THE CAUSES OF CORRUPTION: A CROSS-NATIONAL STUDY Why is corruption—defined here as the misuse of public office for private gain—perceived to be more widespread in some countries than others? Different theories associate cross-national variation in the extent of corruption with particular historical and cultural traditions‚ levels of economic development‚ political institutions‚ and government policies. This paper analyzes which of various plausible determinants are significantly related to an
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Viktor E.Cooper Mrs. Kriegbaum Advanced Literature Odyssey by Homer This poem is not about odyssey journey but rather hummer explain the effort of loyalty and disloyalty within a community. This book talks about friends odyssey had who are loyal still loyal to him after 20 years
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Gradually I found that English is not so difficult to understand and it became more and more interesting to me. Now I can say movies not only improve my listening skill but also make me more interested in learning English. Movies can satisfy different people’s need. Some married people like romantic movies. From those they can know what true love is. Some young people like action movies. Some older people may like classic movies that can remind the past things. So it is obvious that movie can enrich
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I. INTRODUCTION PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (IDX: GIAA)‚ publicly known as Garuda Indonesia‚ is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mystical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. It is headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang‚ near Jakarta‚ the capital city of Indonesia. Most Garuda Indonesia shares are owned by the Indonesian government; the airline employs 5‚808 staff (as of December 2010). According to the sacred
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globalization effects in Indonesia “In 1998 20% of the Indonesian population were below the poverty line. In 1999‚ 28% of the population was below the poverty line. Then in 2000‚ 22% of the population was below the poverty line” (Rukmana). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) claims to help countries in poverty achieve macroeconomic stability to reduce poverty. Macroeconomic stability is the balance of healthy rates of: GDP‚ unemployment‚ and price indices (Gupya). Indonesia sought the aid of the
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In these articles many people believe that haunted houses are a part of why halloween is so popular. Over 1‚200 professional haunted houses are being operated and 300 theme parks as well. Many of these haunted houses are very popular because people just like a good scare and it’s fun‚ it has been a tradition for a long time‚ and haunted houses make a lot of money. To begin‚ many people like a good scare. The people pay good money to be scared‚ they like the thrill of the clowns and scary people
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script people want to believe. So‚ history by its nature is a subject based on interpretation. As man and time changes‚ so do stories and tales that include history. Therefore it is necessary for students to make and justify decisions about the relative authenticity of historical texts. History can be compared to the situation in class where the teacher whispers a sentence into a student ’s ear‚ and then the student is to repeat the sentence to the next student and so on until the last student hears
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Why are the Oscars so white? Marialuisa Rincon After noticing that none of the 20 actors nominated for Oscars last year were of color‚ Maryland activist April Reign tweeted‚ “#oscarssowhite they asked to touch my hair.” The hashtag went viral within days and the memes and jokes that stemmed from it served to highlight the lack of diversity that has become a hallmark of academy nominations. It opened up a conversation—first‚ between Reign and her followers—and later‚ among the public‚ celebrities
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Indonesia is an archipelago or group of islands in Southeast Asia and Oceania and is home to over two hundred thirty eight million people. So as one can imagine the overall culture of the area already differs island by island. The thousands of islands result in hundreds of forms of music. The islands of Java‚ Sumatra‚ Bali and Flores have been documented and recorded in respect to music‚ because of the regions huge size scholars are still studying other islands. The largest ethnic group is the Javanese;
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product mix. Marketing push. Gillette sales in Indonesia are as follows: Table 1 GILLETTE in Billions of dlls $ % Total Sales 6‚800‚000‚000.00 100.00% Razor sales 2‚720‚000‚000.00 40.00% Asia- Pacifica razor sales 600‚000‚000.00 22.06% Top 5 cities sales $360‚000‚000.00 60.00% Indonesia Market The Republic of Indonesia is constituted of more than 15000 islands and the Population distribution is as follows: Table 2 INDONESIA % Quantity Lived in towns 35.00% 68‚600
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