SCUDDER‚ STEVENS & CLARK Background Scudder‚ one of the nation’s first investment counseling firms‚ founded in 1919 by Theodore Scudder‚ Haven Clark‚ and Sydney Stevens‚ had performed a successful development until 1993. Especially in 1980s and the beginning of 1990s its mutual fund business was one of the fastest growing mutual fund families in terms of growing account numbers‚ asset size‚ and revenues. Meanwhile‚ thanks to corporate pension plan sponsors directing their funds to large sophisticated
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Hiring for looks‚ gives you a boost Marshal Cohen‚ a senior industry analyst with the NPD Group‚ a market research firm believes retailers that hire applicants based on their appearance is the smart thing to do and they see it as necessary. This method is old. Industries such as cocktail waitresses and strippers have always used it. But‚ many companies have taken this approach. Especially‚ retailers. Attractive employees attract customers‚ therefore they get bigger profits. Attractive people also
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Steven Spielberg has an abundance of skills when it comes to producing and directing movies. His attention to detail is what grabs viewers‚ making them memorable and enjoyable. Using these skills as a Hollywood director/producer he brings to life‚ with storytelling‚ some of the most significant events in the world’s history‚ for instance slavery and the Second World War. Everybody understands‚ somewhat‚ these considerable events either from history books or their own research‚ but unless they lived
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Discrimination has been around for centuries and even though there have been many improvements in the way society deals with discrimination‚ we still have a very long way to go. Gay and lesbian youth are two to three times more likely to commit suicide than other youths and 30% of all completed adolescence suicides are related to sexual identity. Parents‚ teachers‚ students – everyone needs to be more open about homosexuality and there should also be an understanding that being gay or lesbian is
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Discrimination: Human Rights by Societal Standards Russell Hall Professor Jamie Merrimon-Pacton Composition I December 27‚ 2014 Authors note: The following paper could go in many directions as it’s a controversial subject to some. I will keep it in the context of how ex-felons are discriminated in the work place. Social standards‚ etiquette‚ it all sucks when it comes down to being a convicted felon and getting a “real job” in today’s workforce. This essay discusses my reflection
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Existence of Discrimination : From the U.S to Vietnam In the article “Change of Heart”‚ which appeared in the March‚ 2005 Reader’s Digest‚ Mary A. Fisher tells the reason she changes her attitude forward minority of immigrants after she had been deeply racist against people who are immigrants and are not whites. In 1989‚ she bought a house in an interethnic neighborhood in Los Angeles in which there were many people from Mexico‚ El Salvador‚ the Philippines and Vietnam because it was affordable
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Discrimination Discrimination is usually on the basis of gender‚ race‚ age‚ colour‚ religion ‚sexuality‚ disability and family structure. Discrimination is the treatment of an individual based on their actual or perceived membership in a certain group or category‚ "in a way that is worse than the way people are usually treated. It involves the group’s initial reaction or interaction‚ influencing the individual’s actual behavior towards the group or the group leader‚ restricting members of one
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Looks Are Deceiving Marmara was one of those people that everyone despises. Everyone knows how challenging the first part of the school year can be for new students. I mean‚ you have to make new friends and just get used to an unaccustomed environment. Well‚ it was not like that for Marmara! She had already become popular on the first day and was elected as class representative for she was intelligent and talented. She wrote two books that are published‚ had good looks‚ a beautiful voice‚ eye capturing
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American Beauty By Sam Mendes Close Viewing Analysis AS 91480 There are certain scenes in films where the director is able to bring out the true character of an individual. In American Beauty‚ directed by Sam Mendes‚ the director places two scenes in the film which are shown to have a contrasting effect. Lester Burnham (played by Kevin Spacey) shows a marvellous act through these two scenes where his attitudes are different in each one‚ due to the life changing events he comes across‚ altering
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there were discrimination and corruption in the society 75 years ago. The movie somewhat relates to discrimination and corruption to this day. For example‚ back in 1935‚ white people thought black people were lower than them. In 2013‚ some Americans think they are above illegal immigrants from Mexico. The racial profiling of Arabic people can compare to the thinking that every black person in the movie was a share cropper. Those are just a few examples of the movie’s relation to discrimination in today’s
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