If we base on GDP‚ the US ranked first because this great nation has the largest total income. However‚ if we look to HDI 2011‚ US only ranked 4th‚ while the 1st place was Norway. Looking into the societal well-being of these 2 nations‚ there is less crime‚ less unemployment rate‚ less crisis in Norway‚ because people in Norway has more means and expected years of
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Swensen: Thank you Prince Hamlet of Denmark and Prince Fortinbras of Norway for attending this interview. The public is anxious about the matters regarding both your royal status‚ political aspirations‚ and the death of each of your fathers. (Pause)… Young Hamlet‚ the entire country of Denmark shares your grief at the passing of your father‚ how are you coping with such a loss? Hamlet: First of all‚ thank you Kristen for having me here tonight‚ it is such an honor. I have loved and admired my father
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Mock Exam 1stc 7th of December 2012 By Gard Detlev Oksendal Task 1 1B 1. The three most important differences between the writing styles in the two texts (Appendices 2 and 4) Difference one: The biggest difference between Appendix 2 and 4 is the fact that Appendix 2 is a short novel‚ which we don’t know if it’s true or not compared to Appendix 4 who is an informative text with clear fact and reasoning. App 2 is taken from the book “the house on mango street”‚ which clearly is a novel in
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Seven hundred and seven people for every hundred thousand people are behind bars in the United States as of twenty-twelve‚ compared to Norway‚ whose prison population is seventy-two out of a hundred thousand people (see fig.1 and 2). American prison systems need to be updated similar to the Norwegian prison system‚ via using taxpayer money more towards rehabilitation‚ retraining prison guards‚ or even reevaluating the goal of criminal justice‚ thereby providing healthier ex-convicts that give back
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C A S E 3 Lois Quam Founder and Chief Executive Officer‚ Tysvar‚ LLC After accompanying Will Steger on a trip to Norway and the Arctic Circle‚ Lois Quam’s interest in global climate change was sparked. There she witnessed firsthand the astonishing changes in the polar ice masses and the resulting impact on wildlife. Inspired by Steger’s call for action to reduce global climate change‚ in 2009 Lois Quam left Piper Jaffray‚ a leading international investment bank‚ to become the founder and
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differences in legislations & industry standards between the four countries. (Norway‚ Great Britain‚ Denmark‚ the Netherlands) Region Issuing Body Type North West Europe Area -UK Chamber of Shipping -Danish Ship Owners Association -Netherlands Oil & Gas Exploration and Production Association -Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF) -Norwegian Ship Owners Association -Oil & Gas UK Industry Body Standards Norway OLF & TBL STATOIL IMCA Industry Body Standards United Kingdom UKOOA
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levels of analysis‚ has been illustrated by taking the example of the author’s experience of living in Norway for a year. In addition‚ the experience of being considered a ‘cultural stereotype’ has also been illustrated through the same example. To investigate the causes of such cross-cultural behavioural patters existing in a society that is moving towards rapid industralisation such as Norway and to conduct a research on the changes in the patterns of the interpersonal behaviour‚ the author has
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arms reproached and trampled upon‚ death threats everywhere‚ embassies in ruins‚ and a boycott of Danish and Norwegian goods. This is what we have seen in the first few months‚ and it continues. Imams demand that the cartoonists stand trial‚ while Norway and Denmark aims to freedom of expression. The controversial cartoons have put billions of human minds to the boil. What lies behind all this anger and hatred? I agree with the hatred that have been going on‚ because of all that hatred what lies between
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Norway‚ Sweden‚ Denmark‚ Finland and Iceland are often referred as Nordic or Scandinavian countries. It is not only the geography uniting those countries. They share a common political and economic views. All Scandinavian countries are promoting high living standards‚ equal opportunities for all citizens‚ universal social services‚ a high level of trust and national solidarity. Those countries became well known in the whole word for their successful welfare state policy. For primary understanding
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