embodied energy of the hardwood flooring life-cycle is based on the flowing parts‚ the raw materials acquisition‚ the manufacturing‚ processing‚ transportation‚ recycle and waster management. The primary raw material of the hardwood flooring is the wood from angiosperm trees. There are many kinds of hardwood species such as ash‚ pine‚ oak‚ maple and cheery. These primary raw materials can make two kinds of hardwood flooring‚ which are solid hardwood and engineered hardwood. Because of solid hardwood
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The Impact and Cruelties of War The common phrase‚ "Don ’t judge a man until you ’ve walked a mile in his shoes”‚ tells the world to never put a label on an individual before you have truly experienced what they have gone through. Tim O Brien ’s work‚ In the Lake of the Woods‚ shows how men who have all experienced war‚ truly have walked in each other’s shoes. These traumatizing experiences impact the human spirit dramatically because once back from the war‚ veterans struggle to live normal lives
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The Use of Imagery‚ Diction‚ and Symbolism to Expose the Inferiority of the African Americans In Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal‚” Ellison depicts the struggle African Americans faced in the South during the 1930s. Using appalling imagery‚ mischievous diction‚ and unfolding symbolism‚ Ellison exposes the cynical efforts the white race made to maintain superiority over the blacks. Ellison uses appalling imagery to allow the reader to visualize the obscurities the young narrator faces only to
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Shell Oil in Nigeria 1. What are some of the factors explaining why corruption and bribery are so high in Nigeria? Nigeria is considered to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Many different forms of corruption are familiar to Nigeria including political corruption‚ bureaucratic corruption‚ electoral corruption‚ embezzlement‚ and bribery. Corruption has even been said to be a viable enterprise in Nigeria due to the involvement of citizens‚ government officials‚ and private
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Into the Woods What happens once “happily ever after” is over and done with? No one knows if the fairy tale dream continues or if it is over and the reality of the world begins to set in. In the play “Into the Woods”‚ we see a plethora of literature’s favorite fairy tales woven together to teach a lesson on responsibility and getting what you wish for. This production has two separate acts to it‚ both distinctly different. The first act serves as a continuation of the fairy tale world that we have
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Six months ahead of the 2003 invasion of Iraq‚ the United States had very little incisive evidence and relied greatly on analytic reviews and judgment in assessing what it knew about Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction and their WMD Programs. This is according to declassified U.S. intelligence report. The September 5‚ 2002 report from the Glen Shaffer‚ (which was initially classified as secret) showed the U.S. knew about Iraq’s internal expertise in building nuclear weapons but failed to mention
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What peace means to me… In a country‚ Peace is a term that most commonly refers to an absence of aggression‚ violence or hostility. Peace isn’t the absence of violence but rather the presence of justice. In a society‚ peace happens when different desires are in one agreement. Peace is based on many things‚ culture‚ education‚ family values‚ experience‚ & history (to name a few) but the basis is the same----to co-exist without war‚ killing‚ & overpowering a fellow being. According to me‚ Peace is
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“In The Cemetery where Al Jolson is buried” by Amy Hempel uses the word masks throughout the story to convey guilt‚ fear and unacceptance of death. The first mention of the word mask is in the beginning of the story. We are just beginning to understand that Hempel is describing two people in a hospital‚ the narrator is visiting her friend who is sick. They are both wearing masks‚ the narrator checks to make sure that she is still breathing and that she is not “ used to the mask yet.” The friend has
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a globalized business environment‚ companies such as Shell operate in a number of international markets‚and consequently enounter various risks not normally attributed with domestic markets (Beck 1993). In developing countries such as Nigeria the regulatory frameworks may exist but are not adequatley enforced. Hence‚The intent of CSR activities performed by multinationals are not always well determined‚ And powerful multinationals such as Shell have emerged as the major players in this era of globalization
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5311 Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A) As described in the Harvard Business School case Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A)‚ the primary issue facing Shell is scrutiny over their involvement‚ or lack of involvement‚ in the civil unrest between the Nigerian government and a group of activists representing the Ogoni people – one of Nigeria’s 240 minority tribes. Publicly the conflict is between the Nigerian government and the Ogoni people. However the core of the problem for Royal Dutch/Shell is establishing
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