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They also have another division called the Industrial Business Division (IBD). The IBD serves a broad range of industrial markets, from appliances and electronics to paper and packaging (Page 3). 3M’s Canadian IBD has been successfully manufacturing abrasive and adhesive products and now faces a dilemma with the emergence of a new channel to market known as the National distribution channel. Numerous National distributors of items…

What is normal? Is there even such a thing? People define normal as those like themselves, gender and sexually “correct” to their biological preferences; although, that is far from correct. Since the beginning of time, there have been so many revelations to who one is, or can be. There have been those who come out sexually as: gay (males who like those of the same gender), lesbian (females who like those of the same gender), asexual (those who are not sexually attracted to either sex), bisexual…

1 “I have no accurate knowledge of my age… the white children could tell their ages.” (Douglass 1) Douglass seems to see this as a disadvantage and goes on to say how it made him feel unidentified in a way, not knowing his own age. He also feels and notes the separation between him and the white children. This means maybe if the white children didn’t know their ages then maybe Douglass wouldn’t feel so doubtful about his identity. Maybe age would be none but a trivial number to him. Douglass…

History is governed by cause and effect. When exploring the cause, it is to understand the effects of a specific action. The effects of Zionism and Arab nationalism have dominated the relations and the balance of power of the Middle East. This question is not only central due to academic necessity, but it is of fundamental importance for the attainment of peace in a region dominated by war, neo-imperialism and gross violations of human rights. Understanding the evolution of Jewish and Arab,…

Sedated for the car ride there, not having a clear sense of where she was for a couple of weeks, they were slow to give her the antipsychotics again. More weeks passed. She was there so long that the sling over her arm and brace over her ankle were taken back long before she was released. Nothing easy about it. For a long time, she didn’t trust the doctors, fought, bit and scratched them at every bare-skinned, unrestrained opportunity. Nearly all the time they had her restrained. Her medication…

By the age of ten, I had developed a robust enthusiasm for the field of American history. Visits to my grandparents apartment in our hometown of Hempstead, Long Island would often lead me across the the street to the public library. It was there where I developed my bibliophilic nature. This was how I sojourned — it was through the bookshelves of history that I learned about topics ranging from the great Hannibal of Carthage and his legendary achievements in the Second Punic War to memorizing…

III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS: A. Characteristics of Aluminum-Graphite composites and the in-situ reaction To examine the reaction condition of carbon flakes and Al powders, 4 wt. % carbon flakes were added to Al powders. Fig. 1 shows the DSC plot obtained during heating and cooling of the green compact from room temperature to 750 0C and from 750 0C to room temperature at a heating/cooling rate of 3 0C /min under argon gas atmosphere. From the DSC heating curve it is evident that the total…

Author Print Profile Sam Preece is the spawn of a painfully abrasive family hailing from the flowery town of Shrewsbury. He has an incorrigible compulsion to waste his days watching science fiction films, both good and bad, and playing video games until his eyes are bloodshot. By obtaining a degree in journalism & creative writing, he hopes to write lofty screenplays and to not be swallowed by the voids of insignificance and obscurity. Author Web Page Text Bio…

What Qualities Make an Effective Leader? In a 2008 International Journal of Operations & Productions Management article, “Leadership Styles of Effective Project Managers: Techniques and Traits to Lead High Performance Teams”, researchers defining success, utilizing a four component model (Malach-Pines, Dvir, & Sadeh, 2008). Their model consists of key components identified as valuable assets for high performance teams; impact, business success, efficiency, and future preparation…

At some point, every leader probably thinks about how they want to lead and what is important to him or her as a leader. During the CSC coursework, I wrote my command philosophy, which gave me an opportunity to reflect on past leaders I had encountered, and project how I wanted to lead in the future. The command philosophy was a statement, written to the members of the unit, about what I valued as a leader. As a foundation for how to approach this philosophy, the CSC coursework described USMC…