Small-Scale Industries in the Globalization Era: The case of Jordan Basem M. Lozi‚ Assistance Professor‚ Al-Balqa Applied University‚ basem_lozi@yahoo.com Abstract The research examines the role of SSI in the economic development of Jordan by showing the effects of the SSI on the unemployment rate‚ production‚ and sales. The research concludes with policy recommendations to ensure the sustained and competitive growth of small-scale industries in Jordan. The results of the study show that the growth
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In David Ives’ short one-act comedy play Sure Thing he examines a number of variations in which a conversation between a man and woman could take place. The theme‚ setting‚ plot‚ and characters in this play are essential to the understanding and captivation of the audience. With every exchange of conversation there is the ability to regain a fresh start by getting a second chance to make a good impression. The main themes in Sure Thing are a fresh start and second chances as symbolized by the
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Book Review – The Murder of Biggie Smalls Introduction The Notorious B.I.G. - Christopher Wallace‚ born in 1972‚ spent the majority of his life in the Bed-Sty neighborhood in Brooklyn‚ New York. At the age of 12‚ he began selling drugs. He became a central figure in the east-coast hip-hop scene after he was discovered by Sean “Puffy” Combs‚ with his platinum-selling album Ready to Die in 1995. The gangster-life was brought to an end on March 9‚ 1997‚ where Biggie was killed in a drive-by shooting
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fight in defense of these values have them taken away because of their experiences at war. The negative effects are just as big as the positive effects of war. A nation can never really win in war because of this. Instead war just stays a neutral thing. There are many people who instead of staying in the middle‚ gravitate to either end of the spectrum. Some who fall on the far right believe that war is extremely necessary and disregard the negative aspects all together. Pacifists say that war understand
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Tim O’Brien compiles a series of incredibly confronting stories‚ which explore the depths of just how horrific the Vietnam War was‚ as well as creating new viewpoints on already conventional ideas. “The things they carried” uses verisimilitude to more accurately tell the stories of what occurred in Vietnam. The ideas of war‚ death and gender are given a significant alteration to how they are perceived. War has many common associations such as there is a winner or a distinct purpose‚ however Vietnam
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BUS C170- Small Business Finance Web Search #1 1. What is finance? Finance is the management of banks for example the interest rates on a particular loan. It includes the management of investments such as the distribution of dividends. Finance also includes but is not limited to‚ the management of money for example the inflation and deflation of currency. Information used from: http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/finance 2. What is a market? Name five types of markets
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JACOB‚ JOHANNA IRENE M. DAR4 ARCDES6 Cities for a Small Planet by Richard Rogers Earth’s the only planet that is known to have life: living forms. It has a moderate climate and water in its three forms: solid‚ liquid and gas. Looking outside from space‚ earth’s beauty tells how alive and great it is still has its own fragile tendencies despite of being perfect in a sense. These tendencies regard the following: pollution (air and water)‚ extreme floods‚ deforestation‚ resource depletion
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Research project – Internet of things The internet of things has been a huge topic lately in the IT industry. What is the internet of things? “Simply put this is the concept of basically connecting any device with an on and off switch to the Internet (and/or to each other).”(Morgan) In other words‚ the internet of things is the ability of interconnect everyday objects or “things” via a network. In order to exchange data that will allow for communication between these objects without the need for
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Nicolina Mannino English 11 Period 2 May 29‚ 2014 The Things They Carried “War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead.” O’Brien would say the Vietnam War was a negative experience for those involved because soldiers struggled with the loss of others‚ coping with those losses and witnessed graphic death scenes at the ages of 18-23. The Things They Carried is a book written by Tim O’Brien that contains semi-autobiographical stories about
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After reading Wen Zhenghe’s “Superfluous Things” and Li Yu’s “ Notes Written in Moments of Idleness”‚ it is difficult to find out the fundamental differences in furniture and interior design between the Ming and Qing dynasties. This happens only because Wen and Li belong to a similar generation: Wen (1585-1645) was a great Ming dynasty scholar and painter‚ who was born is Suzhou; Li (1610-1680) lived in the late-Ming and early-Qing dynasties and born in Jiangsu‚ which is close to Suzhou. That’s why
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