1. Bus Station‚ Durham‚ North Carolina Caption: A man stands by a “colored” waiting room at the bus station in Durham‚ North Carolina. 2. Segregated Waiting Caption: People wait in a segregated bus terminal to travel from Louisville‚ Kentucky‚ to Memphis‚ Tennessee. 3. Bus Station‚ Rome‚ Georgia Caption: A “colored” waiting room sign hangs over a bus station in Rome‚ Georgia. 4. Drinking Fountain Caption: On the lawn of the county courthouse in Halifax‚ North Carolina‚ a young African-American
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1. Wal-Mart’s strategy was to buy low‚ stack high‚ and sell cheap. This strategy allowed them to focus on minimizing costs and generating revenue by selling discounted items. This allowed Wal-Mart to become a leader in discounted retail generating nearly 200 billion in sales from 1988-2000. 2. His strategy of keeping costs low influenced various sectors within the company. Early on‚ Walton was extremely frugal and would do anything he can to save money. This often meant sharing hotels or walking
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The author Fred Gipson wrote a historical fiction about a young confidante boy Arliss‚a kind boy named Travis‚ and a brave dog called Old Yeller. Little Arliss’s hobby was to hunt small bugs and animals. But when a big yellow dog appeared in Arliss’s house they had planned to keep him home. Arliss didn’t like dogs so he called the dog Old Yeller. Arliss and Old Yeller had many exciting and dangerous adventures. In this story there were many main characters. They were Travis‚ Little Arliss‚ their
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Is Wal-Mart Good for America? I feel Wal-Mart is not only good for America‚ it is great. Wal-Mart is the place to shop for all your needs over a wide variety of items. Besides the huge variety‚ Wal-Mart offers their products at everyday low prices. Wal-Mart is a haven for families who struggle to make ends meet‚ by giving them affordable deals they cannot find anywhere else. So then why does Wal-Mart receive such bad criticism? Because of after decades of doings things a certain way‚ Wal-Mart
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History is something that every community has‚ and pieces of local history are essential to an area’s culture. The Fiske Theatre is a rare gem in Northeast Louisiana. Founded in 1929‚ and later re-constructed in 1950‚ the theatre is a great marvel of architecture for its’ time. The Fiske‚ as locals call it‚ is a central part and in some ways an icon for Oak Grove‚ Louisiana. It was and still is a thriving business within Oak Grove. The founder and owner‚ Donald B. Fiske‚ was a local business
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The major issues are that Walmart is destroying small town businesses and stripping the cultures of the towns that they are entering. The four part CSR models starts with economic which means that the business needs to make a profit‚ Walmart is definitely making a profit. The next step is legal‚ which means following all the laws. Walmart does that all the time except for in very rare circumstances. Then there is ethical. Walmart does work ethically a lot by there has been times when it is questionable
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Manifest Destiny: “expansion of the United States through the American continents were inevitable and justified” Avatar: They thought that importance to get into the Avatar world and destroy Omaticaya‚ the Home Tree. The scientists and destructors feel that it is necessary to do this because Unobtanium is what is within the tree and it sells for very high in the US. The contents were “inevitable” to not get because they are worth so much and there could be a huge economic boom in their company if
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Costco Wholesale Corporation: Costco is a multi-billion dollar global retailer‚ who sale to only customers that are part of their membership. Costco is well known in the United States for is low prices and also the quantity of product they have. Furthermore‚ the products that they have in the store are qualified as being high product that is mostly wanted by most American. The range of product is what makes Costco one of the best Companies in the United States. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc.: Wal-Mart is
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Running head: STRATEGIC INITIATIVE Learning Team Assignment: Strategic Initiative Paper University of Phoenix FIN/370 Introduction Wal-mart is very proud to be a good neighbor and citizen in many communities across the United States and around the world. Wal-mart believes that it’s a privilege to be a store that’s part of the community and they also believe it’s there responsibility to help sustain the communities that rely on them. Wal-mart has held several initiatives
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Assignment 3.2: Wal-Mart — Sweatshop or Scapegoat? In 1991‚ Walmart became an international company when they opened a Sam’s Club near Mexico City. Just two years later‚ Walmart International was created. Today‚ Walmart International is a fast-growing part of Walmart’s overall operations‚ with 4‚112 stores and more than 680‚000 associates in 14 countries outside the continental U.S. Sweatshops are workplaces where basic worker rights are not respected. In the US‚ sweatshops at the turn of the
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