...After attending a Christian church conference in Kansas City, MO, the summer of 2014, I returned home with my Christian beliefs strong and on fire. At the church conference, I never heard a curse word or disrespectful comments. Two weeks later, however, I arrived in Seattle, Washington, to attend the National Student Leadership Conference in healthcare and stepped into a different world. It was common to hear f-bomb, other curse words, and sexual jokes among the guys; occasionally, I heard these among the girls. One average-height, blonde, freckled-face boy from Seattle, a high school wrestler, greeted me with a friendly f-bomb as I unpacked my clothes in my dorm room—he was to be my roommate. My face burned with shock and discomfort. I didn’t know what to say and wondered what kind of experience lay ahead for me. I normally hear the type of commentary at my school back home, but I had spent most of the summer involved in church activities with my Christian friends, so I was not prepared to my sudden return to the typical teenage world. I couldn’t help but feel that all the curse worlds and sexual commentary were unnecessary and even childish and immature. I put up with it and didn’t reveal my feelings to anyone. But every time we were not attending a meeting or gathering and just hung out in the hallways or dorms, the students joked around with each other in that crude teenage language. Don’t get me wrong—these students were not bad kids, just normal teenagers living the teenage...
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...HOW TO APPLY Apply early! SAIT's programs in advanced technology are very popular and classes tend to fill up quickly. It is recommended that students apply well in advance. Applications will be accepted starting on the following dates: January intake 2014 Applications open: Aug. 1, 2013 May intake 2014 Applications Open: Aug. 1, 2013 September intake 2014 Applications open: Oct. 18, 2013 Note: The deadline to apply for most fall semester programs is June/July. We continue to accept applications until all seats in a program are filled. To increase your chances of gaining acceptance into a high demand program or an academic program with selection, we recommend you apply for the fall semester before March 1. Application process Step 1: Submit SAIT application & transcripts Apply online at ApplyAlberta and send in your high school/post-secondary transcripts (original & English translation) to international.transcripts@sait.ca (colour scan of original transcripts), mail (original documents), or in person. Documents Required: • Original official high school transcript (last three years) and postsecondary transcripts (if applicable) • Original English translation of transcripts (notarized or certified translations) • Original diploma /degree (Graduation Certificate) and the English translation • English language proficiency results for direct entry (IELTS Academic, TOEFL Internet Based, CLBA, CAEL) • Any other documents that are part of the admissions requirements...
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...Grad Papers Beichen Qin 8727085856 Abstract Last year the most successful I.T. Company Apple has caught a national wide focus. This time is not because they held a conference for new iphone or any i-products, but because their tax planning. As a model company, Apple always create amazing products, we can see their products all around the world, so many newspapers and magazines praise their design teams and marketing teams. These time their Tax team was enjoying the annoyance, after the news related Apple’s tax strategy open to the public there were a lot of argument around them. Some people thought they break the Tax laws, some people believe the Apple was clean, and some people thought Apple’s approach is immorality. In this paper, I will explain the approach which Apple use to avoid tax, show some supporting codifications and regulations about this approach, and analysis whether this approach is lawful. At last, I will show my view point about this issue. 1. Explain the approach which Apple use to avoid tax. 1) Basic knowledge Apple is one of the largest international company in the U.S., they create billions of profit a year and become the most successful I.T. Company in the world. Apple sell their products all over the world, at same time, they also have some subsidiary companies overseas to help them avoiding tax. The approach for Apple Inc. to avoiding the huge tax is very complex, and need several special requirements. The main profits Apple earned are from...
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...Applied Econometrics ━━HW3 徐韧锋 Xu Renfeng UID:2012970544 E10.2 a [pic] For the coefficient on the sb_useage term,t=3.30, p-value=0.001, which is smaller than 5%, we can reject the null hypothesis. The estimated coefficient on seat belt useage is positive and statistically significant. One the face of it, this suggests that seat belt useage leads to an increase in the fatality rate. b. [pic] The results change. The coefficient on seat belt useage is now negative and the coefficient is statistically significant. The estimated value of .. βsb_useage is.0.00577, so that a 10% increase in seat belt useage (so that sb_useage increases by 0.10) is estimated to lower the fatality rate by .000577 fatalities per million traffic miles. States with more dangerous drving conditions (and a higher fatality rate) also have more people wearing seat belts. Thus (1) suffers from omitted variable bias. c. [pic] [pic] The results change. The coefficient on seat belt useage is now negative and the coefficient is statistically significant. The estimated value of βsb_useage=-0.0037 d. The time effects are statistically significant .. the F-statistic .. 10.91 with a p-value of 0.00. The results in (3) are the most reliable. e. A 38% increase in seat belt useage from 0.52 to 0.90 is estimated to lower the fatality rate by ...
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...There are numerous benefits to obtain a certification in any field of nursing both personally and professionally, particularly in the field of gastroenterology nursing. Firstly, certified nurse usually have a greater potential for advancement to afford a greater networking opportunities which will help the nurse to be able to keep the latest research and knowledge in the field. Moreover, networking also allows nurses to participate in local and national events in gastroenterology nursing and may also offer additional leadership advantages. Secondly, certification documents that the nurse has attained a high level of knowledge and understands the standard of practice in gastroenterology. Certification also gives nurses a great sense of personal satisfaction, both in their ability to provide excellent care to patients and also in the accomplishment of the goal certification itself. The benefits for obtaining CGRN certification can be substantial. Lastly, certified nurses have demonstrated that they have not only met the minimum requirement or taking the exam, but also have a depth and breadth of knowledge that comes with the credential. They have shown that they understand how to best care for patients and provide excellent patient safety and education. Addition to that, patient satisfaction is greater with certified nurses and these nurses operative more confidently knowing that their knowledge of their specialty has been validated. A great sense of personal satisfaction...
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...How to Apply For Resettlement Ali Alassadi Somewhere in the world there are many people suffering from severe conditions and suppressive situations in their countries. They are in a real need to leave for safer and more supportive place to call a home. Today I will explain how to apply and go through the process of resettlement program by the International Organization for Migration IOM. The first step in the migration journey starts by filling out an application for the International Organization for Migration, or the IOM, and attaching all the documents they may need like a copy of the passport, recommendations from certain organizations and other requirements in order to start the process of the migration. This step may take anywhere from four to six months. The application is very easy to understand and is translated into several languages besides English, such as Arabic, French, and Swahili. The application is available online on the IOM website and is electronic so no paper is needed. This step is the easiest one as it can be done on the first day of applying and because it is completely online, so there is no need to travel to get it done. After the IOM reviews all the information and the reason(s) for migration, they contact the principal applicant by email to inform him or her that the application has been received and that they will give the applicant a case number. This number contains two letters...
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...I am not sure if there is ever a reasonable time to assume that a population is the same or homogeneous. However, I guess one could say that people are of like-minded at times. For instance, take the white supremacist organizations into account, I believe it is safe to assume that the majority of them are like minded and homogeneous. In the example that I used, I believe that this does apply to Milgram’s experiment. Taking into considerations that most organizations like white supremacy ones tend to follow the leader. As with most religious organizations, people that are enmeshed in their religion tend to follow blindly with what their “God” or their religious leader says. I believe that these are the only two instances that one could think...
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...|Check Point: Policy Elements |February 12 | | |2014 | | |How the elements apply? | Check Point: Policy Elements Le’Sha Hairston HSM/240 - PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN SERVICES Lori Moon The Integrated Council on Homelessness (www.usich.gov), is an organization that assist the homeless in finding stable homes, they also help veterans in need after they return from service. This organization is dedicated to helping those in the most need find stability in life, this federal government funded program is targeted to help and prevent homelessness. The main goal is to assist those who are homeless and to help them gain a stable place, to never have to experience homelessness again. The objective is to give the homeless some hope, letting them know that they don’t have to be without. This organization is here to help the homeless, and veterans gain employment, to show them how to manage their money in order to maintain their bills. Its also here as an aftercare program if needed to help maintain their stability. ...
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...Stage 4 How would you apply for this job? For this position I would write a letter or CV including the company name, address and the person who will be receiving it who will be Natalie Chalmers. I will make sure the letter is specific for the job and it grabs the reader’s attention to let them know why my letter of CV is worth reading. My letter will be written in a formal document that gives information about me, my personality and what I could bring to this job and also why I am committed to work here. The following letter will include Key skills, Qualifications and Personality. Key skills Motivation: I think responsibility motivates me the most because when I am given something to do it’s my job to make sure I do my job well. Since I am a member of the media team in my church I don’t get to do all the massive tasks like filming yet, every little thing that’s given to me I will make sure I do it well until I am trusted enough to handle the massive tasks and responsibilities ahead of me. Verbal communication: I study French in school as one of my options and for you to do French you need to be able to communicate with others to understand the language and help others struggling. I also love working in big groups than by myself because I think I work better in groups where you get lots of point of views and it’s my strongest point. Numeracy: This is a vey important key skill because you use maths in everyday life and you need maths for this position for problem...
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...Trades Recognition Australia Migration Skills Assessment Applicant Guidelines (March 2015) Table of Contents Section 1 Overview of TRA Migration Skills Assessment 5 1.1 Purpose of the TRA Migration Skills Assessment Guidelines 5 1.2 TRA Migration Skills Assessment Summary 6 1.3 Program objective 6 1.4 Relevant legislation 6 1.5 Program delivery 7 1.6 Fees payable for the TRA Migration Skills Assessment 7 1.7 Paying fees 8 1.8 Refunds 8 1.9 TRA roles and responsibilities 8 1.10 Applicant roles and responsibilities 9 1.11 Authorised representatives for Migration Skills Assessment applicants 9 1.12 Privacy 9 1.13 False or misleading information 12 1.14 Certification of documents and statutory declarations 12 1.15 TRA Migration Points Advice 14 Section 2 TRA Migration Skills Assessment requirements and processes 15 2.1 Overview of the TRA Migration Skills Assessment 15 2.2 Purpose of the TRA Migration Skills Assessment 15 2.3 Nominated occupation for the TRA Migration Skills Assessment 15 2.4 Eligibility for a TRA Migration Skills Assessment 16 2.5 The TRA Migration Skills Assessment process 16 2.6 Meeting the eligibility requirements: qualifications 19 2.7 Meeting the eligibility requirements: apprenticeships 22 2.8 Meeting the eligibility requirements: employment 23 Section 3 Contact details for Trades Recognition Australia 30 Section 4 Glossary 31 Section 5 Acronyms 34 * Document particulars TRIM ID | ED11/017630 | File...
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...Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice In an episode of ER in 2000, a nurse named Carol Hathaway makes promises to two 14 year old girls who enter the ER and are hesitant to allow care for themselves. Nurse Hathaway tells the girls that she will not disclose any information to their parents or anyone else if they will agree to care. One of the girls Andrea is tested positive for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) an extremely common Sexually transmitted disease (STD) although later is diagnosed with cervical cancer. Nurse Hathaway speaks to the ER physician who told her that she needs to report these diagnoses to Andrea’s parents and to her school because the girls were involved in sex parties with other students at the school. This is where Nurse Hathaway struggles with the ethical dilemma. The purpose of confidentiality between patient and medical staff is to gain trust of the patients and to respect their privacy. Patients need to trust the individuals that are taking care of them so they will not hold back any imperative information that could negatively affect their care. All patients have the right for privacy and keeping as much as possible will only add to the trust that a nurse will receive in return. Any information about a patient should never be passed along to someone else that is not involved in the care of that patient (Purtilo & Doherty, 2011, p. 208). If somebody says something regarding medical care and it is private information is disclosed then this would qualify...
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...Running head: Apple Case Study Apple Strategic Plan Insert Name Here Insert Affiliation Here Executive Summary Apple Inc commonly known as Apple has effectively managed to be a successful company in a very competitive consumer electronics industry by been innovative and differentiating the company’s products with similar products in the markets by offering high quality products and good customer service while the actual manufacturing of the products is outsourced to trusted third party suppliers. On a wider perspective, the company has set high standards that even the company itself has to be on its level best to maintain the standards that it has set. Over the last few years, the consumer electronics market has become heavily commoditized which as a result has seen intense completion from competing firms in the industry where price has become the main aspect of the competition. By making use of the talented research and development team, Apple has been able to position its products as the best in terms of innovativeness, performance and reliability while compared to similar products in the market. However, Apple needs to continuously review its strategies to make sure that the company maintains its position in the industry for many years. This strategic plan review Apple’s performance and environment from various perspectives before strategic recommendations are made on the conclusion section. Among others the Internal Factor Matrix, External Factor Matrix, SWOT strategies...
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...3 Term Contingency= The consequence (reinforcer or punisher) is contingent on the occurrence of the behavior only in the presence of the specific antecedent stimulus) •Discriminated Operant: a behavior that occurs more frequently under some antecedent conditions than it does in others (e.g., pressing the accelerator in the presence of green light) •Stimulus Control: A behavior is said to be under stimulus control when there is an increased probability that the behavior will occur in the presence of a specific antecedent stimulus •Unconditioned Reinforcer: a stimulus or stimulus change that can increase the future frequency of behavior without prior pairing with any other form of reinforcement (e.g., food, water, sexual stimulation). •Motivating Operations: The momentary effectiveness of an unconditioned reinforcer is a function of current motivating operations. •Unconditioned Punisher: a stimulus or stimulus change that can decrease the future frequency of behavior without prior pairing with any other form of punishment (e.g., extreme heat or cold, extreme levels of auditory or visual stimulation, any painful stimulus). •Conditioned Reinforcer: : a stimulus or stimulus change that will function as reinforcers only after being paired with unconditioned reinforcers (e.g., money). •Conditioned Punisher: a stimulus or stimulus change that will function as punishers only after being paired with unconditioned punishers (e.g., the word “No”). •Operant Behavior: Behavior...
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...FYS 101 “Miracles come to those who risk defeat in seeking them. They come to those who have exhausted themselves completely in a struggle to accomplish the impossible… [My father's] last wish was that I save myself for a battle I would not understand. Do you know what he said? He said, ‘The greatest fight is when you are fighting in the smoke and cannot see with your eyes.’ ” Winter’s Tale Apply, analyze, and evaluate this quote. Apply: I can apply this quote to certain obstacles in my life. Sometimes, there are times where I feel helpless and struggle to figure out how to overcome these obstacles but once reading this quote, it is reassuring to know that I am not the only person who has to deal with obstacles in life. There are times where I feel like giving up but reading this quote helps me and gives me faith that eventually, these obstacles will result in a “miracle”. Analyze: By analyzing this quote, I deconstructed the quote by sentence. I found that the first and second sentences mean that in order to receive positive results, one must put themselves at risk of losing or failing. Without risk, one might not achieve their ultimate goal. The next few sentences can signify that most of a person’s greatest obstacles are those in which a person cannot see the end of the obstacle. I believe that “the greatest fight” is one that is unprecedented and one that is most difficult. Evaluate: By evaluating this quote, I believe that the quote argues that in order to fully...
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...Business Research as it Applies to Retail Business research is vital to retail business. Being an assistant store manager for Lowe’s Home Improvement means more than just managing people. Assistant store manager’s (ASMs) are responsible for increasing sales, merchandising and marketing of product, managing processes, and managing people. ASMs are also responsible for ensuring that we consistently and efficiently reduce payroll expenses while still creating a seamless and high-performance customer service atmosphere. In order to achieve all of these responsibilities and expectations, ASMs must practice business research processes and use business research to make informed decisions that are best for the company. Business research can be defined by nine steps. The first step is the purpose of the research must be defined clearly. Defining the purpose will help decipher what the actual reason is without any biased information present. Secondly, the research process must be detailed. The researcher should describe exactly what the purpose of the research is, what the researcher will look at, and what the desired outcome will be. Thirdly, once the research process is detailed, the researcher will then want to thoroughly plan the details of how he will perform the research and also how he will store the findings. Fourth, high ethical standards should be applied. Fifth, limitations should be openly revealed. A question to ask during this step is how do the actual outcomes...
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