leader. I have all the qualities that make a great leader‚ but I was not born this way.Experiences and how someone reacts to those experiences are what truly make a leader. One of the most influential experiences I have gone through is called the Lebanon High School Marching Band. I am certain that I wouldn’t be who I am today if it weren’t for marching band. Before coming to high school I already had leadership qualities‚ but band helped bring all those great qualities together and helped me get
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metal that he can sell for recycling. One of the sisters (15) has left school to look for jobs as a cleaning woman. The one room they share has no electricity except what the neighbours give‚ and no water. This is the case of a typical family living in one of the poorest areas in Lebanon‚ Nabaa. Why Nabaa? This study targets the northern belts of Beirut‚ particularly Bourj Hammoud and Sin Elfil. These 2 areas are characterized by overpopulation and by forming a poverty belt of 4.5 km2. Particularly
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Imagine walking down the hallway towards my new classroom with all new people‚ heart beating‚ beads of sweat on your head‚ hands shaking. That was me on my first day at Mt. Lebanon Elementary. I had moved schools many times before‚ but this one in particular was extremely nerve-racking because I knew that I would be with the majority of these people for the rest of my school career. As I walked into the classroom I‚ almost immediately‚ thought I could tell who the mean and nice people were. The first
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HKU833 STEPHEN KO AIRASIA: FLYING LOW-COST WITH HIGH HOPES AirAsia started out as a Malaysian government-controlled‚ full-service regional airline that offered slightly lower fares than its number-one competitor‚ Malaysia Airlines (“MAS”). In December 2001‚ private entrepreneur Tony Fernandes took over the debt-ridden airline for the symbolic sum of US$0.26. Despite the air-travel downturn following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks‚ Fernandes believed that the timing for entering
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Introduction Five U.S. companies in September 2009 joined together and formed the partnership for Lebanon (PFL) and the bequest of then President George Bush. These five companies include: Cisco Systems‚ Intel Corporation‚ Ghafari Inc.‚ Occidental Petroleum‚ and Microsoft. The intent was for these companies to “help in the relief and reconstruction efforts in Lebanon” (Jamali‚ 2011). Soon thereafter‚ these companies concluded that to achieve the objective that five specific issues needed to be
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Case study 3 Lafarge-Aget Heracles Case a. Use Exhibits H and I‚ estimate and evaluate ratios for ROI‚ Profitability‚ liquidity‚ and financial strength. ROI is 5.18 in 2003 and 5.42 in 2004. It is slightly increase. The investment gains high profit to investment cost. Compared to 2003‚ the net income also growth 4.6 percent in 2004 since the mainly part is interest deduction. The sale revenue decreases 3‚344 EURO‚ but the cost has a higher reduction by 4‚400 EURO. Thus‚ its profitability essentially
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Case 3 MBA_731 John Burkhart 11/21/12 Parts Emporium EG151: Exhaust Gasket DB032: Drive Belt 1. Total costs for EG151; include ordering costs and holding costs. Compare this to the current system costs. You do no need to include the cost of safety stock for this comparison. Actual cost for this part: $4.16 Ordering Cost: $20.00 Holding cost: 20% of inventory investment Units on hand: 0 Units on back order: 11 Units scheduled receipt: 150 Total Cost: $624 + $20 + $125
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CASE BRIEFS: LEGAL ETHICS INTRODUCTION TO COMMON LAW CASE AUTHORITY 5th Semester 1. Togstad v. Vesely‚ Otto‚ Miller & Keefe‚ (1980) Facts: Mr. Togstad was paralyzed by negligent doctors. Mrs. Togstad approached Miller seeking legal advice on her malpractice case. After a standard interview‚ Miller stated that he didn’t think that she had a case. However‚ Miller never ordered medical records‚ nor did he advise her of the two-year statute of limitations. Mrs. Togstad relied on Miller’s
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Facts: The Negro plaintiffs in these cases were denied admission schools attended by the white children under the laws requiring or permitting segregation according to race. All the court adhered to the “separate but equal” doctrine and held that the plaintiffs were not admitted to the white schools (except for the plaintiff in the Delaware case). In the instant cases‚ the plaintiffs contend that segregated public schools are not “equal” and they are deprived of the equal protection of the laws.
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Pepsi Cola Products Philippines‚ Inc. (petitioner) v. Honorable Secretary of Labor (respondents) 1. Facts: a. June 1990: The Pepsi-Cola Employees Organization-UOEF (Union) filed a petition for certification election with the Med-Arbiter seeking to be the exclusive bargaining agent of supervisors of Pepsi-Cola Philippines‚ Inc. (PEPSI). i. Med-Arbiter granted this stating that PCEU-UOEF was an affiliate of Union de Obreros Estivadores de Filipinas (or the Federation) with two (2) rank and file
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