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This paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the trend to outsource programming jobs to India. It looks at how this move affects both the American and Indian economies and how this also affects their work ethics.

From the Paper
"According to global research agency Gartner Inc, one out of every ten jobs in American software industry by the end of 2004 will completely move to low-cost emerging markets like India, China, Russia since United States companies have moved to cut costs. However, till now India has captured the major proportion of white-collar jobs exported from the U.S. and has proved to be the leading gainer amongst all other developing countries (Jeff). A media report highlighted by the global research has estimated that approximately even 500,000 white-collar American jobs already have found their way offshore to the countries like China, Philippines and Malaysia; yet none has been able to capture more American jobs than India (Jeff)."

Tags:programming, IT

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This paper explains that this case study is about the award-winning the Shangri-La Hotel, a world class deluxe Asian hotel chain, which services business and leisure travelers according to its Asian standard of hospitality. The paper specifically describes the business and the industry, identifies driving forces and success factors with the company and analyzes its business strategy. The paper presents recommendations that stress increasing employee training programs, achieving brand market leadership and emphasizing Asian cultural values.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
General Information
Historical Data
Business Description
Competition
Driving Forces in the Company
Key Success Factors
Resource Strengths and Competitive Capabilities of the Company
Valuable Organizational Assets
Valuable Physical Asset
Competitive Capabilities
Identifying Strongest and Weakest Points of Competitive Forces
Business Strategy
Strategy for Expansion to the East and West
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Target Market
Strategic Positioning
Business Model
Shangri-La Income Statement
Our Personal Recommendations for Shangri-La Hotel

From the Paper
"Shangri-La will provide an environment where employees may achieve their personal and career goals and fair labor practices as to avoid any activity that results in human right abuse.
"For the company to be able to mange its direct and indirect impacts in the environment, Shangri-La has to work effectively with its supply chain partners. The suppliers need to meet the local legal requirements relating to the environment, human rights and other regulatory work practices. Also, suppliers are expected to be part of the system to ensure that the food served is safe and of high quality."

Tags:hospitality, service excellence, swot competition positioning

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This paper is about three sculptures of the Buddha image and how they have changed throughout different cultures and time periods. The paper begins with a discussion of a standing Buddha from India, which was where Buddhism began. It then moves on to two other countries, Tibet and Thailand, where Buddhism is still popular. The paper then explains how the people of these countries took what the Indians had done in their portrayal of the Buddha and made it their own, adding parts of their culture to the image. In regards to Thailand, there is a discussion about the Sukhothai walking Buddha, which was probably the most important image from that period. Then, the gold image from Tibet is discussed, which was very interested in the cosmic or Tantric form of Buddhism. The paper concludes by pointing out that the image has changed over time and cultures, but still enables us to know it?s a Buddha image through the consistent characteristics given to the Buddha in sculpture.

Tags:art, buddhism, history

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This paper discusses the struggling relationship between India and Pakistan, primarily over the region of Kashmir. It details the history of the problem including the nuclear aspect, briefly discusses other possible solutions, and formulates a unique multi-faceted solution.

From the Paper
"Ever since 1947, India and Pakistan have waged fierce war over a variety of issues. When India completed nuclear testing in May of 1998, and Pakistan shortly after, the issue was given unique attention. Because it s spread alongside India, Pakistan has a lack of strategic depth. The danger is that this means that any war would rapidly lead to the possibility of nuclear escalation. As a result, the task of avoiding conventional warfare between the neighbors assumes increased importance (Swarts 10). Strain between the two States is the effect of a diverse range of problems, including economic conditions, leadership clashes, and primarily religious diversity and territorial contention. The territorial dissension is based principally over the region of Kashmir, which both India and Pakistan claim full possession of. There are allegations that as many as one half of a million Indian troops and as many as a fourth of a million Pakistani troops are stationed in Kashmir. What can be done to prevent a nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan? This is a question that has absorbed more unbroken attention than almost any other news subject."

Tags:conflict, india, kashmir, pakistan, war, nuclear, energy, history, tribal, ethnic, border

From the Paper
"This paper will discuss one expansion situation of McDonald's, the world's largest international restaurant chain. The time was 1996, and the place was India. McDonald's wanted to go into that nation and serve its millions of potential customers its menu. The one critical problem was that India, basically a Hindu nation, does not eat beef. This paper will begin with a brief discussion of McDonald's history. This will be followed by a brief cultural snapshot of India, and how the McDonald's situation came to a head.

"An Overview of McDonald's
"McDonald's has more than 15,000 locations in 79 countries and a new McDonald's restaurant opens every 13 hours. 85% of the restaurants are independently owned and operated, with company-run stores making..."

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This paper details the roots and causes of the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 90's. The author discusses some of the economic conditions responsible for the crisis and the various countries involved.

From the Paper
"Some economic analysts have described the Asian financial crisis as one of the worst financial disasters to occur in history. These same economists argue that the Asian financial crisis was far worse than the Latin American debt crisis and could be likened to the great depression of the 1930's. While not any one specific cause can attempt to explain the reason for the crisis, a number of factors during this time frame existed that helped to facilitate the collapse of the Asian economy. Each country affected by the crisis had different impending circumstances for being vulnerable to this predicament during that time period. The crisis began in a few concentrated countries in southeastern Asia and by the end had propagated throughout many of the countries located in Asia bringing devastating affects."

Tags:asia, asian, china, collapse, crisis, depression, economic, financial, fiscal, recession, thailand, vietnam

From the Paper
"Anne Fadiman's book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1998) is an intelligent and moving " and unsettling story " about the costs that individuals must sometimes have to pay for living in a multicultural society and the challenges that immigrants face in the United States, even after they think that they have made it to the promised land. Fadiman also shows how the American mainstream cultural establishment " in this case represented mostly by the doctors and other medical personnel that work with one particular immigrant family " sometimes finds itself unable to help newcomers to make the leap into the often perilous new world of their dreams.
Lia Lee was born in 1981 to a family of recent Hmong immigrants to California, and soon developed symptoms of .."

Tags:BOOK, REVIEWS, NON-FICTION, IMMIGRATION

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A research about the violence in America, and a comparison to violence in Japan.The author examines social class issues, gun control, homicide rates and motivational factors that lead to violence.

From the Paper
"A question that seems to appear more and more in our society is: "Are Americans more likely than others to seek violent solutions to their problems?" Facts indicate that the United States is the most violent industrialized country in the world. Within this research paper, I will evaluate the homicide rates of the United States compared to Japan.?"

Tags:crime, law, criminal

Abstract
This paper claims that symbolic representation has been lost or forgotten through translations of the story to English. The paper therefore explores the symbolic imagery and shows how it adds to the plot of the story. The analysis also includes historical background, a summary of the novel, and a discussion of the theme of unfulfilled love in the novel.

From the Paper
""It was such a beautiful voice that it struck one as sad." The comparison with beauty and sorrow is made often, evoking a sense of hollowness and pity. In the end Komako is left alone to take care of Yoko with her scarred face and herself with the wounds of rejection and despair. The women are symbols of beauty crushed and disfigured by their circumstances that are ugly despite the magnificence of their environment. The novel revels in contrasts of appearance and fact and how both are changed in time. It describes potential that does not reach its promise and is presented using picturesque language instead of simple narration."

Tags:nature, setting, natural, symbol, allegory, environment, loneliness, description, landscape, terrain

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The paper asserts that the main theme of the novel is cross-cultural barriers and problems faced by immigrants in America. The paper discusses the psychological causes underlying the difficulties that immigrants, especially from Eastern countries, experience in integrating into a new society. The paper explains that while Western immigrants accept their new culture and assimilate relatively easily, Eastern immigrants resist assimilation. The paper summarizes the book and analyzes the cross-cultural miscommunication demonstrated by the family disagreeing with the established medical community as to the true nature of their child's illness and its causes.

From the Paper
""The Spirit Catches you and you fall down" is an extraordinary piece of writing in which various issues have been woven together in the style of investigative journalism by the editor of the "American Scholar", Anne Fadiman. The story revolves around issues of cross-cultural medical practices and miscommunication that often leads to tragic circumstances."

Tags:epilepsy, immigration, medicine, eastern, culture, doctor, assimilation