1. What risks exist for the company? How can the company alleviate these risks? Investments‚ lawsuits and fines and penalties. The company can prevent all of these by being safe‚ professional‚ follow all the labor/environmental laws and meet all deadlines when needed. 2. What competition does the company have in the current market? When it comes to competition for Wal-Mart there is a lot to talk about. In North America the competition includes Target‚ ShopKo‚ Kmart‚ and Aldi’s. For Sam’s
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In this journal entry‚”An Immoral Law‚” Henry David Thoreau states his opinion on the ‘enforcement’ of the Fugitive Slave Act in his ‘community’. In spite of the fact that Thoreau and I have an age difference of over one hundred years‚ I realize we share a common belief. Which is to stand for what we believe in. Even though Thoreau isn’t that popular among his community for his beliefs‚ he continues to speak out on them. As a result‚ he then goes on to serve as a motivation for many other people
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Memoirs of a Geisha Character Journal First Entry: Chairman Iwamura Dear Journal‚ Today I had the most peculiar encounter. This afternoon‚ as I was nearing the Minamiza Theater to see the Kabuki play‚ Shibaraku after lunch‚ I met a young girl no older than 14 dressed in maids attire and crying in an alley along the Shirakawa Stream. I was not thinking when I approached her for I was with two business associates and a geisha who was accompanying us but something drew
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Munro’s Style of Narration Adolescence is a time of embarrassment‚ confusion‚ self-doubt‚ and physical maturity‚ which is exactly what the narrators of Alice Munro’s “Red Dress-1946” and “An Ounce of Cure” are going through. Both narrators in the stories are having difficulties expressing themselves: in “Red Dress-1946” she longs to be chosen by someone and in “An Ounce of Cure” she attempts to get over the one that has. Munro’s unique style of narration furthers our understanding of the narrators
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February 17th I recently read a novel by Suzanne Collins titled‚ The Hunger Games. What I recall most about this book is the magnificent emphasis put on food. Every single meal eaten by the characters was described in such great detail that you would think the author was a former culinary student. As the name persists‚ food is a significant issue in this book. It’s a luxury for people living in the districts and a commodity for the capital. People from the districts often died of starvation while
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Scout’s first day at school -- Scout‚ Miss Caroline‚ Walter Cunningham‚ Burris Ewell‚ Chuck Little Until I feared I would lose it‚ I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. To Kill a Mockingbird Scout‚ Chapter 2. Dear Diary‚ Damn I hate school! T o be honest “I never looked forward more to anything in my life” (Lee 15)‚ but everything went wrong. My teacher is Ms. Caroline Fisher. I don’t think she’s more than twenty-two. “She … wore a red-and-white-striped dress. She looked
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Double-Entry Journal Assignment A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines “’Gentlemen of the jury‚ be merciful. For God’s sake‚ be merciful. He in innocent of all charges brought against him. ‘But let us say he was not. Let us for a moment say he was not. What justice would there be to take his this life? Justice‚ gentleman? Why‚ I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair.’” (page 8) After trying to convince the jury that Jefferson is not clever enough to commit the crime‚ the defense
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Journal Entry #1 “Love in L.A.” by Dagoberto Gilb p. 311 Word count: 522 Summary Love in L.A.” is a story that is set on the streets of Los Angeles in the heat of traffic. Love should be an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment (DK). But in the short story Love in L.A.‚ the definition of love is the exact opposite. Through “Jake‚” the protagonist’s definition of “love” is expressed in different fashions‚ none results in anything positive outcome; He portrays being lazy‚ irresponsible
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Unit 7 Discussion Thank you Dr Jo for the extra credit assignments and the videos. Here is my response to the questions you provided for our review. One of the conversation we talked about in unit 6 learning journal was language barriers. There are many children born in the United States that speak little to none of their native tongue. The assumption is that people that live in America from different cultures speak the language of their parents‚ and grandparents. Moreover‚ what we have learned
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1-6 Journal: From Problem to Persuasion Many business owners have argued that raising the minimum wage would cause hardship and cause businesses to raise their prices‚ but many workers argue that raising the minimum wage is necessary to help low-income workers to get out of poverty. Two main issues that workers face are insufficient wages to support their families which causes them to depend on government funding. Secondly‚ workers are faced with decreased job satisfaction due to making low wages
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