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    Alaska Fly-Fishing Expedition You are sitting around the fire at a lodge in Dillingham‚ Alaska‚ discussing a fishing expedition you are planning with your colleagues at Great Alaska Adventures (GAA). Earlier in the day you received a fax from the chairman of MSOE’s Rader School of Business. She wants to reward her top faculty members by taking them on an all expense paid fly-fishing adventure in Alaska. She would like GAA to organize and lead the expedition. You have just finished a preliminary

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    | Alaska AirlinesStrategic Corporate Social Responsibility Project | | | | Company Report 5/3/2012 | | | ALASKA AIRLINES Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Project Mission Statement: The mission and vision of Alaska Airlines is that employees share an uncommon blend of integrity‚ professionalism‚ caring‚ resourcefulness‚ and spirit. Every day they strive to bring these values to life through behaviors and deeds that go above and beyond the ordinary. They call it “North

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    [pic] Introduction and company overview Alaska Airlines was founded in Anchorage in 1932 and expanded to 22 aircraft operating within the state by 1934. In the late 70s‚ the airline began expansion to the lower Western states and by 1987 had acquired Horizon Air and Jet America bolstering its North South route structure and complementing the seasonal nature of travel to Alaska Today Alaska Air Group‚ Inc. (Alaska Air) is the holding company for Alaska Airlines‚ Inc. and Horizon Air Industries

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    The Alaska Department of Fish and Game In the beginning‚ Game management in Alaska was almost non-existent. It started in 1949 just as a fishery service put into place by the Territorial Legislator. The idea of the this wasn’t to control all the fish‚ but to influence the federal government ’s way of looking at fish management in Alaska. It wasn’t until 1957 when the Alaska Fishery Service was changed to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The first commissioner of the Alaska fishery

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    The Spanish influenza plagued Alaska from 1918 through 1919. The origin of the illness is unknown‚ but thought to be caused by the overcrowding in many army boot-camps or in the crowded trenches on the battlefields. This deadly strain of influenza was known to cause death in as little as 48 hours‚ and left thousands in Alaska dead. The first cases were reported in October 1918 and by Halloween there were 200 cases in Ketchikan. Many smaller communities had few medically trained people like nurses

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    through the Alaska Job Center Network (AJCN) and selected training providers and partners across the state. Funding assistance for these training services is primarily available through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) ‚ the State Training Employment Program (STEP)‚ the Trade Assistance Act (TAA) and the High Growth Job Training Initiative (HGJTI). Sometimes these funds may be leveraged with federal Pell grants and or the Alaska State Student Loan program. Other funding available for Alaska Natives

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    sense of belonging and the true meaning of who he is. However‚ it is the essence of nature that eventually takes his life away from him. At the end of his life‚ he is discovers his purpose and need of other people. After Chris McCandless death in Alaska‚ Krakuer wrote Into the Wild to reflect on the journey that McCandless makes. Krakuer protrays McCandless as a young man who is reckless‚ selfish‚ and arrogant‚ but at the same time‚ intelligent‚ determined‚ independent‚ and charismatic. Along

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    Character Analysis Essay With a wealthy and successful family‚ would you ditch virtually everything for a new life? Christopher McCandless made that decision and many others on his two year journey to Alaska. He made these decisions with certain traits that he possesses‚ whether they were strengths that helped him or weaknesses that lead to his unfortunate death by starvation. Of these traits that he has‚ three are independence‚ over-confidence‚ and maturity. These traits have majorly affected

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    The novel‚ Into The Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer has many themes or lessons regarding the sad story of a young man named Chris McCandless who died an early and unfortunate death‚ while following his ambitions. Among the many themes found in this book‚ some include a father-son relationship‚ free thought‚ materialism‚ and young manhood. Krakauer describes Chris as a person who was very independent and capable of doing many things. He was someone who didn’t bend to any rules other than his own‚ including

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    decide he was tired of everything and decided to embark in a journey into the Alaskan wilderness. Shaun Callarman states‚”I think that Chris McCandless was bright and ignorant at the same time. He had no common sense‚ and he had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness”. I think that Chris McCandless was not an idiot and ignorant when he threw away his life to live in the wild. One of his dreams was to live in the wild and he accomplished that. Chris McCandless was tired of his parents

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