California ’s Proposition 184: Three Strikes and You ’re Out Last year in California voters approved a controversial ballot initiative. Proposition 184‚ also known as the three strikes and you ’re out law‚ was passed on November 9‚ 1994. Under this new legislation repeat offenders‚ upon committing their third felony offense‚ will be sentenced to a mandatory twenty-five years to life in prison(California 667). The initiative passed by a landslide‚ with 76% of the voters in favor of it. The
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Dear Jury‚ Dear attendants‚ Dear Opposition. We are here to propose following motion: Service companies should outsource environmental scanning to specialists. Allow us to define this motion. We define a service company as a company which delivers services to its customers. According to Philip Kotler a service is defined as; "any activity or benefit that one party can offer to another that is essentially intangible and does not result in the ownership of anything. Its production may or may not be
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Proposition 8 California Proposition 8 (California Marriage Protection Act) was a state-wide ballot proposition passed in the November 4‚ 2008 state election that made same sex marriage illegal in California. The vote which won by 52% adds exactly 14 words to the California State Constitution‚ "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." To qualify for the ballot‚ Proposition 8 needed 694‚354 valid petition signatures‚ equal to 8% of the total votes cast for
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Mountain Equipment Coop Introduction Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is a Canadian outdoor consumer operative. In 1972‚ “We help people enjoy the benefits of self-propelled wilderness-oriented recreation‚” became MEC’s first ever mission statement. MEC started with a niche market approach‚ adopting a focus strategy. Unsurprisingly‚ to adapt and maintain competitiveness‚ the organization’s business strategy has slowly shifted; since then‚ MEC has transitioned from a focus strategy to a growth and
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Marketing Management – MM522 - Discussion 1 (Week 1) 1. Name the six steps in the marketing research process as discussed in the Kotler text. 1. Define the problem and research objectives. 2. Develop the research plan 3. Collect the information 4. Analyze the information 5. Present the finding 6. Make the decision 2. Why is it important to include all of these steps in the research process? Every research product is different‚ but you have to plan‚ prepare‚ and execute the research
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People always want to fit into society because they want to feel accepted. Every race tries to assimilate to the majority so they won’t stand out. For example‚ a man who is black and white doesn’t know what race to associate with. They don’t know which race to relate to because his skin might be too white or too dark. Because people try so hard‚ they use their culture and personality. This loss of individualism is depicted in “Mr. Z” by M. Carl Holman. This loss of individualism is portrayed in
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Critically assess the proposition that happiness is something which can be‚ and ought to be‚ taught. There is no one definition of happiness‚ however philosophy and psychology have long been interested in this phenomenon as well as how to enhance it. Sometimes these two disciplines came up with propositions how to be happy. As an example Epicurus (342–270 BCE) begun hedonistic approach referring to maximization of pleasure (Seligman‚ 2002). Later on Aristotle said that “happiness is the meaning
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According to California Affirmative Action‚ Proposition 209 (n. d.)‚ In California‚ Affirmative Action‚ Proposition 209 was passed in 1996‚ under the Civil Rights Act (California Affirmative Action Proposition 209‚ n. d.). Proposition 209 prohibits the state‚ local government‚ districts‚ public universities‚
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Place Girish Ketkar MM-I @ BIIB 2014-16 (Semester I) Topic 10 Agenda • • • • Definition and functions of channels of distribution Channel design decisions‚ channel levels Channel conflicts and resolution Integrated marketing channels Girish Ketkar MM-I @ BIIB 2014-16 (Semester I) Topic 10 1 Reading • Marketing Management: A South Asian Perspective (Kotler‚ Keller‚ Koshy‚ Jha) » Chapter 14: Designing and Managing Integrated Marketing Channels Girish Ketkar MM-I @ BIIB 2014-16 (Semester
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NINTENDO Target Consumer Groups and Unique Sellin Proposition Abstract The paper gives some information about positioning that one of the main elements of Marketing Mix and SWOT analysis of Nintendo Wii and it’s main competitors Sony’ Play Station 3 and Macintosh’s Xbox 360. The paper describes Nintendo Wii’s three main personas‚ represents them on a positioning map and adds competitors on it. The paper discusses how being the first to launch a radically different console gave the company its competitive
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