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Landscape Architecture As A Career
Number of Words: 1726 / Number of Pages: 7
... of the
land, existing structures and the type of soil. They check local
building codes and availability of utilities, make drawings which outline
the work in detail, and draw up lists of materials to be used. They then
invite bids from construction companies and landscape nursery companies.
With the awarding of the contracts, their work may be finished, or they
may stay on to supervise the work as their client’s representative (151).
A major branch of landscape architecture, golf course architecture,
integrates the skills of a landscape architect on a larger scale. The aim
a golf course architect ...
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The Effects Of Post-industrialism On The Political Economy Of Western Europe
Number of Words: 1631 / Number of Pages: 6
... result of these changes has been a transition to a post-industrial
society, where the stable economic order of mass employment in large-scale
industry has given way to mass unemployment and a breakdown of the political and
social consensus that held sway throughout the post-war period. These changes
have fundamentally altered the Western European labor market. This paper will
show how post-industrialism has dramatically reduced the ability of many Western
European countries to deliver full employment, not simply because of changes in
employment structure, but more importantly because those structura ...
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Classical Liberalism
Number of Words: 897 / Number of Pages: 4
... we dissever
what will make us receive less pain and more pleasure. Although the human
motivation is by pleasure it is the decision that are cold, selfish,
dispassionate, and rational assessment of the situation to choose how to avoid
the pain and receive the pleasure. The emphasis on the importance of rational
measurement of pleasure and pains that forms the calculating intellectual side
of the classical liberal's of psychology.
Classical liberalism tells us that if the individuals saw there was no
chance of pleasure or feared no pain, then they would be inert, motionless, or
in simpler te ...
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Advantages Of Technology In International Trade
Number of Words: 646 / Number of Pages: 3
... 18 countries that
account for 1/2 of the worlds output. The three largest economies Japan, China
and the United States are members. APEC leaders are committed to achieving free
and open trade for the region by 2010. APEC is moving towards this goal through
many means including accelerating initial Japanese tariff cuts by 50%. China
will also cut a number of tariffs by 30%. Indonesia and other APEC members are
also reducing tariffs sharply. What sets APEX at the head of the pack leading
liberalization is it wiliness to extend benefits of membership to everyone.
APEX is willing to extend the bene ...
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China's Economy Evolution
Number of Words: 3044 / Number of Pages: 12
... As with previous reform movements, history will measure the success of these reforms.
China's transition from a planned economy to a market economy began at the end of 1978. When China started the process, the government did not have a well-designed blueprint. The approach to reform has been characterized by some to be piecemeal, partial, and often times experimental. This view however has not been shared by all economists, "some economists regard this approach as self-defeating (Murphy, Schleifer, and Vishny 1992)". "China's average annual rate of GDP growth has been miraculous since the beginni ...
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Bill Gates And Microsoft
Number of Words: 1121 / Number of Pages: 5
... out resources when we can just store these things on a computer and have almost instant access to them.
Gates and his partner, Paul Allen, together they were pioneers in developing the personal computer. In 1975 they together created a version of BASIC for the Altair 8800, the first minicomputer kit. This was the beginning of the now giant, Microsoft.
With this new computer technology came information. Information was now quickly becoming the most valuable commodity. Many engineers have used the binary system, invented by Claude Shannon in the 1930’s, to make information less redundant. This is ...
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Management's Achievement Claims Perspective
Number of Words: 642 / Number of Pages: 3
... Since 1994-1995, Canada's unit per case volume
increased 4%. Coke is expecting an even greater increase in 1996 because their
Canadian bottler signed with two major grocery retailers. Coca-Cola used Canada
as a lesson they can use as a guide worldwide never repeat.
CEO, Robert Goizueta believes that there is no limit to your growth. He
will not allow boundaries to be set. It is evident to me that Coke is not
setting boundaries considering that they have a bottler in almost every corner
of the world. Coke is focused on strengthening world wide markets and creating
new ones. In this report, th ...
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A Continuous Decline In India, Without Modernization
Number of Words: 891 / Number of Pages: 4
... have to pay to be
able to modernize, including: (1) a loss of culture and tradition; (2) probable
religious conflicts; (3) loss of caste; (4) social divisions; and, of course
(5) TAXES. With modernization, taxes will definitely increase for India to pay
for the new advances in industry and technology. Taxes are the primary means
for any government to raise money and support its programs. However, the
overall price that India will have to pay will be relatively small compared to
the positive changes modernization will bring.
When India became independent its leaders recognized the urgency of
stre ...
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The McDonaldization Of Society
Number of Words: 1565 / Number of Pages: 6
... force representing and extending the process of rationalization further into the realm of everyday interaction and individual identity. McDonald's serves as the case model of this process in the 1990's.
...McDonaldization,...is the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as of the rest of the world. (Ritzer, 1993:1)
How Far Has It Gone?
Since 1955 McDonald's has grown to over 12,000 outlets worldwide. The central concepts employed in the fast-food industry have spread to all types of restaurants. Everythi ...
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Individual Retirement Accounts: Why Bother?
Number of Words: 1722 / Number of Pages: 7
... considering how they plan to
retire. People do not realize that the idea of living solely on the benefits of
social security is not realistic. In order to secure a comfortable future,
people must have some type of additional income. Sacrificing a small amount of
money into an IRA at a relatively early age could make a considerable difference
in the lives of people upon retirement. When planning for retirement,
Individual Retirement Accounts offer several benefits; however, careful
planning is essential to ensure that: upon retirement there is an adequate
amount of money saved, that the heirs to ...
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