Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The mission of the academic library is to contribute to the goals of the college or university of which it is a part to the wider scholarly community. These goals pertain to teaching‚ learning‚ research and public service in some combination. The enduring traditional and widely accepted function of the academic library is to provide bibliographical and physical access to books and the information sources required to support the diverse missions
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1.1 Background/ Overview: Macro-environmental Situation * Located in the Intramuros District‚ at the banks of Pasig River‚ the Manila Central Post Office is not only prone to heavy flooding but also to sanitation issues. Sanitation issues include faulty drainages within and outside the building and the defective sewage of the building. * Being at the center of the city’s commerce‚ traffic is also an issue. The vehicular passage of the Manila Central Post Office goes in every direction
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Define the key term sinkhole‚ explain how a sinkhole forms‚ and give an example you researched. The text book defines sinkholes as “a depression produced in a region where soluble rock has been removed by groundwater.” According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection‚ sinkholes form in karst terrain mostly due to the collapse and erosion of surface sediments into underground cavities in the limestone bedrock. Karst is commonly used term referring to the characteristic terrain produced
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Participation in a committed relationship should not dictate whether a person maintains their independence. Each person in the relationship should maintain an equal amount of independence whether it’s making a decision or paying a bill. With that being said‚ it is possible to be in a mutually exclusive and committed relationship and still retain a sense of individuality and independence. Developing and maintaining a healthy relationship there has to be an equal amount of compromise by both parties
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Background of Nepal Nepal‚ officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal‚ is a landlocked sovereign state locates in South Asia. With an area of 147‚181 square kilometers (56‚827 sq mi) and a population approximately 27 million. Nepal is the world’s largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People’s Republic of China‚ and to the south‚ east‚ and west by the Republic of India. Kathmandu is the nation’s capital
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COMPANY BACKGROUND The company was originally established in 1958 as GoldStar‚ producing radios‚ TVs‚ refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ and air conditioners. The LG Group was a merger of two Korean companies‚ Lucky and GoldStar‚ from which the abbreviation of LG was derived. The current "Life’s Good" slogan is a backronym*. Before the corporate name change to LG‚ household products were sold under the brand name of Lucky‚ while electronic products were sold under the brand name of GoldStar (Hangul:금성)
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Does conflict make you stronger? Many people think that it makes you stronger‚ but it doesn’t always. I believe they are many points on both sides. To put it in another way‚ it all depends on the people in the situation and type of conflict. Conflicts are very important to deal with in a daily basis. Firstly‚ conflict can make you stronger because you will be more experienced. Physically‚ you would want to get stronger if you know there will be conflict by working out in the gym. Mentally‚ you
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Literature Background Ecotourism is a relatively new concept‚ and it is still often misunderstood or misused. Some people have abused the term to attract conservation conscious travellers to what‚ in reality‚ are simply nature tourism programs which may cause negative environmental and social impacts. While the term was first heard in the 1980s‚ the first broadly accepted definition‚ and one which continues to be a valid “nutshell” definition was established by The (International) Ecotourism Society
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Background Managed by the popular management team which is known as H20‚ Howard Schultz (CEO‚ Global Strategist)‚ Howard Behar (Head of North America Operations‚ and Orien Smith (CEO)‚ Starbucks‚ based in Washington‚ has grew rapidly since they started the business in the early 80s in Seattle to one of the largest chains of coffee brewer in the world. Ever since it went public in the 1991‚ Starbucks has expanded enormously and as for 2012‚ Starbucks own 12‚936 outlets solely in the United
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You Only Choose Your Career Once (YOCYCO) Stories of depressed teenagers and overwhelmed students are not as uncommon as they used to be‚ especially when they’re nearing the ages of fifteen to seventeen. Those are the valuable years in a student’s life in which he or she has to make one of the biggest choices of their lives--their career. However‚ they’re not only important to the student‚ but also to their parents. While parents should play a supportive role in this tremendous decision‚ no one
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