year alone. These students may consider taking a gap year. A gap year (otherwise known as a deferred year or year off) is a period of time in which students take a break from formal education in order to travel‚ volunteer‚ study‚ intern‚ work‚ perform research‚ or any combination of these activities. A gap year can be immensely beneficial to students to gain a sense of identity‚ improve their education‚ and help strengthen their career choice. With a gap year students are able to gain independence‚
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The pay gap affects women from all backgrounds‚ at all ages‚ and of all levels of education. In the U.S.‚ the gap stands at 64%‚ which means that women earn about two-thirds of what men make for similar work. That’s actually worse than last year‚ when gap was 66%. “The U.S. now ranks 74th in wage equality among 145 countries.” Well according to World Economic Forum‚ in the year 2133 women’s earning will finally match their male coworkers. The World Economic Forum believes it will take another 118
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Chapter 25 – Knowledge Gap -The knowledge gap hypothesis presumes that you will know more about these topics than people whose educational level is lower than yours‚ even if the topics don’t directly concern your everyday life. -Stated by Tichenor‚ Donohue and Olien in their 1970 article they said the population is divided into two distinct segments: a group of better educated people who know more about most things and those with low education who know less. -Low Socio-economic status (SES)
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The Stubborn Gender Gap When a congressional committee hearing presented an all-male panel of witnesses to discuss female contraception last month‚ Carolyn Moloney made news by demanding‚ “Where are the women?” Nearly 50 years after the modern women’s movement began‚ such omissions remain common- and yet many people assume the battle for equality is largely over. Perfectly nice guys will say to me‚ “You must be so happy you’ve won!” reports Gloria Steinem. I say‚ “But are you working for a women
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Digital divide is the gap that exists between those who can effectively use new information and communication tools (ICT)‚ such as the Internet‚ and those who cannot. Elderly and low-income people have been identified as two major digitally disconnected groups (Rowena Cullen 2002). Traditional family relations may be strained as Inter-generational communication is hampered and older members of the household find themselves increasingly alienated. The divide may also limit the low income group’s choices
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sEmirates airlines (also known as by marketing phrase Fly Emirates) is the national airline of Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates. It is the largest airline in the Middle East‚ operating over 2‚400 passenger flights per week‚ from its hub at Dubai International Airport Terminal 3‚ to 105 cities in 62 countries across six continents. The company also operates three of the ten world’s longest non-stop commercial flights from Dubai to Los Angeles‚ San Francisco and Houston. In 1974‚ three years after independence
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Is the generation gap myth or reality It’s well known that new time demands new way of thinking. New way of thinking demands new way of acting. New way of acting arouses misunderstanding on the part of older generation. People usually get used to certain things and some dead small changes can frighten them. Thus‚ trying to avoid the negative feeling of fear older people try to avoid new trends and spirits of the time. On the other hand‚ youngsters are eager to introduce some desperately
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Emirates Airline is one of the five world leading airline companies founded in 1985. It was awarded the “World’s Best Airline” by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards. In addition Emirates Airline was awarded the “Best Middle East Airline” and for the ninth year in a row “World’s Best Inflight Entertainment”. Emirates Airline serves over 39 million customers a year based on 2013 data. Nonetheless as every other business‚ Emirates Airline faces its own challenges. The company needs to update
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Southwest Airlines: SWOT Analysis Mollika Thaing‚ Khoa Tran‚ Tonielia Thomas‚ Hiwot Tesfaye‚ Kai Spear Mgmt. Prin. & Org. Behavior Professor Leon Prieto 11/18/2013 Southwest Airlines’ Description Southwest Airlines was introduced in Texas on June 18‚ 1971 with three Boeing 737 airplanes and only serving three cities of Texas which included Houston‚ Dallas and San Antonio. The company came a long way since 1971; today Southwest Airlines has 537 Boeing 737 airplanes and serving 68
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The generational gap is a term popularized in Western countries during the 1960s referring to differences between people of younger generations and their elders‚ especially between children and their parents.[1] Although some generational differences have existed throughout history‚ modern generational gaps have often been attributed to rapid cultural change in the postmodern period‚ particularly with respect to such matters as musical tastes‚ fashion‚ culture and politics. These changes are assumed
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