Topic 1- Exam Style Notes 1.1 Nature of Business Activity What is a business? * Business- decision making organisation using inputs to produce goods and services which satisfy the needs and wants of a customer * Factors of production- “CELL” 1. Capital- used to produce goods (non natural‚ eg machinery) 2. Enterprise- management/planning of factors of production 3. Land- natural resources; renewable and non renewable 4. Labour- physical and mental efforts of people
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Commentary #1 Syllabus Section: Section 1: Microeconomics Word Count: 749 Date commentary was written: October 26‚ 2012 Date article was published: May 20‚ 2012 Rebecca Bundhun‚ (October 19‚ 2012) Cost of summer getaways hit as air ticket prices rise‚ The National‚ http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/tourism/cost-of-summer-getaways-hit-as-air-ticket-prices-rise The cost of an airline ticket can fluctuate tremendously based on a number of factors. The goal of
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Quantitative datarelating to‚ measuring‚ or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality Qualitative data relating to‚ measuring‚ or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity Strengths of qualitative data: Qualitative research provides more insight into the sampled data‚ as their open ended nature mean they are less limiting of the information provided; they also eliminate the a priori assumptions used in quantitative data Limitations of qualitative
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Marxist- Leninist Mao Zedong Thought Long Live the Great Marxist- Leninist Mao Zedong Thought History 1111 Professor Ingram February 1‚ 2013 History 1111 Professor Ingram February 1‚ 2013 Since the 1970s‚ Stefan R. Landsberger had collected Chinese propaganda posters and developed his collection into one of the largest private collections in the world. They have become a rich primary source dealing with many important subjects in contemporary Chinese history. Mao Zedong‚ for instance
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Written task 1 A speech from an English Businessman‚ Michael Grospberry‚ who is a well known sociologist answering some questions that people from Latin schools asked about the introduction of English taught as a second language in every school at Latin America. What is the importance of knowing English? English is the second language most frequently spoken around the world after mandarin‚ this is considered a lingua franca because people that don’t have it as a native language speak this language
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COMPARISON The two given texts share the theme water and the perception thereof. Predominantly‚ the discussion ensuing the reading of the two quite polar articles concerns first and third world problems. The first text is an article written for ‘the Observer Food Monthly’ in 2003 by William Leith and has the title ‘Give me an Eau’. The second is an information sheet adapted from UNICEF‚ written in the same year. The article written by Mr Leith has many compelling factors‚ the first being
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China and Democracy Post Mao The Potential Power of China’s New Middle Class By: Ryan Smith Senior Thesis Professor Felker Abstract: This paper examines China during the reform era after Mao. It tries to understand how a country‚ which has been engaging in economic liberal reforms since 1978‚ has been able to resist any major political reforms. The answer to this question lies with the newly created middle class in China. The reforms initiated
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Mao was a Chinese communist leader and founder of the People’s Republic of China. He was responsible for the disastrous policies of the ’Great Leap Forward’ and the ’Cultural Revolution’. Mao was born on 26 December 1893 into a peasant family in Shaoshan‚ in Hunan province‚ central China. After training as a teacher‚ he travelled to Beijing where he worked in the University Library. It was during this time that he began to read Marxist literature. In 1921‚ he became a founder member of the Chinese
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Purpose of Investigation The purpose of this investigation is to find out the general trends of the Olympic gold medal height each time the event is held. It also could be used to predict the next gold medal height in the upcoming Olympic events. We could know as well what functions can be used to plot the graphs. People could also analyze the pattern of rise or decrease in height of the winning height in the Olympic game. This investigation also allows future participants to find out
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“What about that one?” These were the words that changed a young peasant boy’s life by the name of Li Cunxin forever. By pure luck he was chosen to study ballet and serve in Chairman Mao’s Revolution‚ he didn’t know it at the time but he would grow up to become one of the best dancers of all time. His book ‘Mao’s last dancer’ retells his amazing story of survival‚ courage and the battle one man had to prove for his worth. Li Cunxin’s book is an emotional yet inspiring book about an ordinary boys
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