Los Angeles Lakers is a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles‚ California. It is not only the successful NBA basketball team but also one of the earliest team joined NBA league. The Lakers is the reigning NBA champions after defeating the Boston Celtics in the 2010 NBA Finals 4 – 3. The Finals victory gave the franchise their 16th championship‚ placing them second in NBA history behind the Celtics’ 17. The Lakers also hold the record for NBA’s longest winning streak (33)
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On La Indolencia de los Filipinos Sloth‚ idleness‚ slackness‚ dilatoriness or indolence -- Rizal‚ in his 1890 writing for La Solidaridad‚ takes up the question of this dissenting characteristic of the Filipinos. Upon reading his work‚ I am faced with the question whether the Filipinos nowadays still realize the existence of Juan Tamad among us while we are busy recognizing the fact that indeed the Philippines has become one of the main sources of the world’s domestic helpers‚ caregivers‚ nurses
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The article I read is about the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The topic of the article deals with having students get an earlier start in the school year‚ and ending early. This would affect all levels of students; like elementary‚ middle‚ and high school aged. The main purpose of changing the entrance and exit of a school year is‚ because schools want better test scores. Schools would start fifteen days before the regular school year‚ which would be in August instead of September
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in 1995 focuses its business in the production and sales of specialized beverages. Currently‚ it is the largest nutraceutical drink manufacturer in China attributing its success to their main beverage product‚ a red-canned herbal drink called “Wong Lo Kat” (WLK). In efforts tie in with the nationwide market development strategy‚ the group set up 4 production plants in the different regions of China namely Beijing‚ Zhejiang‚ Fujian and Guangzhou to achieve greater reach within China. As of 2011‚ the
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Annegrethe Scholtz 7D LO Project 1. Mind map: 2. Vigorous research: Reinforcing Effects of drugs - Some people enjoy the positive effect of certain substances like feeling floaty‚ but they should take the negative effects into consideration like drowsiness‚ hangovers‚ dizziness etc. Withdrawal effects and cravings - When quitting a substance the first 2 weeks are critical in determining quitting failure rate‚ people with addictions should seek help in order to quit their nasty habit. Withdrawal
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speculated that sex role stereotypes are the main cause for the lack of women in leadership positions. Throughout history masculinity and femininity have been seen as opposites. A successful woman is frequently regarded as an anomaly and women who become successful leaders are of often offered the presumed accolade of being described as “being like men”. For example‚ Margaret Thatcher was often described as the “best man” in Britain. Early research on sex role stereotypes in the late 1960s and early
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African Journal of Business Management Vol. 5(13)‚ pp. 5199-5209‚ 4 July‚ 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM ISSN 1993-8233 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper The influences of relationship marketing strategy and transaction cost on customer satisfaction‚ perceived risk‚ and customer loyalty Cheng-Feng Cheng* and Ai-Hsuan Lee Department of International Business‚ Asia University‚ Taiwan Accepted 25 January‚ 2011 This study attempts
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The media is a powerful tool. From TV shows and movies to video games‚ media has a heavy hand in shaping our culture and norms. It is common to see white‚ skinny‚ “fit‚” blonde models glaze magazine covers in the store. White men are often the center of blockbuster films and the news anchors we see on primetime TV. But do these two‚ small groups of people truly reflect our society? The answer is no. The United States‚ and the rest of the world‚ is comprised of people that are all different shapes
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Chinua Achebe states that: “ A country should be fair to all citizens‚ whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender." Hardly any characteristics of the constitution appeal to us as much as equality. The 21st century is one where people are in a constant battle for equality. One of the most outstanding issues under consideration is whether girls should play on boys’ sports teams. Females should not be discriminated against playing a sport due to the difference in physical makeup or sex.
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The definition of the image is "a respiration of the external form of a person’s or thing of art". In society today image is everything. Meaning the way you are dressed‚ the way your hair is cut or even for females how you wear your makeup. An image is always the first impression before you even come to opening your mouth. It’s hard to become an image that everyone loves‚ knowing that everybody’s opinions are different. Different images can be portrayed based on different hobbies or career choice
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