Herodotus mentions in his histories that the Lydian people suffered in the time of king Atys’ reign (fifth century B.C.) from severe famine for a long period of eighteen years. In order to survive‚ they had to find a system of allocating their resources that would elongate the life of most of their citizens or what an economist might call‚ a way of smoothing consumption. The obvious choice was to daily allocate half of a needed portion to each citizen. For a time people lingered on as patiently as
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news that there has been a rape or violent assault on campus? If so why? Yes there are differences . Women react more than men about campus violence because they get abused more. (4.) How worried are you that you become a victim of a violent attack? I am not worried that I will be an unsuspected victim of a violent attack. *Be accused of perpetrating a violent attack. I would not be accused. *What things are you worried about & why. The thing that worries me is the overhaul of gang violence. It’s
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Labor unions became known in the industrial revolution as companies grew larger and protecting workers right in the industry rapidly lost its importance. Unions are designed to protect the rights and interests of the workers‚ but they are also a good way for business leaders to obtain collective buy-ins to the vision and growth of a company. The labor unions strive to ensure that members receive fair wages‚ safe working conditions and reasonable work schedules. The union makes these changes happen
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research: This builds psychology’s general knowledge base but has no immediate applications. For example‚ a study determining whether identical twins’ personalities are nature- or nurture-oriented is an example of basic research. Terminology A theory (in psychology) is an idea that explains some aspect of human behavior and psychology. Theories give psychologists material for new‚ testable hypotheses. A theory may be supported or disproved through many research studies based on that theory. A hypothesis
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1. Briefly explain why many corporations prefer to issue callable long-term corporate bonds rather than non-callable long-term bonds. There are three main reasons why a corporation may be interested in calling a bond. * Interest rates have fallen‚ so they can refinance at a lower rate. * Credit quality has improved‚ so they can refinance at a lower rate. * Assets have been sold‚ so money is available to pay off debt. If a bond issuer pays investors the going rate of 7% annually in interest‚ and
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Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhammad Yunus Author: Muhammad Yunus Copyright: 2003 Introduction Banker to the Poor narrates the life of Muhammad Yunus and his conception of the micro-lending institution‚ Grameen Bank‚ to provide help to the poor. Yunus had a dream of providing help the poor to be able to help themselves. He believes that if the poor can receive financial help in the form of very small loans and are taught some basic principles of financial management‚ they will learn
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Why Are Poor Kids Paying for School Security? Re: NYC blog Editor Date of article December 12‚ 2012‚ 12:44 NYR blog‚ The Article “Why is Poor Kids Paying for School Security” was quite interesting to read. On your blog there was a picture of kids lined up to pay for cell phone storage near New York city’s Washington Irving high school on September 27‚ 2012‚ the picture was of the phone truck less that less privileged kids have to pay to store their cell phones in. This article though could
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The Virginia Company set out for the new world with three ships and about a hundred men these settlers arrived in America on May 13‚ 1607. By traveling to the new world ‚the settlers were hoping to make a better life for themselves. What the colonists failed to realize was the hardships it would take to make a settlement in a new land. Colonists faced hard ships such as the poor environment‚ unskilled colonists‚ and conflicts with the Native Americans As a result of poor environment several
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CHAPTER 3 Predetermined Overhead Rates‚ Flexible Budgets‚ and Absorption/Variable Costing Questions 1. Although both variable and mixed costs change in total with activity measure changes‚ the difference is that variable costs change in direct proportion to such activity changes and mixed costs do not. Since a mixed cost has both a fixed and variable component‚ the cost per unit at different activity levels is not constant as it is with a variable cost. 2. No‚ these are not always the best points
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whyWhy Succesful Companies Fail ? Ex : This article examines the internal and external factors that contributed to the decline of Dunlop. For much of its history Dunlop operated in a protected home market or instigated strategies to restrict competition. This enabled Dunlop to dominate the British tyre industry. The complacency and inertia of management was exposed by a number of external jolts that produced radical environmental changes. Management failed to develop appropriate strategies which
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