a. List the title of the piece (it must be written in the 1950s)
Where Have All the Flowers Gone or (Move On Up a Little Higher for Mahalia Jackson)
b. List the American who wrote and/or performed
it
The Kingston Trio
c. Briefly describe the connection of this musical work to
a racial, social, or economic issue IN THE UNITED STATES
in the 1950s.
Please answer c.
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Bread and Roses, Too is a fictionalized example of the
widespread shift to industrialized capitalism in the United States
during the late nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. What
tensions or difficulties does the book document? What were the
desires and needs of workers and management? What were the shared
labor concerns among workers in early twentieth-century
America?
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1. Do cultural differences affect leadership practices?
2. In what ways are the values of persons in the United States different from those of persons in othercultures?
3. For leaders of domestic companies, understanding cultural dimensions as important for leaders of multinational firms? Why or why not?
4. Explain the difference between U-curve and W-curve?
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Despite its recent troubles, Boeing is still the United States' only producer of large civilian jet aircraft. Why is that? Using concepts from chapter 5, discuss how this situation came to be. How do competitors fight Boeing? What role does government play in this industry? How have global forces influenced the industry?
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based on the film Trapped, Do you think abortion restrictions might vary according to region? For instance, the documentary largely explores abortion restrictions in rural areas in the South and Midwest. How might abortion restrictions look in other parts of the United States (cities and/or suburbs)? Consider restrictions in accessing abortions that may not be reflected in law.
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Might there be social, political, or even religious reasons for the use of a particular theatre space at various times in history? For instance, does the Elizabethan thrust theatre reflect Elizabethan social values, or does the structure of the Greek theatre reflect classical religious thought? Does it mean anything that every form of theatre space is currently used in the United States?
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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico whose purpose is to eliminate tariffs between the countries and promote all aspects of international trade.
There are many arguments for and against the treaty. One of the arguments against centers on the fact that Mexican industries do not have to meet the same environmental regulations as industries in the United States and Canada. The U.S. and Canada have intervened in the marketplace and tried to internalize some of the costs of pollution by placing regulations on the amount of pollutants that industries can emit.
Opponents of NAFTA point out that pollution is largely a free good in Mexico, and that being free to pollute gives industries in Mexico an economic advantage over those in the U.S. and Canada. Is there anything in what we have studied, particularly in Chapter 14, that can point us towards an equitable solution to this problem while still protecting the environment we all share? What is that solution?
Use our reading material to support your positions on this topic.
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Conventional thinking in product development has been that
innovation starts in advanced
developed countries like the United States and Japan. Products
marketed in
countries where the average income is much lower often are older
models of U.S. products
or used but still serviceable equipment. Several U.S. multinational
companies have
established R&D labs in India and China. Originally this was to
take advantage of the
large number of well-educated engineers who could be employed at
salaries much lower
than the going U.S. rate, but soon it was found that these
engineers were adept at developing
products for sale to the mass markets in these local countries.
Typically these are
products with somewhat reduced functionality, but they still are
useful quality products.
Now these U.S. companies are beginning to market these products in
the United States
as a low-cost product line that is attractive to a new low-end
market segment.
Search the business literature for examples of this new approach to
trickle-up product
innovation. Discuss advantages of this new approach to product
development and discuss
possible risks.
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According to the Blockbuster FY 2004 10K, what change in Blockbuster revenue, net income, liquidity, leverage, turnover, profitability, and/or market value measures are most descriptive Blockbuster’s performance for the period 2003 through 2004? How did the overall market change over that time frame? How has Netflix performed in this time frame? Select the single best available answer from those presented below. Group of answer choices
A) Experienced a massive loss of shareholders' equity; consumer spending for in-home movie viewing in the United States increased; revenues and subscribers have more than tripled.
B) Maintained a stable dividend; DVD sales increased; experienced their first Net income gains .
C)Experienced a massive loss of shareholders' equity; DVD sales increased; experienced Net income losses.
D) Maintained a stable dividend; consumer spending for in-home movie viewing in the United States increased; revenues and subscribers have more than tripled.
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According to the Blockbuster FY 2004 10K, what change in Blockbuster revenue, net income, liquidity, leverage, turnover, profitability, and/or market value measures are most descriptive Blockbuster’s performance for the period 2003 through 2004? How did the overall market change over that time frame? How has Netflix performed in this time frame? Select the single best available answer from those presented below. Group of answer choices
A) Experienced a massive loss of shareholders' equity; consumer spending for in-home movie viewing in the United States increased; revenues and subscribers have more than tripled.
B) Maintained a stable dividend; DVD sales increased; experienced their first Net income gains .
C)Experienced a massive loss of shareholders' equity; DVD sales increased; experienced Net income losses.
D) Maintained a stable dividend; consumer spending for in-home movie viewing in the United States increased; revenues and subscribers have more than tripled.
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