had been formed between‚ nearly‚ the entire world. An alliance of; France‚ Ireland‚ Russia‚ and the United Kingdom‚ became known as the Triple Entente. And on the other hand‚ the Triple Alliance was composed. The Triple Alliance included the powers of Austria-Hungary‚ Germany‚ and Italy which was formed in an effort to counteract the danger posed by that of the Triple Entente. Along with a faulty alliance system contributing to the clash between countries‚ there
Premium World War I World War II German Empire
Lessons from the Field: Sales at the Bottom of the Pyramid By Heidi Krauel and Joel Montgomery‚ 2009 Acumen Fund Fellows April 2010 Summary Enterprises serving bottom of the pyramid (BoP) markets have tremendous opportunity to create commercial and social impact‚ but are often illequipped to do so. A particular question that needs to be studied is: how can we sell more effectively to BoP consumers? In this piece‚ Acumen Fund Fellows Heidi Krauel and Joel Montgomery draw on their field experiences
Premium Sales
one percent Other. The cop observes a middle aged white male drive through the neighborhood in his new 2016 minivan. What is a White man doing driving though a poor predominantly Black neighborhood. What is he doing? Buying drugs possibly? Something is out of place. Is that enough suspicion for the cop to pull the man over and ask what is going on? Is seeing someone skin color enough to question their legitimacy? It raises the question‚ is it just for cops to use racial profiling to do their job efficiently
Premium Race Police African American
sports. In some cases‚ professional athletes use steroids. Barry Bonds‚ a Major League Baseball (MLB) player‚ admitted that he used steroids while playing in the MLB. Steeper penalties should be implemented in professional sports leagues for those who use performance enhancing drugs‚ because they give athletes an unfair advantage. What does PED stand for? PED means “performance enhancing drugs” that athletes can use to get better. Most steroids are injected into the muscle‚ although some are applied
Premium
steroids help build muscle tissue and increase body mass by acting like the body’s natural male hormone‚ testosterone. People usually take in high doses of steroids to boost athletic performance and to do extremely well in competitions and sports‚ but sports and athletic competitions are not the only reason why steroids are used. Outside of sports‚ they are used because someone wants to change or make his or her physical appearence better‚ usually based on them thinking or having the problem that he or
Premium Anabolic steroid Testosterone Metabolism
are equally guaranteed to all American citizens. However‚ in order to maintain these rights‚ there are a series of responsibilities that all American citizens are expected to uphold in order for the United States as a nation to continue to prosper. While many rights and responsibilities may seems similar‚ their differences create a delicate balance that keeps the country running and the people’s rights protected. On the most basic level‚ a right is a freedom that is protected by an established rule
Premium United States United States Constitution Human rights
ON SAYING PLEASE About the author Alfred George Gardiner (1865–1946)‚ a British journalist and author‚ is highly regarded in the literary arena. From 1915 he contributed to The Star under the pseudonym (pen name) Alpha of the Plough. At the time‚ The Star had several anonymous essayists whose pseudonyms were the names of stars. Invited to choose the name of a star as a pseudonym he chose the name of the brightest (alpha) star in the constellation ‘the Plough’. His essays are uniformly elegant
Premium Personal life Law Crime
disadvantages to the business face when they try to behave in an ethical way? With the development of the global economy‚ business companies are facing many business challenges in the age full of competition. And business challenges will produce some different values‚ such as child labor‚ human rights‚ hours and wages and environmental laws (Luminita and Constantin‚2006). Therefore‚ business companies need to pay more attention to the business ethics. What is more‚ ethical business is study of
Premium Business ethics
Introduction Technology is on an up rise‚ as is the act of terrorism and other various crimes. Countries such as the United States are taking many precautions to prevent these heinous crimes. One prevention technique that the United States has started using is facial recognition. The freedictionary.com website defines facial recognition as: "biometric identification by scanning a person ’s face and matching it against a library of known faces‚" (The Free Dictionary‚ 2012) "they used face recognition
Premium Facial recognition system Surveillance Biometrics
Wealth Maximization Concepts Worksheet University of Phoenix August 8‚ 2008 Maximizing Shareholder Wealth- MBA/540r4 Wealth Maximization Concepts Worksheet Concept Application of Concept in the Scenario Reference to Concept in Reading Definitions of Wealth Maximization Bernard Lester is CEO and founder of Lester Electronics the public Lester Electronics‚ Inc. which earns $500 million annually. In 1984‚ Bernard took his company public‚ and it is now traded on
Premium Corporate tax Sole proprietorship Corporation