.... country. is now the largest and best-known foodservice retailer and one of the two best-known and powerful brands in the market. With more than 24,500 restaurants in 115 countries, some of those operated by the company, some by franchisees or by affiliates operating under joint-venture agreements. The global market potential is still huge: yet on any day, even as the market leader, McDonald's serves less than one percent of the world's population. The restaurant chain plans to expand their leadership position through convenience, superior value and excellent operations. The effort to increase market share, profitability and customer satisfaction has produced high returns to ....

.... business. Due to the salary increases, production prices are rising, quality is lowering, and it is becoming increasingly harder for a television show or movie to become a hit. Making money at the movies is problematic, though studios once thought star power was a surefire way to receive boffo box-office returns. These days star power is limited, and often meaningless, unless the film strikes a nerve with audiences. "There's no justification for any of these high salaries unless you get the actor in a film with a terrific idea," said an anonymous studio executive. "Look at Mr. Holland's Opus. The film was cheap. Richard Dreyfuss is no longer a star. But the idea c ....

.... and negative behavior. Edwin Sutherland's theory of criminal behavior examined this phenomenon. "The content of what is learned includes specific techniques for committing crimes . . . the process by which the learning takes place involves associations with other people in intimate personal groups" (Vold, et al., 1998:185). In A Theory of Differential Association, Sutherland and Donald Cressey explain the process that they believe brings a person to engage in criminal behavior. Their theory includes nine points that describe this process, all of which relate to the learning of criminal behavior, which comes from . For instance, some of the points are as follows: "2. ....

.... only much shorter and less colorful. This Indian hemp plant is usually found in pretty warm climates for example it is found a lot in Colombia. These are not the only places where people grow marijuana lots of people grow it by themselves in their farms or their backyard. In Kentucky farmers are suing the state because they believe that they have the right to grow marijuana for their usage. Although the farmers in Kentucky have not won this case it is still going on. When the people start growing this plant in their own houses they have to make the environment or the atmosphere good so they can grow it right. Most people growing this plant are very careful because how ....

.... to deal with a wide range of physical change coping with an impending threat. The second stage is the resistance response. The body increases its capacity to deal with stress. If the stress continues for a prolonged amount of time, the increased physiological adjustments that have been maintained so far have detrimental effects on the body. The third stage is the exhaustion response. At this point the body can no longer deal effectively with stress. Some detrimental symptoms that are apparent are high blood pressure, extra heart beats, and emotional problems. Some behavorial reactions to stress are difficulty relaxing, sleeping, controlling emotions, and generalized a ....

.... came descriptions of unsanitary bathrooms. This, surely, must have been torture, but, hopefully, most immigrants found the dreadful trip to be worth the freedom at the other end. Ellis Island, also, was far from sanitary. The people would break down into lines, and walk by a doctor, trying to hide any physical problems. Children over two had to be able to walk by themselves. If the doctor noticed anything wrong he would use a piece of chalk to show the person required further inspection. If, this was indeed the case, the person would be set aside in a cage. Another test was that of sanity. An interpreter would ask each person a few questions just to ....

.... chronic diseases (Payne 2). Smoking has been proven to cause many life threatening problems, therefore cigarette use should not be tolerated. “The number one killer of smokers is heart disease” (Bailey 135). Not only that but also, “Cigarette smoking accounts for 30% of all heart disease deaths” (Kim and Saltzberg 1). Carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke causes the amount of cholesterol clogging the arteries to rise dramatically. Smoking also makes the walls of the arteries harden which increases the chance for the artery to rupture. Another drug in cigarettes, nicotine, causes your blood pressure to rise, your heart rate to rise, and your heart i ....

.... whose origins are lost in time. For example, one of the original meanings of the word “wedding” was to gamble or wager. This comes from the time when a bride price was required before marriage. This bride price could include land, social status, political alliances or money. Thus, the “Anglo-Saxon word ‘wedd’ meant that the groom would vow to marry the woman, but it also referred to the bride price (money or barter) to be paid by the groom to the bride’s father” (Kendrick). There are equally surprising origins for such traditions as the ring finger, wedding ring, engagement ring (and its diamond), ....