...Running Head: VIKING SAGA The study of Vikings would limit one to the pursuit of knowledge about the group of Norse explorers and pirates. The study of the Viking Age would include the period of Norse history from the 790s to 1066. This is the period during which the Viking raiders expanded as far as North America. During this period of piracy and expansion many settlements were established. It is the farmers of these settlements that we will examine. Vikings settled in Britain, Ireland, France, Iceland, and Greenland. In Iceland farms were isolated from one another and the farmer needed have the respect and support of his family and hired men in order to prosper. The farmer usually had not only his family but extended family, hired men, and slaves as well. All of these individuals lived in the longhouse. Originally the livestock lived in the longhouse also, but later outbuilding housed the more valuable animals. Framers in Iceland needed to grow and harvest a large amount of hay in order to feed the livestock throughout the winter. Farmers usually had two areas to grow hay. Most hay was grown on uncultivated land, but some was grown near the longhouse. The field by the longhouse was heavily fertilized with manure as they did not practice crop rotation. Rocks and sod made a fence around this field to keep out animals and humans. Hay was harvested with a scythe. Before winter the amount of hay harvested was compared to the amount of livestock. If the amount of hay was not...
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...meeting with very high powered executives, some do not possess all these qualities that have been mentioned above but are still able to get results out of their employees for the good of the company. In addition to effective leaders having a high degree emotional intelligence to succeed in the workplace, there has been another article written by Mitch McCrimmon titled, “Thought Leadership: a radical departure from traditional, positional leadership”. This article suggests another innovative way of company success which is from the bottom up approach. Employees contribute to the growth of the company by suggesting new ideas to management for consideration and implementation. This paper seeks to discuss and identify the authors’ conclusions. It also seeks to identify the research methodology...
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...How to Conduct Academic Research Students and professionals both know that conducting accurate, valid, and timely research into academic topics such as history, literature, or anthropology is critical to success in the classroom and at work. Writing the results into a paper is also a major step in the process. Here are some basic steps in performing secondary research. 1. Determine your research topic/question. In some classes, students are told to find a topic; this means the exercise is for the purpose of learning the research process. In other situations, the required topic is clearly indicated from the class, your own work, or your professional needs. Your topic can be aroused from a sense of curiosity, hunch and interest over a particular perceived problem that you feel needed to be filled in the gap of knowledge. 2. Understand the difference between primary and secondary research. a. Primary research means doing original research, meaning that this knowledge doesn't appear in any other paper. You might be reading through original treaties, newspaper articles, or authentic letters from authors or statesmen. You might be conducting scientific, medical or engineering experiments. b. Secondary research, the focus of this wikiHow article, means reading other experts' published papers to learn something new about your topic, to survey what others have said and written about it, to reach a conclusion about your ideas on the topic. 3. Determine your scope...
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...ARTICLE 1: TITLE: Advertiser satisfaction with advertising agency creative product. NEEDS: The purpose of the paper is to explore the satisfaction response in the context of an applied creative, business-to-business, professional service – that of advertiser satisfaction with agency creative services. OBJECTIVES: CSD is a much-discussed but still controversial concept. Oliver (1997) offered the following definition:the consumer’s fulfillment response. It is a judgement that a product or service feature, or the product or service itself, provided (or is providing) a pleasurable level of consumption – related fulfilment, including levels of under- or over fulfilment.The disconfirmation paradigm has been researched extensively with regard to consumer goods and services (Bolton and Drew, Brown and Swartz, Oliver, Tse and Wilton. It was more recently applied to B2B services (Nowak and Washburn; Patterson. With regard to the basic disconfirmation model, Oliver concluded that “ the model has been able to adequately account for one major mechanism (disconfirmation) by which consumers form satisfaction judgements”. Oliver describes disconfirmation as “discrepancy from standard”, in either a positive or negative direction. The basic disconfirmation model comprises variables including expectations, (perceived) performance, disconfirmation. FINDINGS: Findings from the in-depth interviews concerning the structure of advertiser expectations have already...
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...because people share the same knowledge about it and it cannot exist outside of our minds. It has to be studied subjectively and look at individual case studies, because every person within a particular society has his/her own understanding and perception of the word “poverty”. Both approaches are closely linked to methodology used for measuring poverty. Choice of epistemology directly influences on the type of research that will be conducted. Since positivists prefer to conduct researches objectively, they are more likely to use quantitative methods in measuring poverty. Quantitative research study designs include systematic analysis, randomised control trial, cohort study, case control study and etc (Kanbur, R., 2001). It uses “large scale” samples and tries to exclude any values. Statistical data gathered from researches is reliable and gives a clear view of reality, but wrong correlations within a study can be made. At large, quantitative methods produce hypotheses and show connections between variables. Interpretivists, conversely, use subjective methods of research. Qualitative can be used for examining people’s belief, attitudes and experiences. It doesn’t try to find one objective truth and usually examines the social world and data can be collected through interviews, focus groups,...
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...Research Process The ultimate goal of the student data collection is to determine the average monetary expense of furthering one’s education for one calendar year. The subjects of this paper are students of the University of Phoenix’s Bucks County Campus. The cost of obtaining a higher education at this university is approximated by using a focus group, consisting of four learning team members. Constructs, such as tuition cost, travel expense and resource expense data from each subject will be explored. In order to effectively measure the information obtained from the focus group, controls are implemented on the data. This study assumes that each student travels to and from the campus twice a week. The first trip is made to attend class and the second trip is made so that each student can participate in a physical learning team meeting. Since the duration of each class is five weeks in length, the analysis used is based on 10 trips to the University of Phoenix campus. Each student will complete 10 courses per calendar year. The distance involved in traveling to the campus will be measured by mileage, price of gasoline, and tolls. Another measurement is tuition cost per course. The constructs for the tuition cost include tuition reimbursement and out-of-pocket expense. Travel expenses were calculated based on current gasoline average cost of $2.69 per gallon. Mileages per gallon calculations were based on 17 miles per gallon of gasoline from participant’s home to the...
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...Course Number and Title: American Literature 1 Number of Credits: 3 Instructor Name: Sos Bagramyan Email Address: sbagramyan@aua.am Telephone Number: 51 27 69 Office Location: Paramaz Avedisian Building, 132W Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 8am-9am Term/Year: Spring 2015 ENGL 120 – American Literature 1 This survey course introduces students to American literature from the beginning of European contact to the present, focusing on major authors and different literary genres. It examines the historical influences on the evolution of this body of literature and the construction of a distinct and complex American identity. Through close reading, class discussion and their own research and writing, students will explore how themes such as gender, race, class, spirituality, economics, and the environment play a role in the formation and evolution of the American experience Three hours of instructor-led class time per week. Required Materials: All readings are located in PDF format on our course’s Moodle page. Academic Integrity: All graded assignments must completed individually. Plagiarism is a serious offense, and any attempt to pass off another person's ideas and writings as your own will result in severe disciplinary measures, possibly expulsion from the university. This also applies to your Informal Responses, which should reflect your own understanding of the material and not simply repeat what I or your classmates have already said. Students are required...
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...Final research paper Art history Beth mchale Mrs Cozad 14th December, 2015 Christian art and architecture has been developed dramatically though out the centuries, from Early Christian through the Gothic eras. There are four classification in the development of Cristian art: Early Christian and Byzantine, Early Medieval, Late Medieval—Romanesque and Late Medieval—Gothic. Art and architecture from these periods all tell stories from that specific time in life, they give factual knowledge on the information that we have today, allowing us to relate to these time periods. The first era in which is going to be spoke about is the Early Christian and Byzantine time period of 500-1000. In the Early Christian and Byzantine time...
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...Research Paper Comparative Criminal Justice System Professor Dave Sanchez Strayer University July 11, 2015 Transnational crimes are illegal acts that are performed, and the impact involvement affects more than one country. These crimes usually involve illicit good, services or the infiltration of businesses or of government. There are many different types of crimes that fall under transnational crimes and which I will identify them using the conduct that they violate. First you have the provisions of illicit goods they are, drug trafficking, trafficking in stolen property, counterfeiting. Next you have the provision of illegal services that are, human trafficking, cybercrime and fraud, commercialized vices. Last we look at the infiltration of businesses including government they are, extortion and racketeering, money laundry and corruption. My transnational crime that I will focus on in this paper will be human trafficking from both countries the United States and Cuba (Dammer & Albanese, 2014). The United States defines Human Trafficking as the illegal movement, recruitment or harboring in an individual for the purpose of exploration, forced labor or commercial sexual exploration. The most common human trafficking types we hear a lot about are sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and debt bondage. The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that at least 12.3 million people are victims of forced labor at any given time, 2.4 million of whom toil in forced...
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...Discuss, with supporting evidence, the different ‘proximate’ and ‘fundamental’ determinants of poverty The World Bank states: “Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being ill and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having the ability to go to school and not being able to read. Poverty is being in unemployment. Poverty is losing a child to illness brought about by unclean water. Poverty is powerlessness, lack of representation and freedom.” (World Bank, as cited in Lang 2007, p.31). More than three billion people live on less than $2.50 a day which is approximately half the world’s population. In 2005, the developing world had about 72 million children of primary school age not enrolled in school; of this 72 million, 57 percent of them were girls. Each year, 2.2 million children die because they lack immunisation (Globalissues.org, 2013). This essay will discuss the fundamental determinants of poverty with the two main contenders being geography and institution. It would also discuss the proximate determinants of poverty in Kenya. What causes poverty is an important question when trying to explain poverty, but it is not one which can easily be answered. These causes can be grouped into ‘proximate’, ‘intermediate’ and ‘fundamental’ causes of poverty. The proximate cause is the ‘nearest cause’ in the chain of causation, ABCDE. The fundamental cause is what sets the chain of causation in motion. The fundamental cause of E is A, and B, C and D are intermediate...
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...al., (2004) defined eWOM as ‘any positive or negative statement made by potential, actual, or former customers about a product or company, which is made available to a multitude of people and institutions via the Internet’ (p.39). Hospitality and Tourism Industry has also been affected by this relatively new eWOM, where former visitors or customers express their opinion on destinations and places they have visited. The purpose of this literature review is to focus on the eWOM, its impact on the Hospitality and Tourism Industry and on the potential benefits it has for businesses and destinations. This review will contain information gathered and analyzed from different peer reviewed articles and studies to support the credibility of this paper. The eWOM in contrast of the traditional WOM has different types of electronic media channels that have an impact upon interpersonal relationships. There are the synchronous type and the asynchronous type, the first one include instant messaging, chatrooms and newsgroups. While asynchronous includes blogs, emails, virtual communities and websites (techdictionary.com, 2006). All these are use to spread experiences and opinions about a product or a place, they can be positive or negative depending on the experience of the author. The eWOM as mentioned in the introduction has a great impact on the Hospitality and Tourism Industry e.g. on choosing a travel destination or hospitality facilities. According to Park, D.H. and Kim (2008) travel...
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...that in shared leadership and leaderful organizations, management is never really differentiated from leadership. Both represent their team members as holding some responsibilities that are typically held by a more formal leader (1065). Unlike shared leadership and leaderful organizations, thought leadership does not hold managerial or empowered authority to make decisions. Thought leaders “challenge the status quo” for the purpose of change (1065). Thought leaders are not necessarily staff in managerial positions. They do not require a specific personality type and do not require teamwork. The article describes how thought leadership can range from those with innovative ideas or those who simply adopt new technology earlier than most (1066). It is important to note that thought leadership ends once the idea has been accepted, typically by senior staff (1067). Thought leadership is argued to be most effective for organizations that want to focus on continually improving its organization rather than...
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...Meaning and Existentialism in My Life - Existentialism is a phiosophy which revolves around the central belief that we create ourselves. External factors are not important. It is the way that we let external factors affect us that determines who we are. As individuals we all have the freedom to choose our own path and that is what life is all about. Along with the freedom of choice comes the responsibilty of one's actions which can make some people anxious but give others meaning to their lives. To overcome this anxiousness and accept responsibilty is to meet the challenges of life and to truly live it.... [tags: Existentialism, ] 675 words (1.9 pages) $14.95 [preview] Understanding Existentialism - Do we matter. Do we seek personal happiness in life. These are questions from existentialism. The dictionary defines existentialism as an individual’s experience filled with isolation in a hostile universe where a human being attempts to find true self and the meaning of life through free will, choice, and personal responsibility. Hamlet is an existentialist character who believes that he is forced to avenge his father’s death and the hatred builds in his heart because of the many betrayals which direct him towards a senseless life and constant thoughts about suicide; this ultimately leads to his demise and he is left with naught.... [tags: Existentialism] 872 words (2.5 pages) $14.95 [preview] Life Value vs. Existentialism in Grendel - A main theme in John Gardner’s Grendel...
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............................................7 GA versus RP.......................................................................................7 Approach............................................................................................10 Results................................................................................................11 3 Research: Word Stress in GA and RP..............................................................10 4 Conclusion...........................................................................................................12 5 Bibliography........................................................................................................13 6 Appendix: Assessment of Recordings and Questionnaire...................................14 1. Introduction As the title suggests, this term paper deals with the nature and characteristics of stress. In the following, the most relevant features of this highly fundamental topic within the linguistics will be covered and illustrated as straightforward as the limitation of ten pages allows to do so. While the first part of this paper is fairly theoretical, the second one represents quite the opposite as it presents the findings of an actual,...
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...swearing ……..………………………...… 1 3. Offending or useful: why some taboo words are considered more offensive than others …………………………………………………………….…..............………… 3 4. Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………... 6 5. References ……………………………………………………………………………… 7 1. Introduction Swearing is a part of everyday life and has a common place in the English language. The question may arise as to why expletives are used when they are oftentimes considered taboo; hence, what exactly does swearing offer to its user? A second question that may follow is why some swearwords are more likely to be considered offensive and taboo than others. By referring to taboo terms, this paper will address words that are semantically considered negatively loaded; however, in order to maintain brevity, this paper will specifically focus on the most commonly applied ones. The terms taboo, swearing, swearword, expletive and strong language will be used as synonyms in this context; the term taboo will not stand for ‘being completely forbidden to use’ but rather, in the context of swearing, the tendency of a “social or religious custom placing prohibition or restriction” (Oxford reference 2010) on a word and the following unwillingness to make use of taboo words. Thus, swearwords will be regarded as an ordinary part of language. To summarize, the first chapter will attempt to answer the question of why humans utilize swears. Accordingly, the semantic fields swearwords originate from, the forms...
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