With reference to various examples‚ discuss how ‘natural’ disasters are socially constructed. While natural disasters such as floods‚ drought and hurricanes are commonly thought to occur due to environmental forces such as weather‚ climate and tectonic movements; a deeper investigation into the ‘disaster’ displays other contributing forces. Human factors have a large‚ if not equal‚ contribution to the occurrance and outcome of such disasters (Pelling‚ 2001). As Pelling (2001) argues‚ there is
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allowed Andrew Hendry‚ the managing director‚ to consciously manage the growth of the company to retain the benefits of small size. However‚ with increasing globalisation of the wine industry‚ the changing nature of export markets‚ the early maturity of the New Zealand industry and the constrained supply facing New Zealand wine makers‚ Andrew Hendry was faced with the decision of how to position a smaller company for the future. He had to decide whether the network-based strategies that served the company
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Wine is a symbol of status in the early years of settlements. Only the rich could afford it because of the extreme distances it had to become transported. Once wine became more readily available‚ it was given as gifts. Many factors contributed to the increase in wine production‚ factors that include the presence of a grape vine‚ availability of cereal crops (which is also needed for beer) and pottery advancements. Plato‚ a famous philosopher‚ saw drinking and symposion in a different light than others
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Hammer Wines P/L Business Analysis Report Table of Contents Introduction Colin Hammer‚ after arranging an independent review‚ has found that many of his employees have been avoiding work and other responsibilities by searching the Internet for non-work related amusements. This act is known as cyber slacking and it is said to cost companies billions of dollars each year and often results in managers blocking or limiting access to certain websites. Concerned for productivity‚ this report
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preserving half drunk wine As a wine importer‚ educator and wine writer‚ I get asked time and again- “how long can I keep undrunk bottle of wine once it is opened?” and “what is best method for preserving half drunk wine?” Each and every time I have answered the questions to questionnaires‚ today I felt like writing about the ways of preserving half drunk wine that can remain fresh and drinkable for several days after opening the bottle. We often completely drink a bottle of wine once it is opened
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The Wine of Astonishment by Earl Lovelace In Earl Lovelace’s book "The Wine of Astonishment" two main characters arise Bee and Bolo. Bolo’s character is a warrior and he directs the people to the path of empowerment by way of the warrior for that is what he knows and who he is. Bee’s character is a man of faith‚ patience‚ and a man of his people. Bee also chooses a path of empowerment for the people of the village that is defined by his character‚ he guides the people to the path of faith. The journey
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Tasmanian wine: Best served with a unique cultural experience – Gemma Lewis & Kim Lehman Executive Summary This report explores the characteristics of high-involvement consumers by capturing the behavior and needs of consumers of the wine industry‚ particularly in the state of Tasmania. The authors draw attention to how wine producers in Tasmania have increasingly given significance to situational and environmental factors that tap into the needs and desires of wine consumers. As a result‚ the
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MontGras: Export Strategy for a Chilean Wine To what extent can MontGras control its own market position‚ as opposed to being dominated by the country-of-origin effect‚ and be perceived as a “Chilean Wine”? The country-of-origin effect in this case has a large influence on how consumers perceive wine from this particular part of the world. However‚ I firmly believe there is room for MontGras to control its own market position. Even though the country-of-origin effect in this case has a large
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Many sociologists believe that race is a social construction. Social construction is defined in plain English as something that we the human race created on our own. When sociologists say that race is a social construction they obviously do not mean that we created the variance in physical features of many humans. What they mean is that we coined the term “race” and use it as a separator and an identifier of a large group of people. For example‚ Black‚ White‚ Asian‚ Hispanic these are race classes
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Uncorking China’s Wine Market: Knowledge@Wharton (http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2898) Uncorking China’s Wine Market Published : January 03‚ 2012 in Knowledge@Wharton Although China’s bustling metropolises and staid Bordeaux may seem worlds apart‚ the two are becoming increasingly intertwined. Indeed‚ China recently overtook the traditional strongholds of Germany and the United Kingdom to become Bordeaux’s largest export destination. This transformation is particularly
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