The following is mirrored from its source at: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98oct/industry.htm The NEXT Industrial Revolution by William McDonough and Michael Braungart October 1998 The Atlantic "Eco-efficiency‚" the current industrial buzzword‚ will neither save the environment nor foster ingenuity and productivity‚ the authors say. They propose a new approach that aims to solve rather than alleviate the problems that industry makes In the spring of 1912 one of the largest moving objects
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time is a book of 2 essays that accurately portray “The Negro Problem” of the 1960’s. The first essay is titled “My Dungeon Shook- Letters to My Nephew on The Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation” as the title states this essay is in the form of a letter to his 14 year old nephew who is also named James. This essay explains the struggle of the Negro through history and the American dream‚ the American dream that is being withheld from the Negro people‚ and how
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Charles Jackson Professor Hess Politics and Government Abroad 4/8/2014 Will China be the next Superpower in the next 20 years? For many years now we have projected that since the U.S. got its independence and has been winning wars and gaining more land throughout the years that they would remain the nation that everyone would fear‚ and wouldn’t want to mess with in years to come‚ but the Chinese nations might have something to say about that now has they have been coming up with their strength
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The natural landscape and the winter storm in “The Painted Door” serve as a metaphor for Anne’s sense of isolation. Sinclair Ross‚ the author‚ of this short story uses isolation to portray complex imagery. John and Ann have been living on a farm together for seven years now‚ and in those seven years nothing much has changed in their lives. Their closest neighbour is John’s father who lives “five miles” away from them. During winter to get to his farm it seems longer to get there due to the “impassable”
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In “Sex‚ Drugs‚ Disasters‚ and the Extinction of Dinosaurs”‚ Stephen Jay Gould Gould‚ annoyed with inconsistency in popular science‚ takes issue with widely accepted theories that have gained notoriety despite not having any real application of the scientific method. To argue his point he compares and contrasts three notable theories to explain the death of the dinosaurs. Gould explains that good science provides the opportunity to prove or disprove a hypothesis‚ and anything less is mere speculation
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Describe at least one idea that was worth learning about in the texts. Explain why that idea was worth learning about in the texts as a whole . In the texts Ka kite bro by Willie Davis and The woman next door by Joy Cowely and important idea was discrimination. This idea was worth learning about because it showed me how discrimination changes and effects people’s lives‚ also it showed me how the clashing of cultures and a lack of understanding can lead to discrimination. In the text Ka kite bro
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Abstract This report will analyse the corporate activities and position of Next plc‚ focusing on clothing‚ which is the company’s main product area. The report firstly provides an overview of the history and background of the company as well as mentioned the state of the clothing retail market. Following the introduction the report then goes into deep analysis of Next‚ beginning with identifying the company’s key strengths and opportunities for future success‚ before going on to explore certain
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Next Plc | 2011 | 2010 | PerformanceGross Profit | 1008.7/3453.7 = 29.21% | 996.9/3406.5 = 29.26% | Operating Profit | 574.8/3453.7 = 16.64% | 529.8/3406.5 = 15.56% | ROCE | 574.8/(232.4 + 727) = 59.91% | 529.8/(133.4+802) = 56.63% | Asset Turnover | 3453.7/(232.4+727) = 3.60 times. | 3406.5/(133.4+802) = 3.64 | LiquidityCurrent Ratio | 1067.3/832.9 = 1.3:1 | 1041.2/758.1 = 1.4:1 | Quick Ratio | (1067.3 – 368.3)/832.9 = 0.84:1 | (1041.2 – 309)/758.1 = 0.97:1 | Inventory Days
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Paper When you think of a country as being a superpower‚ what comes to mind? Well what most people think is the United States and is right‚ however China also comes to mind but at best China can only become an economic superpower nothing more. To many people China ’s strength‚ mainly in its economy‚ is strong and China ’s economy now ranks as the second largest in the world. According to a video‚ Is China the next superpower?‚ on YouTube‚ “China ’s per capita income is still a little more than 10 times
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What Happens Next Caitlyn Smith I woke up early one day. The cave was dark and I could not see. I went outside to see if I could find mother‚ but she was nowhere to be found; I guess she went off somewhere without telling me. I’m looking around after just waking up and I see this creature. I don’t know what to do. He comes closer‚ what am I supposed to do? I saw him running towards me and I started getting scared. He grabbed a stick and threw it towards me as if to warn me that he was
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