...Earned> <Writing Score> <Date Graded> Introduction The problem to be investigated in this paper is the relationship between capitalism and the corporation and how socialism will affect this relationship. In the ever expanding economy, the government is trying to cash in more and more by taking over the capital owned by firms. The firms have to try to survive by doing whatever it takes to keep the government from overtaking their capital. In the big picture, firms what to make a profit but also provide a benefit to the society as a whole. We have to look deeper to explain what socialism and capitalism really are and what the corporations are really trying to do. Social Responsibility of Business Friedman said that the social responsibility of a business is to increase its profits (Friedman, 1970). He went on to explain that a corporation is not really a person but it has artificial responsibilities but as a whole a corporation cannot be said to have true responsibilities (Friedman, 1970). Friedman also told us that executives of a company have the responsibility...
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...newspapers and magazines but did not take hardly any business from them but the films that were being made were advertised in them. Radios was the next big media that came about in the 1920’s was radian and it was a great media technology for advertisers and people listened to it. The sound recording made in the 190’s- 1990’s were a new media also. Then are the introduction of TV in the 1940’s to present, I think it will never end but its size has got smaller on width and flat and larger in length. Video recorders started coming about in the 1970’s to present and have become smaller since its advent and are not as cumbersome as they once were. The video games also came along side the 1970’s and are still popular today. Computers first appeared in the mainframe forms in the 40’s and 50’s in then started to decrease in size from the 80’s to present. In the 90’s they were sold as desktops and in the 2000’s to present they are laptops and iPads. The biggest change to affect everything was the internet which started in the 90’s to present and is threatening to change everything. Cell phones also have impacted life too. When films came around in the early 1900’s it was going to create a new way of viewing things and created movie theaters for entertainment and also created...
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...Marcus Howard Dr. Hotz English 103 10am 20 February 2014 The Strength of a Problem-Posing Approach to Education The dialogue over the most effective means of facilitating education has been a hotly debated topic over the last few centuries. There are many different models used throughout history and numerous strategies utilized today to teach people from kindergarten all the way up to the post-secondary education level. One of the many great educators of the 20th century was Brazilian philosopher, Paulo Freire. His excerpt “The Banking Concept of Education,” published in The Pedagogy of the Oppressed in 1970 established him as an important and controversial theorist. He wanted to create an education theory that would benefit the needs of the poor and the politically oppressed. His model rejects the aspect of treating education as a banking system, introduces the problem-posing approach for education, emphasizes the collaboration of the students and teachers in the classroom environment, and explains how knowledge emerges through training and constant patience. Mary E. Boyce wrote a pedagogy on critical teaching that directly supports Freire’s model of the problem-posing approach. Paulo Freire’s model of education directly opposes and rejects the traditional “banking system” model of education. Freire describes this model as “’banking,’ in which teachers deposit knowledge into students’ minds, which are empty until these deposits are made” (62). The banking system can be...
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...year 1953 the transistor was introduced to the hearing aid industry, the knowledge behind the transistor was free of charge and open to every firm. This had a huge impact on the innovative activity of incumbent firms and new entrant in the hearing aid industry. 1. Introduction Inventions throughout the history prove their economic value each and every time (Maclaurin, 1953). In the year 1920 a scientist named Earl C. Hansen invents and patents the first vacuum tube hearing aid. The vacuum tubes are very big of size, which made it not easy to carry. With the arrival of the transistor invented by the American firm Bell Labs in 1948 it was possible to minimize the size, it requires much less energy input, and it was more durable in application of the hearing aid (Nelson, 1962). In the early 1950’s the transistor hearing aids were introduced, at the same time they also began replacing the vacuum tube hearings aids. The smaller transistor size and the lower battery voltage requirements made it possible to have a remarkable miniaturization in hearing devices. In 1956 Bell labs was forced to license the patent of transistors free of charge. This resulted to free access to the architectural invention for all firms in the hearing aid industry. There are different kinds of innovations. Incremental...
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...stronger look at the direction of where they believe technology is going. A third focus is in regards to the unexpected mistakes that people have made. In conjunction with the past, how can these mistakes be avoided in the coming future and evolution of technology; both for equal and competitive reasons. In part with this, we can turn to the very basic view about what makes a good design. Many architectural topics once began with the idea that if you build something and develop it correctly, change is not something one should expect. If it’s developed right the first time then you don’t have to change it. In this successful strive, people have come to the underlying conclusion that this is a very unrealistic position to be. A very good place to stress the relevance here is by dating back to the start of an exciting architectural turn of events that have gotten us to where we now are: the birth of modern computing. Many will say that this “landmark” of progress has lead to an evolutional launch that we constantly live within. It’s safe to say that these embarking events once began somewhere amongst the early 1970s. Coming out of the 1960s, computer processors were often constructed out of small and medium-scale integrated circuits containing a number of transistors that ranged from ten to several hundred. Along comes 1971 and at this point in time scientist have already made successful progress in the creation of computers and machinery used for mathematical functions...
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...Video games have been and continue to be a great part of my life. Ever since the tender age of three I have been fascinated by the interactivity and the captivating graphics displayed by video games. I have developed and retained an appreciation for the capacity that many well developed video games have to blend competitiveness, the need for intellectual dexterity, and pure entertainment. I have long understood the task of producing a game with such comprehensive quality as both an art and a science. In any case, my video game passion has slowly but surely charmed me into learning much about the philosophy of video games, their design and development, and especially the history of video games. Despite my life-long passion with video games, I began a true self-propelled academic investigation into the world of video games only a few years ago. I remember quite vividly that this intellectual journey into the world of video games was prompted by a friend of mine who was intrigued by the fact that I was often engulfed in the world of video games. During those days I was younger and consequentially much more immature than now. Not only did I enjoy video games, I spent a great deal of the few funds which I had on purchasing new games, much of my free time playing games, and a lot of time also discussing video games in general. I was not officially addicted; I always knew when enough was enough and when I needed to spend time completing school work, saving, or spending money to make...
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...One of the biggest challenges would be the floods that happen in 1916 when they were developing the Yuma Project. While they were trying to build canals for the Yuma Project, a major flood happened in 1912, breaking records some places where up to six to eight feet of flood water. So in the building of the canals the water kept rising where they needed to construct the canals or dams. The railroads would be flooded which could have been used for delivering materials that developers needed to build the canals. After the Gadsden Purchase many private ditch companies wanted to irrigate lands in the Yuma Valley. People tried to come and take water from the river to irrigate the...
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...Videogames: A Consideration of Their History and Their Roles Videogames: A Consideration of Their History and Their Roles 3.A: Narrative Videogames have been and continue to be a great part of my life. Ever since the tender age of three I have been fascinated by the interactivity and the captivating graphics displayed by videogames. Furthermore, I have developed and retained an appreciation for the capacity that many well developed videogames have to blend competitiveness, the need for intellectual dexterity, and pure entertainment. I have long understood the task of producing a game with such comprehensive quality as both an art and a science. In any case, my videogame passion has slowly but surely charmed me into learning much about the philosophy of videogames, their design and development, and especially the history of videogames. Despite my life-long passion with videogames, I began a true self-propelled academic investigation into the world of videogames only a few years ago. I remember quite vividly that this intellectual journey into the world of videogames was prompted by a friend of mine who was intrigued by the fact that I was often engulfed in the world of videogames. During those days I was much younger and consequentially much more immature than now. Not only did I enjoy videogames, I spent a great deal of the few funds which I had on purchasing new games, much of my free time playing games, and a lot of time also discussing videogames in general...
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...CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS DR.MAGGIE SIZER COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES : PEPSICO VS. COCA-COLA AKIN DUNDAR 200068711 MBA/FINANCE 1/30/2013 Every company has a descripted or non-descripted competitive strategy if they have at least a competitor in the industry. To have the conversion rate of the investment, the company should have a desired and defensible position and power to defence this position. Sometimes, even a company has a really successful product it still tries to produce a new item or improve the one it has and this decision could be one of the biggest fail of marketing history. According to some marketing experts; the reason of the success of coke drink in the beverage industry is the advertisement competition and marketing war between PepsiCo and Coca-Cola since years ago. If there was not a PepsiCo in the industry, Coca-Cola could not make a billion bottles of daily sales. Both companies are in top of the list of most valuable brands list. They had many successes during their 120 years of rivalry but both of them also made high-cost mistakes during that time. The competition between the ‘Enemy Brothers’ is one of the good sample of rivalry which is based on a lot of interesting cases,different strategies and cultures. Differences between Coca-Cola and PepsiCo cultures and strategies was the main result announcer. In the middle of 1880’s, Coca-Cola was unrivaled in the industry. When the industrial war begun, was the time that PepsiCo...
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...Green Wind Energy All we hear about anymore is green this and green that along with what are you doing to contribute to the green way of living? What changes have you made in your daily life to ensure the future of our earth? A lot of information and talk centers on our energy generating techniques and safer ways it can be done without the use of fossil fuels. One of them being the use of wind energy, harness the air that it already moving around without causing anymore damage to our earth. Sounds like a reasonable request but what does it all entail… Lets do some research into how long this idea has been used and the different approaches that have been taken to make it happen. Wind is caused by sunlight unevenly heating the surface of the Earth. During the day, air over the land heats up more quickly than air over water, making it expand and rise. As it does so, cooler, denser air rushes in beneath it, creating an air current. Some giant wind currents are drive by hot air at the equator and cool air at the poles (Aldred, 2007). I was surprised to find that wind energy sources have been around since the tenth century in Persia and the thirteenth century in China. The uses focused on windmills with the grinding of grain, pumping of water and sailboats. Windmills and water mills were the largest power sources before the invention of the steam engine. The main long-term use of wind (except for sailing) has been to pump water for the irrigation of fields (Nelson, 2013,). The...
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...Can Bollywood Go Global? Case Analysis: Managerial Communication II Section A Submitted By Ankur Jain 0069/52 Executive Summary The movie Industry came into being towards the end of the 19th century and it has grown steadily over the years, incorporating several changes in its outfit and presentation. From the French beginnings, to the British influence and then the American dominance after the 2nd world war, the entertainment industry has seen it all. Bollywood, the Hindi-language industry in Mumbai is considered by many to be the heart of the Indian film industry. Although the format of Bollywood films has changed over the years, a typical film is melodramatic; long (three to four hours); filled with song and dance numbers, elaborate sets, and brightly colored costumes; and based on traditional values such as family and religion. India is the largest producer of films in the world and very old film industry in the world which originated around about 103 years ago. In 2009 India produced a total of 2,961 films on celluloid that includes a staggering figure of 1,288 feature films. Indian film industry is multi-lingual and the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced. However, due to high taxes and low prices, It ranks 5th largest in terms of revenue. The industry is supported mainly by a vast film-going Indian public, and Indian films have been gaining increasing popularity in the rest of the world—notably in countries with large...
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...child spends the majority of his or her day in school, it is the schools responsibility more than the parents to give each student the daily amount of exercise, healthy meals choices for breakfast and lunch, and to educate students to eat nutritionally well. The movie, Supersize Me, is a documentary film where the experimenter, Morgan Spurlock ate nothing but McDonald’s food for 30 days straight for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Besides eating just fast food, Spurlock and his team also did several investigations on contributing factors to obesity such as what is in the food that people eat, and the amount that a person can get at one time. In the movie, Spurlock spent time connecting obesity, fast food, and children. Spurlock went to three different schools and analyzed how the schools foods contributed to childhood obesity. The first school in Naperville, Illinois shows how school staff turns a blind eye towards what students buy and eat. Even when a student buys nothing but candy or chips, the staff believes they brought a sack lunch with healthier foods, this is realistically never happens. This particular school food is serviced by Sodexho, which is one of the lowest and cheapest food services around. Sodexho supplies over 400 kindergarten through twelfth grade school districts nationwide providing foods such as Little Debbie snacks, Gatorade, and candy bars to students. Sodexho also operates prisons and feeds thousands of inmates worldwide with the same kinds of foods...
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...points out (Brainyquote.com). There is no doubt that the world has changed over time physically, economically, and culturally. As the world has evolved, so has business, and as business has evolved so has auditing. The concept of auditing is as old as civilization. The need for a knowledgeable, external, third person to verify transactions or accounts and detect fraud has been present since the advent of trade and accounting. Thus the goal of auditing, in this sense, has not changed since. Teck-Heang Lee observed that “auditing serves as a mechanism to monitor conduct and performance, and to secure and enforce accountability (Lee 2008). All in all, an audit function plays a crucial role in maintain welfare and stability in society.” However, what has changed is how the roles and responsibilities of auditors have changed to reflect the needs of the business environment of the time. As such, auditors and the auditing profession have always played a very important role in business and, more recently, in society in general. As business in today’s world becomes more dynamic, accounting (and therefore by extension auditing) must also evolve to become more dynamic. The evolution of auditing is a complicated history that has always been changing through historical events. This can be seen in the shift in the role of external auditors from a cyclical audit approach to now more of a top-down risk-based continuous audit. The factors that have played a major role in this shift of role and responsibilities...
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...AUTOMOBILES Definition: It is defined as, An automobile or car is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor and transports passengers. The automobile as we know it was not invented in a single day by a single inventor.. FROM HORSE TO HORSE POWER: The automobile was not invented in a single day by a single inventor. The history of the automobile reflects an evolution that took place worldwide. It is estimated that over 100,000 patents created the modern automobile. The automobile is said to have been a menace and a blessing, it has been worshiped and reviled, celebrated and scorned. The automobile is an invention that has had tremendous impact on society. The automobile has taken diverse segments of the American population; farmers, small town residents and urban dwellers and given them access to the same opportunities and experiences. Automobiles have given us motels, shopping malls, drive-through, vacations, commuting, and of course, suburbia. Early Steam Powered Cars In 1769, the very first self-propelled road vehicle was a military tractor invented by French engineer and mechanic, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot (1725 - 1804). Cugnot used a steam engine to power his vehicle, built under his instructions at the Paris Arsenal by mechanic Brezin. It was used by the French Army to haul artillery at a whopping speed of 2 1/2 mph on only three wheels. The vehicle had to stop every ten to fifteen minutes to...
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...Max Weber “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” Max Webers “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” is an analysis as to the relationship between the emergence of the spirit of capitalism in the west and the ethics of Calvinism. He argues that Calvinism catalysed this creation of the capitalist spirit. His study arose when he asked himself why capitalism had emerged out of Western Europe before anywhere else in the world, even though the economic conditions seemed identical in many of these places. In this essay I will argue that this relationship between the two isn’t as paramount as Weber suggests, and in fact may be completely arbitrary. I believe this for a number of reasons including the distorting effect Webers use of a “ideal type” has and the fact that some areas where Calvinism was practiced heavily Capitalism developed a lot later in, while others with no Calvinist beliefs still did develop Capitalism. Weber starts his analyse looking at the intrinsic relationship between religion and business. He emphasises how sect membership is a sign that you are trustworthy and will be a good business partner, as admission to one of these congregations only happens after a careful probation, where your conduct, back to early childhood, is assessed and checked for any kind of frivolity. Admission therefore is a guarantee of the moral qualities of someone, it is a badge of honour showing you have those qualities that are required in business matters...
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