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Introduction The highly influential Napoleonic Code, which was formed under Napoleon I, was drafted and implemented on 21 March 1804.  While it was preceded by three legal codes in European history—in Bavaria, Prussia, and Galicia, all in the mid- to late 1700s—the Napoleonic code is acknowledged as the first legal success in law code, and…

Pablo Escobar was one of the wealthiest men in the world in the 80’s, he made his fortune in the cocaine business. In the beginning, his operation was small, and as it grew he funded housing projects for the slums of his home town, built soccer stadiums, provided jobs for the unemployed and gave monetary…

Medieval writers, among them Giovanni Boccacio, Geoffrey Chaucer and Dante Aligheri, are notable for the moral tone of their works. Not surprisingly given that the great educator of their time was the Church. In any event Dante’s “Divine Comedy”, Boccacio’s “Decameron”, and Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” are made no less entertaining for their erudition. In fact,…

Funtime Film Diagnose the reasons for Kodak’s market share loss and make your assessment of the likely development of the market if Kodak maintained the status quo. Kodak has been losing market share for the past five years to the point it has gone from 76% to 70%. The underlying causes that have generated such…

1. 0 INTRODUCTION On my first day in the establishment, I was taken to the Data processing department where I was to work for six months and was put in the category of the temporary workers. I was introduced to the heads of the data processing department and also most of the staffs that I…

Viewing Multiple Realities For me the movie ‘The eye of the beholder’ highlighted the importance of various factors that hinder us from perceiving a person’s personality accurately. If not handled appropriately factors like snap judgment, pre-occupation, self-projection, prejudice and pre-disposition completely alter our perception presenting us a much skewed version of the reality. I have…

In today’s time, technology dominates the lives of almost every people. Technology can be seen anywhere, may it be at home, in school, in the mall, in the grocery store, etc. A computer is one of the most popular devices where technology is greatly applied. Since technology plays an important role in our society, computers…

The main responsibility of a teacher is to impart knowledge to students. The 2003 workload agreement (Woodward and Peart, 2013) not only established the acceptable workload for teachers but also outlined the different roles that offer support within the teaching profession. While this agreement primarily applies to secondary education, it can also serve as guidance…

Given that money – wages, salaries, compensations – is the actual global reserve currency, its trading performance is extremely significant for any profession all over the globe to monitor. In several ways, money – wages, salaries, compensations – has turn out to be the vital key player of the whole global economy, counting all kinds…

            The latest trend in the twenty first century in education is the online degree program.  According to elearners.com, “Nearly 3.2 million students were taking at least one online course during the fall 2005 term, a substantial increase over the 2.3 million reported the previous year.”  Pioneers such as University of Phoenix are now reaping…