produces tobacco. The tobacco is then shipped back to the mother country and made into cigarettes. The mother country then SELLS the cigarettes back to the colony. Many countries in Europe‚ especially England and Spain‚ used this method to obtain gold and silver. But does mercantilism benefit the colony as much as it benefits the mother country? Mercantilism is unfair because the colony is paying for everything‚ the mother country gets rich‚ and it produces an oversupply of money and‚ with it‚ serious
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The selection we read starting on page 62 of the “Ways of Reading” textbook‚ “Entering the Serpent” by Gloria Anzaldua‚ started out with a dangerous encounter between Prieta and a rattle snake. Prieta was out in the cotton fields chopping cotton with her mother when she heard the distinctive rattle. The snake lunged out at her and sank it’s fangs through her boots and into her flesh. Prieta’s mother quickly came to the rescue swinging her hoe high over her head and then down onto the snake. When
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7. Business etiquette in different countries. There are different opinions about what is polite or impolite. Different cultures express politeness in different ways. Even in the same country‚ there may be different views about what are good manners or bad manners. But the same rules apply everywhere. Politeness is about showing respect for others. It means thinking about other people’s feelings. In formal situations‚ we follow standard rules for politeness. In business‚ we are usually polite when
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TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC INVITATION TO QUOTE CONTENTS PAGE SECTION CONTENTS PAGE A QUOTATION CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 3 B REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATIONS 6 C EVALUATION CRITERIA 7 D COMPLIANCE TABLE 8 E SCHEDULE OF PRICES OF SUPPLIER’S OFFER 9 ANNEX 1 PAST CONTRACTS 10 SECTION A QUOTATION CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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department stores in common‚ including the way to attract customer‚ a set price‚ the employees’ rotation. However‚ the Product display‚ the operating time‚ and the serving style of the workers‚ are very different from each other. Both American and Taiwanese love to shop. The department stores in both countries are always crowded. The appearance of a department store is very important in Taiwan‚ just as America. They are not only emphasize on the exterior of the building‚ but also changed the decoration
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PART B: There are many entering foreign market strategies. Such as export‚ foreign sales‚ licensing‚ franchising‚ joint venture‚ merger‚ Greenfield foreign direct investment. and so on. If a firm want to enter the foreign market‚ it also need to consider about the enter environment and risk levels. There are two parts of foreign market environment. They are macro environment and micro environment. The macro environment includes political‚ economic‚ social and technology. Macro environment
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Group 12 A rcelor-Mittal : A takeover story Alina MUSTAFINA Mihir PATWARDHAN Alexis KUMUCHIAN Alexis POUGNANT 8 December 2010 Group 12 1. Company Background Mittal Steel Company was one of the world’s largest steel producers by volume‚ and also one of the largest in turnover. CEO Lakshmi Mittal’s family owned 88% of the company. Mittal Steel was based in Rotterdam but‚ managed from London. It was formed when Ispat International N.V. acquired LNM Holdings
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Task 3(a) There are many benefits in using steel as a building material. Steel is a very structurally stable material. It is also eco-friendly and energy efficient. According to Hewlett‚ a freelance writer in Houston‚ construction steel is recyclable with the rates of over 90 percent. Unlike wood‚ there’s no need to worry about the material rotting or damages caused by insects. It is very durable and can withstand most weather conditions. There’s also no need for deforestation that are harmful
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Metallography (C8) Formal Report Objectives * To obtain experience in the metallographic preparation of metallic specimens. * To observe the various microstructures in a welded mild steel joint. Results Overview of 5 different microstructures in welded steel Detail microstructures of 5 different zones Discussion and analysis of results * The heat affected zone is a composition of parent metal which was heated to a high enough temperature for a sufficient period but doesn’t melt
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Anth 68 Day 2 Entering the Underworld In his chapter‚ Entering the Underworld‚ Leonardo Lopez Lujan talks about the relationship between the Mexican and fauna through time. Archeological sites excavated by archeologists show a wide variety of wild animals that were used as food and raw materials. He analyzes a singe burial place in a stone box called Offering 125‚ which he says is small in size but very rich in the information that it gives about the ancient relationship between human and fauna
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