Fox Hunting

FOX HUNTING Fifteen horses trot through a silent forest, each carrying a person on its back. A large group of dogs follow on leads. The sun has risen on the horizon and light filters in through the treetops. The woods ring with the sound of birds singing. Ants scurry along the ground and monkeys jump from tree to tree. Suddenly the dogs start growling. All the horsemen sit up and look around them. After scanning the trees, one of them spot a fox running away. He shouts out an order and the dogs are released. As soon as the leads are off the hounds race off after the fox. They close in on it. The dogs are getting excited by the heavy breathing and panting of the vulnerable fox. Thick drops of tears fall from the eyes of the poor creature. Its eyes seem to ask, "Why am I being hunted down like this? What wrong have I done?" The hounds close in on the animal and one of them pounces, ripping it's back open. The fox's painful cry echoes throughout the woods. It's legs buckle and the fox falls down, too weak to move. The hounds surround the fox hungrily, saliva dripping from their flea-infested mouths. One of them pounces on the fox and the rest follow suit. It's moans are cut short when the creature throat is ripped open. Warm blood gushes out, staining the ground. The hounds cut open the fox and it's intestines are torn out of it's body. All this time the riders just sit

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CG and its links with culture and institutions - Italian company analysed

Student ID: A814717 BSP 033 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Module leader: Trevor Buck Title of the assignment: In 2009, does an international firm's home country culture and institutions still have any implications for corporate governance? Illustrate your answer with ANY ONE international firm and ONE home country of your choice. Are your conclusions expected to apply to all firms from that country? Date of submission: 01/05/2009 Word count: 2,869 (excluding Cover Page, Table of Contents and References) Table of Contents . Introduction 3 2. Enel Background 3 3. Italian national culture dimensions 3 4. Italian Institutions 4 5. Enel Corporate Governance 6 5.1 Board of directors 6 5.2 Share Ownership 6 5.3 Executive pay 6 5.4 Takeovers 6 6. Conclusion 7 7. References 8 . Introduction According to the Cadbury report (1992), corporate governance can be defined as "the system by which companies are directed and controlled". Although books regarding issues of corporate governance date back to even the 18th century (Smith, 1776), it is only in the 1990s that its importance has started to be felt by all people holding a stake in the business world (Melis, 1998). This paper focuses on the corporate governance system adopted by an Italian power company, Enel Spa, considering issues such as share ownership, executive pay, board structure, and the nature of

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an investigation into the lesiure indrestry in the uk and europ.

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE LEISURE INDUSTRY IN THE UK AND EUROPE. INTRODUCTION Leisure and recreation affect everyone's lives. This unit will help to provide a general understanding of the dynamic UK leisure and recreation industry which is one of the fastest growing industries. In this unit I will be discussing the leisure industry and I will also look at the definitions of the following subjects * Leisure * Recreation * Active * Passive * Home Based Leisure * Away from Home Leisure * In this report I will also summarise the different sectors such as * Public * Private * Voluntary * Funding/ Revenue generation * Stake holders * Share holders DEFINITION OF THE LEISURE INDUSTRY LEISURE This means any thing you do in your free time that you enjoy and is not a chore, such as work or natural imperatives such as sleeping. What is leisure may not all ways be clear because one person may enjoy a particular activity and another person may think of it as a chore, for example gardening. RECREATION describes the types of activity undertaken for enjoyment or relaxation during a leisure time ACTIVE there are two main types of active leisure. The first is high impact leisure and the second is low impact leisure. High impact leisure refers to activities such as rugby, basketball and football which are all competitive sports that require lots of energy. Low

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Legalized gambling brings big revenue for the cities.

Outline THESIS: Legalized gambling brings big revenue for the cities. Taxes, tourism incomes increase. But at the same time violent crimes increase about 200 percent in the city. Social-welfare costs, gambling problems, losses of jobs, economic disruption of other businesses increase. Population goes down. We can say that it brings nothing but crime, corruption, demoralization of moral and ethical standards, lower living standards. Introduction . Historical Introduction 2. Legalized Gambling Types + Casinos + State Lotteries (gambling by the government) 3. Legalized Gambling and Its Economical Effects 4. Legalized Gambling and Its Social Effects 5. Some Statistics and Graphics 6. One Example for Legalized Gambling: Minnesota Conclusion Historical Introduction Gambling was popular in North America long before the USA was founded. "Playing cards and dice were brought by the British. By the end of the 17th century, just about every country seat in colonial America had a lottery wheel. Cockfighting flourished throughout the countries, especially in the South. Bear Baiting was also a popular sport, but the Puritans banned it." (Orbitz, 1984, p. 46) "Almost 100 years later gambling in the West gave gambling a second life. Early church leaders struck down all forms of gambling and so in the East gambling for the most part died completely. Far from both

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Impact of music has on study for an adult leaner Report

Impact of music has on study for an adult leaner By Phearak Choun Contents 3. Abstract 3 4. Introduction 4 5. Literature Review 5 6. Methodology 8 7. Findings 9 7.1 Exposure to music between age groups 9 7.1.1 Exposure to music while studying 9 7.1.2 Difference of participants opinion on music while studying. 9 7.2.2 Benefits in listening to music while studying 10 8. Discussion/Analysis 10 8.1 The age groups (21 to 25) and (26 to 36) spend more time listening to music while studying compared to younger age groups (18 to 21) 10 8.1.2 Comparing research findings with other sources 11 8.3 Validity of Study 11 9. Conclusion 12 0. Recommendations 12 1. Reference List 13 2. Appendices 14 3. Abstract The aim of this research project is to look at how music influences students' study habits and to find the effects of music has on a student while studying. The outcome of the project will have possible questions answered about the topic. All information has been gathered from probability sampling because there was less time available to conduct such studies. A literature review has been written to help understand the concept of music and what it can do for people. The methodology used to come up with findings are through questionnaires and through these questionnaires is where discussion and analysis of the topic will be conducted, then finally a conclusion and

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Aids

Aids HIV/AIDS Somewhere among the million children who go to New York's publicly financed schools is a seven-year-old child suffering from AIDS. A special health and education panel had decided, on the strength of the guidelines issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control, that the child would be no danger to his classmates. Yet, when the school year started on September 9th, several thousand parents in two school districts in the borough of Queens kept their children at home. Fear of plague can be as pernicious, and contagious, as the plague itself(Fear of dying 1). This article was written in 1985. Since then much has been found out about AIDS. Not enough for a cure though. There probably will be no cure found in the near future because the technology needed is not available. AIDS cases were first identified in 1981,in the United States. Researchers have traced cases back to 1959. There are millions of diagnosed cases worldwide, but there is no cure (Drotman 163). There are about a million people in the United States who are currently infected with HIV (HIV/AIDS 1). It infects the population heavily in some areas of the country and very lightly in other areas. No race, sex, social class, or age is immune (AIDS Understanding 10). AIDS has killed more Americans than the Vietnam War, which killed 58,000(AIDS Understanding 10). AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency

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Place Value Lesson Plan

Place Value Lesson Plan Sandra Fox Grand Canyon University Curriculum and Methods: Mathematics EED 403 Rebecca Teeples May 21, 2010 Place Value Lesson Plan Lesson time: 5 days @ 45 minute class periods Number of students: 25 Grade: 3 - 7 Miscellaneous Information: Regular education/Special education will have modifications with the educator's judgment. The included content area provided in this lesson is social studies and language arts. Objective: Students will: 1). Associate the distinction connecting the number and the written statement. 2). Recognize facts through expanded form and written form. 3). Recognize the concept of place values using decimals. Standards addressed: M2N1 M2D1 M2P1 NCTM Standards: Problem solving, Communication, Analysis, Associations, Number Sense and Numeration Day 1 - Anticipatory Set: As the students are seated, the teacher will begin to show the students the items in the classroom that have meaning with numbers The teacher will then question the students on the different examples that can be provided outside of the classroom that deal with numbers and the associations that are engaged with the numbers. Teaching/Instructional Process: Vocabulary words will be presented by the teacher for the lesson. The words will be presented on the active board and reinforcement will be provided daily on the following words: *

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Assess The Relationship Between Crime, Poverty And Social Protest In The Eighteenth And Early Nineteenth Centuries.

Assess the relationship between crime, poverty and social protest in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Britain experienced massive social, economic and political transformations. America had rebelled and after a successful war become independent; and war with France, which had experienced internal revolution that caused serious concern to the British ruling classes, lasted until 1815. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was created in 1801 (Evans 2002, 3). In 1700, with a population of approximately 5 million in England, perhaps 80% of the population lived in the countryside, with some 90% in agriculture or related employment whereas by 1801 the population had risen to 8.7 million and by 1851 to nearly 18 million with only 22% employed in agriculture (Porter 1990, 11, 207; Gardiner & Wenborne 1995, 610; Timmins 2005). The transformation of society through changes in agriculture and industrialisation led inevitably to the creation of new economic relationships and identities within society and to the destruction of old ones. Crime, poverty and social protest were significant factors in these centuries although their relationship is much debated by historians. It is certain that their relationship, as well as changing over time, differed by locality, for example heavily urbanised London, whose

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health and safety

Assessment No 1 Unit 1 Health, Safety & Welfare in Construction and the Built Environment Matthew Jackson Employers have a general duty under Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which is to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare of their employees at work. People in control of non-domestic premises have a duty under Section 4 of the Act towards people who are not their employees but use their premises. The new regulations expand on these duties and are intended to protect the health and safety of everyone in the workplace, and ensure that adequate welfare facilities are provided for people at work, these facilities include sanitary conveniences, washing facilities, drinking water, accommodation for clothing and facilities for changing, facilities for rest and to eat meals etc. The Client, whether a landlord, private individual or a company is the person who is having the construction/building work carried out, they must demonstrate an acceptable standard of health and safety, under the Construction (Design management) Regulations 2007. There specific responsibilities are to check the competence and resources of all appointees, ensure there are suitable management arrangements for the project, including welfare facilities, allow sufficient time and resources for all stages, provide pre-construction information to

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Louis Farrakhan and Afrocentricity

Communication 350 Louis Farrakhan and Afro-centricity Louis Farrakhan was born May 11, 1933, in The Bronx, N.Y. At the time of his birth, his given name was Louis Eugene Walcott (known as Gene). Farrakhan was raised by his mother in Roxbury, Mass. in a high disciplined and highly spiritual household. His mother believed in the value of work, responsibility and intellectual development. Having a strong sensitivity to the plight and misfortune of Black people, she engaged him in conversations regarding the struggle from freedom, justice and equality. During his early years, Farrakhan's childhood was filled with open rejection of African Americans in the neighborhood that he lived in, which was predominately Jewish. Couple with these experiences and the racial discrimination of the past, these experiences fueled his distain for whites and for the Jewish community. As the public knows him, Louis Farrakhan is the leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI) and is regarded as one of the world's most controversial Black speakers. He is widely known for his outspoken and candid speeches that many consider to be extremist rhetoric, which is consistent with racial and religious distain. Outside of these ideas, Minister Louis Farrakhan is one of the best known and most articulate Black Muslims in America. Described as a "self-avowed racist" after he called Judaism a "gutter

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