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I always knew my neighbor Margaret was an interesting character, she lives in a beautiful house that she built with her husband. She has moved around the country a lot, and always has interesting accounts and stories to tell. When deciding on who to interview, she seemed like a perfect candidate, a politically savvy elderly lady who has an particularly unique and interesting view on things. Originally I was going to base my interview around the Vietnam war era, so around the sixties. I was going…

According to article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to an education. Nowhere in the article states that an education received at an online institution is more or less legitimate than that of a psychical institution. As it happens, studies have found that 74% of for-profit universities offer online courses, and more than half of these are equivalent to classes offered in person. With this being said, an online education does help students due to the fact…

Structure Recommendations Sears has an internal issue that is forcing experience and talent to seek employment with other organizations. Their current leadership including the CEO is under investigation on whether Sears and/or its officers and directors violated state or federal securities laws. This was due to the $400 million loan from ESL Investments, which is owned by CEO Edward Lampert (Kahn, 2015). The CEO is also an area of concern. Sears has a multitude of assets, since he has taken…

chemical change. This was shown through the color change of the mixtures, and the precipitate that was formed at the bottom of the tube. These are all characteristics of a chemical change. D. Copper (II) Sulfate and Water: In this station, we used a mortar and pestle to grind up copper (II) sulfate, which were light blue crystals, and mixed it with clear, distilled water. When we mixed the two together, the crystals started to dissolve and the water turned blue, but stayed translucent. There…

having the operation local. He elaborates on the complex process of making the sweatshirt and why it is necessary to manufacture in the United States; close to operations to ensure exactness and quality control. American Giant has no brick and mortar storefront, so they sell directly from their warehouse to the consumer via the internet, which enables them to keep their prices competitive with other name brand labels that produce sweatshirts. Speaking of price, the price that they charge for…

the ventures fall flat? The allurement of the pop-up is that they can close as fast as they open. (QSR magazine, 2011) Potential investors are also known to frequent these events sometimes offering bustling businesses their own permanent brick and mortar…

The Russian winter was more unforgiving than past years. Which in return made it difficult for the young Soviet sniper to hold his rifle steadily, due to the shaking and trembling of his hands and body. His name is Aleksei Sokolov, he is 18 and he will have been in combat for about 4 months by tomorrow. He used to work under his father in the family’s watch store in Kronstadt in Saint Petersburg, Russia. That is, until Germany broke the non-aggression pact and began invading his motherland.…

(Kinicki & Williams, 2014, p. 173-174; O’Brien, & Marakas, 2011, p. 46). This model is a starting pointing for identifying the company’s strengths and weaknesses by looking at the industry and itself. This model was developed initially for brick-and-mortar entities; it provides an analysis of the consumer, supplier, new markets, competitors market entry and product domination and substitutes (Brown, DeHayes, Hoffer, Martin, & Perkins, 2012). Each of the five (5) elements of Porter’s…

Learning that is completed through the use of technologies that is flexible and is completed beyond the walls of a brick and mortar classroom, using a variety of platforms and learning management systems (You, 2015). Formative assessment. A form of evaluation that is from the basis of assessment for the purpose of instruction; low or no stakes evaluation of student progress for…

These improvements are a step in the right direction for Macy’s to grow and compete in the brick and mortar retail industry. Not only will this enhance Macy’s stores, but it will also bring in a new demographic of consumers, more specifically the younger generation who have shown to be interested in technology in stores based on our data gathered in our…