financial results regarding second online-coupon company LivingSocial. These results revealed a financial condition of LivingSocial which evidents that this coupon company’s long term future still looks very unpromising. In the past few years LivingSocial had nothing but losses. It spent 600 million of investors’ cash which helped to generate 536 million of 2012 sales; however‚ the company was short on profits. In addition‚ this online coupon company reported substantial losses equaling 1.3 billion
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1. Hand-to-hand combat with Grendel in which Beowulf rips off Grendel’s arm. This battle is mythological in nature: it shows Beowulf’s superhuman strength. Beowulf’s motive is revenge against the monster for his heinous crimes against Beowulf’s kinsmen. 2. Sword-fight combat against Grendel’s mother in which Beowulf swims to her underwater lair. This battle too is mythological‚ as Beowulf’s dive is the stuff of legend. However‚ in this battle Beowulf must use a weapon (sword) to defeat her. This
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1. Integrity and Ethical Values In evaluating this component of the control environment consider whether : * There appears to be sufficient integrity on the part of management and employees 2. Commitment to Competence In evaluating this component of the control environment consider whether : * Management has specified the competence level needed for particular skills and translated the desired levels of competence into requisite knowledge and skills * Evidence exists indicating
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like you do here.” Well I never payed much attention to that until I got here and now here I am‚ buried in schoolwork‚ studying‚ reading text books‚ with all this newfounded free time‚ comes all this new responsibility. I was always told you have three things in college‚ sleep‚ school‚ and social life‚ but you only have time for 2 of those. I also am on the cross country team so I’m gonna see how that all goes. In conclusion college is different‚ but change can be good‚ it’s just a manner of adapting
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EXPLAIN PLATO’S CONCEPT OF THE “FORMS” (25 marks) Plato theorised that beyond the material world there was a “realm of ideas and concepts”; he calls these the Forms. A Form can be described as the “essence” of something‚ the very attributes and characteristics that make something what it is. For example‚ in the realm of the Forms there can be found a form which outlines all that a cat should be. All cats found on earth are in fact imitating this basic form‚ making them dim replications of true “catness”
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SAGE Notes Quality Management Deming’ 14 Points for s Management The Secret of Success is Constancy to Purpose. Benjamin Disraeli Speech [June 24‚ 1872] Deming’ 14 Points s Page 1 SAGE Notes Deming’ Quality Chain Reaction s Deming’ 14 Points s Page 2 SAGE Notes Another view of the Quality Chain Reaction: Costs decrease because of less rework‚ fewer mistakes‚ delays‚ snags; better use of machine time and materials. Improve Quality Productivity improves Capture
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essay by M.J - copy right a) Explain the relationship between Plato’s Form of the Good and the other Forms. Plato was a dualist and so believed that human beings consisted of two parts- body and soul. This view is portrayed throughout Plato’s famous theory of the Forms of which he suggests that true substances are not physical bodies‚ but are the eternal Forms that our bodies are merely the imperfect copy. In his Theory he tells of a World of Forms representing knowledge‚ which he also names
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E1 The five pieces of current legislation I have chosen are; Children Act (2004)‚ Childcare Act (2006)‚ Disability Discrimination Act (1995)‚ Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). E2 Children Act (2004) This legislation links in with the every child matters policy. This means that in a setting the practitioner will make sure the child is healthy. They will do this by promoting 5 a day and at snack time have fruit. The practitioner
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CONCERN FOR PEOPLE AND CONCERN FOR WORK IN MANAGEMENT One of the most recent challenges of a typical manager in many establishments is the trouble of determining how much of attention should be given to production and the need of workers. A manager who concentrates on the various flimsy excuses of his workers is not likely to be a productive manager. Likewise a manager whose attention and focus is mainly on the work to be done‚ would also be a bad leader even though he attains a productive result
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A. Identify and briefly explain three functions of religion (9 marks) Marxism believes it acts as the ‘opium for the exploited working class people’. Religion would cushion the pain of oppression and exploitation in unequal societies such as in a capitalist society. It legitimized and maintained the power of the ruling class – helps to maintain the status quo by preventing the less powerful from changing things. Feminists see religion as a conservative force because it acts as an ideology that legitimates
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