100 S C I E N T I F I C A M E R I C A N September 2008 © 2008 SCIENTIFIC AMERIC AN‚ INC. The Road ahead the end of privacy? Young people share the most intimate details of personal life on socialnetworking Web sites‚ portending a realignment of the public and the private By Daniel J. Solove harry campbell H e has a name‚ but most people just know him as “the Star Wars Kid.” In fact‚ he is known around the world by tens of millions of people. Unfortunately‚ his notoriety is for one of
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A Touch of Class Carl l. Hagen once said‚ “Politicians and bureaucrats are the new upper class. It is an upper class that is growing by an increasing number of top-paid politicians in municipalities and countries. They let the people suffer‚ but let themselves go free.” Class is a group of people usually large who have similar economic or social position in the society based on their wealth‚ property‚ income or power in the political and economic sphere. Hagen stereotypes upper class as those who
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Company Logos and their Meanings Ever wondered what company logos mean and whats the significance behind them? Wonder no more! You might think the arrow does nothing here. But it says that amazon.com has everything from a to z and it also represents the smile brought to the customer’s face. Wow‚ that is quite deep. Am not sure how many of you have noticed a hidden symbol in the Federal Express logo. Yeah‚ I am talking about the ’arrow’ that you can see between the E and
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theories allows for audience interpretation‚ thus it must be recognised that meaning in texts can be shaped and reshaped. Significantly‚ this may occur as connections between texts are explored. These notions are reflected in the compostion of Edson’s W;t and Donne’s poetry as their relationship is established through intertextual references‚ corresponding values and ideas and the use of language features. Edson particularly portrays key values surrounding the notions of the importance of loved based
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Case Background George Lassiter makes t-shirts for special events such as concerts. The upcoming concert presents another opportunity for George to make and sell t-shirts; however the question is how many t-shirts to produce. There are two fundamental case questions that must be answered: 1. What are the possible financial outcomes if Lassiter orders 5‚000 T-shirts? 7‚500? 10‚000? As shown in the Exhibit‚ a rather simple but detailed decision tree has been made which represents the various options
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Asset Pricing Model (CAPM hereinafter). The model that was developed by William F. Sharp of the Rand Corporation‚ and the first publications regarding the model appears in 1952 that were updated in 1959 (Kuhlemeyer‚ 2004). Since the very introduction o the model‚ the financial experts in different parts of the world have been using the model and basing their decisions on the basis of the model. However‚ due to changes in the environmental conditions and better research in the field of financial management
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Task 6‚ D1. Under this task I will evaluate the influence of different stakeholders Areej Vegetable Oils & Derivatives S.A.O.G Company. Society Society are one example of stakeholders who have influence in Areej Vegetable Oils & Derivatives S.A.O.G Company. Companies must be aware of the whole society‚ and how their activities can affect them‚ not just those who are customers. As the production process my cause discharge of harmful waste in the seas and rivers and also might cause air pollution
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storytelling. Although there will be differences in each interpretation of that story‚ it will keep the main point. Some depictions of a story might be more visually appealing than others. The Odyssey and “O brother Where Art Thou” had many similarities and differences. The video clip from “ O brother Where Art Thou” had many similarities to Homer’s The Odyssey text. In Homer’s text he mentions of sirens with a harmonious irresistible song “So they with voices sweet their music poured melodious
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Стилистический анализ текста: Leslie Poles Hartley “W. S.” The text under stylistic analysis is taken from the book “W.S.” by Leslie Poles Hartley.The story is told by author. The main character of the story - Walter Streeter - gets the postcards with messages from anonymous and starts thinking them over. The author uses simile “like other novelists” to show that he is not the only one who gets such postcards. Walter was used to getting communications from strangers‚ sometimes they were friendly
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Presentation: Why do companies go International Introduction Good morning everybody‚ thanks for coming today. This morning I’m going to explain you why nowadays many companies decide to go global. I choose this subject because‚ as you know‚ we come from all around the world‚ Canada‚ France‚ Spain‚ Japan and we are all interested in the global vision of our world. As you know‚ in our increasingly global society‚ many companies cannot afford to live with the illusion that their domestic markets
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