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General Mills Inc., 2002.
An overview of the business strategy of General Mills Inc..
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper analyzes the business, leadership, and management structure of General Mills, noting the core business and its strengths, other businesses purchased by General Mills, the management team, and other issues.
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General Mills, 2004.
A business analysis of General Mills, one of the leading breakfast cereal companies in the world.
2,022 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper examines the current position of General Mills in the global market. It provides an overview of its current holdings and industries, then looks at organization's mission. It discusses the environmental scan of General Mills, as well as its core competencies. A SWOT analysis is provided, and recommendations and evaluations are also given.
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"General Mills markets in more than 90 countries worldwide, and two joint ventures are responsible for much of this activity: a 50?50 enterprise with Nestle S.A. called Cereal Partners Worldwide, producer of ready?to?eat cereals outside North America; and Snack Ventures Europe, a venture with PepsiCo, Inc., with General Mills owning 40.5 percent of the company that makes and markets snack foods in continental Europe. General Mills also has a foodservice unit which markets products under the company's various brands to educational, hospitality, and healthcare institutions, convenience stores, and vending machine operators ("General Mills, Inc.")."
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General Mills and Kellogg's, 2007.
A financial analysis and overview of General Mills and Kellogg's.
2,881 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper provides a financial analysis of both General Mills and Kellogg's. It provides an overview of each company and then discusses their financial ratios. It looks at their corporate valuations and their capital management strategies. The paper finally analyzes their dividend policies and how these affect the company as a whole. The paper concludes by briefly comparing the companies' success.
Table of Contents:
Overview
Financial Ratios
Profitability
Return on Assets
Capitalization/Leverage
Market Valuation Ratio
Corporate Valuations
Capital Management Strategies
Dividend Policies
Conclusion
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"The markets in the most developed nations have been shifting to a more health conscious diet and both General Mills and Kellogg have responded to this shift by introducing more healthy products. For example Kellogg has introduced an entire product line, the Start Smart Healthy Heart, that addresses this growing market demand for healthier food products ("Boyle"). Additionally, both companies have benefited from emerging and expanding markets in China and India where the demand for their products is expected to someday rival the demand in their home market. Kellogg has an edge over General Mills in terms of brand awareness and identity but unless Kellogg can gain control of its debt profile General Mills may be able to out spend Kellogg into the number one position."
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General Mills Inc, 2002.
This paper is a case analysis of the General Mills Cereal Market.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper uses a SWOT analysis to determine its present position in the market place. The author includes recommendations at the end of this case paper.
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Fire at Malden Mills, 2002.
This paper seeks to provide information about the ethical dilemma posed by the 1995 destruction by fire of part of the complex at Malden Mills.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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The paper begins by providing background information on Malden Mills and the products that the mill produces. It then discusses the ethical dilemma that the company faced as a result of the fire and what decisions were made concerning employees at the mill. It also looks at the alternatives that the company could have chosen and explains whether the choices made by the company were ethical or unethical. Finally, the writer shares his/her personal thoughts about the decisions made by the leadership of Malden Mills.
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"Malden Mills, located in northern Massachusetts, was founded in 1906 by Henry Feuerstein and the current CEO of the company is Aaron Feuerstein. The company is privately held and wholly owned by the company. The mill produces Polartec and Polarfleece brands exclusively and grosses nearly $400 million in sales each year and employs 3000 people. (?Malden Mills?) The company filed for bankruptcy in 1981 as a result of the sluggish economy but after much research the CEO decided to produce a new brand of fabric, Polarfleece and Polartec. The Polartec and Polarfleece brands are used to create clothing for companies such as LL Bean and Patagonia. (Ryan) The production of these brands proved to be a success and the company came out of the bankruptcy stronger than before. Malden Mill also produces upholstery fabrics. (?A Study in Leadership?)"
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Puppy Mills, 2004.
An overview and discussion of the cruel conditions that exist in puppy mills.
940 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper on puppy mills focuses on the pros and cons of puppy mills. It emphasizes the deplorable conditions dogs are being exposed to in these mills. The paper also highlights the possible methods of controlling the increase of puppy mills and ensuring animal rights.
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"In order to understand the entire issue behind puppy mills, it is very "important to know the history behind it. After World War II, the agricultural industry suffered greatly. Farmers did not only suffer on the basis of finance but also on the basis of destroyed crops. ?The US Department of Agriculture encouraged the raising of puppies as a crop. Retail pet outlets grew in numbers as the supply of puppies increased, and puppy production was on its way? (Norma Woolf, Just What Is A Puppy Mill?). Even though puppy mills started to function, the farmers however had no idea about how to raise dogs."
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Puppy Mills, 2004.
An informative report on puppy mills.
1,135 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper researches the facts about what is happening to the dogs at puppy mills. The paper examines the conditions of puppy mills and how the dogs that are kept at these facilities are treated. The paper provides a definition of what a puppy mill is. The paper tries to answer some of the most difficult questions about puppy mills.
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"After going over the conditions that most of these puppy mills are in, the next logical question on anyone?s mind would be what kind of effect is this having on the dogs that are forced to live in these conditions. There are laws to protect these dogs from cruelty but the question is, are they being followed? The website www.stoppuppymills.org shows all of the laws required per each individual state for the United States. ?Because puppies from puppy mills are more likely to have health problems due to poor care, many consumers are faced with significant veterinary bills or even the death of their puppy soon after purchase?(Stop Puppy Mills). In an attempt to hold breeding facilities and sellers responsible, several states have passed consumer protection laws that specifically address puppies."
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"Life in the Iron Mills" by Rebecca Harding Davis, 2001.
This paper discusses the story, "Life in the Iron Mills," from a social commentary perspective.
2,290 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 8 sources, $ 70.95
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The following paper discusses the story by Rebecca Harding Davis with an aim to show the beginning of a resurgence of interest in a woman whose first major work wrought radical changes in how fiction would be written and read in America.
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?Life in the Iron Mills? has been called ?one of the revolutionary documents in American literary history.? The same year it was published by Atlantic Monthly, then America?s leading national magazine, the country became embroiled in the Civil War.
"The narrator of this story is very familiar with, but at the same time very removed from the world she describes. She takes the reader on a tour of a factory town and an iron mill, where a young man named Hugh Wolfe shovels coal for the iron furnaces. Hugh is worshipped by his cousin, Deborah, who while visiting Hugh at the Mills steals the wallet of leading males citizen of the factory town when he comes through the mills for a tour and notices, along with the other men on the tour, the ?korl woman? figure sculpted by Hugh."
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C. Wright Mills' "The Sociological Imagination", 2005.
This paper discusses the theme of C. Wright Mills' "The Sociological Imagination"
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 1 source, $ 106.95
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This paper examines the work of the sociologist C. Wright Mills. The author points out that Mills felt compelled to criticize many of the social sciences developments he observed in the 1950s because he saw many of these developments as threats to the ability of the social sciences to benefit humanity. The paper relates that, in his opinion, social scientists of this era were hindering the emergence of true freedom in society by adhering to conformist theories and encouraging a robot-like acceptance of established authority.
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"As the theme of his book "The Sociological Imagination" demonstrates, the prominent and controversial sociologist C. Wright Mills felt compelled to criticize many of the social sciences developments he observed in the nineteen-fifties, for he saw many of these developments as threats to the ability of the social sciences to benefit humanity. In his opinion, social scientists of this era were hindering the emergence of true freedom in society by adhering to conformist theories and encouraging a robot-like acceptance of established authority. For Mills, the sociological imagination he wanted people to develop would fulfill the vast potential he saw in sociology."
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Mills vs. Dahl, 2003.
A comparison of the political theories of C. Wright Mills and Robert Dahl.
1,226 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper examines how the viewpoints of C. Wright Mills and Robert A. Dahl present opposing theories of who holds political power in the United States. It looks at how both analyses of the American political culture present mostly feasible theories and offer insight into who actually makes policy decisions, and both arguments contain flaws of reasoning or ignore important political factors. It also attempts to show how C. Wright Mills?s "The Power Elite" makes a more convincing case than Robert Dahl?s "Who Governs? Democracy and Power in an American City".
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"In Who Governs, Robert Dahl presents an argument intended to demonstrate that the United States is indeed a representative democracy in which the public exercises important influence on policy-making decisions. The first main point Dahl makes is actually a refutation of the idea that an elite group of people exist within society who retain a firm hold on political authority. He states that while there used to be a group within American society that occupied the upper echelons of social, academic, economic, religious, and public life, the advent of the industrial revolution and the success of entrepreneurs led to a political system of non-cumulative or dispersed inequalities. Dahl is expressing that in the modern societal order, self-made men, or ?ex-plebes? as he calls them, can and do gain vast economic resources that allow them to cross former boundaries of education and gain public office."
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Puppy Mills, 2004.
This paper argues that puppy mills, mass-production, puppy-raising farms that breed animals in a deplorable and reckless fashion, should be banned.
820 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper explains that the art of puppy breeding began shortly after World War II when the US Department of Agriculture encouraged farmers to raise puppies as crops because traditional crop-growing had stalled. The author points out that an owner purchasing a puppy raised in a mill is much more likely to purchase a sick animal, or worse, an animal with a personality disorder resulting in the dog being given up to a shelter for adoption or worse. The paper relates that proponents of puppy mills argue that the USDA has enacted legislation requiring licensing for certain breeders; however, there is much evidence indicating that, currently, the USDA does not have enough inspectors to enforce laws requiring minimum space and standards for puppy breading.
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"Commercial breeders are one problem, breeding several types of puppy with profit as the primary motive. Many of the dogs raised in such kennels are not adequately screened for genetic illnesses. Also problematic are so called backyard breeder. Puppy mills however, are among the worst offenders, who breed puppies with little or no attention to their health care needs, socialization practices and placement protocols. USDA inspectors typically fail to inspect such mills."
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John Stuart Mills, 2004.
A discussion on John Stuart Mills' mental crisis taken from his autobiography.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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Using J.S. Mill's autobiography, the paper discusses his shockingly rigorous educational training--and subsequent mental crisis. It contends that as a result of his highly utilitarian upbringing, Mill developed a more nuanced approach to human happiness and came to advocate a more sensitive style of education. It also looks at his unique conception of liberty, individuality, and personal freedom stem directly from these early experiences.
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"The political philosophy of John Stuart Mill has helped to define the manner in which liberty and autonomy are understood-and valued-in modern society. A paradigm, liberal J S Mill's contributions have shown not merely what liberty is but also why it is .."
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Contradictions in the "Iron Mills", 2005.
A look at Rebecca Harding Davis's "Life in the Iron Mills" and its mixed messages about slavery and social change.
1,922 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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The paper argues that even though author, Rebecca Harding Davis, prided herself on being an advocate for social change, her book, "Life in the Iron Mills," does little to point out a need for change for the working class. The paper looks at the novella as a contradictory work with an ambiguous message.
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"The story's similarities to pro-slavery novels appear again when Kirby and the other men "tour" the iron mill. Kirby acts like a plantation owner while he casually shows his friends around the mill - the workers stop shouting and singing when they notice Kirby's presence, as if they fear punishment from their master. Upon learning that "twelve hundred hands" work at the mills, Mitchell asks if Kirby controls the workers' votes. Kirby replies that he does not, but he adds, "[M]y father brought seven hundred votes to the polls for his candidate last November" (12). Kirby and Mitchell's conversation about controlling the workers' votes shows another man's ownership of human beings and his power to manipulate their rights. This symbolizes Kirby as a master, the iron mill as a plantation, and the workers as slaves."
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"Sisters and Strangers: Women in the Shanghai Cotton Mills", 2002.
An examination of the book "Sisters and Strangers: Women in the Shanghai Cotton Mills" by Emily Honig.
1,957 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper contains a critical book review of the title, along with a discussion of the personal value of the book. Emily Honig's book is the story of women who worked in the Shanghai cotton mills from 1919 through 1949, but the paper shows how the story is really about the women themselves, and how they survived the harsh working conditions by creating a sisterhood ? working together to help each other while surviving harsh and intolerable conditions.
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"The author's thesis is stated clearly in the Introduction. She hopes to prove that the women of the Shanghai mills were extremely class conscious, and this class consciousness had to be transformed and eliminated before the women could rise up together and demand reform. She notes, "I began my study by focusing on issues that precede the role of women in the labor movement and in the Chinese revolution: the nature of work, social relations within the workplace, the formation of the working class, and the transformations women underwent as they became members of an urban industrial proletariat" (Honig 2). The author also states her beliefs early in the book, when she notes, "Modern industrial capitalism in twentieth-century China, as in England and the United States a century earlier, was built on the intersection of textile manufacture and female and child labor" (Honig 1). She goes on to elaborate on this assertion throughout the book, exploring the exploitation of women in the mills, and its connection to the Shanghai labor movement. "
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