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- 18521: Supply And Demand For The Pors
- ... sports car when in comparison with the Italian models, Lamborghini and Ferrari, yet still powerful, beautiful, and phenomenally safe. When the Boxter was first released, it was clear who would provide the market competitors. BMW s Z3 Roadster had also received much newspaper coverage, and had a flash advertising scam. The Lotus Elise was already established as a great sports car, and the MGF, with a true tradition in sports car ... market; at first having a waiting list, mainly due to the fully customisable interior and exterior. 78 different metallic paints and 48 different leathers brought about the main available choices to customers. The Porsche Boxter S, at $6000 greater expense, still has a 2-year waiting list. Despite the great profile the Boxter was building, Porsche decided not to invest into international advertising, and instead adopted a direct mail system in ... countries of sale. Thus the only people really targeted, were those who had purchased a Porsche automobile previously. Thus they created a hungry target market; also giving away free test-drives throughout Europe. The Boxter s price was its main advantage. It was said that by pricing the car exactly right Porsche executives had cornerstoned the market. The Boxter S was cunningly underpriced, so that when it was actually purchased, ...
- 18522: Romeo And Juliet
- ... it did. In theory, these two young people did nothing wrong except fall in love. Reasons for their demise in this world so early in their lives included the feud between the two families, Juliet s father making decisions that would greatly impact her life without her consultation, and the most important aspect of all is fate. The feud between the two families was one factor that contributed to the love ... caused many problems for Romeo and Juliet: These two young lovers knew this and this is why they kept their relationship a secret. If their parents discovered their secret, they would have made their children's lives miserable; furthermore, Romeo and Juliet would not have been able to see each other. Both of these families were very stubborn and there was hardly any thing that would have made them become friends. In the prologue we learn that the only way the "strife" could be ended was by the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. We must remember that both Romeo and Juliet are the heir s to their family as they are the only children in the family that will assume head of the house when their predecessors pass-on. "Doth with their death bury their parent's strife". (Romeo & ...
- 18523: Statistics
- ... about a population from a sample. An example is, if ten people who performed a task after twenty-four hours without sleep scored 12 points lower than ten people who performed after a normal night's sleep. Is the difference real or could it be due to chance? How much larger could the real difference be than the 12 points? These are the types of questions answered by inferential statistics. There ... sample. Such statistics are used to estimate parameters. The term "statistics" sometimes refers to calculated quantities regardless of whether or not they are from a sample. For example, one might ask about a baseball player's statistics and be referring to his or her batting average, runs batted in, number of home runs, etc. Although the different meanings of "statistics" can be confusing, a careful consideration of the context in which ... the data from one subject. The point that is circled represents the data for a subject who has a score of 10 on spatial ability and a score of 28 on the intelligence test. Pearson s Correlation The correlation between two variables reflects the degree to which the variables are related. The most common way to measure correlation is the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (called Pearson's correlation for short). ...
- 18524: Abigail Adams
- ... born on November 11 on the Julian calendar, or November 22 on the modern Gregorian calendar. Abigail had two sisters named Mary and Elizabeth or Betsy. She had one brother named William or Billy. Abigail's name was originally Abigail Smith. Each baby was baptized on the first Sabbath of its life and was recorded in their parish records. Abigail live in a comfortable house. When Abigail was sixteen, her father ... dehumanizing effect that the word 'slave' can mean. Their house was a sight of luxury in the eyes of the common folk in the parish. Though they lived well, the Smiths had no fortune. Abigail's father often worked with his own hands, planting corn and potatoes, gathering hay, sowing barley, or making sure that his sheep received proper care. Abigail, with the help of her family grew a very religious bond between each other and a long lasting friendship. Abigail never went to a real school because of poor health. So, she learned at home. Her father's library was not big, but she still went to it to read books. Abigail's favorite books were novels by Samuel Richardson. Abigail's father knew John Adams by working with him and she ...
- 18525: Scarlet Letter 4 =
- ... Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pearl serves as the apple of Eden . She is plucked from the hands of God in heaven and sent to the mortal world as a baby to make out its [the scarlet letter s] hidden import (155), causing Prynne and Dimmesdale to face their consequences. Pearl functions in the story on three levels: as a real child, as a continuing symbol of Prynne and Dimmesdale s adultery, and as an allegorical figure sent to torment the sinners and direct their actions. Only Dimmesdale can ripen her into the woman she needs to become. Otherwise she will continually serve as a representation ... Puritans ] children, whom Pearl smote down and uprooted, most unmercifully (80). Prynne, the adulterous mother, feels the guilt of bringing Pearl into the world and is reluctant to discipline the child, because Pearl is Prynne s sole treasure, whom she had bought so dear, and who was all her world (78). Pearl also represents the living embodiment of the scarlet letter embroidered on Prynne s clothing. She was the scarlet ...
- 18526: The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
- ... exploded on July 18, 1945 at Alamogordo air base in New Mexico. Although the first nuclear bomb was just a test, the second and third were far from that. On August 6, 1945 the U.S. warplane "Enola Gay" dropped a nuclear bomb on the army base at Hiroshima Japan. This bomb, the first exploded in warfare, and the bomb dropped on Nagasaki four days later killed an estimated 70,000 ... sign and ratify this treaty the world could experience a much-feared nuclear holocaust, on the other hand the signing of the treaty could cause insecurity in various countries in the world. Since the 1950's nations of the world have worked to achieve a treaty that would ban nuclear testing. The Limited Test Ban treaty, signed by the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom in 1963, outlawed ... ban all nuclear explosions. Thirty years later at the Conference on Disarmament negotiations began on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). This new treaty would ban all nuclear explosions, even those conducted under the earth's surface. In June of 1997 144 nations, including the United States, signed the CTBT. In a statement to the United Nations President Bill Clinton said that the CTBT "will help to prevent the nuclear ...
- 18527: Scarlet Letter Essay -
- ... hath not the courage to grasp it for himself - the bitter, wholesome, cup that is now presented to thy lips! (Hawthorne, 62). The town does not know it yet, but Mr. Dimmesdale is Hester Prynne s fellow sinner. Hester was married to Roger Prynne but strayed from her marriage and committed adultery with Arthur Dimmesdale. Mr. Dimmesdale professes that his silence is causing him a lot of pain and that he ... telling him to surrender and take his just punishment as Hester has. He feels that he has wronged just as much as she has, and that he should be equally punished. However, it was Hester s insistence to keep his involvement a secret and he respected her wishes. So, he would constantly put himself down in front of others. However, no matter how badly his words were against himself, the public just loved him even more. Mr. Dimmesdale was not only caught in the public s eye to be judged wrongly but he was stuck with the scarlet letter and all the unhappiness that it brought with it. On one occasion, while talking with his love Hester Prynne, the subject ...
- 18528: One Of The Six Basic Principles Of The Constitution: Federalism
- ... Therefore, federalism produces a dual system of government. It provides for two basic levels of government, each with its own authority and each operates over the same people and territory at the same time. Federalism's major strength is that it allows local actions in matters of local concern and national action in matters of wider concern. Federalism allows for Local traditions, needs, and desires to vary from one State to ... In the United States, federalism may be best understood as an evolving set of compromises between rival authorities. Federalism defines the relationship between the national government and the states. The Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution in 1781, established the first system of government for the thirteen American states. The Articles proved unworkable as a framework for the government. The central government had sole powers in foreign affairs as ... government is responsible for matters of mutual concern to all regions, such as foreign affairs, defense, and currency, while the regional governments are entrusted with authority over other matters such as education. In the U.S., for example, the individual states surrender partial sovereignty but retain all rights not specifically assigned to the federal government under the Constitution. Certain characteristics are common to all truly federal systems. These characteristics include ...
- 18529: John Marshall: Chief Justice and His Rulings
- John Marshall: Chief Justice and His Rulings When President Thomas Jefferson took office in 1800, an official close to the Federalist's reign in the Executive branch occurred. However, democracy was unable to remove Federalist authority from the Judicial Branch. Jon Marshall sat atop the Judicial Branch as the Chief Justice with his Federalist origins up through the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Marshall had a firm belief in the need for a strong Central Government. This was a direct contradiction of the beliefs of Andrew Jackson, which were in State's rights, and the rule of the common man. This opposition was magnified because of the fact that both men were at the head of their respective branches. Jackson undermined the power and judgement of John Marshall. The first that depicts this is Jackson's highly controversial veto of the rechartering of the National Bank. One of this explanations for this decision was that he felt the bank was unconstitutional, regardless of the fact that Marshall had previously ruled ...
- 18530: The Politial Parties of America's History
- The Politial Parties of America's History In the beginning, there were two major political parties. The Federalists supported Hamilton and there was the Democrats led by Jefferson. Hamilton wanted to set down a Federal Bank for US. The Democrats on ...
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