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- 2931: Thomas Hobbes
- ... our own private judgement regarding our affairs we would most assuredly collapse into a state of war. He believes that when there is no singular, ever-present power to keep man in awe, and to control man by fear of punishment from that singular power, that man will break his agreements and act in his own self-interest. "For the Lawes of Nature (as Justice, Equity, Modesty, Mercy, and (in summe ... believe that Thomas Hobbes argument for a singular, all powerful sovereign in Leviathan is compelling, however, I also believe in the rights of man, and I do not believe that any one person should have control over the affairs of all.
- 2932: Al Capone
- ... philosophy was that laws only applied to people who had enough money to live by them. While in the “Bim Booms” gang, Capone was taught how to defend himself with a knife, and with a gun. By the time Capone reached the sixth grade he had already become a street brawler. Capone never responded well to authority and for this very reason his schooling would soon come to an end. While ... Banion's gang members up across a garage wall. The gang offered no resistance because they thought it was a regular police routine. Instead Capone's men opened up over 1,000 rounds of machine gun fire slaughtering the members. Unfortunately for Capone, Bugs Moran was not present among the seven men who were killed. (Nash 112) Capone's downfall was caused by one of his own business agents who ran ...
- 2933: The Native Indians and the Cultural Encounters With the Europeans
- ... Indians were faced with many instances that were devastating and other cases which helped them profit. Trade in New France was so prominent that France decided to create a monopoly to bring the trade under control. Two provisions had to be met: Firstly, the private fur trading company had to promote colonization. Secondly, it had to send Roman Catholic missionaries to Christianize the Indians.4 On the Gulf of St. Lawrence ... were calamitous to the population. Certain groups, such as the Hurons, abandoned agriculture and focused on trading. This reveals that trading had an enormous impact on Indians and their heritage. The Indians were still in control of exchanging furs, since Indians controlled the supply of beaver pelt sought by the Dutch and French traders, who waited at ports on Hudson Bay or St. Lawrence River for Indians to bring them in ...
- 2934: Book Review of Business Policy and Strategy: An Action Guide
- ... the strategic management process: formulation of the philosophy of management, corporate purpose and goals; environmental analysis and forecast, internal analysis of strengths and weaknesses; formulation of strategy; evaluation of strategy; implementation of strategy; and, strategic control (45). The philosophy of management is concerned with what the firm strives to achieve in the long-term, not with immediate objectives. Environmental analysis and forecast and internal analysis have already been discussed in previous ... with a note of caution. They find that the best-made plans do no good unless they are implemented. Companies which may run efficiently may not be running according to their strategic plan. Total company control is necessary to long-term survival. They suggest that long-term plans include identification of Key Performance Areas (KPAS) and the monitoring system that will keep these areas on track with the strategic vision of ...
- 2935: Tortilla Flat
- ... 174], between temporal (value Italians [42, 181], money), and eternal (value of Chinese [179], friendship), Blacks [27, 194], Excellent characterizations: Stereotyping of paisanos and appear humanly paradoxical, women. Women appear to be complex and flexible control automatically inferior as determines their actions. do the paisanos. Parallels to Malory's "Morte de Can a non-Latino produce an Arthur and the Knights of honest depiction of this the Roundtable. culture? CLASSIFYING POSSIBLE ... 2. Does the novel encourage virtue? 3. Does the novel misguide and corrupt? 4. Does the novel help us recognize the reality of evil? 5. Does the novel show us a necessity for humankind to control impulses? 6. Is Tortilla Flat's value in PRIMITIVISM and ENTHUSIASM above DECORUM and RESTRAINT? 7. Does this novel conform to 'standards?' The ethical norm sets boundaries on the eagerness of the writer to express ...
- 2936: Causes Of World War I 2
- ... later, this lead to Austria starting to prepare themselves for a conflict/battle in case it ever breaks out. Militarism: a philosophy that bases one’s organization purely on the strict ideas of strong military, control over aggression and mass production of weaponry and any other military supplies. The conflicts caused by this philosophy seem very childish to me. The first conflict started when Kaiser William II (leader of Germany) started ... started making countries take sides. Militarism created a stupid and childish conflict and competition among countries to compete each other and fight each other. Imperialism started conflicts on who controls what and who gets to control which country. Finally, the Alliance System started two groups and played a role of a ‘gang fight’ where one would fight and their “backups” join in on the fight. It is very sad that such ...
- 2937: Causes Of World War 1
- ... on Germany, Germany struggled to outdo Britain, and vice-versa. Soon, the public was clamoring for war. Militarism is based on imperialism and the fear that another nation is getting ahead imperially. Imperialism is extending control of a nation over foreign lands. Countries expanded in the 1600’s to help their economies. They did this mostly through mercantilism. After industrialization in the 1800’s, imperialism changed. Two new and eager powers ... the nationalism that contributed to the war was extreme nationalism. People started putting the government’s issues and views before their own. French nationalists wanted Alsace-Lorraine back from Germany. German nationalists wanted to extend control and power. Russian nationalists wanted to unite the Serbs and to protect them. This was just one of the many causes of war. As you can see, there was no avoiding the war. Even if ...
- 2938: Abolute Monarchs
- ... at home and abroad. Centralized authority during the late 17th century and early 18th century was the basis for reformation. The royal leadership of this period accomplished many achievements, established policies for expansion and established control centrally and abroad. Their methods were similar in obtaining power, control and territorial expansion.
- 2939: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Incorporating a Business
- ... is limited to the amount invested. Also, the creditors of the corporation can not go beyond the assets of the corporation to satisfy their claims. The stockholders or the shareholders are the ones who have control over the management of a corporation's operation and activities. They are the ones who elect the board of directors, and the board of directors are responsible to the stockholders. Also, the board of directors ... should study every case in a particular way and decide if it is worth it to incorporate a business. Most of the biggest business in the world have become corporations because it is easy to control and better way to get new capital.
- 2940: 401(k) Plans
- ... that employee had no role in the oil spill, it is safe to say that the idea of employees working harder to increase stock prices is unattainable because of outside forces that employees have no control over. Now this employee is hurt even though stock prices have been generally rising over the past few years. Sasanow agrees: "In the case of companies like PanAm, Eastern Airlines or Carter Hawley Hale, which ... employees are virtually powerless against how their company might invest their money, this is not altogether true. There are rules set forth from the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Labor that control how employers construct their 401(k) plans. These rules require companies that run their own retirement plans to act in the best interest of the employee. This seems like the employees have an advantage over ...
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