Thursday, October 24, 2019
Families NOT the Source of All Evil :: Are Families Dangerous
Families NOT the Source of All Evil à à à à à According to Barbara Ehrenreich in ââ¬Å"Are Families Dangerous?,â⬠families are the most dangerous place to be, because of several reasons. First, for women the most unsafe place to be is inside her own home. This is because the people who love you the most are the ones who abuse and murder their loved ones. According to Charles Fourier, ââ¬Å"the family is the barrier to human progress,â⬠which leads me to believe that Ehrenreich is trying to portray the family as a downside to our society instead of a positive aspect of our lives. Subsequently, there is no such thing as the ââ¬Å"functionalâ⬠family, each and every family needs counseling and policies to provide guidance. Families cause damage to children because of a constant attack on oneââ¬â¢s self esteem. Most importantly, according to Ehrenreich families are the source of violence within our world, she believes if we would disband our families our world would be a much improved living environment. à à à à à The article I discussed was, ââ¬Å"Are families dangerous?,â⬠by Barbara Ehrenreich. This article gave copious reasons for what the family does to destroy ones self esteem or even ones physical well being. Ehrenreich stated numerous facts that supported her view upon the American family. She used two human sources, one being Charles Fourier (French Philosopher) and a British anthropologist by the name of Edmund Leach. Both of these men agreed that the family was the source of all evil within our society. She also used specific court cases that indicated domestic violence within the home. Each of these cases are widely known to Americans, due to the media coverage on each case. Allowing her to illustrate the numerous occasions domestic violence has occurred within in society. à à à à à When my group discussed the facts that she brought forward within the article we each came to the conclusion that families are NOT the source of all evil in this world. Although, she cited an abundance of sources, we all believe families are what makes a child a proper and well-caring human being.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
American Society
With its fiftieth anniversary, scholars have had ample reason to return their attention to Brown and reassess its meaning. From the Grassroots to the Supreme Court: Brown v. Board of Education and American Democracy represents one of the earliest efforts, drawn from a conference convened at the University of South Carolina in 2002. In the words of Peter F. Lau, the editor, this collection ââ¬Å"reinforces long-held views of the decision's seminal importance and revolutionary natureâ⬠(p. 13).While the sixteen contributors to the book, scholars of law and history, largely support the above claim, their findings are not a simplistic restatement that Brown launched the civil rights movement. Instead, a more nuanced picture emerges, one that covers a broad span of time, combines bottom-up and top-down methodologies, contextualizes the integrationist campaign within larger themes of grassroots activism and constitutional change, and still accounts for variables of race, class, and r egion. Although the collection is kaleidoscopic, its essays essentially operate along two perspectives.The first draws connections between long-standing traditions of grassroots activism and the traditional narrative of Brown. As studies by Raymond Gavins, Kara Miles Turner, and Peter Lau make clear, before Brown local activists sought legal remedies as part of a larger, comprehensive fight for equality. Alongside celebrated battles in the courtrooms, they pressed other campaigns for voting rights and economic justice. Enriching our understanding of grassroots mobilization, other essays demonstrate that activists had to contend not simply with external obstacles but also with internal divisions of race, class, gender, language, and culture.Similarly, Tomiko Brown-Nagin skillfully explores intraracial tensions over the handling of post-Brown litigation in Atlanta. Christina Greene focuses on the often-overlooked role of women's activism in her sharp study of Durham, North Carolina, w hile Laurie B. Green addresses the dynamics of urban-rural relationships by employing a much-needed metropolitan approach to her exploration of Memphis and the surrounding Mississippi Delta. Other essays complicate the traditional narrative further, moving beyond the bounds of black-white relations to address experiences of other communities of color, especially outside the South.Furthermore, in a sweeping essay by Vicki L. Ruiz, he examines the meaning of segregated education for Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans in the West. Also, Madeleine Lopez likewise offers a focused study of Puerto Rican experiences with desegregation in New York City, where campaigns for bilingual education complicated the integrationist struggle. In conclusion, the essays in the book embrace Brown, yet assert that the case represented but one component of the larger civil rights revolution.Indeed, as the collection suggests, during the twentieth century the struggle for integration a nd the struggle for equality diverged as often as they merged. As Lau notes, ââ¬Å"Seldom does significant change occur from any single source or emanate from any single directionâ⬠(p. 14). Therefore, the book offers a picture of the civil rights revolution that is appropriately diverse and complex. LITERACY AND RACIAL JUSTICE: THE POLITICS OF LEARNING AFTER BROWN V BOARD OF EDUCATION. This book by Catherine Prendergast examines the critical issues raised in the celebrated case of Brown v Board of Education.It must be noted that the five essays that make up Prendergast's volume plot the ââ¬Å"intersectionsâ⬠between racial politics and educational practice and, in so doing, shed a great deal of light on the nature and intent of current educational initiatives and controversies. In the introduction and in Chapter 1, ââ¬Å"The Economy of Literacy,â⬠Prendergast examines the Brown ruling, a ruling that was ostensibly intended to end racism's power over educational po licy and practice, but ultimately did not!The author uses contemporary literacy theory and critical race theorists' reading of the Brown ruling to argue that the justices' explicit and implicit arguments reify a view of education as essentially White property. That is, the arguments and remedies of Brown constructed equal opportunity as the right of racial minorities to be educated among Whites: the quality of schooling that Black children receive is directly dependent not only on a White presence in schools but on Whites' implicit willingness to share their privilege and property with Black children.It must also be noted that the book's remaining chaptersââ¬âââ¬Å"Desegregation Comes to the Piedmont: Locating Ways with Word,â⬠ââ¬Å"Give me your Literate,â⬠and ââ¬Å"Literacy and Racial Justice in Practice: High School Xâ⬠ââ¬âmay be of most use and interest to a slightly narrower audience of writing teachers, language theorists, and educational researchers . Chapter Three examines the seeming absence of race issues and racial identity in Shirley Brice Heath's Ways with Words.The final essay in the volume, ââ¬Å"Literacy and Racial Justice in Practice,â⬠is based on Prendergast's experiences as a tutor and aide, and later as a researcher, at ââ¬Å"High School Xâ⬠(a pseudonym for a Midwestern alternative high school). Here, Prendergast presents a realistic view of the stresses, tensions, and occasional triumphs of a partially-integrated school whose mission is an explicit recognition and celebration of difference.Although the lack of financial support for the school in the local African American community is an ongoing frustration for school administrators, Prendergast maintains that her study of HSX can provide some particularized insights for teachers and researchers and some ââ¬Å"lessonsâ⬠for a realistic approach to the ongoing racism of the American education system. The book's conclusion addresses the thorny is sues of ubiquitous educational testing, the role of the scholar in political change, and the reparations movement.Finally, Although the book is not without its faultsââ¬âfor instance, Prendergast's analysis of the court cases would have been more compelling had she examined the rulings and opinions of the justices, rather than relying on secondary sources, and the way that the term ââ¬Å"literacyâ⬠slips around, unmoored by any attempt at definition, can be confusingââ¬âLiteracy and Racial Justice tells an important story.Readers will discover in this story new insights into their own experiencesââ¬âas students, teachers, and scholarsââ¬âeven as they struggle, with Prendergast, to understand both the too-often disheartening realities of today's schools and the society whose history and values those schools enact. References 1. Lau, Peter F. , Ed. From the Grassroots to the Supreme Court: Brown v. Board of Education and American Democracy Durham, NC: Duke Univer sity Press 406 pp. , $25. 95, ISBN 0-8223-3449-6 Publication Date: February 2005 2. Brown v. Board of Education: Caste, Culture, and the Constitution. By Robert J. Cottrol, Raymond T. Diamond, and Leland B.Ware. Landmark Law Cases and American Society. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, c. 2003. Pp. xii, 292. Paper, $15. 95, ISBN 0-7006-1289-0; cloth, $25. 00, ISBN 0-7006-1288-2. ) 3. From the Grassroots to the Supreme Court: Brown v. Board of Education and American Democracy. Edited by Peter F. Lau. Constitutional Conflicts. (Durham, N. C. , and London: Duke University Press, c. 2004. Pp. x, 406. Paper, $25. 95, ISBN 0-8223-3449-6; cloth, $94. 95, ISBN 0-8223-3475-5. ) 4. Catherine Prendergast. Literacy and Racial Justice: The Politics of Learning after Brown v. Board of Education. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 2003. 205 pp. $25. 00. American society What aspect of American society do you feel are most in need of change? Why? How do you think this change can best be brought about? How can the legal profession bring about change?The aspect of American society that I believe should be changed is the immigration policies and laws. Basically, according to the 1990 Immigration Act, the United States can allow only up to 700,000 immigrants per year.The main premise behind this law is for the reunification of families who have been separated by various circumstances. However, despite strict immigration laws and policies, there are roughly 10 million illegal immigrants or aliens who currently live in the United States. Most of these immigrants come from the Philippines, India, and China. These figures generally show two sides of the issue which most of the time contributes to the legislative and other legal impediments to the problem at hand.On one side, the staggering number of undocumented immigrants is a good proof of the attractivene ss of America. Around the world, despite the global economic crisis, many people still believe that there are greener pastures and better jobs in the United States.Although there are millions of illegal immigrants who work in the country, it is ultimately beneficial to the economy. On the other hand, the massive number of immigrants poses a larger problem particularly in national security. Although this security threat is indirect, it could alter laws, redirect resources, and most of all, serve as a cover for criminals, extremists, and terrorists, among others.Meaning to say, there must be a comprehensive law or program that will more or less fix these problems mentioned above while at the same time ensuring that these illegal immigrants are somehow given a chance to live prosperous lives.Basically, the law profession plays a powerful role in deciding the fate of these immigrants as the decision of allowing them to stay or sending back to their mother countries lies on American immi gration laws. Considering the fact the there is a very large number of illegal aliens in the country despite stringent immigration laws, it can be then deduced that something is lacking in the countryââ¬â¢s immigration system.Therefore, at the very least, a program that caters to non-citizen guest workers should be crafted in order to address this problem. Most of all, this program should ultimately result in economic gains and incentives for the United States. The legal profession can then lobby and call for the advocacy of this kind of program in Congress to ensure its legitimacy.Although there can be multiple dimensions to the program mentioned above, it should more or less revolve around certain principles. The most important of which are the immigration costs and benefits. The legal profession, in collaboration with concerned government agencies and groups, can conduct studies and researches on this area so that an effective immigration program can be made.The law profession can also craft a system in which all guest workers entering the U.S. be identified immediately. Basically, the key to cracking down illegal immigrants is swiftness together with the help of technological advancements such as biometric identification, which include fingerprints and retinal scans, among many others. Current migrant workers must also be presented with benefits if they choose to take part in the program.Moreover, the law profession can also stress that being a guest worker in the United States should not be viewed as a way to gain citizenship so that foreign migrants will not be oversupplied. Furthermore, lawyers can also petition for the review of existing immigration laws so that possible irregularities and loopholes can be addressed.à In short, what the law profession can do to address these problems in immigration to the United States is to ensure stricter and more effective implementation of old laws and the crafting of new ones that will resolve the issue while ensuring that economic benefits are attained.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Advanced French Verb Conjugation
Advanced French Verb Conjugation Conjugation refers to the five possible inflections of a verb: Person, Number, Mood, Tense, and Voice. Once youve made a choice from each of these five, you have a conjugation or inflection. For example:Verb - parlerPerson - first personNumber - singularMood - indicativeTense - presentVoice - active je parleVerb - allerPerson - third personNumber - pluralMood - subjunctiveTense - presentVoice - active quils aillentWhen conjugating a French verb, the first things to figure out are the tense and mood, which work hand-in-hand. All moods have at least two tenses (present and past) out of the possible 8 (only the indicative has all 8). The verb timeline lists moods horizontally and tenses vertically.The indicative is the most common mood and is normally not stated. When you talk about the passà © composà ©, the imperfect, or the present tense, for example, you mean of the indicative mood. Its only with other moods like subjunctive and conditional that the mood is stated explicitly.All m oods have a present tense, which is again not made explicit except in the indicative and participle (parentheses indicate what normally goes unsaid): present (indicative)(present) conditional(present) subjunctive(present) imperative(present) infinitivepresent participle So for example, the imperfect (indicative) and the imperfect subjunctive are two different moods of the same tense. On the other hand, the (present) conditional and the past conditional are two different tenses of the same mood. The verb timeline can help you understand this, because it lines up moods and tenses so that you can see how they all fit together. X axis Y axis verb form and basis of individual conjugations. Voil - now that you understand the basics of French verb conjugation, study the lessons on individual tenses and moods (linked from the verb timeline) to learn more, or visit my French grammar glossary. Tricky Subjects When you understand subject pronouns, tenses, moods, and how to conjugateà French verbs, youre in great shape. There are however some grammatical subjects which make conjugation a bit more difficult. Multiple Subjects When you have more than one subject, you have to figure out whichà subject pronounsà would replace that group and then conjugate the verb accordingly. For example,à toi et moià would be replaced byà nous, as wouldà David et moi.à Toi et luià andà Michel et toià would be replaced byà vous.à Lui et elleà orà Marc et Anneà would be replaced byà ils. The trick is to make this replacement in your head without actually saying it out loud, as denoted by the (parentheses):à à à Toi et moi (nous) pouvons le faireà à à You and I can do ità à à Paul, Marie et moi (nous) mangeonsà à à Paul, Marie, and I are eatingà à à Toi et elle (vous) à ªtes en retardà à à You and she are lateà à à Sophie et toi (vous) devez partirà à à You and Sophie have to leaveà à à Luc et sa femme (ils) sont arrivà ©sà à à Luc and his wife have arrivedà à à Lui et elle (ils) lisent beaucoupà à à He and she read a lot Subject +Object Pronoun In a construction with anà object pronoun, usuallyà nousà orà vous, there is sometimes a tendency to conjugate the verb according to it, rather than to theà subject pronoun, because the object directly precedes the verb. Though this tends to be a careless mistake made orally rather than a lack of understanding, its included here just as a little reminder.à à à Je vous ai donnà © la listeà à à I gave you the listà à à xx Je vous avez donnà © la liste xxà à à Vous nous avez mentià à à You lied to usà à à xx Vous nous avons menti xx Cest... qui The constructionà cestà à stressed pronounà à quià makes many people - including at times native French speakers - want to use the third person singular verb conjugation because ofà qui. But this is incorrect; in fact, the conjugation has to agree with the pronoun.à à à Cest moi qui ai gagnà ©Ã à à Its me that wonà à à xx Cest moi qui a gagnà © xxà à à Cest vous qui avez tortà à à Youre the one whos wrongà à à xx Cest vous qui a tort xxà à à Cest nous qui allons le faireà à à Were the ones who are going to do ità à à xx Cest nous qui va le faire xx Pronoun + Qui Similar to theà cest... quià construction is a subject orà demonstrative pronounà à qui. Again, theà quià makes people want to use the third person singular, but once again the conjugation has to agree with the pronoun.à à à Vous qui avez mangà © pouvez partirà à à Those of you who have eaten may leaveà à à xx Vous qui a mangà © pouvez partir xxà à à Ceux qui veulent aider doivent me voirà à à Those who want to help need to see meà à à xx Ceux qui veut aider doivent me voir xxà à à Je cherche celles qui à ©tudientà à à Im looking for the ones who are studyingà à à xx Je cherche celles qui à ©tudie xx Collective Subjects Collective subjects can take the third person singular or plural: à à à Un tas de fleurs sont mortes / Un tas de fleurs est mortà à à A bunch of flowers diedà à à Un grand nombre de livres ont disparu / Un grand nombre de livres a disparuà à à A large number of books disappeared Adverbs of Quantity Adverbs of quantityà take the third person singular or plural, depending on the number of the noun that follows: à à à Beaucoup dà ©tudiants sont arrivà ©sà à à A lot of students have arrivedà à à Peu de pluie est tombà ©eà à à Little rain fellà à à Combien de livres y a-t-ilà ?à à à How many books are there?Also see ...dentre... below. Indefinite Pronouns Indefinite pronounsà always take a third person conjugation (either singular or plural, depending on the number of the pronoun).à à à La plupart a dà ©cidà ©Ã à à Most have decidedà à à Plusieurs sont perdusà à à Many are lostà à à Tout le monde est là à à Everyone is thereAlso see ...dentre... ...dentre... When anà adverb of quantityà orà indefinite pronounà is followed byà entreà à personal pronoun, many non-native French speakers (including myself) want to conjugate the verb according to the personal pronoun. But this is incorrect - in this construction, the verb has to be conjugated to agree with what comes beforeà entre, not what comes after.à à à Certains dentre vous ont oublià ©Ã à à Some of you forgotà à à xx Certains dentre vous avez oublià © xxà à à Beaucoup dentre nous sont en retardà à à Many of us are lateà à à xx Beaucoup dentre nous sommes en retard xxà à à Chacun dentre vous peut le faireà à à Each one of you can do ità à à xx Chacun dentre vous pouvez le faire xx
Monday, October 21, 2019
Procedural Audio Sound Design For Video Games
Procedural Audio Sound Design For Video Games !! !Procedural Audio Sound Design for Video Games ! ! ! ! ! à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ ! Adrian Furdui Date : 15/08/2014 Word Count: 3312 ! !!Declaration ! I hereby declare that I wrote this written assignment on my own and without the use of any other than the cited sources and tools and all explanations that I copied directly or in theirsense are marked as such, as well as that the dissertation has not yet been handed in neither in this nor in equal form at any other official commission. !! ! ! ! ! ! à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨ à ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¨!IAbstract ! This paper explains what Procedural Audio is and its applications, it contains a brief introduction to Pure Data which is one of the softwar es with which it is possible to program audio within. The process of designing sound is explained, pointing out the main differences between the traditional way of doing it and doing it using procedural audio. This approach has been criticised for many years and the reasons have not changed much in time, in this paper its limitations and advantages will be explained. Examples of procedural audio used in video games will be provided in order to understand how the industry is reacting to it. The goal of this research is to find out whether Procedural Audio is going to become a standard, at least for game audio, or if it is going to remain in the shadows because of its complexity and all the problems it presents.! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!IITable of contents ! ! Introductionà ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦. 1What is Pure Dataà ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦Ã ¢Ãâ¬Ã ¦ 2Limitations of Procedural...
Sunday, October 20, 2019
really roseanne essays
really roseanne essays Its eight oclock in the evening, I have settled down on the couch to watch some primetime television. As I flip through the channels I realize how superficial and unrealistic the actresses truly are. I also began to notice one common thread between all of the women portrayed on television; most look like they just got done with a photo shoot for Cosmopolitan or Playboy. The men portrayed seem to be a little more realistic and down to earth. This brought out a startling realization that men can be just the guys next door; while women need to be drop dead gorgeous. The Roseanne sitcom is the only show that I can think of that didnt fit these generalizations. When looking back at what I gained from watching Roseanne, the television sitcom from the late eighties, I see a woman who wasnt afraid to tell the world, World, this is who I am. Deal with it! I really feel Roseanne lived by this motto. She was over-weight boisterous, sometimes downright obnoxious person, but she always seemed to have her heart in the right place. She was a positive role model to many, encouraging many women to show off to society who they really are, giving us a sense of inner-beauty for a change. American women did not have to compete with her, only themselves. Nobody started over-eating to look like Roseanne (nor really wanted to), but she inspired many to believe that it is all right to be over-weight. In fact, Roseanne and people with weight management problems make up approximately sixty percent of the U.S. population; try finding that percentage of lead roles on television that are women. Only thin women land roles as television leads on sitcoms, and seeing an over-weight woman the star of a sitcom up until the eighties was just unheard of. Roseanne broke into the nineties with ratings higher than ever. She not only broke the social nor ...
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Problems With the Status Quo Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 words
Problems With the Status Quo - Essay Example The reason of this is substitution for supplier that dispatches raw materials with poor quality. Though new supplier proposes affordable prices, frequently he makes delays in delivery of materials that affect the terms of producing finished commodity. Moreover, delays in production also occur because of the low qualification and professional skills of the workers, who may show habitual negligence concerning their responsibilities. Nevertheless manufacturing capacities allow to produce bigger number of goods, there is an absence of required level of demand for our products and decrease of workersââ¬â¢ motivation that hampers further expansion of production. In addition, the question about regulations of smoking personnel is still open. Present policy of smokers develops gaps in working time that influences on productivity of labor. On the top of everything, relations in our collective have spoilt drastically. Atmosphere is quite intense and unfriendly, causing intractability and st ress. According to stated problems, it is essential to find solutions a.s.a.p. If you have any ideas, I would be grateful to get your help. Kind regards, Name Dear Friend, With this letter I want to express my gratitude for your sympathy and support. It means a lot for me.
Friday, October 18, 2019
The Effects of Different Structures on Ownership Decisions Essay
The Effects of Different Structures on Ownership Decisions - Essay Example Joint ventures have to be applied in countries where foreign ownership is restricted. Other forms of entry into overseas market are mergers and acquisitions. A merger occurs when an exporter merges with a local company and creates a new unit, while under acquisition the exporting company takes over a domestic company. This research aims to asses the effect of different structures on ownership decisions. According to Raff, Ryan and Stahler (2005), direct exports or Greenfield investment does not change the ownership as it relies on its own assets to produce goods. In the case of M&A the foreign firm acquires the assets of the local target firm and combines them with its own assets but in the case of joint ventures, even though the assets are shared, they continue to choose output independently. Thus the decision to invest in another country would depend upon the extent of investment that the host firm wants to make. This implies that the firm heterogeneity would determine the pattern of foreign direct investment. Research suggests that firms with least assets would not like to disturb the ownership and would prefer to directly export their goods. Firms with highest assets choose Greenfield or direct investment. Those with low assets prefer mergers and joint ventures. Kasuga (2003) clarifies that net worth plays an important role in determining structures and hence the ownership decisions. When the minimum efficient scale for foreign companies is too large, the host firm chooses joint ventures or equity participation rather than wholly owned subsidiaries. The ownership decisions are based on various micro and macro factors as it depends on the host country for support. When the parent firm needs the local partnerââ¬â¢s assets, joint venture are preferred. The ownership shares and consequently the profits too get distributed in case of joint ventures. The ownership also affects the degree of technology transfer from the parent firm. Research also shows
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