ENVS 331 SPRING 2013 FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS 1. In basic terms‚ what is the difference between imperialism of the “traditional” European variety and the “neo-imperialism” practiced by the US during the 20th century? 2. How did World War II contribute to the end of European imperialism (consider the phenomenon of “imperial overstretch‚” which you should be able to define)—and enable the expansion of US influence overseas? (Consider the impact of World War II on the European imperialist
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Diving Into a Tax Haven: Should Western California Life Move to Bermuda? Discussion questions: 1- Do you feel that it is ethical for a company to channel income to a tax haven in order to reduce or eliminate taxation? Explain. Ethics is mostly a matter of the culture you live in. What is ethical and normal in one country might not be ethical in another. The no taxation is totally ethical in Bermuda‚ and unethical in the United States. It all depends on the way the laws are arranged in each
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Allegory of California The Allegory of California is a mural painting by Diego Rivera. The artwork was created in 1931 and was done on a wall and a ceiling. The size of the painting is 472 square feet and it portrays a comprehensive view of California in terms of agriculture‚ transportation and industry of that period of time. It also exhibits dreams and hopes of the people for the brighter future. The main character of the painting is a warrior queen Califia who was the bellwether of California. She is
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the many images portraying California as place with endless coasts‚ oceanic ports‚ mountain ranges with fields of agriculture‚ and a new frontier with opportunities to strike it rich with the swing of a pick ax. These images and stories inspired people to take a chance and risk everything‚ making California a beacon of hope for a new life. As people flocked to California‚ from around the globe‚ they found that there was not much truth to the notion of living the California Dream. Instead‚ they returned
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down-trodden coal miner. In the foreground of the picture‚ we see the miner’s wife referenced in the title. She carries a bleak expression‚ her back turned to an older woman and a child‚ presumably her mother and her offspring. Two men walk away into the distance‚ and one set of clothing hangs above‚ unclaimed by its owner. The woman has just been informed of the mining accident which claimed her husband’s life. Shahn says much about the mining life through the composition of his painting. His focus is
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rush era‚ it still depicts some of the things mentioned in the story written by Rawls. To the weather of California‚ the reality of the gold rush‚ and the population growth of California‚ Both stories compliment each other as they both accurately describe the lifestyle of California in the 1850’s and beyond. Growth as a situation described in both stories‚ as both writers talked about California was one of the fastest growing state and the most populous. The present population of the country is set
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First discuss how energy can be converted from one form to another‚ giving specific example: There are two types of energy conversion‚ potential and kinetic. Potential energy can be converted to kinetic and vice versa (Tillery‚ Enger‚ & Ross‚ 2009‚ p. 63). Any form of energy can be converted to another form of energy. Energy conversion is evident in the following conversions-a light bulb converts electrical energy into radiant energy and a car converts chemical energy into mechanical energy.
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BUS110-WA Chapter 10 Review (Even) 2. Both of the Hawthorne Studies experiments resulted that if employees are happy and satisfied with their work‚ they’re motivated to perform better. Lights and group pressure only slightly affected the test groups. 4. Herzberg’s theory is broken into two dimensions‚ Satisfaction and dissatisfaction. The elements that affect satisfaction are achievement‚ recognition‚ responsibility‚ advancement‚ growth‚ and the work itself. The elements that affect dissatisfaction
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After watching “The Devil’s Miner” and do some additional research I have picked two issues that come along with poverty in Latin America. The first issue that I believe is important is that many individuals go to bed hungry and children are not being fed properly. Although the number of malnurshinoshed individuals has decreased by a lot in the past couple of decades‚ there is still a huge number of people that are not getting the appropriate nutrients. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization
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the Nacirema‚their myth of origin and their market orientation. He introduces his topic ritual activity‚the main point of the article of which is the human body‚the way it looks and health. "The fundamental beliefunderlyinig the whole system appears to be that the human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease." Nacirema people work hard ritually in order to fix these characteristics. As Miner goes on to give us descriptions of the shrine in which some are private and
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