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If I Had a Million Dollars ..., 2002.
This paper is a piece of creative writing explaining how the writer would go about setting up a business.
640 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 22.95
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The writer of this paper takes us through the imaginary processes s/he would conduct to set up a new business - inventing, producing, and marketing one of his/her own product ideas. S/he begins with the setting of goals and priorities. Next s/he discusses the establishment of an independent enterprise and the utilization of the Small Business Administration to do so. Finally, s/he explains the products s/he would like to invent (technology for handicapped persons) and gives a proposed marketing strategy.
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"If I had one million dollars to start a business I would want to first set my goals and priorities. The first, and most obvious goal is to make money. However, there must be something else. I would like my business to help people and do some good in world, I would want to fulfill some need and make people?s lives better in someway. I have many ideas for inventions to make people?s lives better and this is where I would start. I would like to invent, produce, and market one of my own product ideas."
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"Million Dollar Baby", 2007.
An overview of the movie, "Million Dollar Baby", directed by Clint Eastwood.
1,212 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses the movie "Million Dollar Baby". It provides information on the characters and actors (Hillary Swank, Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman) and the use of lighting and other features throughout the movie. The paper concludes that despite the excellent performances, the movie was a slight disappointment.
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"The music and the editing support the directing and the actors and contribute greatly to getting the message across. Sound editing excels at making punches sound like nearby explosions and one can almost feel and imagine their full blast. Image editing creates the suggestive fighting scenes and the play with dark/light sequencing. The music is soft, sustaining and complementing the emotional moments of the movie."
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Texaco?s Multi-Million Dollar Mistake, 2004.
Reviews the discrimination suit brought against the Texaco Corporation.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper summarizes and analyzes the Texaco case in which executives were accused of unethical behavior by engaging in discrimination. The paper reviews the facts relevant to the case, Texaco's settlement offer, and the steps that Texaco will need to take in order to effectively address its discriminatory practices.
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"Rather than lack of guidelines, it?s more likely that there was a problem with enforcing them. Texaco should work on a process that makes it easy to report discrimination along with a resolution process that is fair to the accuser. The company?s response to allegations should be proactive and positive. Also, Texaco needs to ensure that the accuser is not subjected to retribution by management or coworkers for reporting discrimination. And, Texaco should make it clear that proven cases of discrimination will involve appropriate punishment for those involved."
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Case Study: Family Dollar Stores, 2005.
This paper describes the Family Dollar stores in which the merchandise rarely costs more than a few dollars.
2,712 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 95.95
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This paper discusses the company mission statement, vision, and strategic issues of the Family Dollar stores. The author points out the significance of these new types of merchandisers. The paper considers strategy alternatives and recommendation at Family Dollar stores.
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"While so-called big box retailers, such as Best Buy, Home Depot and Wal-Mart, have received much attention in recent years and have in someways changed retailing in the United States, another significant shift has been underway among smaller retailers, who offer general merchandise. These so-called dollar stores offer merchandise that rarely exceeds a few dollars in price on a per-unit level and considerable inroads have been made by companies such as the Cent Store Big Lots and Family Dollar. The strategy behind these ..."
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Economic Effects of U.S. Dollar Depreciation, 2008.
An examination of the effects of the depreciation of the US dollar on the US and global economies.
3,174 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 91.95
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This paper examines the key sides of the argument regarding the effect of the depreciation of the US dollar. It also looks at the outlook for the future and the effects on the US and global economies. The paper investigates the hypothesis that the depreciating dollar will help to rebalance the trade deficit, resulting in a stronger overall global economy.
Table of Contents:
Understanding Dollar Depreciation
Dollar Depreciation and Global Competitiveness
What does the Future look like?
Factors that Could Affect the Outcome
Conclusion
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"From the standpoint of increased demand for goods, it can be argued that the depreciation of the dollar is actually good for the economy. However, when one considers the increase in commodity prices, it would appear to put a pinch on the wallets of the average American citizen. Rivens, (2004) indicated that the current trade deficit was nearly 5% of the economy, using this as a basis for a gloomy outlook. However, this is actually a decrease from the record 7% in 2005, which was not mentioned. Increases in demands for US products were a key factor in the ability to reduce the debt. Extra funds were used to offset the debt. Therefore, the 5% reported by Rivens was an improvement of the past several years."
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Decline of a Confident Dollar, 2005.
A discussion about how the American government's fiscal policy is not reflected in the rate that the dollar is declining.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The paper presents a thorough examination of the causes of the weak U.S. dollar and a discussion of both the pros and cons of the current Bush dollar policy. The paper questions what the dollar policy of the Bush Administration should be. After understanding the effects of the dollar policy, the paper shows that the administration should promote a stable dollar through increased fiscal discipline. This would show the world that the U.S. is not pushing its debt problems on them, eliminating the uncertainty of currency markets. With a stable dollar policy, the U.S. could improve the domestic economy, while no longer economically alienating the rest of the world.
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"Former presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Jackson may not have had similar leadership strategies, but each were powerful figures of American history. Their contributions to the development of the United States helped it become the most powerful nation in the world, and today their involvement is acknowledged, as portraits of each grace a form of American currency. Their pictures symbolize American history and, more importantly, power. While the United States continues to hold a central role in global markets, its hegemony is increasingly threatened. The decline in value of the US dollar over the last three years may be symbolic of dwindling American dominance, thus the fall of the dollar is being closely examined. Many countries feel the US lives beyond its means. A weak US dollar helps boost US exports, in effect decreasing trade deficits by allowing the world to buy American debt. The current administration provides meaningless sound bites to the media, proclaiming publicly that it wants a strong currency while quietly allowing the dollar to decline. Other domestic policies seem to promote the idea that America is doing little to promote a strong dollar, such as an expanding defense budget and calls for social security reform. If the US continues to show such disregard for foreign opinion, the results may be devastating."
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Ecuador: The Road to Dollarization and Beyond, 2004.
This paper discusses the use of the dollar currency in Ecuador, how it reached this stage, and how it affects the economy.
5,987 words (approx. 23.9 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 142.95
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This paper identifies five persistent factors that have determined the historical trajectory in Ecuador?s exchange-rate policy and threatened its long-term macroeconomic stability: (a) chronic inflation, (b) over-dependence on commodity exports, (c) excessive borrowing, (d) institutional weaknesses in the financial system, and (e) weak public administration. It assesses the merits of dollarization by discussing to what extent these problems have been mitigated or solved. The rest of the paper is organized as follows: Section 1 provides an historical overview of the important events surrounding Ecuador?s exchange rate policy, beginning with the adoption and management of the floating rate in early 1990s, leading up to dollarization in the year 2000, and highlighting the state of affairs in the country since then; Section 2 describes the process by which Ecuador implemented dollarization; Section 3 provides an analysis of the pros and cons of dollarization in Ecuador; Section 4 discusses whether Ecuador really had any choice but to dollarize, given the option of adopting a currency board instead; and in Section 5, the writer provides some concluding comments.
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"Ecuador is one of the 15 countries in the world today that uses the U.S. dollar as its official domestic currency and legal tender . The case of Ecuador?s dollarization is unique for two reasons; first, this is by far the largest country to fully dollarize its economy, and second, the purpose of dollarization was not to reap the benefits of a regional or trade-based currency union, but to provide quick stabilization to a volatile macroeconomic environment. The Ecuadorian sucre experienced several different exchange rate systems on the road to dollarization, including a fixed exchange rate regime during the seventies, an unwieldy floating rate system in the late eighties and early nineties featuring four different exchange rates simultaneously in operation, a unified and managed floating rate mechanism subject to a crawling peg band for most of the nineties, and finally, a free float in 1999. During this period, Ecuador experienced a steady increase in the level of unofficial, spontaneous dollarization, to the extent that the economy was operating in a dual-currency environment. Full, official and formal dollarization was declared in January 2000, at a time when the country was suffering from the worst recession in its independent history, a severe banking crisis, and hyperinflation."
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Dollarization, 2005.
A review of literature and discussion on dollarization.
2,530 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper considers ten articles regarding dollarization. It explores the effects of official and unofficial dollarization. The author discusses problems with the de facto dollarization of economies. The paper explains three types of dollarization. The author concludes with a discussion on the political dimensions of dollarization, and other issues.
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"Dollarization occurs when a country either formally or informally uses another country's currency rather than its domestic currency as the primary medium of exchange. Informally individual businesses or citizens ..."
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Valuation of the Dollar, 2005.
A historical analysis of the valuation of the U.S. dollar.
3,447 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This study examines the historical basis for the valuation of the U.S. dollar, the impact of recent trends and initiatives including but not limited to the euro and an analysis of how these factors will serve to affect the dollar's valuation in the future. This study examines a wide range of international currencies, with an emphasis on the world's leading economies besides the U.S. and EU such as China, Japan, Korea and others, with a particular emphasis on how these currencies have tended to interact with the U.S. dollar over the years. Current theories concerning currency valuation techniques will be provided, and statistical analyses are also carried out where appropriate.
Outline:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Importance of Study
Scope of Study
Rationale of Study
Overview of Study
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature
Background and Overview: International Currency Exchanges
Current Trends and Initiatives
Impact of the Euro on Dollar Valuation
Analysis of Current Trends and Initiatives on Dollar Valuation in the Future
Chapter 3: Methodology
Description of the Study Approach
Data-gathering Method and Database of Study
Chapter 4: Data Analysis
Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
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"According to Michael Artis, Elizabeth Hennessy, and Axel Weber (2000), capital losses can be caused by differential changes in the value of assets and liabilities, primarily exchange rate changes; these changes affect the value of a central bank's foreign exchange reserves. To date, exchange rate changes have only been a major problem for national central banks with very large foreign exchange reserves (i.e., Portugal); however, it might also become a problem for the European Central Bank in the future, whose balance sheet on the asset side will be dominated by the approximately 40 billion euro in foreign exchange reserves it has called up from the national central banks as of the end of 1999 (Artis et al. 208). The strength of the euro compared to the U.S. dollar has been growing in recent months, and economists are of mixed opinions about the impact on the valuation of the dollar as the European Union continues to gain economic momentum as it streamlines it trading practices."
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The Euro vs. the Dollar, 2004.
Explores the effects of the euro on the dollar and the future of both currencies.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper looks at many aspects of the euro vs. the American dollar issue. The paper looks at the strength of the euro in proportion to the dollar, the benefits and disadvantages to both Europe and the U.S. of a strong euro or a strong dollar, and the possible future of both the euro and the American dollar.
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"In today?s modern market, two currencies stand out, those of the United States dollar and the Euro. Until recently, the dollar was considered the strongest currency and the default currency for the world (Landler, May 18, 2003). Yet with Euro gaining considerable ground in many countries, the future of both the euro and the dollar is undecided."
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DES and pregnancy, 2005.
A discussion on the medical mishaps surrounding DES and its use in pregnancy.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 62.95
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The paper discusses how DES, although not adequately tested, was marketed as preventing miscarriages and producing healthier babies. The paper describes how, for more than three decades, pregnant women and their children were exposed to the drug until the dangers to pregnant women became clear in 1971. The writer proposes that the effects on women resulted from a collusion between doctors, the drug industry, researchers and governments, as well as from the male medical field and cultural assumptions regarding gender. The writer argues that DES was an outstanding example of the medicalization of women's bodies. The paper reports on four mothers and their daughters impacted by DES and the links such as pregnancy, health, and co-exposure.
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The Fall of the U.S. Dollar, 2005.
A look at the effects of the devaluation of the dollar.
1,259 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper explores the U.S. dollar and the effects of its devaluation. The paper also argues the pros and cons of a weak dollar and examines measures the U.S. government and consumer can take to slow or prevent the the dollar's decline.
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"Since the beginning of advanced civilization, trade and economy has revolved around currency. Currency provides a uniform medium for the exchange of goods and services, and facilitates economic activity. As world economies become more and more reliant upon each other, the difference in valuation of national currencies becomes increasingly important in projecting markets. For the purposes of this paper, I will explore why the United States dollar has fallen recently in the context of macroeconomics, and identify the advantages and disadvantages of a "strong" national currency."
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The Euro vs. the Dollar, 2001.
This paper takes a look at dollar and Euro movements in 2001.
1,250 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 7 sources, $ 42.95
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This paper analyzes the financial movement of the Euro vs. the dollar during the calender year 2001. It looks at the efforts by the European Central bank to maintain stability and what measures it is taking. It also describes the difficulties in the financial markets of late due to economic insecurity and how this has had an effect on these currencies' movements.
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"The future of the euro vis-?-vis the dollar is naturally of concern to the this foreign currency management department of this bank given the potential to disruption in the U.S. economy at large if the euro experiences substantial fluctuations as well as the potential disruption to the activities to this particular bank that such changes in the status of this currency vis-?-vis the dollar might portend. In this regard, it is important to note that the future of the euro is actually somewhat brighter now than it was at the beginning of this calendar year."
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Dollar or Euro?, 2008.
Compares the long-term strength of the dollar versus the euro.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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This paper evaluates the strength of the U.S. dollar and the euro based on the present conditions and growth prospects of the economy each currency represents. The emergence of economies in Asia, which represent half the world's population and the stability of the dollar are also evaluated. While many think that the euro will be the currency of the future, the author believes that a long-term time frame will see the dollar remaining as the currency of choice.
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"In the last twenty years, the world has seen the emergence of many countries in Asia. These Asian countries are becoming industrialized with powerful economies that continue to grow at high growth rates. India and China have massive growing economies and are in control of a staggering labor force that is cheap in comparison to the western world. It is widely known that the Chinese economy has sustained double digit growth for some time now fueled by a large labor force that works cheaply."
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The Devaluation of the Dollar, 2007.
A discussion on the the devaluation of the American dollar and its impact on India.
1,548 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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The paper discusses how the United States dollar has declined in value in the global economy. The paper examines how this devaluation has caused, and may continue to cause, problems in multiple nations around the world whose economy, at least partially, depends upon the value of United States currency. This paper explores the drop in value of the U.S. dollar, and examines the effects of such a drop on a particular country of interest, that of India. The paper concludes that, for India, the outsourced IT sector and many export industries, such as steel, software, and other goods and services industries, are and will continue to be harmed by the weakened dollar.
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"In addition to simple increases in prices for offshore U.S. companies, many of the IT service contracts and other offshore contracts are being redesigned, in an effort to share the burden of a devalued dollar between the U.S. holding company and the outsourced Indian corporation. By raising prices, but locking in those prices for specific time frames, or by giving a low introductory rate for outsourcing, while including formulas for gradual increases, these outsourcing firms can effectively balance the need for U.S. business with the growing concern over the weak dollar (Thibodeau and Hoffman, 2004)."
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