compositions. ‘The Power of the Pentatonic Scale” and “Bobby McFerrin Improvises A Cappella Song Three of Three” are two videos that explore the cultural meaning and human significance of the music tied to Bobby McFerrin. In Bobby McFerrin’s video‚ “The Power of the Pentatonic Scale” he demonstrates that despite what race‚ sex‚ national‚ gender‚ age‚ a human’s brain is wired to instinctively follow the pattern of the pentatonic scale. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale or mode with five notes per octave
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HBR Case Study BY JON HEALEY COMMENTARY BY RICHARD L. TRUMKA‚ RICHARD B. FREEMAN‚ AND JEFFREY ANDERSON The Knowledge Workers’ Strike How much leverage do unions have in a bad economic climate? THE CHROME AND GLASS FACADE of Detonation Media’s headquarters in Mountain View‚ California‚ gleamed in the warm April sun. On the broad front terrace‚ a crowd of camera-ready demonstrators from the Software Engineers Guild milled about and chanted: “No deal‚ no code‚ no games!” The protesters toted
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PROJECT TOPIC : SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA (A Case Study of Cassava Processing Industry) PROJECT PROPOSAL BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Interest in the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their contribution in the development process continue to be in the forefront of policy debates in developing countries. The advantages claimed for SMEs are various‚ including: the encouragement of entrepreneurship; the greater likelihood that SMEs will utilise
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which he gain most of his wealth‚ and after buying William Wrigley‚ Jr.‚ Co. he had created the largest business of confectionary items in the
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knowledge. Now it’s a question of survival. Filipinos wants to provide their families‚ good life or even food in the table. This is now the mindset of a bread winner in a family. I have been working now with various companies and seldom can I find a co-employee who is a profession who would think of staying here in the Philippines to work. They say that there is no opportunity of growth here. I would earn more and provide for my needs abroad‚ these are the usual reasons that they give. Where is now
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the aches and distress of an auto worker on the rivet line in the 1970 ’s and 80 ’s. This book describes and gives a picture of the reality of working class life and the impact the United Auto Workers (UAW) had on Hamper and his colleagues ’ working conditions. Hamper ’s recollection of his and hundreds of other American workers experiences on the assembly line is simultaneously hilarious and tragic. The UAW not only impacted working conditions for the GM workers of the time but affected working
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JPS 447 Ms. 10 April 2012 Reflections on Co-Facilitation Co-Facilitation is a process that can either be very rewarding experience wherein a small group of people meet regularly to complete an assigned project. There is supposedly strength in numbers and the work load is divided up according to the number of people and their level of expertise. Dividing up the work load is certainly not the only advantage. Team collaboration is very important and the gathering and sharing of information
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1800s‚ the rise of the Industrial Revolution and the Gilded Age provided the means and demands for more work and more workers. Due to government actions‚ immigrations‚ labor unions and technological changes‚ the industry expanded in growth. The abundance of natural resources‚ an increase in labor supply and the role of government led to the high demands for more work and workers. However‚ as immigration helped by having a cheap‚ abundant labor source for businesses to use‚ and as the creation of
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METHODOLOGY 1.1 INTRODUCTION Workers’ participation in management is an essential ingredient of Industrial democracy. The concept of workers’ participation in management is based on Human Relations approach to Management which brought about a new set of values to labor and management. Traditionally the concept of Workers’ Participation in Management (WPM) refers to participation of non-managerial employees in the decision-making process of the organization. Workers’ participation is also known as
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The journey on becoming a Social Worker is a journey that is filled with purpose and self- discovery. The National Association of Social Work Code of Ethics clearly entails the expectations of the profession. As stated in the N.A.S.W. Code of Ethics (2008) it is intended to serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of social workers. Therefore‚ as my collegiate career progresses I learn more on who I am as a person‚ and the type of Social Worker I aspire to be. I have begun to explore
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