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Being a finance major, I wanted to focus on companies that are known for their banking or retirement as my interest lies in these two sectors. One of the largest financial companies in the United States and in the world is Fidelity Investments. Currently I work as a Temp at Fidelity Investments in the operations department focusing on retirement. I thought it would be interesting to compare a position on the other side of Finance. When I first read about the project, I decided I would search…

Questions 1. What are some advantages and disadvantages of tagging students with RFID tags? Some of the advantages include that would be easy track attendance in schools, it would enable to certain people to know where the children are in the school, if some child has left the school boudary, among others. Several disadvantages on the other hand include that not every parent would participate, and if it’s not well and completely explained the use of tags, some parent would have present concerns…

MK Date: 27.02.2018 1.- Health and Wellbeing (How are you going?) 1.1.- Wellbeing: Referring to the email Mark sent to the writer last week, in which he requested the writer to support him to find an accommodation urgently, as he cannot handle to live with his brother who has anger issues and is violence toward him. Moreover, in Mark’s recently email he mentioned that his brother tries to sell him drugs and demanding money from him. Due to the number of emails received from Mark requesting…

It can be seen that Watpac has a positive internal culture. They strongly believe in their core values and aim to abide by these core values as these core values Furthermore, Watpac is a strong activist when it comes to the protection of the environment. • Commitment: Watpac aims to deliver on all promises with safety a number one priority • Team work: Watpac valves to collaborate with all stakeholders to accomplish a shared goal. This can lead to a positive experience in which is what…

Patrick Henry, in his speech to the Virginia Convention, rallies support for the American Revolution against Britain. Through the use of an allusion and rhetorical questions, he convinces his fellow Patriots that going to war against Great Britain is more beneficial than continuing to attempt peace. Henry alludes to Greek mythology: “We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren.” According to Greek mythology, sirens lure sailors to their death by…

Scotland’s Quest for Independence Since the 16th century Great Britain has had control over the economic welfare of Scotland. Some of the economic levers that Great Britain controls is currency, finances, oil sales and debt. This control over the years has caused a lot of friction and in 2014 the first vote for independent was made. This first referendum was voted down due to the people thinking that Great Britain provided a safe blanket and felt Scotland was too weak to stand on its own…

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is ABC Radio National. I am Sorakthun Ly, running literature exploration of the week. This week’s theme of our literature analysis is oppression. We have chosen to discuss this topic because media often portrays issues in a distorted way and based on one-sided perspectives. The aim of this dissection is to divulge the way in which oppression is represented in the novel, and how language and plots are manipulated to shape the picture of oppression. The…

On the 26th of January, 1788, the Eora people watched as the first fleet, a group of 11 ships carrying convicts and supplies landed in Sydney Cove. In 1818, the founding of the colony's 30th anniversary, the first official celebration for foundation day, as it was called, was held. The government ordered a 30-gun salute at Dawes Point. In 1837 the first running of the Australia Day regatta was held in Sydney Harbour. Happy with the success of the regatta, the organizers resolved to make it an…

The Australian Strike at Wave Hill station(August 1966), commonly known as The Wave Hill “Walk off” symbolised a turning point in aboriginal rights, as Aboriginal workers abandoned their duties at the cattle station in protest of poor wages and working conditions. The strike soon shifted its motives and became an issue of humanitarian rights, as the Gurindji people were denied ownership of their stolen land. The issue swiftly became symbolic of maltreatment of Aboriginal people throughout…

In the early 1950s a new idea of cultural cringe was circulating around, which Australians were said to be. Cultural cringe coined in Australia after the Second World War, it explored ingrained feelings of inferiority that local intellectuals struggled against. It was clearly…