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This paper will focus on the novel "Cement" by Fyodor Gladkov, and seek the feminist perspective that transformed the women's movements in Russia during the Late Imperial period of the country. By analyzing the roles of women in this context, we can see how this makes an example of the traditions of women that were changing in light of the Bolshevik revolution that made a more active role for women.

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In this article, the writer discusses that the cases of Miller et al. v. Schoene (1928) and Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co. (1970) both touch upon similar issues in law and economics related to property and liability. The writer argues, in comparing and contrasting the rulings in the two cases, that in evaluating real world circumstances and cases the law does not reflect pure economic analysis of these questions but, rather, has tended to treat negative externalities by a liability rule as opposed to a property rule.

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"The case of Miller et al. v. Schoene represents a particularly interesting case given that the court was ruling on a case in which it had to balance ..."

Tags:law, economics, policy

Abstract
This paper analyzes the cases of "Miller et al. v. Schoene" (1928) and "Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co" (1970), which both touch upon similar issues in law and economics related to property and liability. The paper argues, in comparing and contrasting the rulings in the two cases, that in evaluating real world circumstances and cases the law does not reflect pure economic analysis of these questions. It suggests that the law has tended to treat negative externalities by a liability rule as opposed to a property rule.

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"In this analysis, we can see that the court in the case of Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co. generally followed the trend of courts and has "been reluctant to go beyond the requirement that damages be paid". In this regard, the court was restricting itself to issues of liability and not delving into the more complex economic issues in judging the costs of air pollution against damages to the community. Indeed, as Ronald Coase observes, purely economic considerations and analyses of cases before courts often does not impact court rulings: "it has to be remembered that the immediate question faced by the courts is not what shall be done by whom but who has the legal right to do what". As another critic notes, the issues of cost interdependence in ruling between property owners in such cases is often "a technical-economic interdependence not a legal one"."

Tags:pollution, entrepreneurship, damages, rulings

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The paper examines the methods used by Hanson, one of the largest brick cement and aggregates producers, in the field of innovation to create a competitive advantage. The paper provides some background of Hanson, identifies the key stages in facilitating good innovative processes within an organisation and focuses on how they have been implemented by Hanson. The paper discusses key initiatives such as new product development and the implementation of environmentally friendly technologies, and also considers future challenges facing the company.

Outline:
Introduction
Hanson Cement - Corporate Background
Innovation Within the Organisation
Innovation in Products and Processes
Future Challenges

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"Firstly, one should consider a definition of the term "innovation". Whist the term is often associated with technology, Adair (2007) simply states that innovation represents the concept of new ideas. The concept in its application for a business is thus exceedingly wide and may cover areas as wide as new products and services through to new or revised operational and manufacturing processes. The importance of innovation is highlighted in both areas by various constituents of the literature (Adair 2007, Jobber 2007) who point to organisational failure in the long term were innovation in the field of products and services is not given sufficient attention. Despite the concept of innovation being seen as a function of new ideas Adair (2007) goes on to highlight that it is a company's ability to implement an idea which is the critical element, thus implying that the success of a company relies not only on its ability to generate new ideas but also to put them into practise.
"Hanson Cement is currently a subsidiary of the German based company the Heidelberg Cement Group (Hanson 2009). From a financial perspective, the group has a revenue of E60,841m generating a profit of E2,119m in year ending 2008. Of this the cement division contributed 46.8% of the total revenue highlighting the importance of Hanson Cement in the overall make up of the parent company. The Heidelberg Cement company is currently a publicly listed company on the German stock exchange with a current share price of E47 (Yahoo Finance 2009) and a total market capitalisation of E8.81bn."

Tags:product, development, change, product, life, cycle, consumers

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In this article, the writer presents an examination of organizational learning and its implementation. Using a short case study of the Trans-Alaska pipeline system, the writer explores how the Alyeska Pipeline Service company uses organizational learning to train its 1,800 employees over an 800 mile geographic area. The writer explains that organizational learning begins with individual learning and doing something, reflecting on the consequences of that action, allowing that reflection to influence the next action, reflecting on that and repeating it until the tasks are mastered. The writer concludes that organizational learning incorporates the multiple learning style theory, as it provides several different approaches to cement the same concepts and skills for the individuals of the training group.

Outline:
Introduction
Case Study
Conclusion
References

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"For many years company training involved the use of a company manual that often provided a different set of guidelines than were actually used on the floor. In addition the guidelines that did pertain to the employee's job duties were often unclear and ambiguous in nature leaving the employee unsure of what he or she was expected to do."
"Organizational learning begins with individual learning and doing something, reflecting on the consequences of that action, allowing that reflection to influence the next action, reflecting on that and repeating it until the tasks are mastered. Individuals often learn new concepts or tasks using these steps. Organizational learning simply takes it a step further and has individuals go through the same steps but in a group setting. Collectively the group members reflect and act together and the entire group learns the new concept or task."

Tags:train, employees, guidelines, reflection

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In this article, the writer notes that as recently as the 1950s, parents were fierce champions of spanking as a form of child discipline. The writer then points out that since then, a large crop of studies on child psychology has surfaced, with a considerable number of them concluding that spanking breeds detrimental results, and that non-physical discipline is far more likely to cement the desired long-term positive behavior. The writer argues that Sally Lieber's proposed bill, even if it never passes into law, opens up a topic that many parents do not wish to discuss. The writer concludes that it is hoped that this discussion, which aimed to pinpoint some of the sexual and behavioral risks involved in the practice of spanking children, will entice one to abandon this undignified and humiliating practice.

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"Children, naturally, imitate the behavior of elders and authority figures, and caregivers must remember that their sons and daughters will one day become husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, etc: that is, the children will likely imitate the behavior of their own parents when they, too, have children of their own. The family, then, is entrusted with instructing a child in life skills, and one's ability to deal with conflict in one of the more important of these skills. As such, kids who learn to address conflicts with the use of the open hand or clenched fist are, consequently, more likely to develop aggressive or violent behavior. What more, spanking sends a clear message about human relationships, and that message will likely include the understanding that it is perfectly justifiable for the strong to intimidate and dominate the physically weak, the small, or the helpless ..."

Tags:aggressive, behavior, helpless, punish

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This paper explains that, in Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club", the mothers use the oral tradition of story-telling to cement, ameliorate or transform the trauma of their past lives in China to their daughters as a method for rewriting these stories of oppression and victimization into parables of self-affirmation and individual empowerment. The author points out that the motif of the mirror is a form of vision used often by Tan to allow the mothers and daughter to communicate. The paper concludes that this novel clearly demonstrates the usage of storytelling and mirrors as effective tools in creating bonds between mothers and daughter of each generation, which is self-perpetuating, even if unintentional.

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"In another story involving a mirror, mother is shocked to see that her married daughter has placed a mirrored armoire at the foot of the bed. This is bad feng shui. In feng shui, the Eastern art of placement, harmony must be created in an environment and any bad angles must be "cured". Sleeping with a mirror at the foot of your bed is said to frighten your essence and create bad energy. She is certain that the mirror will deflect all happiness from her daughter's marriage, so she "cures" the situation by giving her daughter a mirror to hang above the bed. This will reverse the bad luck and bring good "peach-blossom luck," the mother says. Such luck, she adds, will ensure a grandchild."

Tags:rewriting, china, self-affirmation, communication, self-perpetuating

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This paper explains that India's large population and the conflict between religious and political groups throughout the country have crippled the economy of the India. The author points out that India signed an agreement with China to set up another point of border trade in Changgu of Sikkim on the Indian side and Renqinggang of the Tibet Autonomous Region on the Chinese side, which will ensure that these areas have a venue for a border trade market. The paper states that the major industries in India include chemicals, textiles, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, steel, transportation equipment, and food processing; many major global corporations have offices and manufacturing plants in India.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Current Statistics
Exchange Rates, Inflation and Interest Rates
Currency
Trading Partners and Policies
Trade Agreements and Dominant Industries, Companies and the Black Market

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"India is a country that enjoys trade with nations around the world. These nations include; America, the UK, and China. America is India's chief trading partner with 22% of all Indian exports being sent to America. The UK and UAE are both at 4% while China, Hong Kong and Germany hover around 4.5%. The country's import partners include; Singapore, China, Belgium, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Exports from April of 2003 to December of 2003 were estimated at 42.5 billion. This was a 13.3% growth rate over the previous year."

Tags:partners, currency, China, rates, rupee

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This paper explains that the writings of Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin represent two opposite extremes of colonial thought; together, these two thinkers helped to cement the American character and nation. The author points out that Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is an example of the "Hellfire" religious revivalism, which exercised such strong appeal during the period; in contrast, to the extent that Franklin's piece, "Advice to a Young Tradesman" does touch on religion at all, it is a very different sort of religion described as Deism, which did not directly interfere in the actions of man. The paper concludes that Jonathan Edwards and his followers live in a world that, above all, is a world ruled by fear, a world in which one misstep can cause one to become lost forever; on the other hand, Benjamin Franklin sees hope and a promise of a better and brighter tomorrow, if only we grasp the opportunities, which are presented to us.

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"Whereas in Franklin's concept of human existence, a man or woman makes his or her own destiny, finds success as he or she may, in Edward's worldview, virtually every human being stands perpetually at the slippery edge of the Pit. For Edwards, it is only God's Grace that prevents weak human beings from sliding off over the edge at any given instant. Edwards feels that almost all human beings are inherently evil and selfish. They seek their own pleasure and forget their duty to God. While Benjamin Franklin counsels young men to put their resources to good use and to work as hard as they can, and very importantly, to create the appearance that they are working as hard as they can, Edwards strongly disagrees."

Tags:revivalism, deism, extremes, character, fear

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This paper explains that by creating the characters Molina and Valentin in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985), directed by Hector Babenco, Manuel Puig has confronted issues of sexuality and gender in a masochistic Latin American culture. The author points out that there are many symbols of Christianity in the film as observed in the opening sequence of the film where the viewer sees, painted upon a faded cement wall, a painting of an angel with a harp in the sky with the sun blazing behind it, the shadows of bars and clotheslines off to the left. The paper relates that the film "Kiss of the Spider Woman" is significantly different from Puig's book; Babenco's film sequences deal with questions of the political and propaganda nature of art; whereas, Puig uses the film narrations as another chance to further explore sexuality.

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"Molina describes a real man in terms of him being marvelous looking and strong without looking like it. Valentin on the other hand realizes that without power behind you no one looks strong. A real man does not humiliate people and does not make the people around them feel degraded - but that is exactly what the torturers are doing to the prisoners, particularly the political prisoners. It is exactly what they do to when they scream, "You FAG!" at Molina as he lies, blood pouring out of his mouth, in a police surveillance car. These are not real men, they are men who seem strong but only because they have power behind them."

Tags:christianity, book, gender, machoistic, sexuality