EUR 101 Spring 2013 Foundations of Europe 1:00-2:20 p.m. T Th Harriman 137 DEC G Professor: Timothy Westphalen Office: Humanities 1140 E-mail: Timothy.Westphalen@StonyBrook.edu Office Hours; Tues. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Tues.‚ 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thurs. 2:30-3:30 p.m. And by appointment. Teaching assistant: Anna Geisherik Office: Humanities 1077 E-mail: ageisherik@gmail.com Office hours: Tues. and Thurs.‚ 4:30-5:15; 7-7:45p.m. READINGS (All books available in the
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2012 The Nobel Prize in Physics Serge Haroche‚ David J. Wineland The Nobel Prize in Chemistry Robert J. Lefkowitz‚ Brian K. Kobilka The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Sir John B. Gurdon‚ Shinya Yamanaka The Nobel Prize in Literature Mo Yan The Nobel Peace Prize European Union (EU) The Prize in Economic Sciences Alvin E. Roth‚ Lloyd S. Shapley 2011 The Nobel Prize in Physics Saul Perlmutter‚ Brian P. Schmidt‚ Adam G. Riess The Nobel Prize in Chemistry Dan Shechtman The Nobel
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home feeling like a winner. Both sides suffer irreplaceable losses. For this reason‚ there are no true winners in war. Some people may feel that they came out of the war victoriously‚ but as Agatha Christie said‚ To win a war is as disastrous as to lose one. For example‚ in the American Revolution‚ we won‚ but is it really victory when 8‚000 Americans died on the battlefield? We lost more soldiers than the British lost during that war‚ yet we came out of it looking like winners. Theres a reason that
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Order Winners & Order Qualifiers Order winners are "those competitive characteristics that cause a firm ’s customers to choose that firm ’s goods and services over those of its competitors. Order winners can be considered to be competitive advantages for the firm. Order winners usually focus on one rarely more than two) of the following strategic initiatives: price/cost‚ quality‚ delivery speed‚ delivery reliability‚ product design‚ flexibility‚ after-market service‚ and image." (APICS Dictionary
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October 05 2013 Winners and Losers of the 2008 Recession Were you affected by great recession? If your answer was “no’’ you must have been one of the winners of the recession‚ such as homebuyers‚ banks or the owner of the major corporations. In other words‚ most of the losers lost their job and money and even sold their homes at the wrong time. During the great recession‚ there are many winners and losers‚ so‚ which side were you on? The winning side or the losing side? Homebuyers were one of
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never wins and a winner never quits" Vince Lombardi‚ a famous American football coach‚ once said‚ “A quitter never wins and a winner never quits”. We have heard of this saying at least once in our lives. And we all have had the opportunity to apply the saying to a part of our lives‚ be it in a sports team‚ in academics‚ at work or even at relationships. A winner is someone who is determined to reach his goals‚ no matter how arduous the journey may be. A winner is ready to face
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( An analysis of three messages from The Rocking Horse Winner) D.H. Lawrence‚ the author of The Rocking Horse Winner‚ had many literary achievements that were overshadowed by controversy. His morality shocked much of mainstream society and this is what began his works in poems‚ stories‚ and novels. After Lawrence’s death‚ society’s views of his writings changed profoundly‚ although today it is still admired by many. The Rocking Horse Winner‚ holds much identity to it in its background.In the first
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Who do you think are the WINNERS and LOSERS of globalization? The train of globalization has shown no signs of slowing down as information‚ people‚ goods and services flow more freely across international borders than ever before. We should recognize that it is unlikely that all parties will benefit equally from this exchange as there is bound to be “winners” and “losers” in every trade. THE “WINNERS” OF GLOBALIZATION In my opinion‚ ostensibly‚ the greatest winners in globalization would be
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“Zappos” Zappos Zappos was founded by Nick Swinmurn in 1999. The initial inspiration came when he couldn’t find a pair of brown Airwalks at his local mall. That same year‚ Swinmurn approached Tony Hsieh and Alfred Lin with the idea of selling shoes online. The company was officially launched in June 1999‚ under the original domain name "ShoeSite.com. A few months after their launch‚ the company ’s name was changed from ShoeSite to Zappos so as not to
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Rocking Horse Winner March 2nd‚ 2009 D.H Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is a characteristic modern story about a family filled with inner conflict‚ all revealed through the innocence of the young Master Paul. The family is plagued with the dissatisfaction of never having enough wealth‚ to keep their affluent position in society. The mother although a descent women‚ is not very devoted to her children and instead spends her time blaming their “unfortunate” situation on her husband’s
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