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    market model of NYSE, have duties to control and manage fair and orderly markets for their securities (NYSE Trading Information, 2016). Because of the vast volume of trades in 2007, the trading system of NYSE transferred from auction market to a hybrid including the auction method and an electronic trading method However, this market is still considered the last bastion where stocks are still auctioned on the trading floor (Whickson, 2016). The HSX is led by the Ministry of Finance and empowered…

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    Mandatory labeling of Genetically Modified food (GM) also known as Genetically engineered (GE) or Genetically Modified organisms (GMO’s) has become controversial and a debatable topic in our society. Today, more than 170 million acres plants varieties of GM crops and the US still remain as the largest producers harvesting about 43% of total GM crops (Hallman et. al, 2013). Lessick et al., 2002 stated that about 60% of processed foods sold in US supermarkets contain a GM ingredient. Proponents…

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    characterizing it, interpreting it, and acting on it has never been easy, but the rewards can be great (Dominick, 2011; Medpricer, 2015; Slocumb & Grant, 2011). Nevertheless, e-Sourcing, also referred to as strategic sourcing, e-auctions, sourcing events, or reverse auctions, is a real-time active compromise between a host company and a group of pre-qualified contractors who contend against each other to win the business. Goods or services must have clearly defined specifications for…

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    provides for Missouri’s admission to the union as a slave state (4). !820 slavery was prohibited in all territory north with the exception of Missouri (4). With all of this slavery going on Mary lost her parents in an auction. Mary even lost her best friend Grace. Another buyer at the auction, bought Mary. During a huge slave uprising in 1822 many slaves were put to death (1). In 1848 seventy seven slaves aboard the a Pearl in an attempt to escape from the city of Washington (4). In the…

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    The movie, 12 Years a Slave, starts off with a group of slaves obtaining instruction on how to cultivate sugar cane crops. That group of slaves, singing the Lord’s Prayer, labored until late evening, and then, many group of slaves, got together for the dinner. Among the group slaves, Solomon Northup perceives the dark-colored juice of blackberries, and attempts to produce ink; however, he wasn’t successful. Later, in the midnight, Solomon’s sleep is disturbed by a passionate woman, which…

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    not know how to handle it. He tries to be brave, and slightly rebel, but he is stuck in his place as a slave before and after he is sold. At the slave auction, Kunta struggled to understand what was going on. Slave after slave was put on a platform in front of a crowd of people. They were judged and touched and tested. Once again, through this auction, one can see how dehumanized these slaves were becoming. White men grabbed at them and jabbed to see how they could work to their advantage.…

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    One out of thirty kids in America are either homeless or living in poverty; that is, about 8 percent of American kids, which are increasing every year (“One in 30 American Children Is Homeless, Report Says”). Demi Lovato wants to help as many kids in poverty and around the world as possible. To do this, she has helped people write 104 articles on her and what she is doing, is a part of 18 charities, and has made 5 videos to speak up about bullying. Even though Demi Lovato is a pop star, she is…

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    Spray Paint. Stencils. Markers. Pencils. Art. Vandalism. Jail? Jackson was 17 when it happened. When his whole life turned around just because of something he enjoyed, something that helped him tell the world how he felt. Graffiti was Jackson’s only way of feeling okay even happy, but after one of his best pieces on the back of an abandoned building downtown, Jackson was arrested and charged with vandalism and destruction of private property. While some people see graffiti as vandalism and a…

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    The Outrageous Price of Art The rich are easily viewed as insane for making purchases in the market of one subject in particular. That market, art and the subject modern, for it’s hard to put a price on art. It is especially hard to calculate the value when it’s made by any famous artist. So why are people spending outrageous amounts of money on art…? There is an unspoken rule in this world that a piece of art created by a Pablo Picasso is automatically worth more than the paint and parchment…

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    n 1854, slavery was a big thing in Southern Plantation for people to have slaves to keep them and their families safe. We want them to be safe so nothing would happen to their children or even a parent. Slaves could keep safe because they have the power to keep people safe. They could be useful in so many ways like how they are trained. They are trained to keep safe and to get along with each other and a lot of other people. Let's say someone gets hurts and the slaves try to help them and…

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