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    institutions most often use HSI funds for activities such as upgrading infrastructure which benefits all students, not specifically Hispanics. Referring to the fact that “much of the literature that discusses Hispanic-Serving Institutions refers simplistically to student success as being dependent on being part of “the campus community” (Solis & Dabbour, 2006, p. 49), critics…

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    that the only factors that affect public health are food and physical activity. However, that is not true. There is a lot of factors that contribute to general health such as economic information. Some financial information could be considered education, income, employment, etc. Many economic issues are seen in many communities such as in Los Angeles County. For instance, researchers have found that 40% of social and economic factors in Los Angeles County contribute to the health factors…

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    Social Movement Analysis

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    countries, changes in mass consciousness in the value orientations of society, a crisis of confidence in public institutions and traditional political institutions. The role of social movements in politics is that they exercise control over the activities of government agencies and help in the realization of the interests of a particular individual, and different social groups in society. In the second half of the XIX century the term “lobbying” has acquired in the United States of America.…

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    Sea Level Rise Adaptation

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    Many people living in low-lying communities do have diverse options when it comes to protecting their properties from a rising sea level (Cross, 2013). A common option is building barrier islands in inter-tidal zones to reduce potential impact of winds and waves (ibid). Residents of communities like Delta could also build higher dikes or implement unique architectural solutions, like building homes on stilts or even moving entire communities (ibid). The British Columbia government also warned…

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    Act to exclude regulation of hydraulic fracturing,” essentially ignoring the already compiling evidence that showed fracking fluid and wastewater were very dangerous for the health of the environment. The state’s health department of Pennsylvania released a statement in 2012 which read, “Significant adverse impacts on human health are not expected from routine HVHF (hydro-fracking) operations.” The only problem with this statement was, what was defined as “routine HVHF”? No federal regulations…

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    Fresh Water Problem Essay

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    Water scarcity is already affect every continent, around one – fifth of the world’s population live in area physical scarcity, and 500 billion almost have the same problem, another 1.6 billion people in the world have economic water shortage where the countries lack of infrastructure to take the water from the river or lake. Water use has been growing since the population on the earth is increasing. Fresh Water supply could be affected by the climate change because of…

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    Food waste is a serious environmental, social and economic concern not only to United State but also to the whole world. Even though Food waste was recognized as a considerable problem, it was not identified as a serious concern to the environment till recently. Among environmentally significant activities, the production, trade, and consumption of food products have been identified as crucial contributors to numerous environmental problems. One of the greatest threats of the century is Global…

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    TASK 2C (P2.3) In this task, I will discuss the impact of competition policy and other regulatory mechanism on the activities of Target Corporation. As mentioned earlier, Target Corporation is one of the most famous discount retail company in the United States. It is affected by the competition policy as dominant across the United States retail industry. Other regulatory mechanisms are also applicable to Target’s performance which will be discussed further. A study of the US retail industry…

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    countries in order to avoid double taxation on the basis of a double taxation convention with the OECD Model. Furthermore the Americans region such as Mexico, North American, Brazil and so on. In the US, the development of Starbucks in a macroeconomic environment is characterized by an aging population, more diverse, and a significant Hispanic origin. Multinational companies based in the United States are now subject to a more rigorous review of business processes. The company must monitor the…

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    active compliance within certain regulations of code and laws. CSR is important in aiding a companies’ mission as well as a guide for to what the company stands for in face of consumers. All in all, CSR strives to provide a positive impact in all sectors of their environment such as stakeholders, employees, and consumers. CSR is good for business. After reviewing a scholarly article by Avi Sharma, I have gained some insight on how CSR affects business and it’s consumers. According to Avi, good…

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