a ‘stationary bandit’ monopolizes and rationalizes theft in the form of taxes by setting himself up as a dictator; a secure autocrat thus has an encompassing interest to provide a peaceful order and other public goods that increase productivity in his territory 2. the tenure of an autocrat matters: c. the brief tenure‚ the inherent uncertainty of succession in dictatorships imply that autocracies will rarely have good economic performance for more than one generation d. the conditions
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To Help or Not to Help: The Samaritan dilemma - Nivedita Ravi The Samaritan dilemma is a dilemma in the act of charity. This was proposed by James M Buchanan. According to this theory‚ when given charity‚ a person will act one of the two given ways: using the charity to improve their situation or look for charity as a means of survival. A similar situation arises when a country receives foreign aid. The donor country
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issue‚ as Wells is aware of‚ so he supports his argument with background information. The evidence Wells gives is displayed in a manor that is unbiased and allows the reader to get a good understanding of the topic before he makes his claim. From there‚ he uses his evidence to validate his opinion that there is no doubt that William Shakespeare is the true author of the works he is acclaimed for. In the first few paragraphs‚ Wells lets the reader know his position on the subject while also giving
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Peter the Great DBQPeter the Great was tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725. During his reign‚ Peter the Great made many reforms to Russia socially‚ militarily‚ and economically. These changes proved to have a positive effect on Russia‚ making his reign one of the greatest. As the tsar of Russia‚ Peter the Great enforced many social reforms. He was very influenced by Western European ideas and incorporated many of them into Russian society. Throughout their history‚ Russian males wore long beards. After
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I have chosen my “co-op log sheet” to be in my portfolio as evidence because it shows people how long I stay at my placement‚ the tasks I do during the week‚ and how it demonstrates that I am capable of attending the days for co-op. It also shows that I am capable of staying at least five hours or more using my personal management skill to balance my school work and co-op work. I take this opportunity to finish my work or help the teachers when needed. I also work on holidays for extra hours so that
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Hello‚ Caron! I heard you’re going to London these holidays! Oh‚ I must confess that you’re stealing the dream of my life! I’m getting a bit jealous because I still don’t have an opportunity to go there. But anyway‚ it’s great that you’ re (visiting/going to visit) this amazing country! And I’d like to advise you some places to visit as I spent a lot of time reading about this ancient city. As you know‚ London is divided into 32 boroughs and the City. From another hand it is divided into 4
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by eliminating this step‚ one of the employees will be able to spend 25% of his or her time in the batch process and the final inspection step. This will decrease utilization from 106.25% to 85%. Another employee from the PFR check‚ in the Accounts Payable Department‚ can be used to elevate the bottleneck. In this case‚ the bottleneck is the “Enter Into Pay Now Process” step. By moving one person here for 25% of his or her time‚ the utilization decreases from 106.22% to 84.97%. Likewise‚ we
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Even though some people didn’t agree with Martin Luther King Jr.‚ his assassination was unjustified because the whites were scared that blacks would someday have equal rights to them and he also fought through segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader born on January 15‚ 1929 and died April 4‚ 1968. He was a pastor at a church named Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. He had 2 sons‚ Dexter Scott King and Martin Luther King III‚ and 2 daughters Yolanda King and Bernice King. He lived
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decided.” As morning comes Rainsford is awaken by the shouting of a man‚ a more familiar voice says Rainsford quietly to himself. Beyond his belief he stumbles to the window of the chateau to see Whitney yelling for help from the wrecked boat. Rainsford says he’s back to find his friend who he had lost only but four days ago. Rainsford stumbles down the steps and greets his friend just as Zaroff had met him at the door. Rainsford brings Whitney in and Rainsford explains everything that had happened to him
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My Hero: Martin Luther King Inspirational‚ religious‚ oratory‚ patience‚ a martyr and a leader are words that describe my hero‚ Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King is highly recognized and remembered‚ not only by African Americans‚ but by all ethnicities. Although he is dead‚ he continues to linger in our hearts and minds. Even at school and in communities‚ he still lives on through the projects that are done about him; the celebrations in February; the holiday in his honor; and several streets
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