Activity #3 Q1. What are the factors that contributed to Universal Robina Corp’s success? Universal Robina Corporation (URC) traces its beginnings all the way back to 1954. John Gokongwei was doing very well then as a trader/importer. He had learned the trade when his father died before the war‚ and had worked hard through the war and postwar years to prosper. However‚ while he thrived‚ he took a long hard look at his company‚ and correctly predicted that trading would remain a low-margin business
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Universal Health Care The issue of health care is a widely debated issue in the United States today. The United States spends more on health care than any other country in the world‚ but there are 48.6 million people that do not have health insurance. The United States also has one of the lowest life expectancies in the industrialized world‚ and 45‚000 people die every year due to a lack of health care. The United States Congress passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010 to try to correct some
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Universal Precautions Universal precautions refers to the practice‚ in medicine‚ of avoiding contact with patients’ bodily fluids‚ by means of the wearing of nonporous articles such as medical gloves‚ goggles‚ and face shields. The practice was introduced in 1985–88.[1][2] In 1987‚ the practice of universal precautions was adjusted by a set of rules known as body substance isolation. In 1996‚ both practices were replaced by the latest approach known as standard precautions (health care). Nowadays
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St. Anthony School Singalong‚ Manila Research Planning and Development Office July 25‚ 2011 SAS EMPLOYEES’ ATTENDANCE/PUNCTUALITY EVALUATION RESULTS I. RATIONALE: This survey or evaluation is conducted to develop an understanding of the impact of poor or irregular attendance and punctuality on overall attainment of a school committed to excellence. It is also important not to dwell on negative statistics around attendance. While participants need to understand the issues and potential impact
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A Blessing in Disguise: Everything in Life Has a Purpose One Sunday morning‚ during a late October‚ despite the beautiful day‚ and tasks needing to be done‚ I decided to attend a lecture on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Though the lecture was to last for at least four hours and I was late- Thanks to over sleeping‚ an invisible energy was propelling me‚ shouting I needed to go. I grabbed an apple and flew out of my apartment‚ caught a taxi and arrived as the talk was beginning. I was the last person
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The movie “Children of Heaven” is about the life of Ali and Zahra‚ two children who come from an impoverished‚ Muslim family. Ali loses his sister’s only pair of school shoes‚ and this story is of how the two keep it a secret from their parents‚ and all the things they do to keep it hidden. To me‚ this shows how something that’s insignificant to one person‚ can be a big deal to someone else. Take this situation‚ if I were to lose my shoes‚ or if they got worn out‚ I would simply buy another pair
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Covering Note to Ted and Ross: The following is an explanation to why certain aspects of your business plan were unrealistic and were changed. These changes were all done in order to make the plan more attractive to Sam Hall and his associates and help you get the financial backing you need. A business plan should focus on People‚ Opportunity‚ Context and Risk & Reward. This is how we’ve structured the plan. Figures take a secondary role to the aspects above. They are outlined in the appendices
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The Albino Forest The Albino Forest Jagged cliffs edged down the foreign slope like frozen magma-fied waves. The sky burned charcoal and lightning thrashed desperately to the ground. Beyond the mountains‚ pale light melted into an ocean of nothingness‚ except a pale‚ white glow. The screen flickered and slowly turned black. H2O the robot rolled soundlessly into the lighted base and stopped beside me. “The planet has 63 moons‚ 5 gas planets‚ and 3 other existing planets in the Oort Cloud
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Individual Work 2 (20 points) Today‚ we have more millionaires and billionaires than ever before. How do these people get so rich? Did they do it ethically‚ or did they do it at the cost of the jobs of everyday workers‚ whom they supposedly lead? Review the scenario presented in Essay Question #4 on pages 31-32 of Introduction to Business Law. In a report‚ address the questions presented. Also consider the following: Can you blame Kilts for accepting the offer given to him‚ or the action
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René Descartes‚ author of "Meditation 1"‚ writes how he must erase everything he had ever learned and thought to be true and must "begin again from the first foundations" (222). One may ask how Descartes came to this conclusion. The answer is that of he "realized how many were the false opinions that in [his] youth [he] took to be true‚ and thus how doubtful were all the things that [he] subsequently built upon these opinions" (222). This change was to take place at the perfect time in
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