2000). By 950 AD‚ the Mayan Civilization had already collapsed. Apparently‚ no one seems to know exactly what happened. Different scholars and archeologists have come up with varied theories that are aimed at explaining what could have led to the collapse of the Mayan Civilization. The most notable ones are starvation and climate change. Archeologists have come to learn that the Maya people were in more instances than one subjected to a series of droughts which normally occurred when there was not
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The Diamond model of Michael Porter for the Competitive Advantage of Nations offers a model that can help understand the competitive position of a nation in global competition. This model can also be used for other major geographic regions. Traditionally‚ economic theory mentions the following factors for comparative advantage for regions or countries: A. Land B. Location C. Natural resources (minerals‚ energy) D. Labor‚ and E. Local population size. Because these factor endowments can
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KIA in South Korea‚ A Porter’s Diamond Perspective Timothy J. Rausch Mount Vernon Nazarene University MSM002MV MAN6093 Global Business October 11‚ 2008 Introduction KIA‚ which means “arise from Asia” in Korean‚ started out making bicycles prior to World War II (Kia Motors Corporation‚ 2008). The company developed the manufacturing of steel bicycle tubing into a multi-national corporation producing cars and trucks. Prior to merging with Hyundai in 1998‚ Kia was the second largest producer
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longer be apart of Soviet union and they said they would establish a commonwealth and not be controlled by the Soviet Union. Once one of the most powerful and scary empires has fallen. There were a generous amount of reasons for the Soviet Union’s collapse and some of the most important were the Chernobyl disaster‚ Mikhail Gorbachev radical reforms and local nationalism. Those were
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When I was three years old I fell off my bike and broke my arm. Since then I have experienced numerous falls not all from falling off my bike. I think I may be considered a clumsy person but am still coordinated and good at sports. One time I led my softball team to the State Championships. We lost but it was a good game I threw a no-hitter and my Mom cried with happiness. I cried because the season ended. Anyway I fall a lot and lose my balance when in small or constricted areas one time I
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The Bernie Madoff fraud happened because of greed. All of the people involved wanted more and more money and eventually the system collapsed. On March 12‚ 2009‚ Bernie Madoff pled guilty to the largest Ponzi scheme in history. He successfully took $65 billion from investors that trusted him with their money. Why the fraud case was created Bernie Madoff had his investors believe that they were making a lot of money through his investment firm (Bernard Madoff Securities)‚ by creating false trade
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In 2010 a horrible rushing hurricane hit the small country‚ Haiti with the population of about 10.85 million. On January 12‚ many people were horribly affected. Houses were destroyed with winds up to 145 mph‚ and an earthquake magnitude of 7.0. There was also a storm surge included in the hurricane. Crops were pulled apart and no one ever saw it coming. The hurricane in Haiti was one of the most enormous and destructive ever there. In response of this hurricane‚ people were left displaced‚ had little
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Chilean Mine Collapse Over two months trapped underground waiting to be rescued their waiting had finally come to an end on October 13‚ 2010. Two months ago on August 5th‚ 2010‚ in the city of Copiapo‚ Chile‚ near the Atacama desert an underground mining had collapsed trapping 33 miners 2300 feet below the surface. Now‚ given under the circumstances that the mine had a history of previous accidents and deaths‚ this led everyone to believe that the 33 men underground
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The collapse of the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge stunned everyone‚ especially engineers. How could the most "modern" suspension bridge‚ with the most advanced design‚ suffer catastrophic failure in a relatively light wind? The State of Washington‚ the insurance companies‚ and the United States government appointed boards of experts to investigate the collapse of the Narrows Bridge. The Federal Works Administration (FWA) appointed a 3-member panel of top-ranking engineers: Othmar Amman‚ Dr. Theodore
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Spanish philosopher‚ George Santayana once wrote‚ “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This quote is widely used because of its relevance to a variety of topics. Engineers use reverse engineering to investigate an engineering failure and prevent it from happening again. We remember the tenth mission of the space shuttle Challenger that ended on January 28‚ 1986 in a catastrophic disaster. Seven astronauts were killed that day when the Challenger they were piloting‚ exploded
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