Reading/Video questions for Diamond’s Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Prologe “Yali’s Question” 1. What is Yali’s question and why did it motivate Diamond to write this book? Yali’s question was “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea but we black people have little cargo of our own?” Jared Diamond wrote this book to answer Yali’s question because he didn’t have an answer when Yali asked him the question. 2. What are other ways that Diamond asks
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1. What forces drove Mittal Steel to start expanding across national borders? Mittal Steel started expanding across national borders due to government regulations along with tough competition from SAIL and Tata Steel. Mittal Steel believed that it would be more likely to experience growth if the company would transpire outside of India. The company made its first move in 1975 when it set up a steel-making plant in Indonesia. 2. Mittal Steel expanded into different nations through merges and acquisitions
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Analysis of Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" is a poem presenting two speakers‚ one female and one male‚ who are playing the game "La Migra" which means "border patrol agents". Mora creates a snapshot of the dangers of living near the Mexican border through the narrators ’ "game". The poem is written with childish language‚ but includes ambiguity of whether the players are children approaching a disturbingly mature theme or whether they ’re adults trying to minimize the stress of
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U.S. Steel industry. What conclusion can you draw from this? Degree of Rivalry: Mini mills were being used by the foreign competition which mean they were able to produce steel at less expensive rates passing that on ot their customers. Barriers to entry: Starting in the 1970’s since there were no trade barriers companies overseas were able to manufacture and sell steel for a much lower price here in the United States therefore affecting companies domestically. Supplier power: Once steel became
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<center><b>Describe the story you enjoyed reading most. Discuss the story in terms of PLOT‚ THEME‚ CHARACTER‚ SETTING‚ LANGUAGE‚ TITLE etc.</b></center> <br> <br>I enjoy reading "The Steel Windpipe" because of its mood and the style of the writer. The content is fresh and the theme is clearly depicted through the characters. The plot starts in a moderate manner‚ with the new doctor browsing through his books. I was about to think about reading another story when the complication pulled me back into
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ABC STEEL COMPANY Robert Cruz‚ newly appointed Shop Manager of ABC Steel Company‚ was making his way through the plant back to his office. He had just reviewed the company’s most recent operating statistics with his boss‚ Rudyard de los Santos‚ Operations Manager. The statistics were shocking: ABC Company’s production backlog had reached such proportions that top management decided not to accept any further business. The company was paying penalties of P50‚ 000.00 a day due to non-fulfillment
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Memo To: Jack Clark Cc: Mozaffar Khan‚ Derek Johnson From: Mauricio Sadi Andrade Date: March 15‚ 2010 Subject: Lehigh ’s 1993 product mix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this memo is to recommend you a product mix for Lehigh in the year of 1993 based on profit calculations and other business considerations. Recommendation: 1993 product mix should include only High Speed Based on an approach resultant from the combination of ABC plus Theory of Constraints (TOC)‚ I recommend
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DIAGNOSIS Maureen Frye failed to implement the proposed plan to change the call patterns of salespeople responsible for selling extruded titanium products at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corporation. The failure was due to a lack of understanding of the following components: Organization Communication Culture Structure Directives Interpersonal The principle error Maureen made was underestimating how significant company culture could impact decision-making at every responsibility
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Lehigh Steel Background- Lehigh Steel was founded in 1913 and it manufactures specialty steels for high strength‚ high use applications. In 1975 it was acquired by Palmer due to its ownership of Continuous Rolling Mill‚ a specialized equipment that convert steel intermediate shape to wire for Palmer’s bearing. The industry as a whole is highly competitive‚ even a small change in price could alter customers’ consumption decision greatly‚ keeping costs down is therefore‚ one of the most important
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BENT STEEL My assignment is to choose a medical diagnosis on a standard medical term. Then‚ write a four page essay written in layman’s terms about the diagnosis. I chose ALS. I can give you a definition. ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. I can tell you what the acronym ALS stands for. It stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. I can break the word down‚ in medical terminlogy. (A-/without‚ Myo/muscle‚ -trophic/nourishment lateral/side
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