American boy‚ was sentenced to series of canings and jail time for the act of vandalism. The unusual punishment raised several controversial arguments in the US and put the Singaporean justice system in the spotlight. Harsh and oppressive punishments such as caning should not exist in the justice system of any country because s it considered torture and establishes fear in society. In the article “Time to Assess American Values”‚ by the New York Times‚ caning is refuted gracefully but on the article “Rough
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Why the Sky Is Blue By: Sir James Jeans Sir James Jeans delivered a very impressive‚ informative speech at the Cambridge University Press on the question why is the sky blue? This speech was solely presented to inform the students at the university on the sequence of events that occurs between the earth and the sun that gives the sky its color. The speaker conveyed this message with his speech based around the concept that the sky is made blue by the light waves. Through his speech
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Memo To: William Nubern‚ Chief Executive Officer for the Garden Equity Group From: Jacob Sumble Date: [ 4/28/2013 ] Re: General Mills Evaluation Message GIS faces a large amount of exposure from changes within the corn and oil commodities market. GIS uses a large amount of corn to process and create their products‚ but the market for corn is evolving. Corn is now used to: feed livestock‚ produce ethanol‚ feed the world’s growing population‚ and create corn based synthetics. As the
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Mulla… Money for me. I think kids should get money for doing chores and be able to spend it on responsible items because it gives kids responsibility like an adult that teaches them about adult life‚ Many studies show that if kids are given the responsibility to money at a young age are in adulthood are most likely to manage money than kids that were not given money at a young age.Next‚ it teaches kids that if you work for the hand you will get a reward. Also‚ kids are really busy in this generation
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Power is Money; Money is Power Power is money and money is power. There are many more examples of this now than anytime in the past. One of the most obvious examples is politics. Ross Perot was an unkown multimillionaire and his money is the only reason that he made it into the presidential election. If a man who earned a standard salary wanted to run for president‚ he would have almost no chance at all unless he was backed by people with money. Every four years when the U.S. Presidential
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traditional investment criteria that can be analyzed. Net present value of the discounted future cash flows and the internal rate of return are both important attributes that can measure the future success of a project. If Nucor were to invest in this new project‚ the net present value would be negative 34.02 million dollars. (Exhibit 1) This suggests that the investment should not be undertaken and would result in negative future economic value for the company. Conversely‚ the internal rate of return associated
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functioning business. Costco only marks up their item’s selling price 15% from original cost‚ which gives them a low profit margin of 1.7%. With such a low margin‚ it brings into question how Costco is able to make so much money. There are a variety of ways that Costco makes money: Membership Fees‚ Rapid Inventory Turnover‚ Affordability‚ private label brands‚ premium products and effective use of square footage. Membership Fees: In order to shop at Costco‚ you must be a member paying an annual
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To: Jose Rivaldo From: Shirley Fang Date: Oct. 19th‚ 2014 Subject: Expanding the tournament Introduction: I think expanding the size of tournament is the best way to meet the target. This alternative is practical to save costs and to maximize the profits. I’m going to analyze the costs‚ other alternatives and implement measures to explain how the Craddock Youth Soccer League can benefit from expansion. Analysis: After analyzing the original plan of Craddock Cup‚ I found the classification of costs
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A management information system (MIS) provides information that organizations require to manage themselves efficiently and effectively.[1] Management information systemsare typically computer systems used for managing. The five primary components: 1.) Hardware‚ 2.) Software‚ 3.) Data (information for decision making)‚ 4.) Procedures (design‚development and documentation)‚ and 5.) People (individuals‚ groups‚ or organizations). Management information systems are distinct from other information systemsbecause
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enjoy a vast experience in the home appliance business. The subject`s authorized capital is EGP 200 Mio with issued and paid-in capital for EGP 100Mio‚ distributed among members of the family as follows:- (Figures in EGP) Name of Shareholder Value Percentage of Ownership Shareholder One 26‚700‚000.00 26.70% Shareholder Two 20‚000‚000.00 20.00% Shareholder Three 16‚670‚000.00 16.67% Shareholder Four 13‚330‚000.00 13.33% Shareholder Five 7‚220‚000.00 7.22% Shareholder Six 3‚610
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