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- 591: Personal Essay: I Propose To Change the Status of Craighead County, AR From A Dry To A Wet County
- ... they would not be helping out their neighbors. Not only by bringing in those stores that specialize in alcohol, but those businesses who serve it as well, Craighead could increase it's income for small business men and for the county. Tax money from liquor sales goes 20% to counties on basis of unincorporated population, and 80% to cities on basis of incorporated population. In turn that would increase employment by creating jobs. Certain restaurant chains refuse to expand into the area partially because they can not serve alcoholic beverages to those of legal age. Business creates jobs, that is a fact, but if business will not build in the area naturally there will be less work. By making Craighead County a "wet" county not only would it increase the per capita income of those there but increase the ...
- 592: Creative Story: Neolithic Park
- ... goods store in the world in Sidney, Nebraska, of all places? I mean, come on, all 8,000 of us would have to buy something from here every day just for them to stay in business." Chris, for the most part, wasn't a cynic, but occasionally he enjoyed arguing. "Your mom works there, doesn't she, Nancy? Has she ever said anything about why they built it here?" "Well, from what I can tell, they do most of their business from the mail-order magazine. They probably decided to put the main distributor's headquarters here because Nebraska's kind of in the middle of the United States. They'll get more interstate business than business from Kearney and us." "Gee, thanks for that in-depth analysis of my shallow question, Nancy." "Anytime," she returned. It seemed strange to Brian how quickly Nancy had changed tones from very ...
- 593: My Participation in the Prince of Wales Robotics Team
- ... Robotics Team became critical. For instance, during last year's promotion scheme, I performed the usual marketing mix with our team. Such a mix consisted of distributing invitations for a Robotics Cocktail Party, sending out business letters to target corporations and finallly, voicing the team's bulletin in the school announcements. I believe the promotion of the team was not intensified throughout the school year because it did not leave a ... became extremely difficult when we actually tried to obtain financial aid from our sponsors. Such a precious experience is essential and recommended for any student who loves engineering because in the real and cut-throat business world, most engineering projects require business finances in order to be successfully achieved. In conclusion, my participation in the Prince of Wales Robotics Team helped me to gain valuble insights into designing and manufacturing electrical robots with fellow teammates and ...
- 594: My Job at E-Dak
- ... little about E- Dak's domain of fiber-optics, I felt strongly that my fate rested in the trenches of Silicon Valley, in an industry where only the paranoid survive, at a company with a business model in defiance of Moore's Law. At the time the term 'information superhighway' hadn't been coined yet, but it would soon become our driving focus, as data traffic over long-haul networks skyrocketed ... company in Silicon Valley, with $500 thousand of revenue exploding to over $60 million in four short years. It has also meant playing a role in the information revolution. E-Dak gives me a broad business perspective. It's relatively small size facilitates a close interaction with department heads. If had I stayed in public accounting or gone to a larger corporation, I would not have earned the same breadth of ... Additionally, the contacts I've made are invaluable to my career development. International exposure is imperative to success in today's integrated global economy and I've also found it to be very enjoyable. Enriching business travels with the CEO to Ireland, France, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, and China have allowed me to visit museums and other places of interest, to talk with locals, and to observe other cultures. My ...
- 595: The Mayor Of Casterbridge
- The business of the poet and novelist is to show the sorriness underlying the grandest things, and the grandeur underlying the sorriest. Thomas Hardy said this upon completion of the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. Thomas Henchard ... make people do the worst of things. Hardy further shows this in Henchard s relationship with Donald Farfrae. Farfrae is a young Scottish man that Henchard woes to become the manager of Henchard s wheat business. As time passes, Henchard becomes wealthier because of Farfrae s talents. Farfrae becomes the intergral part of Henchard s business. Without Farfrae, Henchard s business would collapse. Henchard knows this, but his pride gets in the way. Farfrae plans to hold a carnival on the day of a festival, but, when Henchard finds out ...
- 596: The Mafia
- ... European Mafia was founded on a sense of loyalty and respect for culture, family and the Sicilian heritage. The Mafia was in existence in order to protect its member interests and grant them freedom in business in exchange for absolute loyalty and submission to the family as a whole. The Sicilian Mafia based their existence upon their strong beliefs that justice and honor are for oneself to take care of not ... the income of whoever the consumer chooses to be his "representative producer" (Fiorentini and Peltzman 154)._ Some scholars of The Mafia consider it to not only be an underworld government so-to-say, but a business enterprise. Ralph Salermo, a former police officer ho published a study of organized crime in the late 1960s stated that the Mafia was "highly organized" and he also went on to say that the ... power center" (Clark 1986). The "(b)oss preside(s) over and organization characterized by staff and line positions devoted to a rational search for profit. The Boss, then, was roughly like the CEO of a business corporation" (Rush 53). This is what makes up modern corporations. The decisions that are made by certain companies come from the hierarchy of the company. It is this way in the Mafia as well ...
- 597: The Town of Cheltenham
- ... many places. The railway offered alot of jobs for the people who lived in Cheltenham. Many people from other places came on the train and came to Cheltenham to buy things or to start a business of their own because of the good transportation availible. There were lots of natural resourses availible there, but now the resourses are used up and the railway has closed down so lots of people lost ... the Interprovincial Brick Company opened it did not effect Cheltenham's population because most of the forty workers either lived at the brickyards or commuted from nearby villages, such as Terra Cotta, but the increased business was not enough to keep Cheltenham's general stores and hotels going. But there was a small rise in business caused by the brick company. Part D ------ The brickworks developed just outside of Cheltenham because the Canadian National Railway is located right beside it. The railway was a good type of transportation. If the ...
- 598: Australia
- ... is also unwarranted because Australians have hopes of attaining the "American good life." Our image as a nation demonstrates a positive public relation between two countries. Joint Venture (unincorporated) A foreign company deciding to do business in Australia has a selection of business structures available. The most common forms of organizations are representative offices, branches of parent companies' subsidiaries, sole trades, partnerships and joint ventures. Joint ventures in Australia are a very common business practice, with some differences in structure from that of the United States but they are similar enough for American investors to comprehend.. An unincorporated joint venture may be described as "contractual", meaning that a ...
- 599: Hawaii: Prologue of History
- ... boards, they controlled all major commerce, including banking, shipping, insurance, hotel development, agriculture, utilities, and wholesale and retail merchandising. Anyone trying to buck the system was ground to dust, finding it suddenly impossible to do business in the islands. The Big Five were made up of the islands' oldest and most well-established haole families; all included bloodlines from Hawaii's own nobility and ali'i. They looked among themselves for ... W.A. "Doc" Buyers said the relocation will probably take place in the first quarter of 1998. "This is a move for the 21st Century," Buyers said. "The move is more than just a visionary business strategy - it signifies what we've been saying for some time - the Big Island's vast potential is beginning to surface and we want to help accelerate the process." C. Brewer, founded in 1826, said ... major impact on the county's economy. Yamashiro said that county officials had been negotiating with the company for six to eight months as part of a big push by Hawaii County to attract new business. The new headquarters will be renovated at a cost of up to $3 million. Another article states that C. Brewer Homes is Loseing money: C. Brewer Homes Inc. became the third major Hawaii home ...
- 600: A Lesson From Oliver
- ... cop-shop for the scoop on these outboard motor thefts. What do I ask the Chief? Let's see, I might..." But before I could formulate any plan of action on the day's impending business: "...Whoa, look out for that rock!" A rock in the road, of course, represents both real and symbolic justification for changing direction. "Hm, can't see squat in this light. Where was I? Oh yeah ... traditional affinity for seafood has had some bearing on my own annual ritual of turning the colour of a lobster at the slightest exposure to sunshine. Incidental to my sunburn problems, there's the whole business of the eyeglasses which I've worn since age two, the thickness of which I'm sure may be measured in cubits. Poor depth perception, however, did less to dampen my spirit for team sports ... and ready. Reacting to the familiarity of the whole scene - straight out of any tawdry cop show - I instinctively looked for, and found, the rest of the SWAT team, with their telescopic rifles poised for business, strewn across the horizon of rooftops lining the street. In the back of my head a distant drumbeat began to swell into the throbbing rotor-buzz of a helicopter maneuvering into position. This was ...
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