Decorum Renaissance
The title of Renaissance scholar and historian John Hales 1993 book, The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance, is not only a reference to Jacob Burckhardts seminal tome on the Renaissance, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, it is in effect also a play on words. In his text, Hale....

Development and Perspective of China Independent Branded Sedan
Development and Perspective of China Independent Branded Sedan Abstract Chinese automobile industry has achieved an astounding progress since the reform and opening up in 1978, which is obvious to all, especially after China joined WTO. In one hand, the quantity of produce and sale increased rapid....

Enhancing childrens learning through bicultural practice
Enhancing Childrens learning through bicultural practice Description of early childhood setting and community The early childhood setting I am evaluating is an urban centre with families from multicultural background. Most of the children are English speaking from New Zealand, England, and S....

Extending the School Year
Extending the School Year There are a lot of mixed views when it comes to the topic of extending the school year. Some people say it is a waste of time because students wont stay focused and engaged in learning through the summer months so it is useless. Others argue that if the school year we....

flexibility in the workplace
Needs, values and priorities of employees and employers have changed dramatically over the last decade. On all rungs of the corporate ladder, men and women are seeking new ways to manage the time they spend working so they can spend more time living. In the boardrooms, executives are seeking ways to....

National Healthcare Spending
National Health Care Spending The Financial Management of Medicaid While still the greatest in the world, our healthcare system is stretched and stressed to the point of nearly breaking, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said. Health care spending in the United States is proje....

Piercing the corporate veil
Piercing the corporate veil Introduction: A company is a form of business which is a separate legal entity (legal person). this legal entity separate and distinct from its shareholders, directors and employees. (Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22) This is one of the basic dif....

Punishment As A Form to Control Ambiguous Behaviour And The Unpleasant Effects
Countless and timeless researches have been done based on the multiple facts of punishment. Advantages and disadvantages linger as a result on the use of punishment to control ambiguous behaviour. The main reason of punishment is to relate with wrongdoers in relevance to their mistakes and what they....

Spinsterhood in Nineteenth Century America
Reflecting on her single life, Catharine Sedgwick wrote in her diary: "I certainly think a happy marriage the happiest condition of human life ... [I]t is the high opinion of its capabilities which has perhaps kept me from adventuring in it."(n1) This entry epitomizes the seemingly paradoxical conne....

World War II
Japanese Americans were under suspicion because of acts of sabotage and conspiracy to commit a crime. Japanese Americans served in the military, became spies, bought war bonds, etc. Japanese Americans were seen as inferior because of their small number and the kind of labor that they p....

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