First and Second Language Acquisition: Comparing L1 and L2

 “First and second language acquisition and comparing between L1 and L2”; This paper investigates the first and second language acquisition and comparing between L1and L2 This includes explication of the age factor and its impact on progress in language acquisition. first language is natural when the kid born the language born with them . … Read more

Unlocking the Benefits of Semi-Solid Metal Processing for High-Quality, Low-Cost Components

 emi-solid metal (SSM) processing also known as 'Semi-solid metallurgy' (SSM) is a forming technique that was devised at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1970s [1'5].Today, semisolid metal processing has been posed as a modern and advanced technology in the manufacturing of engineering components. Semisolid metal processing enables us to manufacture complicated shape … Read more

Expanding into the Chinese Market: Challenges Faced by ECCO, a Global Shoe Manufacturer

 …Executive Summary ECCO, a global manufacturer and a supplier of shoe products, wants to expand into the Chinese market to increase its export to major markets and also increase product sales among Chinese consumers. But many Chinese manufacturers imitated the product design and features of ECCO increasing the intense competition for the company in … Read more

The UAE's Year of Giving: Meaning, Goals, and Initiatives

 …Introduction . The UAE is the country of Giving. ‘The UAE’s President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has declared 2017 the Year of Giving. Giving’ is a value we cherish and saw personified in the UAE’s Founding Father Sheikh Zayed, it is not difficult to do good (Maktoum, 2017). It is … Read more

Benefits and Limitations of Marketing Automation for MCB Ltd

 … more easily with them online. Benefits of Marketing automation can be listed below: ‘ With Marketing automation, marketers can engage with customers everywhere they by creating highly personalised campaign on the bank website, mobile, blogs and social media platforms. Some examples on how MCB Ltd could be doing it would be through advertising … Read more

The Controversial Issue of Meritocracy: IQ, Effort and Education's Link to the Labour Market

 In Young’s meritocracy, if ranking of individuals is simplistically  based on IQ + Effort, then the ones who achieve good academic scores will inevitably get the best status jobs with opportunities for social mobility and those who fare poorly, and will end up doing unskilled, menial jobs.  Although literature often views qualifications or IQ+Effort … Read more

The San People: Southern Africa's First Indigenous Inhabitants

 in1994, south Africa adopted its national coat of arm. Many aspects of south Africa’s heritage are interpreted in the national coat of arms. One of these aspects are the san people, who are southern Africa’s first indigenous people. The san The San are the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa, where they have lived for … Read more

Ceramic Engineering: Designing New Materials for Advancements in Technology and Society

 Ceramics are inorganic, nonmetallic materials. They are usually crystalline and are compounds formed between metallic and nonmetallic elements. Ceramics include, but are not limited to, glass, enamel, glass-ceramics (glass containing ceramic crystals), and inorganic cement-materials. As ceramic technology has improved, the definition of the word ceramics has started to include a much wider range … Read more

United States of America vs. Daniel D. Weddington, James R. Earl, Mid-Con Petroleum Inc., Aurora Capital Group, Inc, Jeffrey Gaumer

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DANIEL D. WEDDINGTON; JAMES R. EARL; MID-CON PETROLEUM INC., AURORA CAPITAL GROUP, INC, JEFFREY GAUMER The tax law suit against the defendants; Daniel D. Weddington, James R. Earl, Mid-con Petroleum Inc., Jeffrey L. Gaumer and Aurora Capital Group, Inc., was filed by the government of United States representatives in … Read more

The Rise and Fall of Saks Fifth Avenue: A History of Luxury Retail

 Introduction Saks Fifth Avenue was the brainchild of Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel, who operated independent retail stores on New York's 34th Street at Herald Square in the early 1900s. Their dream was to construct a unique specialty store that would become synonymous with fashionable, gracious living. On September 15, 1924, Saks Fifth Avenue … Read more

Tourism Industry in Cyprus: Growth and Opportunities

 The service sector and especially tourism industry is very important for Cyprus. The direct contribution of tourism was 6% of Gross Domestic Product. The direct contribution includes all internal expenses for tourism and leisure on all sectors. For the future this is expected to grow further for Cyprus, but the entire international tourism market … Read more

The Importance of Ethics in Nursing Practice

 Background         Since nursing’s modern-day foundation by Florence Nightingale, members of the profession have hoped to achieve high ethical standards. Nightingale entered nursing at a point when there were no ethical standards in nursing. Florence Nightingale tried not only to change society’s image of nursing but additionally to express to those wanting to enter … Read more

Nine mistakes that contributed to Yahoo's downfall

 Icon of the early days of the world wide web, Yahoo announced that it is selling its core business to Verizon. Until recently, the web portal and search engine had revenues higher than Twitter and LinkedIn, and its visitor numbers outstripped the likes of Amazon, Wikipedia and eBay. So what went wrong? Here are … Read more