planet. Humans and our ecological system depend on it for survival. The earth’s surface is 70% water and we must protect it‚ I believe we can do this through civic engagement of community. More specifically‚ the Puyallup Watershed initiative. In this paper‚ I will argue why I firmly believe civic environmentalism is the answer to the Puyallup Watershed Initiative. To begin with‚ communities are not monolithic and most have differences in structures when it comes to race‚ class‚ gender and power structures
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The Housing First Initiative 1 The Housing First Initiative: A Plan to End Homelessness Lissa Sellew Introduction to Human Services‚ BSHS302 Therez Moya June 16‚ 2008 The Housing First Initiative 2 Abstract The Housing First Initiative is a systematic method to end and prevent the reoccurrence of homelessness. The ideology behind Housing First is that homeless participants focus on obtaining permanent housing as a first step and work towards achieving goals towards
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John Wyndham‚ the author of "The Chrysalids" is an amazing writer with many topics in mind. One of them would be friendship. Wyndham has based this book on the different views toward friendship and how all the characters have a different approach on the topic. Friendship is when two or more people‚ help each other‚ when things are bad‚ they help each other reach tasks that one person couldn’t do by him/herself. A friend is someone that would looks out for each other. Friends trust each other‚ with
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its emissions. It has also been ‘solid waste recycling positive’ for a period of 4 years in succession. Based on this‚ ITC is the only enterprise in the world to have sustained these three global environmental distinctions. Nearly 31% of the energy consumed by the company is from renewable sources. As of 2011‚ all luxury hotels of ITC have been accorded the LEED platinum rating. This achievement makes ITC Hotels the ‘greenest luxury hotel chain’ in the world and places the company at the forefront
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVE Learning Team Assignment: Strategic Initiative Paper University of Phoenix FIN/370 Introduction Wal-mart is very proud to be a good neighbor and citizen in many communities across the United States and around the world. Wal-mart believes that it’s a privilege to be a store that’s part of the community and they also believe it’s there responsibility to help sustain the communities that rely on them. Wal-mart has held several initiatives such as helping
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DRAFT Rev 0 Container In-Security Initiatives: Getting Risk-Based Supply Chain Security Right “I believe that we should treat every container destined to enter or pass through the United States as a potential weapon of mass destruction; every ship that carries it as a delivery device; and every port and point inland as a potential target”‚ Rob Quartel‚ chairman and CEO of Freightdesk Technologies and former member of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission told the Government Affairs Committee of the
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previously mentioned my leadership initiative has not yet been implemented due to the initial problems of scoping and the key stakeholders acting as blockers to its development and implementation. In this section I will now explore what further actions and investigations can be carried out in relation to my leadership initiative and how these relate to improvements and possibly innovation. Moreover‚ I will then examine how to communicate the outcomes of my leadership initiative with relevant stakeholders
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As part of our organizational initiative to reduce cost‚ I reviewed the financial accounts of the organization for the last 7 quarters. The single biggest offender of our budget has been corporate travel‚ accounting for more than 20% of the organizational expenses today. Therefore‚ I recommend implementation of restrictions to the travel policy as the best option to reduce organizational cost. Detailed analysis of the travel expenses for the last 7 quarters revealed the following key statistics
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1.1 Origin of the report: This report was conducted and submitted as a partial requirement for the course Business Communication (BUS 231). The report was authorized by Eng. Mr. Kamrul Hassan‚ Assistant Professor‚ Department of Business Administration‚ East West University. The report was prepared jointly by our group members. 1.2 Background of the Study: We were assigned as a group to have a study on various fruit juice companies of Bangladesh. We have conducted a study on their organization and
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In reading this case study it was hard to come to terms that there some Universities that are presently using computer software to grade a student essay. How was that possible‚ how can a computer software understand what a student is writing and why the student is writing those words. This student is thankful that he just has to answer the case study question‚ since when he finishes reading this case study he had more questions than answers. The case study questions to answer for this assignment
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