Report: Lessons from the Titanic Adapted from Causes and Effects of the Rapid Sinking of the Titanic by Vicki Bassett (http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/uer/bassett.html) Date: 12 January 2012 Word count: 2802 Abstract This article discusses the material failures and design flaws that contributed to the rapid sinking of the Titanic‚ which collided with a massive iceberg in 1912 while on her maiden voyage from England to the United States. There were 2200 passengers
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CHAPTER 10: MANAGEMENT FROM ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE DEFINITION ♛ Management from Islamic perspective defined as‚ the ability to utilize resources both material and human‚ optimally in order to achieve goals‚ be it short term or long-term goals. ♛ It has been practiced since the era of our prophet‚ Muhammad s.a.w. It based on the teachings generated from the holy Al’-Quran and the As’-Sunnah. It sources that provided guidance in making decisions. ♛ The leadership under our prophet Muhammad s.a.w through
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later known as Heidi from that war-torn country to the United States in "Operation Babylift". This operation saved many Vietnamese children’s life and gave them an opportunity to grow up and out of post-war chaos. This happened to Heidi‚ as she explains in the film “Daughter from Danang”‚ in which 22 years after she was given up for adoption‚ decides to go back to Vietnam and meet her biological family. However‚ the theme of culture shock is explored in depth in Daughter from Danang‚ as Heidi finds
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Prokopiv 3d period Speech 12/4/12 Source #2 Living Together Before Marriage Study: No Longer Seen As Bad Omen ATLANTA - Nearly half of first marriages break up within 20 years‚ a new U.S. government study finds. With those odds‚ you might wonder: Would we be better off living together first? The new research‚ part of a marriage survey of 22‚000 men and women‚ suggests times have changed from the days when living together signalled poor chances for a successful marriage later. "It’s
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Red from Green Maile Meloy’s short story “Red from Green” was first published in 2009. The short story is about the fifteen years old Sam Turner. Every year she goes on a float trip with her dad. This year Sam’s uncle and a client called Layton from her uncle’s law firm follow them on the trip. Layton compliments Sam’s white teeth and teaches her how to shoot with a gun he got with him on the trip. One night Sam gives Layton some massage because he has an old injury in his bag. When Sam’s dad and
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in price negotiations between buyers and sellers. Real estate agents are usually independent sales workers who provide their services to a licensed broker on a contract basis. In return‚ the broker pays the agent a portion of the commission earned from the agent’s sale of the property. Property Service Division of LIC Housing Finance Limited deals with the same business of real estate. The need of entering in this field was felt by LIC Housing Finance Ltd due to increasing prospects in Real Estate
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Education comes not from books but from practical experiences. An educated person has always been described as someone who reads many diverse books‚ while it is also commonly said that experience is the best teacher. The widely debated topic of the primary source of education has been a prima discussion as people tend to mix up the importance of books and practical experiences in the process of education.” In this essay‚ I will discuss the importance of both parties in education and express my views
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Lesson from NUMMI The first and foremost change in NUMMI as a learning organization was in management philosophy. In the old Fremont plant‚ the management never trusted the workers and in fighting mode with the union. Union functioned to get the most compensation with the least work‚ while management functioned to get the most production with the least compensation. Workers had no sense of ownership‚ they did not see total picture‚ their performance was low. NUMMI started with belief that workers
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DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE A Memoir of War‚ Disasters‚ and Survival ANDERSON COOPER To my mom and dad‚ and the spark of recognition that brought them together Contents Introduction 1 Tsunami: Washed Away 9 Iraq: Inkblots of Blood 47 Niger: Night Sweats 83 Katrina: Facing the Storm 121 Photographic Insert Aftermath 165 Epilogue 203 Author’s Note 209 Acknowledgments 211 About the Author Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher Introduction I WAS TEN WHEN my father
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In the story of "Who Has Seen The Wind"‚ W.O. Mitchell attempts to explain the meaning of life to young readers. Brian O’Connal‚ the main character‚ is a young boy who develops an understanding of birth and death throughout the novel by observing numerous animals. The birth of Forbsie’s pigeons and his rabbits help him to gain an understanding of birth. The death of Forbsie’s pigeon‚
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