CANADA’S FIRST NATIONS The Proposal (March 4): This assignment introduces your plan for a following research paper relevant to the topic of truth and reconciliation with Canada’s First Nations. Your proposal will offer a brief introduction to the hypothesis that you plan to research and write about in your paper. Consider what we talked about in class about abstractions, especially prestige abstractions, and how they can give us a lens through which we can approach ideas and analysis. What is some key idea that you find, for example, in some of the resources we have looked at that may also be relevant in another discipline, or to another area of life? Consider what question you have about that idea and formulate a hypothesis as a secured and structured answer to that question. [unique_solution]Your proposal will execute three key functions by providing an introduction, wherein you clarify the topic that you propose for your paper and present your thesis on that topic; an outline, wherein you introduce the key ideas and secondary sources you plan to use in support of your…
Cultural factors that influence international business Cultural difference A business needs to understand local cultural influences in order to sell its products effectively. For this task you are expected to explore cultural factors in a country that may impact an international business. Task: Analyse how the following Cultural factors in a COUNTRY may affect ONE of your businesses Language Ethnic make-up of populations Social structures Religion Values Attitudes to business Attitudes to work Openness to change Language issues What problems can different languages cause? Why is it important for international businesses to communicate in the relevant languages? English is often referred to as ‘the language of business’. Why? Mandarin is the most widely spoken language in the world. Do you think that the language of business will become Mandarin? Language as an issue (P7) Communication problems with staff and customers which may lead to issues with misunderstanding in the workplace Packaging of products and services Slow communication (can be problematic for a business like Tesco as they have very high stock turnover.)[unique_solution] Discuss the impact of language on an international…
tax free weekend in Texas Every August, Texas has a ″tax free weekend.″ School supplies and school clothes can be purchased for a few days without the addition of Texas′ 6 1/4 % sales tax – which, around Houston, is really 8 1/4% because of the additional penny for the City of Houston and the additional penny for METRO. What about college textbooks? Have you priced them lately? Ours isn′t too bad (free, right?), but some of my students pay nearly $300 for some science and engineering books. Representative Terry Canales (D-Edinburg) wants to cut college students in on the action before each regular semester. Go to the Texas Legislature′s website, https://capitol.texas.gov/Home.aspx (Links to an external site.) and look up House Bill 21. Hint: Make sure you use the little pull-down menu to select the current legislative session (86R-2019 – that′s the 86th Regular session of the Texas Legislature) and type HB21 in the search window. What do you think? [unique_solution]Write a 2 – 5 page essay explaining this bill and the problem it′s trying to solve. Explain the advantages…
Banks cut deposit rates to 3-year low Banks reduced interest to 40-month sub inflation low in December on customer’s savings, showing the impact of doing away with controls amid growing profits. Data from Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows the average saving interest drop to 4.02 percent, which is the lowest since 2016 when it was 3.79 percent. The interest rate on saving was 4.31 percent last year, while the inflation rate was 5.2 percent. The interest rate recovered slightly to 4.2 percent in February this year. This shows a significant difference when compared to 2018 when the interest rate on saving was an average of 6.37 percent, which was way above the average inflation of 4.67 percent. However, interest paid on large deposits from loaded clients who usually have room for negotiation reached 7 percent for the first time since last June. It was an average of 7.11 percent in December and 7.06 percent in February. The latest cut on deposit rates paid to savers was when the bank’s pre-tax profit grew by 4.99 percent. They moved from Sh…
THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION The British Constitution is the Constitution of the United Kingdom referring to a system of rules that controls and regulates the political governance of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (King, A. 2007). The significant principles are; the sovereignty of the parliament, the rule of law, the parliamentary government and the European Union membership (Scott et al. 1994). However, the principles stated are a broad range of the constitution, but a more classified defines the uncodified constitution, the unitary state and the parliamentary sovereignty. The British Constitution is different from the American Constitution in that the former is uncodified with the source from the acts of parliament while the latter is codified. A codified constitution refers to a document that is single written with full entrenchment in the law, making it difficult to change. On the other hand, an uncodified constitution is one that contains a diffuse range of sources including norms and customs, legal precedent and the acts of parliament. The constitution of the US is a presidential constitution, while…
Dividends vs. Capital Gains Introduction With the revolution and competition in the business world, investors are putting their money in business ventures they anticipate to be successful in the near future. On the other hand, companies are regularly innovating and developing the best business strategies to attract more investors. Companies are paying their investors in terms of dividends or capital gains. While dividends and capital gains represent profit to the investors, they are mostly different when it comes to taxation, the amount of investment, and control by the investors. Dividends Taxation Dividends exist as ordinary or qualified dividends, but both are taxed differently. In most cases, companies pay their shareholders in the form of ordinary dividends, which are paid out from the earnings made by the company. Ordinary dividends to shareholders or investors are taxed as ordinary income. Qualified dividends are dividends that meet the criteria of being taxed as capital gains, and their tax rate may range from 20% to 1% depending on the tax bracket of the corporation (Iskandar 10). Generally, the tax for dividends is low. As…
EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES Abstract In the global world of today, the parliamentary and presidential systems appear to be quite similar but also different as they are both accepted as democracies. The prime minister is the executive whereas the president also shares the same but the difference is the president has all executive power. It is believed that the prime minister may appear more powerful which isn’t the case as the Governor General is still in charge despite having minimal votes in the country. It is the queen who is overall but represented by the Governor General. In this paper a comparative analysis is done trying to differentiate the United States of America and Canada executive powers who are the president and prime minister to be precise. Breaking it down to their roles, strengths, weaknesses, an analysis of the two and finally a conclusion to summarize. Introduction The United States is considered by size the second largest democracy and the most powerful nation in its political, economic and military might. The constitution…
Comparison Paper:Treaty of Versailles to Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points The Treaty of Versailles This paper compares the Treaty of Versailles to Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points, by outlining strengths, weaknesses of each argument, in addition to what the major war nations achieved and lost according to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Concerning the Treaty of Versailles, the agreement had various strengths. To be more precise, the German had to take responsibility for starting World War One, as indicated by clause 231 (Schoenherr, 2004). Now, this was an advantage because it provided sufficient justification for most of the remaining terms. And what is more important is the federal system of Germany had to compensate for the damage they made during the war. As a result, they paid reparations of 6,600 million Euros (Schoenherr, 2004). Another essential advantage of the treaty is that it brought about peaceful relations in most parts of Europe. As a result, there was the establishment of the League of Nations to monitor and foster friendly relationships all over Europe. The implementation of the treaty meant that…
President Wilson speech to Congress History Wilson, commonly referred to as the President travelled to Europe at the end of the first World War and rallied support to bring peace back in Europe by declaring a war that was going to end all the wars. On April 2 1917, President Woodrow Wilson addressed a joint Congress session to request a declaration of war against Germany. President Wilson decided to declare the war against Germany because the Germanys had increased submarine warfare against the American merchants. Wilson’s war address to the Congress provided a foundation for American foreign policy. In the speech to Congress, President Wilson convinced the Americans to accept all the costs and sacrifice to bring peace in their land by declaring a war against the Germany Government. During the joint Congress session, Wilson justified his support for the American involvement in World War 1. President Wilson stated how the Germany government had acted ruthlessly to the American merchants and passengers. In the address, President Wilson identified how the Germany policy had swept away and sunk all the vessels,…
reasons why police officers tend to use excessive force on citizens Use of excessive force by some police officers on suspects and criminals have been a major issue in the policing sector for long years. Since the introduction of firearms, there has been a mixed reaction on whether police officers should be allowed to use the guns. Two arguments exist where a portion of the public argue that allowing the police officers to use firearms endangers the lives of the unarmed public members. The other part of the public claims that police unarmed police officers can easily be attacked by the enemies. Research has been carried out to investigate on the reasons why police officers use excessive force on citizens. Some police officers may be influenced by racism to use excessive force on suspects. Also, research has shown that the police officers with low education level tend to use deadly force on citizens. Research has established various reasons why police officers tend to use excessive force on citizens, which has caused policies that control police officers’ power to change overtime.…