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Countertrade is an important component for businesses and companies around the world who have adapted different practices of payment instead of using standard ways of using. The purpose of this essay is to discuss briefly on what countertrade is, the various forms of countertrade are and whether it is still practiced today. Firstly, to identify what countertrade is as explained by Keegan and Green (2015, p. 374) is when international markets are forced to pay exporters of goods and services by…

On September 25, 2015, I returned to my hometown of Hugo, Minnesota to interview a teacher of the White Bear Lake Area School District, Mrs. Laura Bege. I know Mrs. Bege from volunteering in her class twice a week for a semester during my junior year of high school. She has become a person I admire, and would like to follow in her footsteps. I had the privilege to sit down and listen to her story about being a teacher. If you were to ask Mrs. Bege why she wanted to be a teacher, she would tell…

Tim Burton’s style is recognizable all over the world when it comes to many of his films. His films inlighten and reflect Tim Burtons personality.”One person's crazyness is another person's reality.” Growing up in Burbank California Tim Burton spend most of his childhood drawing cartoons, reading books and watching horror movies until 1979 the short film stalk of the celery monster led to getting an apprenticeship at disney. Tim Burton is a well-known American film director that has created…

Rwanda Genocide is the act of killing people of a particular ethnic group, or nation, attempting to wipe them out completely. “Killing members of the group or causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group,” (How do you define genocide?) are few of the many things that the Hutus did to the Tutsi people. Preventing all genocide should be a duty and a need for a global response. The Rwandan genocide began after a plane carrying then President Juvenal Habyarimana, and his…

The 1957 movie version of 12 angry men, brings twelve people together with different personalities and experiences to discuss the fate of a young boy that allegedly killed his father. At the very beginning many agree that the boy is guilty except for one man. Juror #8 votes not guilty and pushes to have the evidence talked through. Slowly after reviewing all the evidence carefully the eleven to one vote switched from eleven thinking guilty to eleven thinking not guilty. Each juror brought…

“He was deeply impressed with the curse which hung over the family, and when this tragedy came I naturally felt that there must be some grounds for the fears which he had expressed,” (Doyle, 106). In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mystery novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, the curse of a mysterious Hound that haunts the Baskerville family which is feared that it will kill the last Baskerville, Sir Henry. Compared to the book, the movie, The Hound of the Baskervilles has different characters,…

In today’s society there is a lot of discussion on what behavior is considered civilized and what is considered barbaric. Consider the actions of our president, Donald Trump. The majority consider his behavior with women and his tactics for being elected extremely barberic. There is even a chance that he cheated during the election. Some consider his behavior normal, calling it “ locker room talk”, and therefore consider it civilized. You can also consider the behavior of ISIS and their…

“Well, hello boys!” Mrs. Gim said lightly. “We’ve just finished our S.T.E.M. project.” Micah informed Mrs. Gim “Great!” “Place it over there, please.” She asked them. Once they placed the elevator down, they hurried over to the hallway to see Robin Hugo hurrying up to them. “Guys, come see…

Every family has their secrets, mysteries in which they become curious, but eventually feel betrayed by learning the hard cold truth. All her life Tandy’s parents would keep confidential information from her and her siblings, but now that they are dead there’s no one to keep them from it. While in Paris living in her dead grandma’s house Tandy discovers secret files on Katherine. Tandy is determined to find out what happen to her sister Katherine even if it could get her killed. Tandy…

States have started legalizing guns but, is it worth it? The literal definition of gun is, “a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise”. The accurate definition of weapon is “A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage”. Do we really need something that inflicts bodily harm to each other? Though, guns have saved many people if you compare it to…