Belgium
The following will take a look at the location known as Belgium.

Location

(Britannica: Belgium)

Belgium, located in European continent, covers 250 sq. kilometer of water and 30, 278 sq. kilometer of land, which makes it 142nd nation with an area of 30,528 sq. kilometers (Where is Belgium? / Where is Belgium Located in The World? / Belgium Map - WorldAtlas.com, n.d). The land border of Belgium is shared with four countries, which are Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Germany. The capital of Belgium is Brussels and the total population is almost 1,019,022. The country is located on the longitude of 4.35 and latitude of 50.85. Brussels is considered to be the political center of the country and also a constitutional monarchy as well as home to the state head.

Physiography

Belgium's climate is stated to be cloudy, humid, rainy with cool summers and mild winters, which is considered a C, according to the Koppen Climate…...

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References

(n.d.). About Geography: World Maps, Country Facts, and Quizzes. Geography and Map of Belgium. Retrieved November 18, 2015, from  http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcbelgium.htm 

(n.d.). A selection of original reference articles about travel - www.travel-university.org. The Koppen climate classification system. Retrieved November 19, 2015, from http://www.travel-university.org/general/geography/climatology/koppen.html

(n.d.). Britannica. Belgium. Retrieved November 25, 2015, from  http://media.web.britannica.com/eb-media/06/64806-004-A60BFE9C.gif 

(n.d.). GMT: Greenwich Mean Time - World Time / Time in every Time Zone. Brussels Belgium. Retrieved November 25, 2015, from http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/belgium/brussels/

The facade of the church is obviously the most striking feature of the building as it demonstrates the grandeur of the period as well as the undying faith of those who commissioned and supported it (below). The legacy and history of the church as a Beguinage, a rather minimalist movement of very faithful and fascinating women who set themselves apart from secular life to live their faith. As when one views the facade he or she is stricken by how elaborate and detailed it is. The church facade demonstrates what might seem like a promise to the community with regard to the patronage it must have required to build.
There are also a couple of other striking features, elaborating on what I have already mentioned that are clearly worth analysis, first the Latin cross style of the church is striking when seen from above (see below). This view also offers…...

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Works Cited

"Brussels" Europe-cities, Eglise du Beguinage. 2004. .

Dooms, Jeremy, Beguinage Church in Brussels, Belgium (Eglise du Beguinage) detail of door 1676. 2011. .

Gilliant-Smith, Ernest. The Story of Brussels London: UK, J.M. Dent and Co. 1906.

Google Earth. Beguinage Church in Brussels, Belgium (Eglise du Beguinage) aerial view 1676. 2011. .

Listening
"Blues After Dark."

Belgium 1958 ~ Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Sonny Stitt (tenor and alto sax), Lou Levy (piano), Ray Brown (bass), and Gus Johnson (drums)

Style of the Piece: Jazz blues (Early Jazz)

Role(s) of piano: The piano is heard in the background, against the horn. The piano player Lou Levy has a solo towards the end of the song but it is brief.

Role(s) of bass: The bass provides a deep sound to counter the loud horns and intermittent piano sound.

Role(s) of drums (including sticks or brushes or mallets): The drum is barely audible, seeming present to serve the rhythm more than anything. He uses sticks on both the drum and cymbals.

Role(s) of horn players: The horn player is the first sound that is heard in the piece and is the most audible. Gillespie uses a mute on his horn for this piece.

In Greater Detail:

For your selected solo within this song:

Identify the…...

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Works Cited:

"Loverman." YouTube. YouTube, 15 Jan. 2011. Web. 14 Nov. 2012.

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Unterhose132. "Dizzy Gillespie - Blues After Dark." YouTube. YouTube, 17 Feb. 2012. Web. 13

Nov. 2012. .

culture is playing on international business. This is accomplished by comparing cultural traditions of elgium and South Africa using Arcelor Mittal. Once this occurs, is when we are able to understand how the firm is able to utilize these factors to give them an advantage in the global marketplace.
Over the last several years, globalization has been having profound impact on firms. What has been happening is corporations, have been seeking out those areas that can provide them with the lowest costs. This is part of an effort to increase productivity and their overall profit margins. As a result, a variety of different firms have been establishing operations around the world to deal with these underlying challenges. Evidence of this can be seen by looking no further than the fact that 47% of American and European companies are outsourcing some aspect of their operations. (Sears, 2009) This is important, because…...

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Bibliography

About. (2011). Arcelor Mittal. Retrieved from:  http://www.arcelormittal.com/index.php?lang=en&page=9 

Belgium. (2011). CIA World Fact Book. Retrieved from:  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/be.html 

Belgium. (2011). KWI Essential. Retrieved from:  http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/belgium-country-profile.html 

Financial Highlights. (2010). Arcelor Mittal. Retrieved from:  http://www.arcelormittal.com/rls/data/upl/658-4-0-ARC_FB10.pdf

perceptions of World War One propaganda from the Dutch, neutral perspective. The reception of this foreign propaganda can be measured in a number of different ways: via the culling of contemporary newspapers with editorials reacting to the propaganda, and with counter-propaganda materials such as pamphlets. Special attention will be given to pamphlets, posters, and other propaganda describing the 1914 invasion of Belgium by Germany, known colloquially as the ape of Belgium.
Historical context will comprise the background section of the research report. It is necessary to highlight the specific issues that the propaganda material were designed to address in the public consciousness. The propaganda material will be analyzed in terms of its symbolism and composition, and there will be some mention also of the prevailing artistic sensibilities that influenced the artwork -- which cannot be taken out of its historical context. For example, many of the sketches used for the…...

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References

Abbenhuis, Maartje. The Art of Staying Neutral. University of Chicago Press.

Army Heritage Center Foundation. "Soldier Stories: Remember Belgium." Retrieved online:  http://armyheritage.org/education-and-programs/educational-resources/soldier-stories/42-information/education-a-programs/170-remember-belgium 

Duffy, Michael. "Battles: The Destruction of Louvain, 1914." First World War. Retrieved online:  http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/louvain.htm 

Jacobi, Ava Caroline. "Into the Abyss: The Legacy of the 'Rape of Belgium' Propaganda." Retrieved online:  https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/555503/JacobiAvaThesis.pdf?sequence=2

HUTU lame?
The Search for the Truth in Rwanda, an argumentative essay

There are those who claim that elgium is the perpetrator in the extermination methods used in Rwanda however, there are those who claim that the Rwandan government itself may be to blame with ties to a loan from the IMF World ank. Among all the arguments leveled the most likely perpetrator of these crimes can be traced back to the Roman Catholic Church, who was the entity to first set a seal upon the Hutus and Tutsi people. This paper will explore the many arguments set forth in the Rwandan genocide event as to who is to blame for the atrocities that occurred.

A rief History of the HUTU & TUTSI of Rwanda:

The genocide, which occurred in Rwanda, has been and still is a hotly debated issue. Over 100 years ago Catholic missionaries created a bogus "pedigree" that created a…...

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Bibliography:

DeSouza, Leo J. (1997) Washington Monthly: Assigning blame in Rwanda: how to break the cycle of revenge in ethnic conflict Washington Monthly [Online] located at:  http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1316/is_n9_v29/ai_19757663/pg_2 

Toussaint, Eric (2004) "Rwanda: The Financiers of the Genocide" [Online] available at:  http://www.cadtm.org/article.php3?id_article=611 

TOUSSAINT, Eric. 1996. -- Nouvelles revelations sur les ventes d'armes --, 2

p., CADTM 19, Bruxelles, 1996

Job pplication
s noted on the JP Morgan's own website, the evolution of the credit derivatives market has shifted the entire technology agenda into the banking environment because of the creation of electronic markets. full understanding of how recent changes in technology can be related to international economics and development is thus critical to success in the field of consulting.

I believe I can offer a unique combination of technical, business, and personal skills to JP Morgan that relate directly to the interrelationship of technology, structural development, and international economics. My background in the electrical and structural aspects of engineering, my personal and social education in Europe, and my familiarity with business culture and terms would all make me a valuable asset to JP Morgan.

In September of 2002, I graduated with honors in Civil Electronic Engineering from the Free University of Brussels (V.U.B.). This background in engineering has given me an…...

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At university, I honed and developed my analytical skills, the apex of which was my thesis on the simulation of an ADSL-modem. My work has taught me how to tackle unstructured problems, rather than simply to apply outmoded concepts to new ideas. I am extremely comfortable with several program languages, including Visual basic, C++, Java and Matlab-Simulink. But beyond comfort, I know how to think creatively in the language of technology, much as I know how to communicate in a variety of languages.

A interned in 2001 with the Telindus Company in Beligu, an International telecommunications company, for which I wrote a program to use a sampler as an oscilloscope enabling the company to test modems. In my work for Eleven 11 in Antwerp, Belgium, I wrote a specific program to facilitate this Belgian diamonds company's accounting. Even during my 'leisure' time I found myself fusing my interests in technology and business, when I created with some friends of mine an investment club in February of 2000.

But at JP Morgan, my passion for technology and business would be fused, not simply into a single investment club, but would become the focus of my professional and intellectual life. I offer my skills, my energy, along with my passion to this great and renowned company.

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'The traffic light Scheme was shown to be the most effective of by the FSA. hat they also discovered was that consumers wanted product labeling; they liked separate information on 4 key nutrients that include fats, carbohydrates, proteins and salts and sugars.' (EurActiv, 2010) Consumers found traffic color coding easy to understand and use. As a result they wanted numerical information on amount of nutrients in a serving. However they found GDA percentage rather confusing. Also the importance of making nutrition and ingredient labeling mandatory on wines, beers and spirits and having a consistent mandatory labeling system with color codes was emphasized by the NGOs representing different areas of health at the hearing. These products could not be eliminated from the labeling because they were part of the foods that contributed to obesity.

At the public hearing on efficient food, (Public Hearing on Efficient foods, 2011) Mr. Csibi closed…...

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Works Cited

DN Sanco, (2011) European Vegetarian and Animal News Alliance (EVANA): Renewed Commitment of stakeholders to Combat Overweight and Obesity Related Health Issues Brussels, Belgium

European Public Health Alliance, (2011) putting citizens' health at the heart of Europe, Brussels, Belgium: Retrieved from www.epha.org/a/3107

EurActiv, (2008) European Food Safety Authority: Food industry, food labeling Retrieved from  http://www.euractiv.com/en/cap/smes-hit-cost-eu-food-labelling-proposals/article-174970 

EurActiv, (2011) Europe Urged to recognize Chronic Obesity Brussels, Belgium: Retrieved from http: / www / euractiv.com.en/health / Europe

national symbols used in marketing products, sometimes to evoke a feeling of viewpoint, sometimes to add credibility to the project, and sometimes to actually encourage the consumer to purchase based on the symbol. The American Flag, for instance, is used in marketing to prove that something is American made or that purchasing it will help America; it can also be used in certain political campaigns to evoke the feeling of patriotism and therefore the desire to use that particular product to be patriotic. The American Eagle is often used in the same way -- to purchase minted coins, stamps, or as a symbol of freedom and individualism. Flags or strategic positioning of symbols (Mexican sombrero, Irish flag or Leprechaun, etc.) help consumers identify the nation with the brand.
DP 5-2 -- Enculturation is a learning process in which an individual learns the values and behaviors required of them to belong…...

Job Application
Why are you applying for a role in your chosen area? (Demonstrate your suitability for the position(s) sought.)

In September of 2002, I graduated with honors with a degree in Civil Electronic Engineering from the Free University of Brussels (V.U.B). Although I enjoyed studying this discipline and pursuing my degree, I have come to realize that my naturally extroverted personality is far more suited and more fulfilled in the fast-paced world of business and finance. This is why I have decided to apply for an entry-level position for the Financial Management Program (FMP) at General Electric.

I do not only seek an education for myself in my new, chosen field. I also believe that my background has given me, as a person, a good deal that I can offer to GE as a company. A civil electronic engineer, such as myself, is often confronted with highly complex mathematical and IT problems.…...

Nigeria has a national, European-style entrance examination, but like Israel, it also has religious schools that rivals in dominance, and it has the additional dividing element of rural educational systems with little ties to the larger nation.
Equality Matching Cultures," "Market Pricing Cultures," and "Cleft National Cultures"

Market pricing cultures are based upon individualism. They place a high value upon the free market culture and a system of enterprises where inequality may result, but this is deemed acceptable because the free market presumably allows for a meritocracy, where the strongest will survive, and because opportunities are equal, even though results are not equal. Equality matching cultures, in contrast, value community over individualism, and sustaining the community through collective efforts and bargaining rather than through monetary exchanges (Gannon, 2006).

American belief in individual merit, the ideal of the self-made person, and also the equation of financial success with personal success are all a…...

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Works Cited

Education Israel" (2007). Country Studies. U.S. Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 Mar 2007 at  http://countrystudies.us/israel/59.htm 

Education Nigeria" (2007). Country Studies. U.S. Library of Congress. Retrieved 8 Mar 2007 at  http://countrystudies.us/nigeria/49.htm 

Gannon, Martin. (2006). Understanding Global Cultures. Third Edition. Additional information available on the web 8 Mar 2007 at  http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1095

An agent-based state engine also alleviates the need for frequent database queries and the use of time-consuming pointers that drastically drag down ms access times and erase any optimization gains from first defining the network. The antnet agent-based engine only on exception writes back to a database and instead keeps its own table-based approach to mapping the network while synchronizing the key elements suggested for inclusion to antnet agents within this section.
Taxonomy creation algorithms and shared intelligence approaches to ensuring all ants have perfect knowledge of the network's structure (taxonomy). This is critical as antnet routing needs to include the ability not just map, but learn specific networks' characteristics and either equate the network structure and behavior to previously-learned models, or quickly create one through a series of network definition routines that scope, classify and optimize the network structure.

Support for Directed Diffusion data elements. Included within an antnet agent…...

Financial Analysis
Assumption Use in the Financial Plan

Additional Assumption in Sensitivity Analysis

FIRST TWELVE MONTH CASHFLOW RESULT

HOW MUCH SHOULD NORMAN PAY FOR THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT?

FORECASTED CASHFLOW FOR THE NEXT FIVE-Year

CASH FLOW WITH A LOAN AT 8% PER ANNUM

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS

THE SALES PRICE AND kg SALES GRADUALLY INCREASE AT 5%

THE SALES PRICE PER kg INCREASE AT 10% UT THE UNIT SALES REMAIN AT 5%.

Investment Value Using At Discounted Rate 5%

est Financial Plan and Option

Assumption Use In The Financial Plan

Additional Assumption in Sensitivity Analysis

It is further assumed that price will increase gradually at the rate of 8% per annum and sales will increase at 7% per annum.

For the purpose of analysis, both the sales price and Kg sales will gradually increase at 5%.

Another scenario will be that the sales price per Kg increase at 10% but the unit sales remain at 5%.

est-case scenario assumption, Norman did not exercise his plan to borrow $100,000 at 8%…...

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Bibliography

Saltelli, A., Ratto, M., Andres, T., Campolongo, F., Cariboni, J., Gatelli, D. Saisana, M., and Tarantola, S., 2008, Global Sensitivity Analysis.The Primer, John Wiley & Sons.

Sensitivity analysis. (2014). Retrieved Janaury30, 2014, from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitivity_analysis 

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Typically, buyers have the ability to switch their tastes from one soft drink brand to the other.
Barrier to Entry: It is very difficult to enter the industry due to several factors:

First, a new firm will need to implement economic of scale to enjoy cost reduction and compete favourably within the industry. To establish economic of scale, a new firm will require huge capital investment ranging from several millions of dollar. Huge capital needed to enter the industry serves as a barrier for a new firm. More importantly, a new firm will need to overcome the tremendous marketing muscle to establish market presence within the industry, and entering into the industry requires substantial capital. Moreover, government regulation is another factor making entry into the industry very difficult. egulations such as Soft Drink Inter-brand Competition Act are making the new entry nearly impossible in the U.S. market.

Assessment of the Industry

Overall assessment…...

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References

Annual Report, (2010). Coca Cola Company. USA.

Frost and Sullivan Research (2011).Financial Assessment of Non-alcoholic Beverages Market. Frost and Sullivan Research Service.USA.

IMAP (2011). Food and Beverage Industry Global Report -2010. A IMAP Consumer Staple Report.

Lagos, T. & Smith, V. (2001). Analysis of the Coca-Cola Company. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Such differences may lead us to question whether there are any universal moral principles or whether morality is merely a matter of "cultural taste" (Velasquez, Andre, Shanks and Meyer: 1).
If there is no transcendent ethical or moral standard, then cultural relativists argue that culture becomes the ethical norm for determining whether an action is right or wrong. This ethical system is known as cultural relativism. Cultural relativism is the view that all ethical truth is relative to a specific culture. hatever a cultural group approves is considered right within that culture. Conversely, whatever a cultural group condemns is wrong (Relativism: 2).

The key to the doctrine of "cultural relativism" is that right and wrong can only be judged relative to a specified society. There is no ultimate standard of right and wrong by which to judge culture. Proponents of cultural relativism believe this cultural diversity proves that culture alone is…...

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Works Cited

Anderson, Kerby. "Cultural Relativism." (2004):1-5.

Accessed 1 April 2012.

www.probe.org

"Argument by Morality: Axiological Argument." 2002. Accessed 7 April 2012.

I. Introduction
A. Brief explanation of physician-assisted suicide (PAS)
B. Importance of the topic

II. Background
A. Historical context of PAS
B. Legal status of PAS in different countries

III. Arguments in Favor of Physician-Assisted Suicide
A. Autonomous decision-making
1. Patient's right to choose
2. Respect for individual autonomy
B. Alleviating suffering
1. Relief from unbearable pain
2. Improving quality of life

IV. Ethical Considerations
A. Medical ethics
1. Beneficence and non-maleficence
2. Respect for patient's autonomy
B. Religious and cultural beliefs
1. Views on the sanctity of life
2. Impact of diverse beliefs on PAS acceptance

V. Arguments against Physician-Assisted Suicide
A. Slippery....

The Congress of Vienna took place from September 1814 to June 1815, bringing together representatives from various European countries to redraw the map of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars.

- The Congress aimed to restore stability and political order in Europe following the chaos of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.

- Key figures at the Congress included Austrian Foreign Minister Klemens von Metternich, British Foreign Secretary Viscount Castlereagh, Russian Tsar Alexander I, and French diplomat Talleyrand.

- The Congress resulted in the signing of the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna in June 1815, which established a new balance of power....

1. Improving organ donation policies can significantly increase donor rates by implementing an opt-out system, where individuals are automatically enrolled as donors unless they choose to opt-out, thereby leveraging the power of default options to boost participation. This approach has been successful in countries like Spain and Belgium, where opt-out systems have led to higher donation rates compared to opt-in systems. Evidence suggests that the default effect can increase donor rates by up to 30% due to inertia and the psychological tendency to stick with the status quo.

2. By enhancing public education and awareness campaigns about the benefits and processes....