dell develop to cater to retail buyers in China? b) Or‚ alternatively‚ what complementary capabilities should dell expect from its distributors? c) Can you provide an update on Dell’s distribution
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The primary purpose of this essay is to critique the United States homeland security system and its capabilities to meet both the new issues and future challenges. Besides‚ this exposition will address and analyze the existing efforts of apparent dichotomy that are crucial to homeland security on one hand while maintaining civil liberties on the other side. From my opinion point of view‚ the homeland security achieves these objectives through a variety of ways including the processes it employs
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Rhetorical Analysis Anna Quindlen describes in the essay "Abortion is too Complex to Feel one Way About" the different situation that we as a human race are put in everyday. She talks about the topic of abortion in a way that one feels they have had to make the decision of whether or not a person is pro-choice or pro-life. She uses references that are of different personal experiences in the essay that are vital to the audience. Quindlen is writing to state her point that one should never put
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Maria Montessori was considered ahead of her time. She was born in Chiaravalle‚ in the province of Ancona‚ Italy in 1870 to an educated but not wealthy family. Despite her father’s wishes and society’s conservative ways at the time‚ she studied science. She was the first female physician in Italy when she graduated medical school in 1896. She worked mostly with the poor because she saw vast potential in them. She was an unselfish person and she traveled Italy speaking of women’s rights and child
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Daniel Schafer‚ the author of Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley: African princess‚ Florida Slave‚ Plantation Slaveowner‚ hopes to convince the reader that Anta Majigeen Ndiaye is an heir to the royal lineage by describing the state of Senegal before and during the time she was born up until her arrival in the United States. He stresses the political‚ economic‚ and social factors by stating that the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries of Senegal featured numerous wars and slave raids. Rivalries heightened
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The evolution of Homeland Security seems like a relatively new one‚ but really the history leading up to it began in the 1800s. Over time‚ however‚ improved preparedness‚ response and recovery‚ and creation of certain protective documents influenced how we view Homeland Security today. Bottom line‚ Homeland Security and its governing documents‚ specifically the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response Framework (NRF)‚ exist for a reason‚ these reasons and the documents are
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I choose Maria Montessori’s theories on education because I believe that her ideas make the most sense when it involves children learning in the classroom and at home. Her theories of observation and hands on learning were given much recognition in the twentieth century. She was recognized as one of the pioneers of early childhood education. (Kramer‚ Rita Marie. 1988. Maria Montessori: A Biography. Reading‚ MA: Addison-Wesley). Most schools today are still using several of Montessori’s theories and
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The current foreign policy topic and homeland defense have continually become more intertwined since the end of WWII and the Cold War. Prior to WWII the United States had more of a national security mindset and wanted to remain out of many foreign relations. After the attack on Pearl Harbor the United States entered WWII in both theaters and changed the U.S. stance on how we engaged in foreign relations. The Cold War placed an emphasis on homeland defense because of the international threats made
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everyone is connected one way with technology through social media‚ education‚ health‚ and various others. Technology has changed the path of this world’s future‚ and is continuously changing with the blink of an eye. In Thomas Friedman’s essay‚ “The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention” he discusses how technology has made the world flat‚ and how technology is a focal supply chain. In Michael Pollan’s article‚ “The Animals: Practicing Complexity” he illustrates the different technological aspects that
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Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was a famous doctor and teacher; she was the first woman to graduate from the University of Rome La Sapienza Medical School‚ and she was one of the first female physicians in Italy. Montessori worked with children for most of her life; teaching them‚ observing them‚ and taking care of them; her theory was: “Children teach themselves if only we will dedicate ourselves to the self-creating process of the child (Gordon and Brown 13-336).” She believed that
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