“The Blackstone Group: Merlin Entertainment” The Blackstone group‚ founded in New York‚ is one of the largest private equity firms in the world with offices in USA‚ UK‚ Germany‚ France and India. The Blackstone model of investment operation is to invest out of a singel global equity fund so all its investments around the world tap into the same capital pools. One of the most attractive industries to invest for the Blackstone is theme parks and there are a number of reasons for that. The first
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Dominican Republic and Haiti: Consequences of the regularization process The island of Hispaniola‚ which Dominicans share with Haitians‚ is considered to be the cradle of blackness in the Americas. It was one of the first territories that colonizers brought African slaves to labor. Since then‚ there has always been a dispute between the two sides of the island. One side defending the ideology of European heritage while the other side stands to beliefs and practices of African descendants. There
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Other impacts can have permanent consequences. Pollution effects are not confined to the environment. The potential for damage to historical monuments has already been realized. Some damage‚ such as from wind or rain‚ is unavoidable. However‚ pollution contributes additional risk factors that can increase the level of destruction. The effects may be minor‚ such as a blackening of the surface of monuments due to dust. Other impacts can have permanent consequences. Pollution effects are not confined
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Evaluate the consequences of migration Migration is regarded to be the transfer of people from one place to another. This constantly increasing phenomenon is the result of different factors such as globalization or if we enter in more detail‚ what we call push and pull factors or even compulsory migration due to war or social complications. Nowadays‚ migration has become a subject of controversy. There is been in the last decades serious limitations to one the most important freedoms the human
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Unintended consequences are situations where an action results in an outcome that is not what is intended. The unintended results may be foreseen or unforeseen‚ but they are almost always logical or likely results of the action. These consequences could be positive or negative‚ but it is often said that almost all human actions have at least one unintended consequence. In other words‚ each cause has more than one effect‚ including unforeseen effects. A real-world example of this is the Treaty of
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Betrayal to Avoid Consequences Has someone ever shown a lack of responsibility in an action and then committed betrayal to avoid consequences for their action? Ethical appeals have been used in stories since their existence and have often depicted betrayal and responsibility. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ the movie The Incredibles directed by Brad Bird‚ and director Doug Liman’s Mr. And Mrs. Smith‚ betrayal is depicted as the best choice of certain characters for their problems.
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Causes and Consequences of the Reformation There were several causes of the Reformation. Some of them were short-term causes and others were long-term causes. One of the long-term causes of the Reformation was that many people thought that the Church was not following the Bible. For example‚ many people were unhappy with the idea of indulgences. Indulgences were gifts that people gave to the Church so their sins would be forgiven. In 1517 Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of a church
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action separately and the effects that arise from it. Act utilitarianism‚ the most common form used in many circumstances‚ looks at the consequences of each individual act and calculate utility each time the act is performed (Hinman‚ 24). Act utilitarianism works out the benefits before taking a morally right action. Rule utilitarianism looks at the consequences of everyone follow a particular rule and calculates the overall utility of accepting and rejecting
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The Consequences of a Forgotten Invention There have been people who have influenced every person in the world yet a seldom few know their contributions let alone their names. Of these people was a man named Johannes Gutenberg; the man who invented the printing press. The printing press is one of those inventions that most people take for granted and do not realize their importance. Without the press we would still be handwriting every single copy of any book every written and so the question
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Consequences of teen pregnancy to mother‚ infant‚ and community 1 Consequences of teen pregnancy to the mother‚ infant‚ and to the community Terra Allen HCA 402 Professor Patricia Pierce Consequences of teen pregnancy to the mother‚ infant‚ and community 2 Teen pregnancy has negative effects on teens‚ and the infant including low birth rate‚ poor nutrition‚ and infant mortality. Valanis stated
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