Zheng He is a name of which many don’t hear a lot around‚ much less know who he is. Zheng He is‚ however‚ one of the greatest ocean explorers in the 15th century‚ and can be named side to side with Ferdinand Magellan and Christopher Columbus. Zheng He’s 7 voyages to the Indian Ocean strengthened trade between the Ming Dynasty and its neighbouring countries in the Middle East and India‚ and brought back exotic souvenirs and gifts to the Yongle Emperor‚ which were tributes from the neighbouring countries
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Access to Capital A public offering of stock can vary from $500‚000 to over $1 billion. In 1999‚ 544 companies completed an IPO(Initial Public Offering). The total capital raised from these offerings was $23.6 billion. By offering stock for sale to the public a company can access a substantial source of corporate funding. If a company needs to raise capital‚ it can sell stock(equity) or it can it issue bonds(debt securities). An initial equity offering can bring immediate proceeds to a company
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TYPICAL NEEDS 2 After reading Chapter One from ‘Becoming a Helper’ by Corey and Corey I learned different things about myself and my own personal needs. I learned about the nine different typical needs and how my own personal needs relate to them. This will help me to have a better understanding of the factors that have influenced me to join this program and the helping profession. The Need To Make An Impact Having a need to make a difference or have some sort of impact on someone’s
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out and purchase such large expenses like a golf membership. Social Trends Social trends play a big part in the golfing industry. The way the economy is right now‚ usually only people with a lot of extra earnings can afford a membership at a prestige course like Islington. The ones‚ who can afford to play at the top of the line courses‚ tend to lean towards the one that gives them more social ratings. This becomes a trend among their group of friends‚ co-workers and corporate partners. Technological
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reproductive-age females. Overt menstruation occurs primarily in humans and close evolutionary relatives such as chimpanzees. The females of other species of placental mammal have estrous cycles‚ in which the endometrium is completely reabsorbed by the animal (covert menstruation) at the end of its reproductive cycle. The menstrual cycle is under the control of the hormone system and is necessary for reproduction. Menstrual cycles are counted from the first day of menstrual flow‚ because the onset of menstruation
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about with dealing with racism and acting on it. Different types of racism Aware/Blatant Racism: Outright racists that‚ without apology or confusion‚ tell people of color‚ that because of their color‚ they “don’t appeal to them.” Aware/Covert Racism: When racists are being racist but just not saying it. For instance‚ upon seeing that a potential tenant is Indian‚ rather than saying it directly‚ a landlord will pull the apartment “off the market” without providing an explanation. Unaware/Unintentional
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in the first place. Emotional cues can be taken from everywhere in the business environment‚ if the employers pay close attention to the same. This can turn out to be a very valuable data for the organization. Moreover these cues can be either covert or not that obvious‚ hence it is important that the managers are smart enough to gauge them and act on them.Most of the times‚ the employers and the managers show indifference to these issues and are impatient in dealing with the workers who are going
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http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2006002/9274-eng.htm Children learn at a very early age what it means to be a boy or a girl in our society. Through a myriad of activities‚ opportunities‚ encouragements‚ discouragements‚ overt behaviors‚ covert suggestions‚ and various forms of guidance‚ children experience the process of gender role socialization. It is difficult for a child to grow to adulthood without experiencing some form of gender bias or stereotyping‚ whether it be
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played during WWII‚ although most publicized. Women were also invaluable in their contributions to mindwork‚ namely in decoding. WWII was a war of secrets. There was a great need for decoding messages sent by the Axis powers. It was also this focus on covert operations that prompted the drafting of women into espionage work‚ particularly in
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influence others to do what you want‚ and become much more successful in business‚ friendships‚ dating and in life in general. Today you are going to learn a couple of the best persuasive language techniques that will enable you to start learning covert persuasion and conversational hypnosis. Firstly‚ let me ask you a question. What do you think the most powerful persuasive word in the English language is? Take a moment to think about this‚ and come up with an honest answer. Believe it or not‚
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