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Tax haven A tax haven is a country or territory where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all. Individuals and/or corporate entities can find it attractive to move themselves to areas with reduced or nil taxation levels. This creates a situation of tax competition among governments. Different jurisdictions tend to be havens for different types of taxes, and for different categories of people and/or companies. There are several definitions of tax havens. The Economist has tentatively

In Fitzgeraldʼs eighth chapter, the tide is definitly turning for Gatsby as autumn creeps into the air. In the previous chapter, Tom and Gatsby went face to face and Myrtleʼs brutal death -- for which Gatsby took full responsibility -- while illustrating the characterʼs sincere love for Daisy achieved to put his dream to an end. Nick awakes with a start before dawn with the feeling he needs to warn Gatsby of something immediatly. He finds him at his mansion where Jay waited all night for Daisy to appear

« In what extent was culture part of the creation or maintenance of the British Empire ? » Imperial propaganda was extensively broadcast through cultural means. Public interest in the colonies and imperial expansion date back from 1867 onwards . This seems a bit surprising since imperial matters never played any important role in British elections . The thread examined in the following essay is an attempt to show how culture in its various forms asserted Englishness as an hegemonic identity

least most obvious) villain in Animal Farm. Of course Napoleon is also the major villain, however much more indirectly. Orwell says that at one time Jones was actually a decent master to his animals. At this time the farm was thriving. But in recent years the farm had fallen on harder times (symbol of the world-wide Great Depression of the 30's) and the opportunity was seen to revolt. The world-wide depression began in the United States when the stock market crashed in October of 1929. The depression

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American civilians in Boston. The book cites that the Boston Massacre resulted from months of increasing friction between townspeople and the British troops stationed in the city (page 139). The Boston Massacre occurred when “angry and frightened British soldiers fired on a crowd that was pelting them with sticks and stones” (page 139.) The atmosphere was extremely tense in Boston. The document tells us that lawsuits were open later on; John Adams bravely defends the British soldiers in court. After this

international harmonization efforts. During the recent decades, in our societies, we have observed a new trend towards the liberalization of markets .International business has become easier. Countries are now more open to foreign investments because barriers to trade have been dramatically reduced. For example, the capital markets are more interconnected; multinational companies get listed on worldwide stock exchange and also seek to invest in the countries where the competitive advantage is the highest

anywhere even in hospitals ! Ads for cigarettes were all over the place . Today were more aware about how bad smoking is for our health. Smoking is restricted or banned in almost all public places and cigarette companies are no longer allowed to advertise on buses or trains , billboards , tv , and in many magazines. Smoking can shorten your life by 14 years or more ; and that the habit can cost a smoker thousands of dollars a year. So how come people are still lighting up ? the answer , in a word ,

Courgeon Benjamin Master MBS Samsung and the theme park industry in Korea Question: Is the global theme park industry an interesting industry to be in? To answer to this question we will use Porter’s five Forces model and explain this one: Porter’s five Forces model: New entrants Suppliers Buyers Competitors/ field of theme park Substitutes Before to complete this one, we will develop each Force: Rivalry between established competitors: The sector of theme

million of barrels/day oil consumption in US in 2009/2010 US oil import 60% in 2009. - - Production context American oil production 5.8 million of barrels/day. Production divided /2 between years 1986-1999 in Gulf of Mexico. 1/3 of the American production is coming from Gulf of Mexico. - Political context Bush Administration signed and voted the bills to increase the oil production and in the same time to reduce the security in offshore oil production in Gulf of Mexico Exoneration of NEPA