...Crime in Caracas Individuals are not only shaped by social factors, but through cultural and environmental factors as well. Societies are constantly changing, and there are many issues and trends that are confronting the global society today. Through sociological perspectives and concepts, one can better understand what is causing these world issues. By studying these perspectives and concepts, students can see how the physical environment and society affect the life choices of individuals. There are a number of countries located in Latin America. Among these countries, there are a number of sociological issues facing the population of Venezuela. The issue that is most important is the violent crime rate of its capital city. The violent crime rate is said to be one of the top five causes of death in Latin America. Homicides, kidnapping, and burglary are among the main types of crime in these countries (Beato). With a population well over twenty-four million, it is no wonder that violent crime is an issue in Venezuela. The country has one of the highest per-capita murder rates in the world; Caracas, which is the capital of Venezuela, has just recently been named the world’s most dangerous city (Spengler). Armed robberies take place in broad daylight throughout this city, including areas frequented by tourists and generally presumed safe. A common technique of a criminal is to choke the victim into unconsciousness and then rob them of all their belongings. Well armed...
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...On any day in Caracas, Venezuela, there are a number of landscapes that one might see. These landscapes vary in physical geography, architecture, economic standing, and the despair or hope of the people. Pictures A and B illustrate a “better” side of Caracas—the ground is level and skyscrapers flourish. These skyscrapers vary in nature. Some of the more modern-looking buildings are global business centers like Credit-Suisse’s offices in “Milla De Oro,” Caracas’s central business district. Some are extravagant apartment complexes for the rich. Some are beautiful, European-influenced architecture in the center of the city, like the National Pantheon, a beautiful church of Spanish influence from Venezuela’s past. However, The rich center of the city is surrounded by both economic and personal despair. Picture D illustrates a mature squatter settlement on the hills surrounding the city. The poor have settled here informally and illegally, forming their own economic and support system, on the less-desired land in the hills surrounding the city. These squatter settlements are so dangerous that they have resulted in Caracas’s standing as the murder capital of the world, with the highest per capita murder rate globally. Most of these crimes go unsolved. The poor are separated by the rich both informally and formally; social divides and inequalities block the two groups, and actual fences and police force do too. Picture C illustrates an extravagant apartment complex for the...
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...Subject 1: In Miami B. Subject 2: In Caracas III. Body Paragraph 2 (Point of comparison 2): People A. Subject 1: From Miami B. Subject 2: From Caracas IV. Body Paragraph 3 (Point of comparison 3): Food A. Subject 1: In Miami B. Subject 2: In Caracas V. Conclusion Far but Not Different Have you ever realized how similar some cities are even though they are not located in the same territory? Caracas, the capital of Venezuela and a Spanish Speaking city, is located in South America, whereas Miami is located in the United States, an English speaking country. Although the information mentioned above is a well-known fact, both Miami and Caracas are not as different as they seem. Despite the geographic and language differences between these two places, they share certain similarities with respect to the climate, people, and gastronomy. First of all, Miami has the same weather conditions as Caracas. For example, both cities do not have four seasons because it does not snow in both places. Moreover, Miami and Caracas have not only a remarkable hot climate but also have a cold season with strong winds. The weather from these two places is extremely dry in April, May, and June, and it is also windy in December, January, and February. Even though both places have standards which mark the tendency of the weather, sometimes those patterns do not occur precisely. Therefore, it is said that Miami´s climate is as unpredictable as Caracas´s climate in some occasions. So it...
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...trámite y obtención de Copia Certificada de mi licencia de conducir por ante el Instituto Nacional de Transporte Terrestre. Quedan igualmente autorizados mis apoderados para que promuevan e intervengan en todas las diligencias necesarias para el registro y legalizaciones de mis documentos por ante cualquier Notaría, Registro Principal, ante el Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación, ante el Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Interiores y Justicia, ante el Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores y ante cualquier ente público y privado si así lo requieran pudiendo actuar mis apoderados en mi nombre en todo lo que respecta a solicitud, trámite y legalización de los documentos anteriormente mencionados. En Caracas, a la fecha de su...
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...República Bolivariana de Venezuela Ministerio de Educación Superior Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales Escuela de Administración y Contaduría Contaduría Pública Informe de Pasantías Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (SENIAT) Tutor Empresarial: Lic. Neckers Rodríguez Autor: Roseira Ines C.I: 20.413.163 Caracas, Septiembre de 2012 Índice Capitulo I Introducción……………………………………………………………………………4 Capitulo II Antecedentes de la creación del Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (SENIAT)…………………………………………………….5-6 Misión…………………………………………………………………………………..6 Visión…………………………………………………………………………………...6 Nuestros Valores Son La Declaración De Nuestras Creencias y Principios…..6-7 Actividad a que se dedica…………………………………………………………...7 Políticas………………………………………………………………………………..7 Estrategias…………………………………………………………………………….8 Ubicación Geografica………………………………………………………………...8-9 Organigrama estructural……………………………………………………………..10 Estructura de la Organización……………………………………………………….11 Superintendente Tributario………………………………………………………….11-12 Gerencia de recaudación……………………………………………………………12-13 Gerencia de Aduanas Principales………………………………………………….13-14 Gerencia de Arancel…………………………………………………………………14 Gerencia de valor…………………………………………………………………….14-15 Gerencia de fiscalización……………………………………………………………15-16 Capitulo III Descripción de la Organización……………………………………………………...
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...Ley de instituciones financieras Artículo 17. A los efectos de esta Ley, se consideran instituciones bancarias regionales aquellas instituciones autorizadas por la Superintendencia de las Instituciones del Sector Bancario que cumplan los siguientes requisitos; 1. Tener su asiento principal en zonas fuera del Área Metropolitana de Caracas, Guarañas, Ciuatire, San Antonio de los Altos, Carrizal, Los Teques, Los Valles del Tuy y el estado Vargas. 2. Sus oficinas no se deben concentrar en más de un tercio (1/3) en el Área Metropolitana de Canicas, Cuarcitas, Guatire, San Antonio de los Altos, Carrizal, Los Teques, Los Valles del Tuy y en el estado Vargas. 3. La mayoría de los miembros de su junta directiva deben estar domiciliados en el Estado que le sirva de sede. 4. Destinar más del cuarenta por ciento (40%). de los recursos que capten, al financiamiento de actividades económicas en zonas fuera del Área Metropolitana de Caracas, Ouarenas, Guatire, San Antonio de los Altos, Carrizal, Los Teques, Los Valles del Tuy y en el listado Vargas. 1.a Superintendencia de las Instituciones del Sector Bancario establecerá, por normas generales, con la opinión vinculante del Organo Superior del Sistema Financiero Nacional, los componentes del porcentaje establecido en este numeral. La Superintendencia de las Instituciones del Sector Bancario podrá exigir el cumplimiento de requisitos adicionales, a través de normas de carácter general, previa opinión vinculante de! Órgano Superior del...
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...DEBATE ABOUT IB PROGRAM How is the Diploma Programme different from other pre-university academic programmes? The Diploma Programme is a comprehensive and balanced two-year curriculum and assessment system that requires students to study courses across all disciplines. Within this structured framework, the Diploma Programme provides a great deal of flexibility, accommodating student interest and abilities. Through careful subject selection, students may tailor their course of studies to meet their needs. Regardless of the subject selection, all students explore the connections between the six major subject areas, study each subject through an international perspective, reflect critically on what it means to be a knower, pursue one subject in great detail through independent research, and have the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills through local and community outreach. Assessment of student achievement happens in a variety of ways throughout the course of the two-year programme. It includes assessment of student work both by outside examiners as well as the students’ own teachers. The assessment itself undergoes careful review and moderation to ensure that a common standard is applied equally to the work of all students internationally. For these reasons, the IB Diploma is recognized by colleges and universities around the world as a superior education, preparing students to succeed at post-secondary institutions. Is a lot of extra homework...
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...Gerencia de mercadeo y ventas Primer trabajo Analisis de un producto o servicio y sus niveles Caracas, 8 de mayo de 2012 Supermercado Plaza Niveles del producto * BENEFICIO ( Funcionales y emocionales) El supermercado plaza brinda el servicio de satisfaccion personal basica como lo es la alimentacion, este servicio permite el disfrute de una gran variedad de alimentos. Es una cadena, que cuenta con sucursales ubicadas en la gran caracas y en la ciudad de valencia. La alimentacion y la compra de productos es de primera necesidad y es la base de la piramide de necesidades de Maslow por lo que el supermercado plaza es un servicio muy importante en la actualidad, ademas esta esta conformada por un equipo muy talentoso con mas de mil personas comprometidas con el servicio y la atencion del cliente. * DIMENSION (Confiabilidad, responsabilidad, aseguramiento, empatía, tangibles) El Supermercado Plaza esta ubicado en varias zonas de caracas, sobretodo en varios centros comerciales del este de la ciudad. Esta conformada por un equipo talentoso con mas de mil personas comprometidas con el servicio y la atencion del cliente. El personal del supermercado Plaza se rige bajo unos valores especificos que son: * Servicio: Este es un servicio donde el personal y todas las personas que lo conforman se esmeran cada dia por conseguir satisfacer las expectativas de los clientes, en este pais eso es algo muy impotante porque la mayoria de las veces es dificil conseguir...
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...time I am asked, 'where are you from?' I find myself struggling with a response. The short answer would be I am from Iraq and America; however, that is not entirely true. Responding Iraqi/American makes me feel as if I'm selling out my true identity. My Father is Iraqi while my mother is Iraqi with Kurdish, Spanish, and Turkish roots. My identity does not stop there; I was born in Duncan, Oklahoma and moved to Caracas, Venezuela at the age of seven, then moved to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia at the age of 12, and finally moved to the United Arab Emirates at the age of 19. Although I would be classified as a nomad child, this aspect has allowed me to learn about and understand other cultures without assuming my culture is considered normal and superior to others, otherwise known as ethnocentrism. Though now I feel I am able to view other individuals' culture in respect to their own culture, also known as being a culture relativist, I experienced a sense of confusion and anxiety when moving from one culture to another, otherwise known as culture shock. Moving from Duncan to Caracas was my first culture shock. Duncan is a small town where neighbors greet one another as they walk out of their homes to collect the mail or as they rake their garden. It is a safe community where everyone knows everyone. As a child I would safely walk over to our neighbor’s front yard who had specifically set up a swing set for my sister and me. My parents were close with our neighbors, Billy and Nana, who acted...
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...outline of the next actions and future issues regarding the Venezuela Offices. - A review of lessons learned (and comments to consider in future projects in Venezuela.) 2. OFFICES OVERVIEW: Lubrizol is present in Venezuela in two cities: Caracas and Valencia. In Caracas, which is the federal district of the Venezuela, there is a sales office with three computers and only a few local printer devices. Valencia is an industrial city and has a medium-sized structure that contains an administrative staff and a storage warehouse to keep products imported from other countries. In Valencia there are about ten desktops and many local printer devices. Both places have local network infrastructure implemented. Understanding the size and complexity of these environments was the first step to plan the migration project. Picture 1 shows the building of Valencia and Picture 2 shows some products in the warehouse. 3. AGENDA: According to the scenarios, the plan was to execute the whole migration project in one week. The Table 1 shows the travel agenda. |Tasks and Milestones |When |Who | |Travel to Caracas. |6/4/2007 |TAMU;...
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...Herrera | | The life and career of Carolina Herrera | | Erica D. Griffin | 4/15/2008 | | Name: Maria Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Nino Birth date: January 8, 1939 Home town: Caracas, Venezuela Education: No formal training just a creative mind she actually went to school for 3 Interesting facts: * Carolina watcher her first couture fashion show at age 13 * Herrera herself had attended her first couture show, that of Cristobal Balenciaga, at the age of 13 with her grandmother. * Carolina Herrera is a Goodwill Ambassador Celebrity Clients: The late Princess Diana, The late Jacqueline Onassis, Rene zellweger, Rebecca Gayheart, Laura Bush, Kim Cattrall, Oprah Winfrey Key Looks: Tweed suits, Ball skirts and crisp white dress shirts, elegant evening wear and cocktail dresses Known For: Designing Jacqueline Onassis wedding dress How She Got Started: 1980, Herrera brought 20 dresses that her and her Caracas dressmaker created. She borrowed a Park Avenue apartment and invited a couple of her friends to see what she had made; soon buyers for Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman were interested in her line and wanted to purchase them, but Herrera had created the line as a “test” and only had just the sample dresses, and not even a plan for production. Back in Caracas, she was introduced to Armando de Armas, owner of a Venezuelan publishing empire, who offered her financial backing. In a few months she opened her design atelier and showroom, Carolina Herrera...
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...The 1800s marked a turning point in history for Latin American countries, during this time period many Latin American countries gained their independence. The conflicts in Europe served as a fuel to the idea of independence in Latin American countries. According to Nichols & Morse (2010), “Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Spain in 1808 did more to provoke independence movements in the Spanish Americas than any other internal circumstance.” One of the internal reasons was the mistreatment of the Spanish American Creoles (native-born whites) by the Peninsulars (iberian-born spaniards) which held higher positions in both ecclesiastical and government offices (Chasteen, 2011) causing many of the colonies to revolt, including Venezuela. Venezuela...
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...Sector secundario Extracción de minerales se considera ‘industria básica’. Industria básica: : produce materia prima para otras empresas. Recursos naturales en abundancia: * China * USA No es necesario tener recursos naturales para abundante producción. (Ej. Alemania) Actividades de transformación o procesamiento de los materiales provenientes del sector primario. Muchos países han salido de la pobreza, gracias al desarrollo industrial (China, Japón, Indonesia, Vietnam, etc.), no necesariamente por poseer recursos naturales, si no por saber aprovecharlo. Para 1995 habia en el país, alrededor de 14.000 industrias; para el 2003 quedaban 4.900 (investigar cifra actual) Clasificación de las industrias: - Básicas (metalúrgicas y químicas); a) extraen del subsuelo los recursos no renovables (minerales e hidrocarburos: bauxita, carbón, hierro, petróleo, etc.) b) Convierten (por reducción o refinación) eso minerales, en materias primas para otras industrias. c) Requieren de grandes cantidades de agua, gas y electricidad, por lo que la generación de estos insumos también hace parte del sector secundario. - De transformación: transforman la materia prima en a) maquinas, instrumentos, vehículos, maquinaría para el sector agrícola, industria pesada. b) Artículos de consumo directo e industrias livianas (piezas, repuestos, metálicos, etc.) Clasificación según el personal ocupado: PYMES PYMES Pequeña: emplea entre 5 y 20 personas. Mediana: emplea...
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...aprendizaje cuya función es tener una mejor comprensión de los conocimientos que el alumno tiene que aprender y relacionarlos entre sí o con otros que ya posee. Los elementos que integran un mapa conceptual es el concepto que se refiere a hecho, objetos cualidades, entre otras, también están las palabras enlace que son los verbos, las preposiciones, las conjunciones, el adverbio y en general todas las que no sean de concepto, por último se encuentra la preposición que es la frase con un significado determinado Mapas Mentales Es una técnica que nos permite entrar en nuestra mente de manera más creativa, su efecto es más rápido que en conceptual, es un método más eficaz de organizar ideas. de Montes Z. (1996). Más Allá de la Educación. Caracas, Venezuela: Editorial Galac. p. 217 Uso de escritos de autores principales Autoría y Autoridad Autor: Responsable de algo más que su propio texto Autoridad: La tiene el autor sobre la evaluación de su información. Contenido: Criterio importante a evaluar, la calidad de la información que presenta es determinante. Propósito: Se detalla en el documento para evitar una lectura infructuosa Objetividad: Se relaciona con los propósitos que se presentan se pregunta: ¿Es clara la relación entre la finalidad que presenta y el contenido?, ¿se fundamenta la información presentada?, ¿cita las fuentes con referencias bibliográficas? Exactitud: Es la seriedad y precisión que tiene la información....
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...It was around mid-September and Maracaibo, Venezuela. was as hot as it gets. I woke up annoyed knowing that in a few minutes I had to leave for school when suddenly my parents came in the room. I was already prepared for the big talk about being always late. However, to my surprise, the conversation took an unexpected turn. They told me to pack my things because we had to go to Caracas. They explained that there was a wedding we had to attend. Without any suspicion and relieved by the fact that I did not have to go to school, I packed my things. Now, almost ten years later is when I realize there were too many factors that did not make sense. Once we arrived in Caracas, my parents informed me that we were going to Miami. My dad said: “we decided...
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