...Choi Sung Woo and I became best friends. “Eun Sung ah, why are you so UGLY??” See what I mean? How could I be friends with somebody so mean? “Choi Sung Woo why are you so mean?” “What?” Sung Woo looked seriously at me. “You want me to lie?” Sung Woo had this funny habit of leaving me speechless, even if I had already heard his insults a thousand times before. “Choi Sung Woo, I hate you.” Sung Woo laughed and flicked me lightly on the forehead. “No you don’t,” he teased. “You love me, Kim Eun Sung.” [[ In the Beginning ]] I remember walking into class on the first day, and seeing Choi Sung Woo in the seat next to mine. I remember thinking that school was going to be hell this year, with Sung Woo in my class. We had a funny friendship, Sung Woo and I. “Eun Sung ah.” Sung Woo sounded serious. “Do you consider me a close friend, or just a friend?” I paused in whatever I was doing. Whatever I had been expecting to hear from Sung Woo, this was definitely on the bottom of the list. “Well do you consider me as a close friend or just a friend?” Sung Woo didn’t even need to think about it. “A close friend.” I don’t remember if I was smiling – it felt like I was. “Me too.” In the beginning, I didn’t know what to think when Choi Sung Woo started calling me. At first it was just for homework, but then our conversations extended for hours and past any possible range of homework discussion. And then he started calling every night. I...
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...The most pleasant and delectable tale of the marriage of Cupid and Psyches. There was sometimes a certaine King, inhabiting in the West parts, who had to wife a noble Dame, by whom he had three daughters exceeding fair; of whom the two elder were of such comly shape and beauty, as they did excell and pass all other women living, whereby they were thought worthily to deserve the praise and commendation of every person, and deservedly to be preferred above the residue of the common sort. Yet the singular passing beauty and maidenly majesty of the youngest daughter did so farre surmount and excell then two, as no earthly creature could by any meanes sufficiently expresse or set out the same. By reason wherof, after the fame of this excellent maiden was spread about in every part of the City, the Citisens and strangers there beeing inwardly pricked by the zealous affection to behold her famous person, came daily by thousands, hundreths, and scores, to her fathers palace, who was astonied with admiration of her incomparable beauty, did no less worship and reverence her with crosses, signes, and tokens, and other divine adorations, according to the custome of the old used rites and ceremonies, than if she were the Lady Venus indeed, and shortly after the fame was spread into the next cities and bordering regions, that the goddess whom the deep seas had born and brought forth, and the froth of the waves had nourished, to the intent to show her high magnificencie and divine power...
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...in the workplace as a professional careerist was unheard of. Their role mainly consisted of household chores, taking care of the children, and the elderly. Today we are operating in a global society and for South Korea to be competitive in an economic market they must re-align their business strategies as a country. According to (McGraw-Hill 2011) women in the workforce in Korea occurred after the 1998 Asian financial crises, when thousands of men lost their jobs or took salary cuts, and their wives entered the workforce. Years later the government banned gender discrimination in the workplace and required businesses with more than 500 employees to set up child-care facilities and the Government established a Gender Equality Ministry retrieved from (www.pacificbridge.com). In January 2000 the National Assembly gave the Presidential Commission on Women the authority to investigate work-related discrimination against Women according to (www.pacificbridge.com). Today the government has set the tone for Human Resource Management and businesses are expected to follow with the exception of the country top 400 companies, which are family run conglomerates that make it difficult for females to rise to the upper ranks. Cho Jin Woo, who is the director of the Gender Equality Ministry, stated “the country has a long way to go in equal employment rights for women’s” retrieved from (McGraw-Hill 2011). The government has hired thousands of women’s, that represents about 42% of its new employees...
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...3.0 Internal Environment of Samsung 3.1 Resources 3.1.1 Tangible resources In 2009, Samsung Electronics has reached $ 110.2 billion market capitalization, for the first time beyond Intel, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer revenue, Samsung in 2009 to $ 117.8 billion in annual sales, revenue has surpassed HP as the world's largest electronics company, is the world's first two big chip plant, second in size only Intel 2008 is to have up to 21 products in the world market share in the market up to the first supplier. 3.1.1.1 Financial resource Through financial analysis of Samsung, we can see that it is now in a strong financial position. As the data shows, Samsung has high amount of total assets and net sales .Although its debt isn’t in a very low level, its net income still keeps growing, reaching to13.8 billion dollars in 2009. Organizations in such a strong financial position can be more responsive to new opportunities and new threats. 3.1.1.2 Technological resource Innovation is crucial to Samsung's business. As new technologies are being constantly introduced to the market, speed is essential for remaining competitive in today's digital era. In case of that, Samsung’s R&D centers are set up all over the world. The R&D network spans six Samsung centers in Korea and 18 more in nine other countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Israel, India, Japan and China, as well as other research centers and universities. These centers are tasked...
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...semiconductor, information and telecommunications industries grew from the significant investments made during this period. Samsung also took a meaningful step toward heavy industries by venturing into aircraft manufacturing, shipbuilding and construction, as well as chemical industries. In the 1980s, Samsung expanded its efforts into exploring the larger markets overseas. The group began contributing to foreign economies by building facilities in the US, the UK and Portugal. Samsung also invested considerable resources into fostering Korea’s rich heritage by supporting a wide range of cultural and artistic activities. The final decade of the 20th century saw the evolution of Samsung's new approach to management. Chairman Kun-Hee Lee's...
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...0000000080587900 If I knew I couldn’t Fail, I would just go ahead and do this. I am sure all of us kids have our view on “Homeworks”. Getting up in the morning, practically have time to start and go to school and there for 6 hours its studies and learning. I honestly want my time once I am back home. Hello Everybody, today I am going to talk about the topic, If I knew I couldn’t fail, what would I do .I would like to tell you all a story of two small boys like me. In a far away land there were two friends, boys of age 10 and 7. They played amongst themselves and on a bright spring day, they start flying their kites and wander off a little far away from their home. The boys in their excitement didn’t see an open hole or well with water. The 10 year old boys slips in to it. Now the 7 year old boy screams for help but no one there. He sees a bucket with a rope and instantly drops it in and the older boy holds on to it, this fragile younger boy, pulls it and pulls it and after sometime his friend crawls back. Hooray, both of them run back to their homes. The parents listen to their stories and feel they are making it up, how can a small 7 year old boy pull out a 10 year old boy ? But only one man believes them, so the friends are happy. The younger boys father is little angry that one of the neighbours is believing this story and asks him how is it possible. The neighbor replies, “Well no one told the boy that he will fail. He never had the thought “What if I fail”...
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...zimba father s came back shottly later and a big argument ensued which resulted in him and his brother getting kicked out . when zimba and his rother left the house he decided to go to lino house to find out what happeed .once theu got there lino said he disnt know that he got drunk or drugged but was in no way responsible and tat he was a victim too in this whole ordeal .they decided to find some kind of way to retrieve the property that was taken so they all got into manu s car who zimba brother with lino and find out .along the way zimba got upset at lino blaming the whole ordeal on him n proceeded aat hitting him up repeatedly it was a very tense ride . zimba finally decided to go talk to his older brothers yves and michelle who didn leave to far from their locations as they got there .yves and michelle were entertaining two womens zimba proceeded to tell them the story and as that was going on michel gf received a call from there father rlaying to him what had happened yves got mad and out of nowhere satrted beating on lino who ran out the house .after yves came back zimba his brother and the girls started talking but not shortly after the police came knocking with lino about his beating i tipped yves so he could escape but it was too late they were already in the house and had him by the neck we tried to come down the situation and with a lil bit of money and persuasion he was let go.The comossion in te house attracted the catholic church nun who waas going by houses collecting...
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...“Be reassured, Motecuhzoma, have no fear. We have great affection for you. Today our hearts are at peace. We see your face, we hear you. For a long time now we have wanted to see you” (Portilla 160). Montezuma II is known by three names, Montezuma II, Moctezuma II and in the Nahuatl language: Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, Montezuma II is the most common. He was born in 1466 and died in 1520 C.E. (Kimmel, Cóttrill, and Cartwright). He was the ninth emperor of the Aztecs, in the great city Tenochtitlán (Townsend, Portilla, and “Montezuma II”). He is known for confronting the Spanish Conquistador, Hernándo Cortès. Montezuma Xocoyotzin was a very dynamic, militaristic, theological leader of the Aztecs; his legacy left the downfall of the Aztecs, as...
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...Samsung: Uneasy in the Lead By ERIC PFANNER and BRIAN X. CHEN December 23, 2013 Lee Kun-hee, the man who built the most successful, most admired and most feared business in Asia — a $288 billion behemoth that is among the most profitable in the world — had a message for his employees this year: You must do better. At other companies, congratulations might have been in order. His companies were headed to another extraordinary year. But this was Samsung, the South Korean industrial group that Mr. Lee, an elfin man with a stubborn will, transformed from a second-rate maker of household appliances into a conglomerate with a flagship electronics business that has left most rivals eating its silicon dust. There would be no pat on the back for Samsung’s 470,000 employees. Instead, in June, he sent a companywide email sternly urging them to raise their game. “As we move forward, we must resist complacency and thoughts of being good enough, as these will prevent us from becoming better,” Mr. Lee, who is 71, wrote. Samsung’s management, he said, “must start anew to reach loftier goals and ideals.” Two decades earlier, having taken over the company from his father, Mr. Lee met with dozens of his executives and gave them a similar order, one that remains embedded in company lore: “Change everything but your wife and children.” That message was effective. Samsung’s sales are equal to about one-quarter of South Korea’s economic output. Samsung Electronics, the flagship, posted $190...
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...Examiners (ACFE) reported that organizations without proper mechanisms for reporting fraud and unethical behaviour suffered fraud-related losses that were almost twice as high as those with such mechanisms. It also stated that about 40% of frauds are initially detected through whistleblowing, compared to 24% for internal audits, 21% by accident, 18% through internal controls, and 11% through internal audits. Thus, it is important to have a proper whistle blowing mechanism present in all organisations. Ethical Issue 1: Protection of whistle-blowers Protection of whistle-blowers is needed to encourage people to whistle-blow especially when: 1. Efforts to inform employers or government agencies have proven to be futile and he/she needs to go to the media. Example: HSBC Everett Stern case Stern was an Anti-Money Laundering officer at HSBC. In _____, he found many discrepancies and informed his supervisors and even the government agencies about it. However, there was no action taken. Stern then had to resort going to various media outlets to whistle blow on HSBC’s role in facilitating money laundering which resulted in him facing dire consequences. 2. There is a possibility of defamation charges or lawsuits against them Example: City Harvest and the NKF case. In 1999, Tan Kiat Noi was sued for defamation when he alleged that NKF was paying unrealistically high bonuses and that the then-CEO Durai had been flying first class. Tan...
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...Same Sex Marriage Throughout the government we have the freedom to act on many things. Such as the freedom of speech, the freedom to practice our own beliefs, and the freedom of choice, but when it comes to the same sex population the government denies these freedoms by not allowing them the choice to marry their significant other. Within this essay I hope to shed some light on how it may affect a same sex partnership not being able to join in matrimony, but also how the government and religion play a part in denying these rights to the same sex society. If we were to sincerely look in to the lives of a same sex couple we would see the same things we go through as straight couples; we love one another, we fight with each other, we are passionate about our other half, and we are dedicated to our relationships. When we deny the acceptance of these emotions and actions we are taking away what it is to be in a relationship. We are becoming what we teach our children not to be. We ourselves are bullies. In doing so we are hurting many same sex couples by taking their lives away and their self-worth. Telling them they are wrong, they are sinners, and we band them to hell, but really what for, what is the true reasoning behind it? Is this really what God wanted? While we think about our government we think that it is unbiased and they are doing what is best for our country, but that seems to not be as true for the same sex community. Day after day they have to face...
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...2NE1 MEMBER PROFILE Standard 2NE1 (투애니원) Means: New Evolution of the 21st Century Entertainment Company: YG Entertainment Debut Date: May 16, 2009 Fan Club: Blackjacks Fan Color: Hot Pink Twitter Facebook YouTube Park Bom (박봄) Born: March 24, 1984 165CM (5 feet 4 inches) 45KG (99 IBS) Blood Type: AB Position: Main Vocalist Twitter Me2Day Instagram Fun Facts: Has lymph nodes Can speak English, Japanese and Chinese Used to live in the United States Favorite color is green but also loves Pink and Red Almost cried after hearing UGLY She use to sleep walk She was rejected when first auditioning for YG but after 3 years she was finally accepted She really wants a Boyfriend She wants to make a collaboration with Big Bang’s Taeyang Park Sandara (박산다라) Born: November 12, 1984 162CM (5 Feet 3 Inches) 40KG (88 IBS) Blood Type: A Position: Vocalist, Face of the group Twitter Me2Day Fun Facts: Little brother is MBLAQ’s Thunder Debuted as an actress in the Philippines before joining 2NE1 Can speak Tagalog and English Used to live in the Philippines She’s really good in math and physics She trained for three years before debuting with 2NE1 The other members believe she is the best in variety shows She likes to wear jeans and t-shirts She always text people because she thinks it awkward if she calls them She likes to steal others phones and put her photo as their background CL (씨엘) Real Name: Lee Chae Rin (이채린) Born: February 26, 1991 ...
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...5.- Discuss the Samsung brand itself and compare with Sony or any other brand you think it is the major competitor for Samsung. Samsung is an electronics company, who today hold the premier brand reputation in electronics. Today, you see top-of-the-line smart phones and TVs that showcase all the technological advancements Samsung has gone through. Between 2000 and 2005, Samsung’s brand equity had grown by 186 percent, the second-biggest gain in value right behind Google. At this time Samsung had finally beaten Sony, their biggest competitors. The story about how Samsung came all the way to the top started in 1993, when their Chairman at the time Lee Kun Hee visited the United States and saw for himself that Sony had overshadowed them. Since then Samsung made design and innovation their main priority. However, their key to success is the understanding of the user interface. The looks, ease of use, and useful features are the keys Samsung used to build its brand reputation. However, the ultimate driver of brand reputation is a quality product development process. In the late 90s Samsung had hired hundreds of young designers to lead their product development, and a few years later it would all pay off. Their quest for improvement is so ferocious that Samsung cut average product development time from 14 months to 5 months. Samsung changes its product lines every nine months, compared to other brands such as Motorola and Nokia who take 12 to 18 months. Samsung can have their next...
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...I believe that Donald Trump and I have the same taste of music. Obviously he loves the song “I know, you know” by The Friendly Indians. “I know you know, that I am not telling the truth, I know you know that they don’t have any proof.” He knows, we know that he isn’t telling the truth. But he got the last part wrong. We do have proof. He knows, we know that he just loves to grope women but won’t admit that what he does is wrong. He knows, we know that he didn’t lose the popular vote because of voter fraud intended to help his campaign opponent Hillary Clinton. He knows, we know that immigrants aren’t all to blame for the crime rates. He knows, we know that he isn’t telling the truth. We know, he knows he doesn’t have any proof. Gideon Resnick...
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...Psychology of Advertising Term Project Mike Czarnik (RU: 900276595) April 20th 2014 Professor Sarah Jones Advertisement #1: Heineken Beer This advertisement is made for the beer Heineken. It was published in a 1974 edition of Playboy magazine and took a full page out in order to grab reader’s attention. According to Playboy Magazines media kit, almost 80% of the readers are male and the reader’s median age is roughly 39 years old. Because of this demographic, an assumption can be made that Heineken was trying to target this group of people. Playboy’s media kit also offers further information on their readers. It states that their average male house hold income is about $71,000 and that nearly 65% of all readers are single. Although these facts are for the 2014 media kit, it can be assumed that for a men’s entertainment magazine the demographics have not changed substantially. Heineken was most likely trying to appeal to this male demographic when they placed their ad. The ad itself was showcased on a full page of the magazine. It displayed an unopened bottle of Imported Heineken Lager beer resting at the edge of a beach. Water from the ocean is coming up around the bottom of the bottle and nothing but ocean can be seen in the background. This is the main focal point of the ad. The secondary focal point and another focus for the reader are above the bottle. The words read, “Oceans apart from the ordinary.” The words are the boldest on the page and in the largest font...
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