Essays on Club

A Passionate Revival of Movie Musical Styles

Film Review: La La Land – A Passionate Revival of Movie Musical Styles La La Land was released by Lionsgate and Black Label Media on December 25, 2016. It is considered a comedy/drama/musical production. Damien Chazelle is the director and writer of the film. Major stars in the movie are Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Rosemarie DeWitt (Platt & Gilbert, 2016). It has received 14 Oscar nominations and numerous Golden Globe awards. The plot involves the evolving and troubled love affair between an aspiring actress and a disillusioned jazz pianist. This is a musical production that includes drama, romance and comedy ...

The Recovery Act declared by President Obama’s administration was the reaction to 9 percent of unemployment in the United States indicated during the last decade (“Does Stimulus Spending Work?” 2). One of the possible solutions was to implement stimulus spending equal to the $447 billion bill, which was supposed to be spent on school modernization, improvement of transportation infrastructure, and funding teachers in local communities (“Does Stimulus Spending Work?” 2). Nevertheless, stimulus spending was highly criticized for its doubtful effectiveness to create job places and boost the national economy. According to Robert Barro, a Harvard economist, financial transfers ...

How can content marketing on social media channels be used in order to increase the level of customer engagement for the UK fitness industry?

Introduction Social media channels represent the new phenomenon, that has forced industries to change their attitude to marketing strategies, brand awareness, and customer engagement. The social media channels today pose certain threats to the traditional advertising, which treats the customers as a homogeneous crowd . In this extent, the social media channels are highly personalized presenting the versatile and verified social media content to the targeted audience. The marketing specialists are always in constant search of ...

Summary

The article discusses a case of negligent training provided by a Greenwich fitness club, which led to a lawsuit against them and their employee. The author is reporting a lawsuit against Equinox gym and their trainer by one of their aggrieved clients who suffered a massive stroke due to the intense training workout sessions. The client named Dr. Chetan Vaid claimed that the trainer was not properly trained to conduct workout sessions. Due to the training negligence provided to the trainer, the client not only suffered a massive stroke, but also needed to go through several years of rehabilitation. ...

A private club refers to any type of a club that is limited to private members thereby implying that it is not open to the public. It brings out the difference between a private club and a restaurant where the restaurant is open to anyone who can pay the menu process while the club is limited to private members (Davis et al. 34). The customer base is comprised of the registered members in addition to guests or new members, who have been accepted by board members after being recommended or sponsored by an existing member of the club. After ...

Issue

Have Adam and I formed a partnership? Rule Partnership Act (SA) 1891 Section 1- Definition of Partnership Partnership Act (SA) 1891 Section 2- Rules for determining Existence of Partnership Partnership Act (NSW) Section 2- Rules for determining Existence of Partnership A partnership entails the relationship that exists between two or more people with the intent of running a business for profit making purposes (Partnership Act (SA) 1891 s 1). Based on Partnership Act (SA) 1891 s 2 and Partnership Act (NSW) s 2, for a partnership to exist, the relationship must satisfy three aspects:

The establishment of a business;

In common; With a view ...

SPORTS MANAGEMENT STYLES

Like every field, the field of sports is one where participants require some form of coaching, mentoring and motivation. Leaders and managers have a strong role in the field of sports because they set out a direction for the players and channelize their dream to become reality. People who are interested in sports are those who are motivated from inside and want to stay healthy and active at the same time. Internal motivation becomes productive when it receives appreciation and there is someone who can actually show the players when and how to make the most of their abilities ...

ABSTRACT

The businesses today have identified the need to focus more on customer and the key to retain customer is through development of customer relations. CRM or customer relationship management is based on the idea that loyal customers are profitable for the company. The loyalty has been identified by several researchers to be linked to the level of satisfaction of customers. Organizations require attracting the customers, developing relations so that satisfaction is ensured and retain customers by maintaining the relations. Due to intense rivalry and competition, businesses require focusing on building stronger customer base by promoting goodwill and providing them ...

I was lucky enough to find myself having fun with people who were complete strangers to me not one month ago, and despite that I was always losing willingness to make a journey to a city which was new with people who were unknown, I found that outside of my comfort zone was exactly where the most beautiful part of the world existed and thrived. That fine Tuesday, the sun had lost its fiery and the hot summer noon had eased into a calm evening in the scorching desert sand and all around me, people were talking and cheering. ...

Introduction

Are humans threatening the survival of our planet by disrupting the ecosystem? Marvin Gaye and the public believed this to be the case in the 1960’s and 1970’s when the modern Green Movement first began. Gaye sang “Poison is in the wind that blows from the north and south and east. Radiation underground and in the sky, animals and birds live near by all die. What about this crowded land, how much more abuse from man can we stand?” . Greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion, ocean poisoning, topsoil depletion, food chain poisoning, acid rain, pollution along with demands ...

The FA

The FA i.e. The Football Association refers to the English football’s governing body, which was established in 1863. Ebenezer Morley is considered the father of The Association. The activities of the company include overseeing, promotion and development of the game at different levels like The FA Cup and England International Teams. The activities also include broadcast and media rights, sponsorship, licensing, merchandising along with sales of tickets (The Bloomberg, 2017).

Financial Position of the FA

Current position with respect to financials of the company as on 31st July 2015 provided an overview of that the company is continuously striving to generate commercial revenues ...

There are several strategies to improve environmental health. One of the strategies is green mobility. Green mobility involves minimizing the energy consumption when it comes to transportation. For instance, it involves using alternative methods of transportation that do not result in air pollution, such as the use of a bicycle. In addition, we can ensure the placement of quality standards for the biological, chemical and physical features of drinking water (Van der Staal, 2011). Some of the tests and stated limits are the ones that relate to the pH and microorganisms, which include the marker agents like Cryptosporidium, faecal ...

“Burmese Days” is a powerful and thought-provoking novel written by George Orwell that presents a grim portrait of imperialism and the British Empire. In the book, Orwell neither romanticizes Burma and its people nor idealizes the imperialists. Instead, he depicts bitterness, meanness, corruption, and wickedness. Using his own experience, the author skillfully depicts the cruel circumstances and tragic outcomes in a colonial society that is based on domination and fear and is in the service of the imperialists. The protagonist of the novel, John Flory, vividly demonstrates the dark side of the ruling class, and that the imperialists did ...

Swing is the main and the most important part of every golf game, and the ability to perform it on the highest level frequently determines success. The modern golf training suggests a variety of swing techniques, and newcomers become confused, as they just want to learn the correct swing, but cannot choose which of the techniques is the best. However, taking a closer look at the swing, you can notice that it is based on several key movements that are the same for each of the techniques. This paper will illustrate the basic steps of how to swing a ...

601 F.2d 516 (10th Cir. 1979) Summary of the Key Facts: During the 1970s Dale Hackbart played for the Denver Broncos football club as a defensive back. At the same time, Charles Clark played for the Cincinnati Bengals football club as a running back. In a December 1973 game between the Broncos and the Bengals, out of frustration for a turnover by his team, Clark deliberately struck Hackbart on the head and neck away from play in manner that was later deemed a personal foul and dangerous (Hackbart). However, as no official saw the act, Clark and the Bengals ...

Drug addiction and brotherly love. Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin. Drug addiction and brotherly love. Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin. African American literature frequently reveals the suffering of people who live in the world full of racism. The Western society used to put African American people in unfavorable conditions throughout the whole history and life in this condition may lead to tragic circumstances. The following essay concerns the story named “Sonny’s Blues” which was written by James Baldwin. It will discuss the main themes of the story which are struggling of people who live in the ...

Introduction

First, they suspected the food prepared for the birthday party to be the cause of the outbreak. It turned out that it was a waterborne disease, a norovirus. Waterborne disease can easily affect children who come in contact with the contaminated water. The swim club manager seemed not very much cooperative during the initial outbreak; but the VHD investigators needed the cooperation of the swim club manager in identifying the real cause of the outbreak. Later, the manager told them that other persons not invited to the February 1 birthday party (members of an infant-mother swim class) got sick ...

Film Studies Portfolio

Xavier Dolan’s “Laurence Anyways” Film Review

An extremely ambitious project from a very young director, Xavier Dolan, the romantic drama “Laurence Anyways” follows the love story between Fred (Suzanne Clement) and Laurence (Melvin Poupad). Ironically, although they both have masculine names, Fred and Laurence are women. A transgender who had lived as a man, Laurence comes out with the revelation that he has always felt as a woman inside, and continuing his fake male life would kill him. The filmmaker situates this unique love story in the 1990s, a time when transsexuality was still considered an illness, and ...

Introduction

In today’s world, physical appearance is at the center of considerations by everyone and so are the grooming products. Everyone is on the outlook for best grooming products that will conveniently and consistently keep them well-groomed and good-looking. Companies that either manufactures or delivers shaving and personal grooming products like Dollar Shave Club thus come in handy (Glazer, 2012). Even though multiple companies exist in line with shaving as well as other personal grooming products, Dollar Shave Club stands out of them all. This paper serves to elaborate my passion and favoritism for Dollars Shave Club. Firstly, the ...

Bebop is a jazz style known for fast paces and complex improvisations based on playing off of harmonies. It developed in the 1940s in the United States of America and symbolized the new stage in the ideas about jazz music and its perception. This paper aims to discuss the history of bebop, its establishment as the major modern jazz movement around the days of the decline of big bands, its fragmentation into the styles of cool and hard bop, and the role African-American musicians played in its development. As Gioia writes, from its beginning, jazz was the genre of ...

In your view, what are the key elements of Ferguson’s Formula for managing his team?

In my opinion, Sir Alex Ferguson deserves his title as one of the greatest coach of all time. He revealed this through is successful management style that evoke effectiveness in his team. One of the key elements in the Ferguson’s Formula in managing his team is the never-ending involvement of research and innovation. In his approach, he knows the important of starting early and building strong foundations. He invested in teaching kids as young as nine the basics of football and from their honed talents. Because of this approach he is able to maintain the standard of his ...

This novel is a collection of personal letters from a boy named Charlie to an anonymous person. Charlie is fifteen, and is a freshman in high school. In these letters he describes everything that happens to him: all of his first times, the complicated journeys of his friends Sam and Patrick, his love to Sam and his greatest hobby – observing other people’s lives. The language is kept fairly simple, which makes it possible for everyone to understand the most difficult thing in this world: teenagers; A.V. Club says that it is because “The Perks of Being a Wallflower ...

U.S. Senator, Missouri

2011-Present

Personal Background Martial Status: Married to Abigail Blunt Education: B.A. History, Southwest Baptist University (1970) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt M.A. History, Missouri State University (1972) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Previous Experience: Clerk of Greene County, Missouri (1972-1984) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Missouri Secretary of State (1985-1992) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt President, Southwest Baptist University (1993-1996) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt U.S. House of Representatives (1996-2010) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt

Committee Assignments:

Appropriations Committee 2011- present https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Commerce. Science, and Transportation Committee 2011-2016 https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Rules and Administration Committee 2011- present (became chairman 2015) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Joint Committee on the Library 2015- present https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Joint Committee on Printing 2015-present (vice chairman) https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt Committee on Armed Services 2013-2014 https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Blunt

Sponsored Legislation

2016 https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=400034#bill_type[] ...

Abstract

Wal-Mart was founded in 1962 by Sam Walton and since then the company has extended its outstanding retail services to 11545 stores in approximately 28 countries. The company has emphasized on proper management of operations in its stores for a long while to influence its market share. The retail strategy of the company has helped the company to ensure exclusive performance in the industry. It has sustained unique business through respect for promotion, price, place and products. The company has to keep up with the completion from Costco Incorporation, Target Incorporation, Dollar Tree and Dollar General Incorporation. The SWOT ...

Briefing Paper 1

a.) The “act of state doctrine” provides that a court in the United States, cannot pass judgement on the actions of a foreign government taken within their own country or territory that it has jurisdiction over (Cheeseman, 2012). In essence, the doctrine bars U.S. courts from interfering in the domestic policy actions of another government in their own country. b.) Under a communist theory of the world, the government of Cuba did act ethically when it appropriately the Glens’ property. From an American perspective, the expropriation was not only ethically questionable but most likely illegal. Club Med, under the ...

Human Sexuality Behavior at the Nightclub

Introduction A night club is always composed of different individuals of different genders, ages, and even different sexual orientations. This is so in instances when one visits the club on a normal night when the club does not have the various shows, for example, the 80’s show or when somebody visits a gay or lesbian club, since the composition of the club on that particular day or time will not really have variety as desired by this research. I visited the Sambordia Nightclub on a warm Friday evening in order to carry out the research and was able ...

The Earth is a temple. Man has been shifting and tampering with the Earth since the beginning of time, but no time hard hit as the industrial revolution. Whether the human mind perceives from religion, scientific facts or both, tampering with nature always comes with a price. The price of peace, the price of sheer humbleness, the price of pure existence in the raw form of nature in simple elegance. The industrial revolution took sea and land by storm and the planet has faced a dehumanizing effect that will forever change the course of animated life, forever. The 19th ...

The principles of a Healthy Lifestyle are the Basics of Fitness

The principles of a healthy lifestyle lie in the basis of fitness. A proper nutrition, body care and personal hygiene, the regime of the day, giving up smoking and alcohol, positive attitude to the world and the manifestation of activity in everything - this is fitness in the broadest sense of this word. Maintaining a good shape requires a good sleep, balanced nutrition and physical workouts. Life in the style of fitness is impossible without a positive outlook. Without it, it is very difficult to give up lying on a sofa and other destructive habits (BistroMD).

Why Fitness is Important?

The aspiration to ...

Real Madrid is deemed to be one of the most popular and widely supported soccer clubs worldwide. In addition, whites were deemed to be the most popular club on the social media in 2015 leaving behind the other successful clubs with a large margin. The members of the Real Madrid are the owners of the club and they have operated it throughout the history. No wonder, that currently Real Madrid is one of the most respected clubs in the world due to its long-lasting achievements, however, it is interesting to observe the people behind such good scores. Surely, football ...

Natasha Davis

DB11 Attachment  I think that Natasha understands some of the drugs that are used by criminals to commit date rape. She shows her understanding by mentioning and describing Ketamine as one of the drugs used for this purpose. She also mentions Rohypnol, which is widely used, and gives a brief description of how the drug affects the body. I agree with her on the criminal penalties that are attracted by such crimes, which include 20 years for an individual who is caught distributing the substance to another individual who has the intention of misusing the drug on rape crime. ...

My life has never been a smooth ride but has been met with various hurdles which came in form of failures and disappointments. However, as I got disappointed with actions not going as I intended or wished for them to unfold, I used them as learning points and further used it as a way of bettering myself. This is due to the fact that experience is considered as the best teacher. In my case, whatever I experienced as I failed, enable me to have new and vital information which I considered to be of great importance for my success. ...

Part A

Abraham Maslow hierarchy of needs and Herzberg Two-Factor theory are some of the motivation theories that underlie the switch to the new scheduling system at Montego Bay. Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of needs postulates that human beings have a set of five needs arranged in a definite order with three low-level level needs (physiological needs, safety needs, and social needs) and two high-level needs (esteem needs and self actualization needs) (Griffin, 2016). The scheduling system generates work schedules based on the daily performance metrics. Consequently, employees like Sylvia find themselves with lesser hours with which they are not able to ...

According to the Article by Resnick and Miller about the gay killings earlier this month, it shows how terrorism is prevalent in our country. It is understandable to be homophobic but taking numerous lives at one because of their sexual orientation was unnecessary. The article describes how experienced the gunman was. The gunman Mateen saw that it was his duty to rid the world of the people he killed because of their sexual orientation. The attacker Mateen prayed in a foreign language before committing the outrageous act. His father, however, believes that the attack was not based on religion. ...

I provide herewith a brief account of my strengths, interests and life values. This self-assessment report that records certain past events in my life will help you to understand my personal qualities and beliefs. I believe this information about me will guide you in taking a positive decision about hiring me for an appropriate position in your organization. Networking with individuals and an impeccable acumen to communicate with others in the workplace are my key strengths. I also have a passion to explore new places and avenues besides getting along with people belonging to different cultures. The very fact ...

Marcus Simpson

Columbia Southern University Abstract This research studies various evidences that support the beneficial effect of sports on youth. These beneficial effects of sports can be an enriching experience for those who are not born into a favorable environment. It also promotes good eating habits and lifestyle in children. Any sport helps to keep the child physically active. 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity is recommended for children aged 5-17 years, so as to remain physically fit. It also helps to reduce body fat and prevents cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. A total of 30 original studies on the ...

Contract Issues

This is a case of the Essendon Football Club, a professional football club which plays in the Australian Football League (AFL). This paper focuses on the legal battle that the EFC faces concerning their alleged use of prohibited supplemental drugs in what is currently referred to as the Essendon doping scandal. The parties involved in the said saga were the EFC (including all of its constituents), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA), and the Australian Football League. The main object in the case was the banned and prohibited peptide Thymosin Beta 4 . Focusing on ...

Introduction

Throughout this discussion, we will analyze the history of life insurance companies, any major events which impacted the life insurance industry, including the Great Recession of 2007 which lasted for two years, rules or regulations proposed by Congress that govern the present operation of life insurance companies, including any changes of insurance laws, the current Presidential candidates plan on implementing for the life insurance industry and future expectations of the operational life insurance environment.

History

The life insurance industry began in the ancient city of Rome around 100 B.C. The Roman militant leader named Caius Marius, had created a certain ...

In certain parts of the world, children have a high chance of being overweight or obese due to their eating habits, but more commonly because of lack of exercise. This is especially true in the American South. Obesity is traditionally defined as being at the 95th percentile or higher, with regards to BMI (Alizadeh, Khosravi, & Borna, 2013). Children between the ages of five and seventeen are supposed to be physically active for sixty minutes a day to remain healthy, and a BMC Health Report found that roughly 80% of teenagers between thirteen and fifteen do not meet this guideline. ...

Nowadays, technology and hyperreality are the essential parts of our everyday lives. Sometimes, it is hard to imagine the day without watching a film or playing a computer game. However, have we ever thought about the consequences of spending so much time living in hyperreality, adoring simulations? Firstly, I would like to clarify what do I understand by the Simulation, Spectacle and Hyperreality. These terms have close connection with each other, but they are quite different. In my opinion, simulation is the imitation of some actions in the real world. In some way, it is like the sign, when ...

Introduction

Costa Coffee is a multinational coffee company, founded in 1971 and headquartered in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Founded by Costa family, the company started as a wholesale operation, working with specialist Italian Coffee shops. In 1995, the organization was acquired by Whitbread, who adopted very aggressive growth strategy, expanding the physical operation of Costa Coffee to over 2,800 shops across 30 countries. With over 1700 stores in the United Kingdom account for a major part of the total revenue of the company. Costa Coffee employs over 45,000 people and serves 25 million customers annually. Costa Coffee operations are complex, ...

Five basic styles on the managerial grid are County Club Management, Organizational Manager, Do-Nothing Manager, Team Builder, and Production Pusher (Heger 353). Knigheter provided Jane flexible work schedule so that after coming back from holidays, she can accomplish work in more effective manner. She satisfied his employees, and created friendly environment for them, ensuring country club management. Knighter and Sam proved their selves to be team builders as they focused on developing trust and respect with people in order to work for achieving organizational goals in best possible manner. Team builder represents ‘interdependence through a common stake in organization ...

Introduction and thesis

Dexter is a young man with humble background who catches works hard through university, borrows money with his degree certificate as security and works on a laundry business that expands and makes him one of the richest young men in the region. He is given a pass to the golf club by one Mr. Hart, where he feels comfortable despite the fact that he does not belong to that class of society. He sneaks for some moments to a piano playing from the other end, and his solitude is distracted by a girl called Judy, of affluent means, who ...

Prototype is the characteristic instance of any category, so the concept of it helps to explain the meanings of the word in terms of comparing the words with the closest examples. Prototype is the best representative of cognitive or linguistic category. The theory of prototypes developed in parallel in cognitive psychology, ethnolinguistics, semantics, cognitive anthropology, and philosophy. As well as many linguistic theories, which roots go back to psychological or philosophical teachings prototypical semantics owes intensive development and experimentation in the field of cognitive psychology, the result of which was the theory of prototypes and prototypical representations about the ...

Essay

Introduction The headquarters of Wal-Mart are located in Bentonville, Arkansas. Sam Walton, the founder of the company, launched a variety store in Newport, Arkansas in 1945. His brother, James 'Bud' Walton, opened an identical store in Missouri in 1946. Until the 1960s the enterprise was focused wholly on variety stores (Brunn, 2006). The original Wal-Mart Discount City was launched in 1962, which became the original discount store of Wal-Mart. The original Sam's Clubs were then launched in 1984, which was followed by the opening of the original supercenter in 1988. The original neighborhood market was launched in 1999. In ...

Event: Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend

Introduction Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend is a five-day event in Palm Springs City, at the tip of the Coachella Valley within the Colorado Desert, California. It is held at the end of the March every year. This year I was part of the 20,000 people who flew to California for the debauchery, and this paper will summarize my observations and analysis of the lesbian community. First, lesbianism, as observed in Dinah, is not about hatred for men, or anti-men or feminism, but rather, a celebration of identity. While the girls were predominantly happy, most of them agreed ...

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Overview 1-Private sector: local business (Gym) 2-Public sector: provided by the government (Park) 3-Voluntary sector: Funded by public community (RSL) Introduction This case study report will illustrate three activates that I have tried since the start of the unit course of introduction to leisure and recreation theory. The first activity I took part of is going to the gym near my local area. Gym facility is considered as a private sector that has been set for the community in some certain local areas. Secondly, I do some soccer training at a local park close to my home. The local ...

Abstract

Ethnography relates to a culture and shares the story into larger cultural patterns of culture, class, ecology, and region. The purpose of the essay are to examine an aspect of Filipino culture through interviews and understand the culture. Filipino youth often abandons their culture even as the immigrant families try to teach their children their culture and heritage language. They fear that children will get have a foreign accent and will not be able to people preserves their culture and heritage. The mental health of Filipino Americans immigrants is influenced by how they adjust to their new adopted country ...

Introduction

Sharp Park, which is named after George Sharp, has a long, rich history. Mr. Sharp owned a more than 400-acre estate that he established with a vision for the San Francisco residents to enjoy recreation in a natural setting. When he died together with his wife, the property was left to the San Francisco City Council under strict instructions that it would only be used for recreational purposes. Sharp Park is in California off Highway 1 along the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco. It has existed since 1917; the golf course was established in 1930s. In 1941-internment camp was established ...

Overview

The English Premier League is among the most popular football leagues in Europe and across the world. Different teams in the Premier League have many fans in England and across the world. In addition to the attractive football, the other element that is characteristic of English football is the high turnover of managers. Despite the cost associated with dismissing managers before the completion of the term, teams in the English Premier League have a history of dismissing managers for various reasons despite the cost implications. For instance, Liverpool Football Club had to part with six million pounds sterling to ...

Introduction

No doubt this nation has suffered greatly in the recent past and its staying power has been challenged to its limits, chief among them the insurgency of Boko HaramBoko Haram will soon know the strength of our will and commitment to rid this nation of terror we shall spare no effort until we defeat terrorism (Buhari cited in Associated Press, 2015b)). The above quotation is from the first speech of the newly elected President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari knew exactly what he was saying, when put tackling Boko Haram as the first issue of his agenda (Associated Press, ...

Business Development Strategy in Sports and Entertainment

Marketing strategies need a rigorous and completely regulated implementation while trying to remove the risks and using financial assets which may not be obviously mentioned as investments. Market strategies mainly serve the need of the genuineness of brand as well as the product. Sponsoring sports and games events as part of marketing strategies can only be planned very provisionally for achieving the purposes of marketing strategy. (Jacobs, J., Jain, P., & Surana, K.) The proposed marketing plan is for our college soccer team which will play in 4 major tournaments during this season. The team has got good fan following ...

Introduction

Practically, a tax is the most important instrument of fiscal policy and arguably, the most important aspect of public policy. For starters, tax influences the amount of money a government has to spend, as well as the amount the government needs to borrow in case of a difference between tax receipts and planned government expenditure (Pragyandeepa, 2015). The scarcity of resources, including the limits on the amount of taxes collected, influences the choices of spending by a government in the provision of services and public goods. In that vein, governments are always under pressure to have a sound prioritization ...

Wal-Mart is undoubtedly the biggest and matchless retail chain across the globe. It was founded by Mr. Walton in 1940s. Since then, it has embarked upon becoming the most successful and distinctive retailer, which offers premium everyday shopping experience with its ultimately unparalleled prices. Wal-Mart offers an extensive range of products under one roof that are primarily sorted into 14 key categories including groceries, baby-care items, electronics, books & movies, outdoor living and photo, home decor, fitness & sports, gaming, health & beauty, jewelry & apparel, medicine, toys, movie and furniture (Wal-Mart, 2016). This paper focuses on analyzing the retail and pricing strategy ...

Part one solution

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational company that manufactures and sells automobiles, and recently it indulged in the production of motorcycle engines. A general environment refers to the elements existing within the society which impacts organizations and firms that operate within a given industrial segment. These elements cannot be directly curbed by the management of a company. Global segments, technological, sociocultural, legal, political, and demographic segments make up the general environment. The demographic part represents the population characteristics of a given geographical area, province, as well as a nation in the world. Also, the segment is inclusive of ...

Volunteer tutoring has been a nice experience in my life. Not only it pepped up my confidence level, but also inculcated a sense of responsibility in my personality. Needless to mention, it has made me worldly wise that I was not earlier. At the surface level, tutoring added a professional experience in my resume and earned me leadership credit at the University. It made me a good orator who can now explain the mathematical theories and concepts clearly to the students. My hesitation faded away gradually, and I became more efficient in voicing out my opinion in front of ...

Insensitive and uncomfortable metropolis, a concrete jungle, decorated with whole strings of yellow cabs, standing in huge traffic jams, - the list goes on There is an opinion that New York is only great place to earn money, whereas California and the beaches of Florida are better for relaxation. However, the magic of the megacities - and New York is no exception is the brightest representative of this caste - in something else. Best place for entertainment, the best clubs in the world, the spirit of urban merriment - this will not be found in any resorts. In today's ...

Introduction: Brief Look at FC Barcelona and Real Madrid

Spanish football is such a great phenomenon. It is through football that the Spaniards can express themselves regarding political agendas and culture. The Spaniards feel that it’s through football that most of their grievances can be adhered to considering Spain is a multi-national state. Having a look at the two prominent football clubs in Spain, which are, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, it is evident that Spain loves football. Talking of Barcelona, it owns its football academy referred to as La Massi. It is such a prominent academy having produced the likes of Carles Puyol, Cesc Fabregas, Xavi ...

The Breakfast Club, written, produced and directed by John Hughes, often considered to be one of his most critically acclaimed movies, explores the personal identities, challenges, experiences and outlooks of five high school teenagers of Shermer High School in Illinois. The five students are sent to the detention room even before the school day starts, and this is where the movie gets its name. One of Hughes’s friends had his children studying at the New Trier High School, where students who were sent to early morning detentions were dubbed ‘members of the breakfast club’ . On the surface, the ...

One of the greatest challenges that people have to deal with on a daily basis is technological incompatibilities between object design and the users of those objects. Occasionally, people are to blame for hazard occurrence due to poor storage or interactions with technical substances. The story Peppermint Twist is among a collection of stories that warm people against technological risks that may result from human error. Peppermint was a famous night club that had earned its fame from the introduction of a new music genre. The club was famous for its quality services and had its regular customers ready ...

Casablanca: Plot

Directed by Curtiz Michael, Casablanca is an American film of 1942 that features romance and drama. It is a production of the Warner Brothers who base it on Burnett Murray and unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's of Alison Joan. The setting of Casablanca took place during the Second World War, which underlies the plot of the film. It focuses on an expatriate of the United States who has to sacrifice his relationship with a lady he loves for helping her husband – a leader of the Czech Resistance - escape from Casablanca. Getting out this Vichy-controlled town would help ...