More than 90 million people living in the U.S. are pet owners (ASPCA 1). What would those pet owners do if their dogs and cats were being illegally taken and skinned to become warm coats and hats? Many species of animals are poached and harmed for their beautiful fur. According to OCPA‚ Over 10 million animals are killed each year and skinned for their fur coats‚ among those are included dogs and cats. Millions of innocent animals are killed for the shallow purpose of looking fashionable and it needs
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HISTORY OF THE FUR TRADE The fur trade was one of the earliest and most important industries in North America. The fur trading industry played a major role in the development of America‚ Europe and India for more than 300 years. The fur trade began in the 1500 ’s as an exchange between Indians and Europeans. The Indians traded furs for such goods as tools and weapons. Beaver fur‚ which was used in Europe to make felt hats‚ became the most valuable of these furs. The fur trade prospered until the
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Effects of the Fur Trade on the Aboriginals of Canada When Europeans first came to the New World‚ there was a language barrier between them and the aboriginals. To show peace‚ each side would trade some goods to create a bond between them and show that they can trust each other. The Europeans would trade tools and other European goods for furs from the Aboriginals. The Aboriginals needed the tools and the Europeans wanted the furs to make a big profit. With the great demand for furs from Europe and
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The French Fur Trade Beginning in the mid sixteenth century‚ French explorers were able to establish a powerful and lasting presence in what is now the Northern United States and Canada. The explorers placed much emphasis on searching and colonizing the area surrounding the St. Lawrence River "which gave access to the Great Lakes and the heart of the continent"(Microsoft p?). They began exploring the area around 1540 and had early interactions with many of the Natives‚ which made communication
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environment of the American Fur Company change in the 1830’s? What deep historical forces are implicated in these changes? The American Fur Company: The American Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor in 1808. The company grew to monopolize the fur trade in the United States by 1830‚ and became one of the largest businesses in the country. In early 1830’s it seemed nothing could slow Astor. But this environment suddenly changed for fur companies. Although the American Fur company was still competing
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Solution to Case 103 IF THE COAT FITS WEAR IT – TEACHING NOTE Questions 1. Your supervisor‚ Vic Gonzales‚ has asked you to prepare a capital budgeting report indicating whether ISGC should replace the existing machine or not. Indicate how would you proceed (without making any calculations)? I would estimate the incremental cash flows over the economic life of the new machine‚ taking into consideration the after-tax salvage values of the old and new machine respectively. Changes in
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Chapter 2 Case Study: The American Fur Company 1. How would you evaluate Astor in terms of his motive‚ his managerial ability‚ and his ethics? What lesson does his career teach about the relationship between virtue and success? Astor seems as though he wanted to make a better life for himself because he grew up very poor‚ but didn’t want to be in the same business as his father so he ventured out to make a better living for himself. Therefore‚ I believe Astor’s motive is greed. He was doing what
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Rhian Pritchard Mrs. Moran CAIII Hour 7 4-17-2011 Making a Difference The business of fur trade and the harsh practices of this business have been global issues for many decades. They have ruthless ways of killing animals like mink‚ foxes‚ and especially wild yak. It is estimated that the population of the wild yak in Qinghai‚ China has dropped from one 1 million to 75‚000 in the past decade (Fang 38-39). This problem has been going on for too long and despite the laws and restrictions that
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“The Plot against People” Analysis Russell Baker‚ the author who wrote “The Plot against People” identifies objects into classifications. His thesis sentence is strong and bold. It says “Inanimate objects are classified into three major categories-those that don’t work‚ those that break down and those that get lost.” The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately to defeat him‚ and the three major classifications are based on the method each object uses to achieve its
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the fur trade to the development of North America is a topic that has received much attention over the last century. Attempts to describe the economic‚ social‚ and political consequences of the fur trade have been made by prominent authors such as Harold Innis and Arthur J. Ray. None have doubted the significance of the industry‚ but attempts to describe or analyze it have varied greatly as historians‚ political scientists‚ sociologists‚ and economists gave their view. Some argue that the fur trade
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