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Mergers and acquisitions have been prevalent amid companies in the United States for decades. Many believed that merger and acquisition strategies played a critical in the rebuilding of companies domestically three to four decades ago and continue to produce the same benefits today. Merger and acquisitions are used by companies to produce greater worth for stockholders and shareholders. Mergers involve a minimum of two establishments partnering together to form a more effective and efficient company

In 336 BC, Macedonia had a new king. This new king's name was Alexander the Great. He was the son of King Philip II and decided to take over the throne after his father passed away. Not only was he king, he was also a mighty soldier. Alexander took his role as king very seriously. Once he became king, he quickly made his way to Greece and restored Macedonian rule in Northern Greece. Alexander was determined to take over the Persian Empire for his father in order to expand the Macedonian Empire. During

How the Truth Will Set You Free: If You Dare to Read First, Mr. Stark is a Social Science Professor at Baylor University, who is well versed to tell the story of Western Civilization. Mr. Rodney Stark the Author of How The West Won, is committed to truth, with a willingness to go out on a limb for truthful historical data that may be “barbaric” to today’s society, but in fact, he wrote about a part of the true history. His story telling from a historical point of view is fantastically told. Some

Rowling does an excellent job of making each blend into the story. In the book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Rowling starts to explore some more unnerving themes such as the gray area between good and evil. She uses themes in this book to catapult the series from just being another set of ‘kids’ books, to a work of art that goes to include ideas of everyday life. Rowling places Harry deep in the center of a conspiracy between two sides and goes the whole book not knowing the truth until the

Could the Reformation had been stopped? Why or Why not? At the turn of the fifteenth century practices of Christianity came under much scrutiny which caused a demand in reformation. Fueled by changing monarchies, intellectual expansion, new technologies in printing, and a challenge to Christendom as a whole, the Reformation was inevitable and could not be stopped. These ideals of reformation stemmed from the same humanistic ideals of the Renaissance that humans should strive for self-improvement

Global Market Liberalization The word globalization can be defined in many ways. It involves a change in economic status, political status, economy, and international intervening, including trade. Global trade has been on the increase and has expanded over time. Trade helps in decreasing poverty levels and providing others with what they need. The growth of world trade has averaged 6 percent per year, over the past 20 years. That is twice as fast as the output in the world. The definition of

What is a Roman Tribune? That is the question we will be answering today. Let’s break it down. The definition of a tribune is, “a Roman official whose task it was to keep oppression from the people.” The tribunes basically kept the people from being persecuted or enslaved. They were under the generals but still respected highly. There’s usually only five to six in a legion and eventually that number grew to ten. As one could imagine, the word tribune is Latin. The root word is Latin. Tribunus is

UFC Fight Night 120 will be in Norfolk, Va. this Saturday, featuring a top lightweight contender against a former champion attempting to regain elite-level relevancy. No. 8 ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier will face former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis in the main event of a loaded card. Poirier hasn’t fought since a no contest result against Eddie Alvarez in May. The fight had fight of the year potential, until it was stopped due to Poirier suffering illegal knees to the head while on the

Primo Levi, in his novel Survival in Auschwitz (2008), illustrates the atrocities inflicted upon the prisoners of the concentration camp by the Schutzstaffel, through dehumanization. Levi describes “the denial of humanness” constantly forced upon the prisoners through similes, metaphors, and imagery of animalistic and mechanistic dehumanization (“Dehumanization”). He makes his readers aware of the cruel reality in the concentration camp in order to help them examine the psychological effects dehumanization

Television Perpetuates Violence Bullets whizzing, knives twirling, fists flying -- not an uncommon sight on the television set of today. From cartoons to sitcoms, television shows depict violent acts that go unpunished and contain no painful consequences. This view of the world does not reflect reality nor does it teach our children the values, morals or behaviors we constantly tell them to practice. Many parents don't realize that their children view the most violence watching the most innocent