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    Conflicts that are solved by military confrontations always come with devastating consequences for combatants and civilians alike. This is mainly because of the enormous levels of carnage and destruction that occurs in the course of reaching amicable solutions to disputes. The protagonist in Soldier’s Home took part in World War I, which was fought on an unprecedented scale in the history of civilization. War plays a crucial role in any States development towards a peaceful coexistence (Tzu 63).…

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    The 1970 Equal Pay Act The year 1970 marked the first institutional changes regarding wage equality. The 1970 Equal Pay Act states that equivalent work equals equivalent pay, regardless of gender, unless employers can prove that a difference in pay is due to material differences not gender differences. The Act also prohibits differentiation of holidays, pension rights, and bonuses based on gender (Moss 2015). Although seemingly straightforward, the Act ran into many issues, especially regarding…

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    Affirmative action is a procedure taken by government that constituted or the purpose of past discrimination ,removing barriers and avoid present discrimination in every aspect life. For example, education, employment, or contracting with a groups of people for services which always involves minority groups. The first reason is that most companies focus on diversity management and integration of the same gender or gain employment in Malaysia .The fact is that while you can take care of the…

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    Greetings everyone! Today, I’ll tell you more about the famous billionaire Donald J. Trump! I’ll be talking about these subjects:  Donald Trump’s private life  Donald Trump’s business career  Donald Trump’s political career Donald Trump’s early life: Donald John Trump was born on June 14th, 1946, making him 69 years old. He was born as the fourth of five children to Fred Trump, an American citizen of German descent, and Anne nee MacLeod, a Scottish woman. Donald Trump was born and raised in…

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    enterprise planned within the walls of Nicholas Cosmo’s prison cell. In the end, Agape World Inc. defrauded investors, middle class Americans, nearly $400 million dollars. Shockingly, Nicholas Cosmos paid $55 million of the nearly $400 million in commissions to his dubious cadre of brokers. Clearly, these are excessive fees being paid to a questionable cast of characters: four ex-convicts, a heroin dealer and a mailman.…

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    Soldiers that fought in the trenches had to face the constant fear of death and pain. They became very aware of their own mortality as they faced disease and bullets. Artillery and machine gun fire and barbed wire tore through their friends’ bodies and laid waste to beautiful landscapes. It would have been very easy to despair and feel as though the world around them were being destroyed. However, one soldier was able to find hope and encouragement, even when surrounded by this world of human…

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    Stratton Oakmont, Inc. was a Long Island, New York based "over-the-counter” brokerage company founded by Jordan Belfort. Stratton Oakmont is one of the well known and most controversial stock scandal of all times. Jordan Belfort also known as “wolf of wall street” was a stockbroker who ended up doing a big stock manipulation. He looted his clients by underwriting an initial public offer(IPO) for a company that doesn’t exist then they used pump and dump scheme to sell its self-owned stocks by…

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    US V. Bhagat: Case Study

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    (Cheeseman 2013) In the case of United States v. Bhagat. Atul Bhagat was an employed by the Nvidia Corporation (Nvidia), had just successfully competed for a multi-million dollar deal to develop a video game console named( X-Box) for the Microsoft Corporation. Upon receiving the contract, Nvidia's Chief Executive Officer sent out a company-wide e-mail to every employee notifying them of the contract award. And letting all employees know to keep the X-Box information confidential. They…

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    problem (possibly having them transferred). If reporting the abuse to the harasser’s supervisors doesn’t work, it may be time to file a complaint. To file a complaint, you must contact either the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC). Your company is not allowed to retaliate against you for filing a sexual harassment complaint. Be aware that there are time restrictions on filing sexual harassment complaints. Usually you only have 180…

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    A) According to the book, if Henry doesn’t agree with the transaction he doesn’t have to be a shareholder in the new Marble Meats Corporation (MMC) that is formed after the merger with Natural Farms. Shareholders Appraisal Rights mean that Henry has the right to be paid the fair value of the MMC shares he owed on the date of the transaction. The fair value of the shares is calculated as the value on the day before the date of the stockholder voting for the transaction. Getting paid the appraisal…

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