Emily Jane Jose 1417 Inuit Trail‚ Mississauga Ontario L5N 7R9 (647-970-2362) The Honourable Leslie Hugo Von Schober Member of the Provincial Parliament Ontario‚ Canada Dear MPP‚ I am writing to you regarding the need for a specific policy or measure on media violence. Exposure to violence in media‚ including television‚ movies‚ music‚ and video games‚ represents a significant risk to the health of children and adolescents. Reported shootings in schools around the world are very alarming and should
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Donít count Pakistan out ________________________________________ To the Editor: I am writing to you to draw your attention towards an important issue which‚ we believe‚ will be of a great service to the student community at UNB. Coming directly to the point‚ UNB now has international students from every corner of the world. This is not only providing the local students an opportunity to learn about different cultures‚ believes and values‚ it is also a chance to explore common opportunities
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encompasses the need for action and change. Social work practitioners advocate for and facilitate change at various levels of society‚ including individuals (micro)‚ small groups or communities (mezzo)‚ and organizations or government (macro). Macro-level advocacy and intervention efforts work to address problems of diverse populations‚ such as issues of civil rights and equality‚ and achieve systemic change. By intervening at the macro-level‚ social workers are often able to orchestrate greater change at
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HR Policy for Dual-Career Couples: Human Resource Management and Development HR Policy for Dual-Career Couples The changing demographics of our workforce have demanded that we address our HR policy regarding to families‚ and in particular dual income or dual-career couples. This policy will assist families that find themselves overwhelmed with work‚ parenting‚ adult education‚ and ultimately increasing productivity for the company. Careful consideration will be given to couples both
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THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE • VOL. LXIV‚ NO. 4 • AUGUST 2009 Agency Problems at Dual-Class Companies RONALD W. MASULIS‚ CONG WANG‚ and FEI XIE∗ ABSTRACT Using a sample of U.S. dual-class companies‚ we examine how divergence between insider voting and cash f low rights affects managerial extraction of private benefits of control. We find that as this divergence widens‚ corporate cash holdings are worth less to outside shareholders‚ CEOs receive higher compensation‚ managers make shareholder value-destroying
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easyGroup’s Planned Entry into the UK Cinema Market Generic Strategy Choice In the industry-wide scope‚ the EasyGroup adopted the cost leadership strategy‚ focusing on the cost-conscious or price-sensitive customers. From their past achievement in the airline business‚ EasyJet‚ it successfully won the market share by operating at a lower cost than its rivals. In their new venture plan: the EasyCinema‚ they planned to deploy the principles of yield management for the pricing strategy‚ plus to adopt
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Wilde’s Advocacy for Change in Victorian Culture People have the tendency to judge situations and matters according to how society judges the same situation. Oscar Wilde‚ the playwright of The Importance of Being Earnest‚ takes these preconceptions in and inverts the practices that we perceive to be true in order to advocate social and political change. By emphasizing these discrepancies in marriage and the social aristocracy‚ Wilde satirizes Victorian traditions and ultimately advocates change.
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There are number of experiments that have produced unanticipated results and if by chance the information falls into the hands of individuals that want to cause harm could be castastrophic (“Dual Use Research: A Dialogue”). Dual use research is a growing concern that has the scientific community and the public frequently discussing the potential harm a research could bring if one intends to use the information improperly‚ in turn‚ potentially turn the information around to cause harm (Biotechnology
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“Why you would be a good candidate for the Dual Enrollment”? Introduction: Introduce yourself: Name‚ age‚ highschool‚ interesting/ important fact. Last sentence: I believe I am a good candidate for the Dual Enrollments’ Welding/ Fabrication program because I have the passion it takes‚ and the willingness to learn. I hope to use the Dual Enrollment to help kickstart my college career so that I can graduate with my Associates Degree in Welding/ Fabrication‚ so that I can start building my work
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The Maxwell’s equations of electromagnetism and Hertz experiments on the generation and detection of electromagnetic waves in 1887 strongly established the wave nature of light. Towards the same period at the end of 19th century‚ experimental investigations on conduction of electricity (electric discharge) through gases at low pressure in a discharge tube led to many historic discoveries. The discovery of X-rays by Roentgen in 1895‚ and of electron by J. J. Thomson in 1897‚ were important milestones
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