.... has many meanings, which are of course subconsciously. The Quaker building has many meanings and therefore the signified list is very long, but first we will look at the signifier. The sign is the word Quaker, plain and simple, and the signifier is Q-u-a-k-e-r. However the word Quaker is not just a word, it means many, many things, which is where the signified comes in. The actual building is huge, which gave me the feeling that they are a successful company and that their product must be all over the world. The building is also white brick. This, without even .....

.... for a period in the mid-1970’s when stock returns dropped below T-bills. Periods of high inflation in the 70’s are the primary drivers of the stock ROR decline. T-bills have historically had a much lower 2.5% maximum ROR that has not been prevalent until the past few years. Bonds have consistently had negative ROR’s until recently when the trend seems to be following stocks. Analysis of 3 and 10-year investment time frames emphasize the importance of the period that the investment is made over. Three and ten year investments yielded a large difference .....

.... high in Sweden, because of the encouraged day care facilities which also provides the females with legislation that provides them with excellent benefits. In Japan there is a drop in female economic activity, the reason why is it affects their marriage and the care of their only child. An observation of labour force participation rates in Canada show that female rates rose a lot between 1971 and 1981, while the male rate rose unnoticeably. The increase in the female participation rate was found in all age groups except in older women. For women aged .....

.... economy encompasses a considerable amount of the transactions in the economy. This underground economy consists of illicit transactions and the legal ones that cannot be traced. GDP does not include the ecological damage rendered every day by humanity. The pollution caused by everyday life such as trash and the pollution caused by factories and such all damper the economic standings of a nation. While several immeasurable items are left out of the calculation of GDP, a few things are included that do not necessarily need top be. When a disaster strikes a .....

.... again McDonald's lead the way in the fast food industry. The changes we saw included, for example, the fact that women were now a major part of the work force and dual income families were becoming a more common occurrence. McDonald's became a mastermind of marketing toward specific markets by pioneering ideas such as breakfast menus, healthier choices and alternatives, and "adult" foods. McDonald's has truly evolved into a world power by paying attention to the needs and wants of the changing market and adjusting to these needs. LINKING THEORY : Ray Kroc .....

.... grapes, urging shoppers throughout the country not to buy or eat grapes. In 1970, as a result of the boycott, many growers signed contracts with the UFW. However, vegetable growers signed contracts with the Teamsters in order to limit UFW power and, in 1973 when the grape contracts expired, grape growers also signed with the Teamsters. In protest, more than 10,000 farm workers walked out of the fields. As a result of the strike and further boycotts against lettuce and Gallo wine, California Governor Jerry Brown established a collective bargaining law fo .....

.... order to stimulate economic growth in the United States, taxes on capital gains should be eliminated. Members of Congress once considered a reduction in the capital gains tax rate from 28% to 19.8%. Combined with indexation, which is , reducing the capital gains tax by any amount would be a vital pro-growth step taken by Congress. However, given the fickle and high risk nature of investments and entrepreneurships, and the importance of maintaining a competitive economy in a global environment, capital gains should be exempt from taxation altogether. A zero .....

.... Gross Domestic Product, nor are improvements to the quality of goods and services. The Gross Domestic Product Index is a useful measure of a nation’s productivity. The United States baseline year for current measures of Gross Domestic Product is 1987. (McEachern, 168) Consumption The model defines consumption as the total annual expenditures for goods and services by households. Examples of this component are groceries, clothing, haircuts, plumbing repairs, and health care, TVs and furniture. Consumption is the largest component in the Gross Domestic Produ .....