...In today’s society and in the future, science and studying the natural world is tremendously important for the advancement of knowledge. Furthermore, the definition of science is “the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment”. Rosemary and Peter Grant are natural scientist studying islands and the living on those islands. The Grants use observing and experimental skills as a method of studying life on islands. The work of the Grants meets this definition of science because the Grants visit the same island and do similar research each time they visit. They observe the changes in beak size to show evolution. Also, their...
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...THE UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MBA-EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME 2009/2010 RESEARCH PROPOSAL By KIBIKI YUSTIN, L.M TITLE: MANAGEMENT OF CAPITATION GRANTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF TANZANIA: A CASE OF KIGOMA DISTRICT COUNCIL PROPOSED SUPERVISOR: DR MBOGORO DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS –UDOM 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Problem Sound Economic Governance is essential for the achievement of the desired reduction in poverty levels and improvements in economic growth in Tanzania. Good Public Financial Management (PFM) is important for efficient, effective and equitable utilization of scarce national resources (REF). Whilst the extent to which policy makers are held accountable to their constituents is an excellent indicator of good governance. Accountability and transparency go hand in hand in developing open and participatory decision-making processes. In 2005, the government of Tanzania reviewed the financial management practices and processes at the central government level. In 2006, the focus has shifted to local government, which now accounts for an increasing proportion of expenditures and is primarily responsible for service delivery in sectors such as primary education and primary health (URT, 2004). This kind of study is therefore wanting to provide a snapshot of how the resource allocation, resource management and control, resource utilization and accountability processes take place...
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...Ford and the World Automobile Industry Ford and the World Automobile Industry In 2008, the Ford Motor Company and the world automobile industry as a whole, was struggling financially. The slumping economy had a significant effect on US automobile sales, with a 50% reduction year over year, negatively impacting company earnings. (Grant, 2010, p. 46) Reduced sales, emerging markets and increased competition created a changing landscape and financial sustainability issues amongst the market. These forces and Ford’s growth created excess capacity beyond consumer demand resulting in inefficient use of resources. Synopsis of the Case Ford and the collective automobile industry were faced with challenging times due to a US recession, resulting in reduced demand. This decline caused a focus shift from existing markets to new growth markets, such as Asia, Europe and Latin America. (Grant 2010, p. 48) Companies partnered with outsourced providers and adjusted operational methods in an effort to reduce costs. This growth partnered with a decrease in consumer demand resulted in high carrying costs across the industry. Relevant Factual Information about the Problem or Decision the Organization Faced The US automobile industry experienced a boom in the early-mid 1900’s, resulting in Ford and the industry growing rapidly. (Grant, 2010, p. 48) In order to meet the demand, capital investment in manufacturing capabilities was occurring. In the late 1900’s the industry began to see...
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...In Ernest Gaines’s book A Lesson Before Dying , Grant goes through a change which at the end renders him as a hero. Grant is a young teacher in a small town near Bayonne. When his student is convicted of murder, Grant doesn't want anything to do with him. But after being persuaded by two old women in the community named Tante Lou and Miss Emma, Grant has to go and visit the convicted student and teach him to be a man before he is unjustly killed. Grant has a long road ahead of him. Grant’s long road to becoming a hero starts when he begins to care about others such as Jefferson, and is able to carry out what others ask of him like what Miss Emma and Tante Lou ask him to do for Jefferson, and when this happens his journey has been a success. Out of all of the challenges that Grant faces along his journey, the toughest is teaching Jefferson how to be a man. At first he...
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...Vicksburg Campaign History 101 – 87 N – 06 May 2015 The Campaign of Vicksburg was “the key”, to ensuring victory and the assurance of commerce to world markets. Where the march of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 1863 to July 1863, would prove compelling is that Grant would out generalize Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton and eventually start the fall of Richmond and the Confederacy of Jefferson Davis. That the campaign was a central ingredient for success according to President Abraham Lincoln and would divide the Confederacy while, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi transportation route. With the capture of Vicksburg, the Union led by risky, yet boisterous attempts of Grant far more outmaneuvered the indecisive and ill-equipped decisions of Pemberton; and the stronghold of the Union over the Confederacy. At this time in the Civil War, the Mississippi river was the most important trade and supply route in the United States. It was the livelihood of the country and with it held the greatest economic feature to trade in the country and the world for agricultural products and their export and intercontinental transfer. It was the last stranglehold the Confederacy held on the Union and the prevention of military supply and aid to the Deep South, commerce of the middle and northwestern states to the world and a waning support of the war in enthusiasm and economic demand. President Abraham Lincoln said of Vicksburg and the importance of its seizure, “See what...
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..."A Lesson Before Dying" is a fantastic novel written by Ernest J. Gaines. Grant Wiggins, Jefferson, and Paul are three characters from the novel that benefited, embodied, and understood the most important lesson before dying. The most important lesson and message before dying was that each of us has been created by God with potential to be great, and to help others reach greatness. Grant Wiggins is a prime example of the most important lesson before dying. He attempted to teach Jefferson to be a man and not a "hog" as the public defender had called him during the trial. Jefferson's godmother "wants [Grant] to visit [Jefferson] and make him know-- prove to these white men-- that he's not a hog, that he's a man. (Gaines 31) Grant accepts the challenge firstly, to prove the white men that were betting against him wrong and show them that Jefferson can and will transform into a man for the sake of black people in the South. However, he also accepts the challenge in order for Jefferson to be someone he (Grant) in the future would look up to because he is the only person who has the power now to stand up to the white people in the South. Also, Grant Wiggins is trying to expose and introduce Jefferson's greatness by calling him a hero. Grant begins to explain to Jefferson the "'A hero is someone who does something for other people. He does something that other men don’t and can't do. He is different from other men. He is above other men. No matter who those other men are, the hero...
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...April 26, 2015 Giovanni O. Ledesma Scholarship Grant In this essay, Lou Ann Simons, President of Michigan State University has construct an impressive example of multiple core values of quality, inclusiveness, and connectivity. These core values nourishes 21st century to build necessary sustainable prosperity. It represents the federal Morrill Act of 1862 in a written forms of global society and a model of university community collaboration, sustainable to research intensive university education in general, to broad range of societal organization. The State of Michigan established the Agriculture College in 1855, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania form of farmer's high school institution recognized today as Michigan State University. Both state's land grant institution became part of the land grant system federal Morrill Act of 1862. The Michigan State University has been successfully adhering and organized educational tradition in values drive behavior. The vision of more widely public able to explore, understand, and apply the scientific concepts of 19th century. A general idea of quality seems uncertain to different qualities such as institution commitment to developing to its education research programs and highly humanities disciplines, and generating an environment of critical thinking, continue intellectual research beyond the present constant. In the 21st century the land grant university have proven their ability to quality educational experience...
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...In the novel, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, the main character Grant does not leave his small town because he is afraid to leave. Grant is afraid of failure and change. The character Grant is stubborn and self-centered. He does not face his problems as he metaphorically runs away from his problems. Even though Grant metaphorically runs away, he is afraid to leave because he has so much to lose, showing his fear of failure. In town Grant is a school teacher, he is afraid to leave because he is afraid of losing his power as a teacher. He is afraid he would fail as a teacher for himself and fail as a teacher for his students. Also, Grant is afraid of change because right now Grant has it good. He’s worked hard to get to where he is...
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...strategy and a little help from an Austrade export grant, high performance sports apparel manufacturer 2XU Pty Ltd has ‘hit the ground running’ in export in just five years. Victorian-based 2XU is a designer and manufacturer of world class sporting garments across the categories of triathlon, running, swimming, cycling, compression and fitness activities. All 2XU products are engineered with the single minded goal of equipping the athlete to feel more prepared, race ready and capable than the competition – an ambitious and engaging brand philosophy which has been adopted across all facets of the company in its quest to enter and conquer the international market. Internationally, 2XU has enjoyed first-mover advantage thanks to its innovative garment collections and rapid establishment of an extensive and successful distributor network both overseas and online. Beginning with one key distributor in the United States, 2XU now boasts an impressive portfolio of distributors throughout Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Over the past two years, export sales have surged by some 190 per cent. Successful marketing of their unique products overseas has also played a key role in 2XU’s impressive international growth and the Austrade-administered Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme has been there to help. Under the scheme, 2XU has received over $199,700 in grants over the last three years. These grants have assisted the Australian brand in meeting...
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...Jurassic Park to Jurassic World, and anticipating the new and upcoming Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which will release in the summer of 2018, I have never read any of the novels, but this one will be my first. Setting: Jurassic Park takes place in Costa Rica and Isla Nublar of 1990. Isla Nublar is a tropical island near Costa Rica, and where Jurassic Park and the dinosaurs are located. Characters: The major characters in Jurassic Park consist of, but are not limited to John Hammond, Dr. Alan Grant, Dr. Ian Malcolm, Dr. Ellie Sattler, and Tim and...
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...to bestow on me. O Giver of all supernatural gifts, who filled the soul of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with such immense favors, I beg You to visit me with Your grace and Your love and to grant me the gift of holy fear, so that it may act on me as a check to prevent me from falling back into my past sins, for which I beg pardon. Grant me the gift of piety, so that I may serve You for the future with increased fervor, follow with more promptness Your holy inspirations, and observe your divine precepts with greater fidelity. Grant me the gift of knowledge, so that I may know the things of God and, enlightened by Your holy teaching, may walk, without deviation, in the path of eternal salvation. Grant me the gift of fortitude, so that I may overcome courageously all the assaults of the devil, and all the dangers of this world which threaten the salvation of my soul. Grant me the gift of counsel, so that I may choose what is more conducive to my spiritual advancement and may discover the wiles and snares of the tempter. Grant me the gift of understanding, so that I may apprehend the divine mysteries and by contemplation of heavenly things detach my thoughts and affections from the vain things of this miserable world. Grant me the gift of wisdom, so that I may rightly direct all my actions, referring them to God as my last end; so that, having loved Him and served Him in this life, I may have the happiness of possessing Him...
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...teaches that a lie can be constructive, and that it can decrease people’s sufferings. Grant Wiggins, the protagonist of the novel, often criticizes and bitterly resents racist society. He tends to run away and escape the society he feels will never change. Like Professor Antoine, he believes no one can change society without being destroyed in the process. Jefferson’s trial reinforces Grant’s pessimistic attitude. Grant sees the wickedness of a system designed to uphold the superiority of one race over another. He sees a man struck down to the level of a hog by a few words from an attorney. During the course of the novel, however, Grant comes to realize that cynicism like his is akin to lying down and dying, and that even small victories can accumulate and produce change. Rather than looking at Jefferson as a hopeless stranger, Grant accepts Jefferson’s plight as his own and begins to fight for Jefferson’s salvation. He accepts his duty to the society he inhabits, thereby taking the first step toward improving that society. Alongside with the theme of facing problems and responsibilities, goes the question of accepting the past. In fact, the past is inescapable. It exists and influences people’s lives. It predetermines people’s present and their future. The heroes of the book, Grant and Vivian, are haunted by their pasts as well. White people treated Grant as their inferior as he was growing up. Grant deliberately severs himself from his...
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...2012 Scholarships for International Students to Study in USA and Abroad The Scholarship-Positions.com is the premier financial aid, college scholarship and international scholarship resource for students wishing to study abroad. Here you will find the most comprehensive listing of grants, scholarships, loan programs, and other information to assist college and university students. There are billions of dollars available for scholarships around the world, but you can’t win them if you don’t apply. This scholarships catalog includes some of the most prestigious scholarships which can also be applied by Non-U.S. Citizens [International Students]. Fulbright Scholarships http://www.iie.org/ Educational exchanges that strengthen understanding and communication between the United States and over students from 140 countries. Students interested in applying for the Fulbright Student Program must apply through the Fulbright Program Office in their home country. Gates Cambridge Scholarships http://www.gatescambridge.org/apply/ One to three years of study in any discipline at Cambridge University. Candidates apply directly through Cambridge. Canon Collins Educational Trust http://www.canoncollins.org.uk/ Full scholarship for nationals from Southern African countries South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Angola and Mozambique) who wish to pursue a postgraduate degree (normally a one year Master’s degree) in either the United Kingdom or southern Africa...
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...A Foundation is a nonprofit corporation with the goal and purpose of making grants to organizations and or institutions for educational, scientific and cultural purposes (http://grantspace.org). Many times, without foundations assistance, the nonprofits would have a difficult time achieving their mission, purpose and or vision. The Foundation Center maintains a database(s) of various private foundations known in the United States. According to the Foundation Center, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has been ranked number 41 out of 100 for having assets valued at two-million based on the most recent financial audit on November 2, 2013 (http://www.foundationcenter.org/findfunders/topfunders/top100assets.html). The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation was set up in the middle 1960’s by Mr. Ewing Marion Kauffman, successful entrepreneur and owner of the Kansas City Royals (http://www.kauffman.org). The foundation’s mission is to “help individuals attain economic independence by advancing achievement and entrepreneur of our founder, Ewing Marion Kauffman”. (http://www.kauffman.org/who-we-are/vision-mission-approach). Having grown up in the Kansas City area, Ewing Kauffman was very well known for his foundation; along with being a KC Royals baseball fan, in wanting to provide and encourage Kansas Citians that a quality education is a foundation in preparing our students for success in college and in life. When a student has the means and the drive to be successful and is given the...
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...men with one prisoner are in a conflict about education and personal identity. Reverend Ambrose and Grant, two characters presented in A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines are both trying to help Jefferson, the prisoner, to die with pride. Reverend Ambrose is educated culturally, knowing his roots and his cultural background very well. He is considered the cultural center of the town in the Cajun society. He believes that the Grant is not using the right methods to teach Jefferson. On the other hand, Grant is academically educated. Grant Wiggins went onto college to further his studies in arithmetics, reading, and writing. He believes that his methods are more logical due to his further education in academics. This leads...
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