Appalachia: The Color with a Name In the article‚ “Whistlin’ and Crowin’ Women of Appalachia: Literacy Practices since College‚” Katherine Kelleher Sohn tracks the literacy development of eight female Appalachian college graduates‚ all of whom are Sohn’s former students. Sohn also does detailed case studies on three of the eight women. In her study‚ Sohn explores the varied ways that literacy can benefit women personally‚ professionally‚ and socially‚ and the effect that literacy and education have
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Currently‚ there is not a vaccine for the AIDS virus‚ but things have been progressing toward an effective one for many years. An AIDS vaccine can be effective in two ways. Hopefully we can come up with a vaccine to prevent or delay illness in those already infected. A preventative vaccine is a substance introduced into the human body that teaches the immune system to detect and destroy a pathogen. Another way would be through a therapeutic vaccine to prevent or delay illness in those already
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Southwest Airlines Internal Analysis Introduction This internal business analysis is on Southwest Airlines‚ which was founded in 1967 by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. The main focus for Southwest Airlines was to provide low cost flights for their customers‚ and also have exceptional customer satisfaction. Southwest is a leading airline company that continues to do well in an industry that has been historically challenging. For instance‚ in the span of two years (2005-2007) five major airlines
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have fun while doing it. This value proposition is summarized on the Southwest website (www.southwest.com) in the first paragraph of the section‚ “The Southwest Difference” “History” as follows: “More than 38 years ago‚ Rollin King and Herb Kelleher got together and decided to start a different kind of airline. They began with one simple notion: If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there‚ on time‚ at the lowest possible fares‚ and make darn sure they have a
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Company name: eBay Inc. Company stock symbol: EBAY Company Information What started as a side hobby for the founder of eBay Pierre Omidyar in 1995 has become a huge success. I have chosen eBay as my research paper because I am an active seller and buyer of eBay and I think that it is a great platform for individual who wants to start somewhere but doesn’t have much experience and financial support. History of the company‚ HQ location Founded by Pierre Omidyar‚ a computer programmer on September
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Creating a Motivating Environment Patricia Wheat Organizational Behavior/MNGT 5590-29 November 6‚ 2012 Pam Gardiol Abstract Motivated employees can be the difference between success and failure to a business. Unfortunately‚ it is impossible to motivate an individual. It is possible to create conditions under which the individual can become self-motivated. This paper aims to explore different intrinsic motivators that may help people to buy in and take ownership of the organization’s needs
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STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT METRICS ASSIGNMENT-1 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CASE STUDY QUESTIONS 1. How does Southwest Airlines get its competitive advantage? 2. How does Southwest Airlines execute its strategy? 1. How does Southwest Airlines get its competitive advantage? Southwest Airlines uses a Cost Leadership Strategy‚ however most pricing strategists would agree that having a low price does not‚ in itself‚ constitute a competitive advantage. In fact‚ thinking that low prices
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Humans are animals‚ but they are very different than any other animals. Many things can prove us that humans are one of a kind‚ like their intelligence for example. Even though humans and animals have many activities in common (sleeping‚ eating‚ mating‚ and defending)‚ human beings have a fifth faculty: the intelligence to inquire into the truth of our existence (Butler and Guru). The following text will explain why human beings should be considered unique and why they should be in a different category
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All these efforts have proven successful‚ as Southwest has managed to achieve the lowest operating cost structure in the industry. Southwest has also created a truly unique culture in the airline industry that starts at the top with CEO Herb Kelleher‚ who is known as a visible‚ hands on‚ and party promoting leader. He has successfully infused this type of attitude into all aspects of the organization‚ and created a fun-filled
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“Minority stress and health: Implications for lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender‚ and questioning (LGBTQ) young people” (Cathy Kelleher) Summary: Historically‚ the pathologization of lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender‚ and questioning (LGBTQ) orientations shaped research and professional practice‚ while the impact of stigma was not considered. Within a minority stress conceptualization however‚ stigma-related prejudice and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ people constitute chronically stressful
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