A Snapshot of Brazil Capital Brasilia Largest city São Paulo Ethnic groups (2010) 47.73% White 43.13% Pardo 7.61% Black 1.09% Asian 0.43% Amerindian Official languages Portuguese Demonym Brazilian Government Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic Total area 8,515,767 km2 or 3,287,597 sq mi (5th in the world) Population Density 23.7/km2 or 61.5/sq mi (192nd in the world) Population (2014) 202,656,788 (5th in the world) GDP (nominal) total $2.215 trillion (7th in the world)
WAL-MART STORES INC. History Founded by Sam Walton in 1962 as a discount city store in Bentonville, Wal-mart was incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on October 31, 1969 as an American public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department stores. Within five years, the company expanded to 24 stores across Arkansas and reached $12.6 million in sales.Wal-Mart further expands outside America and operates in Mexico as Walmex, in the UK as ASDA, and in Japan as Seiyu. It has wholly-owned
The main topic of the snapshot autobiography is having student be able to think like a historian. Historians don’t include every major detail when telling a key event in time. They include what is the most important and leave certain events out without taking away from the entire story. When students are creating their own autobiography, they are learning decision making skills by having several events that make up their story, but also being able to narrow this key events down to only a few while
Nowadays, China, the emerging market in Asia, contains huge business opportunities. At the same time, because of the different culture and history, the characteristics of Chinese society including its source of power, social order, and solidarity, is actually very different from the West. The big difference is that China is a relationship-oriented society. For this reason, how can Westerner adapt the ways of doing business in China? Here are three recommendations for the entrepreneurs that want to
In 1880, George Eastman founded the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York. By 1888, the company developed its first snapshot camera and became an American household name. Over time, Kodak believed that most of their money came from film, which caused the company to lose focus on their equipment. However, by the 1960s, Kodak started to introduce new products that focused on medical imaging and graphic arts. One of the key players in the industry is Polaroid. In 1969, Polaroid’s patents on
Classic stories remain a classic because they convey a message which appeals to people of multiple generations despite changes in society. King Kong was released in print in 1932, a year prior to its release in Hollywood, as a part of the film’s advance marketing. The public of this generation easily accepted the story’s racist, colonialist, and sexist themes. Today, literary critics such as Cynthia Erb view the novel and film as representation of the early 30s and thus a resource to understand
Introduction In this paper, we will examine the multi policing agency taskforce, Operation snapshot. The focus of the task force is to protect children, specifically resulting from exploitation, and child pornography. The operations have been used on three different occasions; with police agencies from all over Canada participating. We will specifically examine the police units that were involved in the operation, and the roles that they were responsible for, and how they worked together as a cohesive
Chipotle Mexican Grill Snapshot of the company Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is one of the leading fast-casual Mexican restaurant chains throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France. Chipotle has been in operation since it was founded in Denver, Colorado in 1993 by Steve Ells. It is known for its fresh, gourmet, and increasingly organic ingredients. In 1995, Chipotle opened their second restaurant and later opened their third restaurant with a Small Business Administration
Elizabeth Avila Due Date: 9/22/2016 GOV 465- Political Risk Analysis Snapshot paper Venezuela Venezuela is a country located on the northern coast of South America. It borders Guyana to the east, Brazil to the south and Colombia to the west (“Basic Facts on Venezuela”). It is interesting to see how a country that was once rich and had a strong government can end up caught in an economic crisis. Then, this may result in violence and chaos in the country. The worst part is that a crisis
Current Market Snapshot -Argentina - Players Five largest oil companies in Argentina are YPF, PAE, Pluspetrol, Sinopec and Petrobras Energía. Chevron is now the sixth-largest producer of oil in the country, with concessions in the Neuquén Basin. The two major players are YPF, a state-owned company with approximately half of crude oil production, and PAE, a private company with approximately 19% of total oil production in Argentina. PAE currently operates one of Argentina’s largest hydrocarbon