In “Credentialing Versus Educating”‚ the third chapter of Dark Ages Ahead‚ Jane Jacobs discusses a change in the intent and practice of higher education at universities and colleges. “Credentialing‚ not educating‚ has become the primary business of North American universities” (Jacobs 44). The institution of education has shifted its focus from passing on knowledge and teaching students to have critical faculties for the stability and growth of society‚ to simply certifying individuals in order to
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In his book The Road Ahead‚ Bill Gates relates to a non-technical audience the history‚ growth‚ and future of technology. He discusses how the trends‚ technologies‚ and issues of the Information Age are affecting society. Gates makes predictions and gives advice on how to adapt and succeed in the future of incredible change in computing and communicating. His book is written with two major concerns: the development and future of technology‚ and its influence on society. Bill Gates begins by
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Case Write Up: Manila Water Company Water is quickly becoming a new form of currency throughout the world. At the rate of consumption relating to the rapidly increasing population‚ the world’s water supply is quickly being diminished. In the film “Blue Gold”‚ filmmaker Sam Bozzo‚ depicts the concerns of the world’s water supply. The areas most affected with the water crisis tend to be the poor in 3rd world countries. Many of the poor spend a majority of their time acquiring clean drinking
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The channeling of water was employed in Rome for purposes relating to farming and irrigation. To allow for a sensible and practical distribution of water‚ rules were drawn from actual cases to set precedents for future reference. For example‚ the servitude of aquaeductus was created to grant a right of use that allowed a right holder to legally channel water from a source upon an adjacent neighbor’s land‚ providing that they themselves held an estate. In Case 2.28‚ Julian establishes three different
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Essay Rough Draft How has America changed sense you were born‚ or for the fact how has American changed sense I’ve been alive? The answer is… well… a lot actually. If you go and look back at the year 1997 to here in 2014‚ America has 1. Had 3 presidents 2. A number of terrorists attacks 3. And an all time high in America’s debt count. The world before me has changed so allow me to take you on a Governmental Field Trip. The first stop on the trip is to the Equal Rights Museum and how the Declaration
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FIJI Water and Corporate Social Responsibility - Green Makeover or “greenwashing”? Case Study Marcella Biazon Principles of Marketing Dr. Konya Weber September 20‚ 2012 FIJI Water Case Study A corporation that says it is socially responsible‚ claims that they are concerned for society’s welfare; which also includes the environment‚ because now days‚ we are a lot more concerned about our environment and how everything affect it. The corporation will make sure to
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Remineralization of desalinated water. The product water after desalination characteristically has very low mineral content‚ hardness‚ alkalinity‚ and pH. The water has an unpleasant taste so it must be conditioned prior to final supply and use. The main purposes of remineralization are a. Provide protection to the distribution system to prevent corrosion b. Add minerals that are essential to human dietary needs. c. To facilitate the secondary use of the desalinated water‚ for example‚ irrigation. Dosages
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Water from Iceland – Case Study Bottled water traditionally has been consumed in the United States by the wealthy. However‚ in the past several years bottled water has begun to appeal to a wider market. A whole new market share started opening up for the bottled water as considerable percentage of people started preferring bottled water over tap water. According to the Beverage Marketing Corp.‚ in 2007‚ total U.S. category volume of bottled water surpassed 8.8 billion gallons‚ a 6.9 percent advance
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Rough Draft Driving under the influence has affected many people’s lives and families’ .Drinking and driving is a problem in today’s society‚ and it is a concern for anyone who drives. Driving under the influence is one of the most common and dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else in. The fact is that drinking and driving is a huge deal and can leave a long trail of broken dreams and hearts. If you drink and drive‚ not only are you putting yourself at risk‚ but your passengers
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At FIJI Water‚ Corporate Social Responsibility is‚ and should be‚ a priority. Our company has gone to great lengths in order to identify areas of improvement‚ and then provide the necessary resources to make improvements. In attempts to reduce emissions we have evolved to new ways of running our business by reducing amounts of materials and energy used to produce FIJI Water. However‚ even with the current efforts to be more eco-friendly‚ more can be done. Switching to new fuel types‚ using a plastic
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