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etc.).The average American spends 9 hours per day, using media. 50 per cent of children from ages 8 to 18 report that the television is on in their homes “constantly”. Outside of work and sleep, society is glued to screen time. It is said that over 90 per cent of fourth graders were unable to identify an image of Abraham Lincoln and 75 per cent of 17 year old could not identify the head of the German leader in World War II. 30 per cent of high school students in the United States did not know…

"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" is Atticus Finch’s most powerful words. Within its 300 pages, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, and more than 50 years later, one of the most popular and awarding books of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is still widely being taught in Australian schools and striking chords with readers today. Why is this one specific book relevant to Australians? The content of the book…

exhibition to this day, it penetrated the art world by the introduction of a new idea. The idea was a protest against the traditional Paris biennial where most of the art, and artists were western. The magicians of the earth exhibit featured 50% western artist and 50% non western artists, thus making the percentage equal. Art, equality, and culture sounds brilliant. However, the exhibition received a lot of criticism for various reasons. Benjamin Buchloh who is a German art historian inquired…

other form, overcoming all the barriers, whether it be natural or artificial created to curb or control it. It is an important phenomenon touching almost all aspects of life - social, economical, political, cultural, health and hygiene. India, 68.9 per cent of the population lives in 6.40 lakh villages. The share of agriculture to overall GDP in India has come down to 14 percent, while 66.2 percent of rural males and 81.6 percent of rural females are engaged in agriculture as cultivators or…

She got payed somewhere around five thousand dollars yearly. She also held many office jobs, but sitting at a desk all day wasn’t very interesting. She remembers that a can of tuna, and a gallon of gas only costed around 25 cents. Since then the price of tuna has went up more then a dollar, and gas has went up more then two dollars. Some of the major events in her early life, and things that have stuck with her forever include the war, when Roosevelt died, and when her dad…

While they do at times have good sales, the overall price point is much higher than stores in the neighboring town. For example, milk is priced about 50 cents more per litre on a regular basis. Upon checking out this week’s flyer, I noticed that yellow onions are on sale for just over a dollar pound, while the regular price in the next town is about 66 cents per pound. Again, I have the opportunity to shop around, but a SNAP user may not find this as easy as I do. My next question is how…

Why Eliminating the Penny Just Makes Cents It is an undeniable fact that pennies are a large part of our culture. In America, pennies in many forms, have been around since 1787. However, in today’s day and age, they are almost entirely useless. Pennies need to be eliminated- but it won’t happen overnight. It’s going to take time, effort, and a lot of education about what the one-cent piece is costing us. Once upon a time, long ago, pennies were very valuable. You could buy candy with just one…

The organization that I participated in was the Atlanta Community Food Bank. This group provided foods to the people who are unable to afford food in a supermarket. It holds several events that allow many people to come and volunteer. The event that I participated was the Marta Fresh Market Produce, and that is held every week from Tuesday to Friday in different Marta Station. Honestly, I believe this was a terrific idea because it allowed people who have no rides to get food before they leave…

banks to make the acquisition in cash if required. Because SZLN had raised approximately US$90 million equity funds in late 2006 and had accumulated profits in 2006 and 2007, its liabilities–assets ratio had decreased from approximately 70 per cent to 50 per cent over the 2006-2007 period. This financial slack provided the company with a degree of flexibility to take on this opportunity. Nevertheless, the future cash needs of PEM would need to be considered before signing the deal. Another…

reduced its bonds to junk status. There are many factors that are causing problems in the North American region, including the company’s high fixed costs due to health care, pension, and labour. Hence, profit margins were very thin, being only 1.4 per cent compared with GMAP (10.4%). GM had started Saturn strategy that fixed list prices, however, it could not succeed and resulted in loss of $15 billion. In addition, GM exposed two fundamental weaknesses: a huge legacy cost burden and the…