from threatening the sale of shares (“exit”)‚ letter writing‚ meetings management‚ to asking questions at shareholders meetings and the use of corporate voting rights. The common definition of a shareholder activist is a shareholder “who tries to change the status quo through the “voice”‚ without changing control of the firm. Shareholder activism in the United States dates back to the 1930’s‚ when Henry Ford cancelled a special dividend‚ so as to spend money on social objectives. For the first time
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There are probably two groups of people. Those who live to eat and those who eat to live. A person’s character affects even the way they eat and which group they belong to. You may ask yourself a question: "Do I find myself eating food when I’m not even hungry?" If the answer is positive‚ you belong to the first group and you are simply a compulsive eater. Compulsive eaters usually stuff themselves with food even when they are not hungry. It is probably known‚ that when we eatfood when we’re not
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Do you feel sorry for Victor in ‘Frankenstein’? Victor Frankenstein is the main voice in the novel ‘Frankenstein’ by Pat Barker‚ and is a complex character. On the one hand‚ I feel sorry for Victor as he spent two lonely years dedicating his hours to making this monster‚ even becoming ill because he became so focused on his project that he didnt look after himself properly. Therefore‚ its clear he had high expectations of the monster from the line “No father could claim the gratitude of his child
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Here are some usable yard quotes that are thought provoking. “Marry an outdoors woman. Then if you throw her out into the yard on a cold night‚ she can still survive.” – W. C. Fields quotes (American Comic and Actor‚ 1880-1946) “Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.” (American short-story Writer‚ Novelist and Playwright‚ 1924-1984) “He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony” African Proverb quotes “Talking is a hydrant in the yard
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What do you believe about writing‚ and why? What do you believe about writing‚ and why? I believe that writing can be a great tool for everyone in order to express themselves freely. Not everyone is a writer; some people have to work at putting their thoughts and words together‚ before putting them to paper. We are all unique in how we express ourselves; some are just more creative than others. How do we as individuals‚ get to that point to be able to expand or elaborate further on paper
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“What do you think of the kid‚ Curly?” The two men were sitting at a rickety wooden table in the bunkhouse. The wood stove gave off an insufficient amount of heat for the still chilly Spring. “I think he’s a cocky son of of a buck‚ but he can ride; that’s for damn sure. Did you see how he topped off that roan horse‚” Dakota said. “Stuck it on him like patting for a dance.” Old man Stegner won the roan in a poker game at the saloon in town. He was a big‚ good looking rawboned
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people is less politically active. Do you agree? The current economic crisis in most of the western world‚ coupled with the alarmist views of global warming and its doomed consequences‚ has put forward‚ once more‚ the question as to whether or not the current generation is less politically active than previous generations. The current generation of young people is less politically active if is compared to previous generations; however this is beginning to change over the past few years. The current
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What do you think of “Westernization” in Malaysia? Provide argument and examples. Nowadays‚ we can see there is a lot of westernization in Malaysia. People in Malaysia like to copy the style from western country because they think that country more develop than our country. From my point of view‚ westernization in Malaysia give disadvantages rather than good thing. The westernization gives bad impact to the Malaysian people especially teenagers because we can see that teenagers today have lack
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Do you consider Proctor to be heroic? As Proctor signs away his soul and seals himself to lies‚ he cries the agonising statement that renders the audience and readers helpless. “Proctor: [with a cry of his soul] … I have given you my soul‚ leave me my name!”Is Proctor a hero? What is a hero? What makes somebody a hero? Hero: a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. [dictionary.com] Every hero has a flaw; an Achilles heel‚ so to speak. This
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Do you know the Chinese traditional festival? Do you know how to the Mid-Autumn festival the Chinese traditional festival? Nowadays‚ I want to tell you something about my favorite Chinese traditional Festival-the Mid-Autumn festival‚ which is on the 15th august in China’s lunar calendar. When it comes to the Mid-Autumn festival‚ we have to recall the moon. The moon is the symbol of the Mid-Autumn festival. The people celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival by doing every thing about the moon. For
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