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- 1051: Deforestation of the Pacific Northwest
- ... problem of deforestation is the Pacific Northwest of the US. The problem can be broken down into several issues that all tie in together. These include the near extinction of the Northern Spotted Owl, the "business" aspect of logging versus the environmental aspect, and the role of the government in this problem. In 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed. This enabled the Dept. of Commerce and Dept. of the ... The northern spotted owl is only one of many species that are on the verge of extinction do to deforestation. Another important consideration in the deforestation of the Pacific North Coast is logging as a business. The investors of a publicly owned company sole concern is the growth of their stock, and this for lumber companies is accomplished by harvesting trees in the most efficient and cost effective manner. Clear-cutting ... lies the "alphabet soup" of federal agencies set up to find solutions to questions like, "What is the sustainable yield of a forest?" These same agencies also decide where taxpayers' money goes within the logging business. In some cases, the money subsidizes the large companies for things such as logging roads in order to keep the cost of paper and other tree products down. These same companies ship their lumber ...
- 1052: Greenpeace
- ... environmental articles to begin with. To mention but a few ecological articles, I am planning to sell, are: · Clothes · Caps · Bags · Toiletries I believe that the shop can be a success and my degree in business administration will be a reliable help to make that happen. My financial status is also good and I intend to spare no expense in the making of the GREEN MACHINE shop. For me it would an honour and a privilege to sell Greenpeace articles in my shop and I hereby ask for your permission to do so. I believe that a business deal between us would be beneficial to both parts, since your goal obviously is to reach as many customers as possible with your merchandises. I look forward hearing from your and to eventually do business with you in the future. Yours faithfully Pat Hanson III GREENPEACE Greenpeace Denmark Linnésgade 25 1361 Křbenhavn K Pat Hanson 875 Green Street Seattle, WA98116 USA 10 October 1995 Thanks for your letter to ...
- 1053: Analysis Of Sexual Harassment
- ... In fact, many sexual harassment incidents take place when one person is in a position of power over the other; or when a woman has an untraditional job such as a police officer, factory worker, business executive, or any other traditionally male job. Typical victims of harassment are young, single, college-educated, members of a minority racial or ethnic group (if male), in a trainee position (or office/ clerical positions if ... control hormones". Says Viki Simmons of the YWCA. "Many times in high school, students don't think anything about it when harassment happens, but schools are now cracking down on it". (Simmons interview) In the business world employers are now on notice that sexual harassment will no longer be tolerated in the workplace. Claims brought against alleged harassers include wrongful termination, invasion of privacy, violation of due process and free speech ... tends to be the harasser. Men can be victims of both woman and other men Sexual harassment is very wide spread, but there are ways of avoiding it, such as: Keeping everything strictly on a business level. If working in the same room as the harasser, create a barrier between the two work stations with a desk or file cabinet, etc. Do not ask for personal favors or special treatment ...
- 1054: Microsoft: A Monopoly
- ... on is a much smaller category, the market for the operating- system software that runs personal computers. To make Gates's theory more clear, it is as if Gates is talking about the whole drinking business, from beer, to soda, to Kool-Aid, to milk. But the government is only talking about soda. If Bill Gates narrows his categories down to just computer software, he will find out that he controls about ninety percent of the computer software business, and the government should charge Microsoft as being a monopoly. After hearing that Microsoft owns ninety percent of the computer software business, they should be charged of being a monopoly. I think the government should pay more attention and be aware of how companies control the market they serve.
- 1055: Contracts
- Motivation Theory in Business A simple game of bingo, if analyzed closely, can be shown to be a tedious task consisting of a repetitive action that occurs after being prompted by a repetitive stimulus. The skill level needed to ... indolent and lazy, lacks ambition, is self-centered, and resistant to change (McGregor 1957). The grim consequences that McGregor proposes about management by "direction and control," a style that is and was popular in big business, hardly have been exhibited in the corporate world 40 years later. This fact alone shows that McGregor’s assumptions regarding Theory X are inaccurate. McGregor’s alternative to Theory X was Theory Y. This theory ... require not only extensive training in management but in human psychology. Drucker’s opinion on the subject sums up why the McGregor’s techniques lack vital characteristics for effective organizational motivation; An employer has no business with a man’s personality. Employment is as specific contract calling for specific performance, and nothing else. Any attempt of an employer to go beyond this is usurpation. It is an immoral as well ...
- 1056: Life Of Ma Parker
- ... in her dreary life. According to Irigaray, "all the systems of exchange that organize patriarchal societies and all the modalities of productive work that are recognized, values, and rewarded in these societies are men’s business….[t]he work force is this always assumed to be masculine, and ‘products’ are objects to be used, objects of transaction among men alone" (171). Ma Parker has to play the role of an object ... does not even realize it is her who is crying. Ma Parker on the other hand, does realize her need to cry. All her life Ma "has internalized her sorrows, accepting them, going about the business of serving her family, her employer" (Lohafer 480-481). Ma had to suffer for the sake of others, had to always be strong for her family and had not been allowed to show her pain ... even her own children had seen Ma break down. She’d kept a proud face always. But now! Lennie gone what had she? she had nothing. "The economy of exchange – of desire – is man’s business" (Irigaray, 177), however, Ma, now, for the first time in her life, realizes what she desires, what she wants, and acknowledges to herself what she needs. She wants to cry. She needs to cry ...
- 1057: Requirements Needed in Certain Computer Related Fields
- ... to 5 years experience in RPGII or RPG/400 programming. - comprehension of computer binary language. - familiar with CASE (Computer Aided Software Engineering). - familiar with structured programming system. - familiar with FORTRAN (math applications), COBOL system (for business applications), and LISP (for artificial intelligence applications). The salary of a software programmer depends on the program written, but is approximately $60 000 - 80 000 annually. Commcorp Project Leader The Project leader for the Commcorp corporation designs and implements new systems for all areas of Commcorp as well as maintaining existing programs. Some requirements are: - 5 years progressive experience in an MVS/XA environment - detailed knowledge of COBOL (for business applications) - detailed knowledge and experience in CICS, VSAM, and MICROS. - Strong analytical, design and leadership skills an asset. The salary of a project leader varies occasionally, but in this case it is an important position, earning $60 000 - 70 000 annually. Systems Administrator Systems Administrator is responsible for administering overall system needs in a business (in this case, the College). Some requirements include: - A degree in computer science or technical college diploma in a related discipline. - 2 years or more experience in database design. - Two years experience in a ...
- 1058: Inventions and Their Importance
- ... and some even invent to satisfy their curiosity of their urge to create (7,364/5), but satisfying economic needs, was one of the main reasons for invention. The economic inventions needed were devices, machines, business, and industry-processes and products. The majority of economic inventions collaborate with one another; a lot of things were invented to make other inventions work. Another major reason people invent is to satisfy military needs ... like municipal services in the interdependent areas. Workers also became less dependent on themselves and more dependent on their employers. This was because they weren't working on their farm, they were working for a business. This meant that they got food from the store, instead of the farm. The workers relied heavily on their paychecks, so that they could support themselves. Also around this time is when electricity was made ... 1894, Marconi went from making an electric bell ring from across the room, to in 1901 making it ring across the Atlantic. Radios made wireless communication possible for long distances, it also transformed the entertainment business. Early receivers were not sensitive enough to make normal communication, so J. Fleming suggested using a diode (two electrodes) which would double the receiving power. Marconi used the radio as the first practical system ...
- 1059: Facts Behind The Great Depress
- ... not only spread over the United States but in the early 1930s became worldwide. In the United States, despite the optimistic statements of President Hoover and his secretary of the treasury, Andrew W. Mellon, that business was “fundamentally sound” and that a new era of prosperity was just about to begin, many factories closed, unemployment steadily increased, banks failed in growing numbers, and the prices of commodities steadily fell. The administration ... combat the crisis. Among the measures taken were the granting of emergency appropriations for farm relief and public works, modification of the rules of the Federal Reserve System to make it easier for people in business and farming to obtain credit, and the establishment of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), with assets of $2 billion, to make emergency loans to industries, railroads, insurance companies, and banks. Nevertheless, the economic depression steadily ... deal” in economic and social matters to bring about recovery from the depression. The Republicans did not call for outright repeal of the amendment. In regard to the depression, they warned against the danger to business and the national finances if the social and economic philosophies of the Democrats were substituted for the sound and conservative ideas of the Hoover administration. The Democrats won an overwhelming success in the election, ...
- 1060: The Mystery That Was Gatsby, T
- ... the players on the Chicago White Sox helped out organized crime by not trying their hardest when it counted. Go Reds!) When asked about his line of work, Gatsby claims to be in the drugstore business. Drugstores were a common means of bootlegging liquor during prohibition since pharmacists could sell whiskey by prescription. Fitzgerald is never quite clear as to just what extent of illegal activity Gatsby was involved in. At some points, he may even seem like a legitimate business man. It is clear that the driving motivation for getting all this cash is so that it will appeal to Daisy. Daisy was the rich girl that he fell in love with before he joined ... and clearly in the way of Gatsby's love for Daisy. He is having an affair, which he makes no attempt to keep secret, with Myrtle Wilson while stringing along Myrtle's husband on a business deal. He treats Myrtle even worse than Daisy because in his eyes Daisy is worth a three hundred thousand dollar pearl necklace while Myrtle is worth a dog leash. With that fact in mind ...
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