example on the issue‚ Howard Zinn‚ an American historian‚ stated this about Columbus-era explorers and navigators: “To emphasize the heroism of Columbus and his successors as navigators and discovers‚ and to deemphasize their genocide‚ is not a technical necessity but an ideological choice. It serves -unwittingly- to justify what was done.” The essence of Zinn’s quote is definitely a fundamental truth; people accept what benefits them more and attempt to hide what doesn’t. Zinn was displeased in the
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AP U.S. History Summer Work 2013-2014 School Year ZINN CHAPTER 1: pp. 1-11 Columbus‚ The Indian‚ and Human Progress 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? 2. What is Zinn’s Thesis for pages 1-11? 3. According to Zinn‚ how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books? 4. Why does Zinn dispute Henry Kissinger’s statement: “History is the memory of states?” 5. What is Zinn’s basic criticism of historian
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Roche Holding AG: Funding the Genentech Acquisition Financial Policy March 5‚ 2015 Morgan Ephriam Kristopher Kirkpatrick Jasmine White 1. Statement of the Problem In the case Roche Holding AG: Funding the Acquisition‚ Roche and Genentech are interested in an acquisition. Roche is acquiring about receiving all outstanding shares of Genentech. Roche Holding AG is a Switzerland-based pharmaceuticals and diagnostics company. It discovers‚ develops and provides diagnostic and therapeutic products
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1) Why is Roche seeking to buy the 44% of Genentech it does not own? From Roche’s point of view‚ what are the advantages of owning 100% of Genentech? What are the risks? Roche is looking at this acquisition as a source of internal growth; the advantages are for research reasons‚ cutting cost creating a synergy by eliminating duplication of efforts and having easily access to Genentech’s free cash flow optimizing tax issues. Some analyst are concern that Genentech would lose its independence
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The American playwright and social activist Howard Zinn once wrote‚ “Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.” Over the course of his life‚ Zinn authored many novels and attended numerous rallies in support of peaceful resistance‚ spreading the message of the freedoms that we as citizens of the United States of America hold – the rights to free speech‚ press‚ and religion‚ to name a few. It is his ideas regarding civil disobedience and his concept
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India‚ a generic versions (Eroclip) of a patented anti-cancer drug (Erlotinib or Tarceva) belonging to Roche. However‚ Cipla was disallowed to export to other countries (temporarily). Due to the inability of the plaintiff (Roche) to prove its contention‚ the judgement of the case was based on the grounds of “public interest” To force a judgement favouring the injunction on Cipla the plaintiff (Roche) had to contend on the following grounds‚ i) That it had a prima facie case ii) That the “balance
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ZINN CHAPTER 7: Study Questions “As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs” 1. The major theme (recurring idea) in this chapter was about the Native Americans and their survival due to the Americans taking their land‚ spreading diseases‚ and invades their towns. 2. The evidence that Zinn cites to illustrate the overall impact of Indian removal is by talking about the book “Fathers and Children”. This book talks about how Native Americans were dismissed from their land and eventually there were
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Case Sustainability Initiative at Roche Table of Contents Introduction 3 Sustainable development: the triple bottom line 3 Economic‚ social and environmental responsibility 3 Social responsibility: the key elements 5 Corporate Responsibility Innovation at Roche 5 What is corporate responsibility? 5 Corporate responsibility according to the Roche corporate brochure 6 Target of responsibility as reflected in reported organizational structures‚ policies and practices. 7 Gaining competitive
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In the article of Columbus‚ the Indians and Human Progress‚ Zinn writes on how he believes society learns the history of Columbus and his discoveries. The writer suggests that even with the annihilation of human race‚ many see the success of progress and discovery. In the conclusion he also suggests that many people are telling the story of success and history through the leaders or conquerors eyes and not the minority. Zinn argues that today we read in history books what was discovered or
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Advanced Corporate Finance Final Case: Roche 1 2 Reasons for Roche’s 100% ownership of Genentech Since Roche and Genentech both operate in the pharmaceutical industry‚ but still have their own specialty‚ they can benefit from a partnership. Roche owns a majority stake in Genentech since 1990 and since 2007‚ it owns 56% of Genentech. Genentech was founded in 1976‚ their focus lies on biotechnology in which they are the second largest firm of the world. Genentech had become an important
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