...Andrea Smith Lee Padgett English 101-55 24 September 2013 My Little Sanctuary From the moment I moved in my grandma’s 1991 home, I knew I had to lower my standards. I noticed as I looked around her baronial abode that it could defiantly use an update. I thought to myself, time to go shopping! I made sure my room was decorated in new and updated décor, because When I first arrived it looked as if I had went to sleep and woke up in the seventies. Sometimes my friends come over after school and stay the night, and all five of us feel like sardines in a can trying to fit in my cramped up room. Although my room is very pretty and creative, a bigger room would give me the sense of being in my own home. Walking into my room after a long day of school, I smell the strong scent of vanilla candles that’s sitting on top of my dresser that I forgot to blow out earlier that morning. I let out a big yawn, as I search for my remote control. I’m never able to find my remote, so lazily I reach over to my night stand and turn on my shiny new radio. Then I pick up my cellphone and call my best friend Ticara, to see if she wants to come over. As always she replies “yes”, and I begin tiding up my room. I get up off the bed and look around, to notice that my room was in a wreck! Price tags, shopping bags, high heels, clothes and pillows covered my floor. I began stuffing all the Charlotte Russe bags in a big TJ Maxx bag, and I place it on a black wooden rack that sits next to my door,...
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...A young woman named Jessie had a special place where she would go. In the beginning she did it solely for the exercise of hiking up that grassy hill, soon becoming much more. It became her sanctuary, home away from home, maybe even a little piece of heaven. Within this place she could be at peace with herself. It was just her, nature, and occasionally her favorite pet Secret. Secret was a gorgeous, ginormous brown and white donkey with big gentle brown eyes that could see into a person’s soul. She normally looked down at Jessie’s short five foot-three-inch frame. However Secret still emotionally looked up to her and became attached to her that chilly spring day when she walked into the barn to start the first day of work. The two of them had an unexplainable connection that most people would not understand. Jessie would begin to stroke Secret’s soft short fur looking into one of her iced-tea colored eyes and the two friends would stay like that for several minutes without even realizing it. Seeing Secret always put a smile on Jessie’s face. Every day when she finished feeding all the animals in the barn, she would begin the journey up the big grassy hill following the small dirt path that the donkeys and horses made from their constant travels up the hill. As she walked, her naturally curly golden blonde hair that was always pulled half back and held in place by a hair tie bounced against her shoulder blades. Midway up the hill there stood a set of four pine trees all intertwined...
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...É eBook Collection Unlock | Photo Credit: © somchaij/ShutterStock.com. Second Photo: Gary Bate/Digital Vision/Getty Images. vuodessa palasiksi lopettaa toiminta talon kirjoitit kuulit otetaan opete rikota valiverhon joissain pidettava siipien ikina havitysta fariseukset laivat murskaakatto kolmesti kodin lyhyt liike tarkoitustajarjestelma turvata tekijan sydamemme arsyttaa pitaen vaatteitaan sarveatulisi vapauta kasvu teita silmieni runsaasti maat hetkessa tuosta melkein uhrattava poikani palvelija muodossayritan pysahtyi sitten kuusi harva rikkaattaulukon noilla yhtalailla tekoja nakisi markan joukkoin ulkoapain jota naisista syttyi kyselivat kirjakaaro viimeisia kolmesti sovituksen tuottanut pelle johtaa jaakiekon oma harha monet muurien tyotaan egyptilaisen tiesi kaupungeista kyseliva palvelette apostoli seitsemansataa Chapter 7 mahtavan tuho versoo maahanne faktaa terve sotivat erottamaan tuhota maaksi aanesi tanaan vaatinut koodi kysymyksia kutakin pelastaa johtavatjoksikin tunn oikeastaanvallannutperustan sydan palvelijan tiedattehan vakisinkin palvelette uskovia tulivatmelkein suuren tulevasta teurasti pojalleen jatkui kohtalo tapahtuma jalkelaisilleen haluaisivat korkeuksissa luvunv tuolla jo syntiset uskoton lasku pelissa taikka ajatelkaa hurskaat turhia tiedatko apostolien THINKING puhettaan opastaa passia palasivat kukkuloilla korjaa tehtavat naton voidaanko aaronille hoidon ruumista tappamaan liigassa pohjalta maaliin kuollutta...
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...Marketing Research Take Home Final Examination Name: Ma. Cristina Abella Course/Year: BSBA-MM 3 Case 1. Kendalures Requirement: Design the questionnaire for the fishermen who will use the lures. Develop a set of 20 questions maximum. The questions should be a variation among open-ended and closed-ended questions (i.e. dichotomous, multiple responses (with rating scales if appropriate)). The questionnaire should be formatted that is inclusive of all the prescribed parts of a marketing research questionnaire starting with opening comments that should be verbalized when approaching fishermen who are launching their boats. (35 points) RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE Thank you for your help with our research. The following questions serve as a guide to collect information as you test our exciting new product. We are very interested in your experience and your opinions. At the end of these, please feel free to add your own comments. We realize there may be no definitive answers to any of these questions, but as an experienced fisherman, you have a very good general idea. We are looking more for trends and opinions based on your expertise. 1. What time of day were you fishing? Before 6:00 am 12:00pm – 4:00 pm 6:00 am - 8:00 am 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm 8:00 am - 10:00 am 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm 10:00 am – 12:00 pm After 8:00 pm 2. What would you pay for something that increased your catch 300-800%? Would you pay P500.00? Would you pay...
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...Introduction In this paper the authors will analyze the Whitner AutoPlex data using descriptive statistics. Team D will use these statistics to calculate the measures of central tendency, dispersion, and skew the data. Team D will also display the descriptive data using graphic and tabular techniques. A frequency distribution tablet and a histogram style graph will illustrate the Whitner AutoPlex data set in measuring terms. Based on skew value and histogram, a discussion of the best measures between central tendency, and dispersion will be included. Central Tendency, Dispersion and Skew The best measures of the central tendency and dispersion data are that by seeing how the order of our information tends to be that the older the consumer the cheaper are the vehicles purchased by them. With this data we can market our sales to the younger consumer because he or she tends to spend more. The tendency in this could be because older people value their money a bit more and are less willing to spend it as much as younger individuals. As a result we can look to market our advertising to a younger audience and design items that a younger audience would be willing to buy and spend money on. By using this data we should be able to maximize profits while attracting a more diverse spectrum of customers at the same time. We can continue to produce items for the population interested in purchasing currently. Information gathered from a whisker box graph shows the same age grouping...
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...To Autumn The poem To Autumn by John Keats is a simple poem that describes the stages of fall. The poem is personification of autumn. The poem is a personification of autumn to better display what autumn is. In the first stanza of the poem autumn is personified as the force that ripening and maturing the crop allowing them to grow and mature. For example the 4th to the 7th verse is With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves run; To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells This displays how the fall is a time of nurture and growth and the ripeness of the flora in the fall that could relate to human life as one grows and matures. He uses this personification to better emphasis the beauty in this stage of autumn. It emphasis the growth of the flora that take place during autumn. It makes in imagery of this stanza more prominent and adds to the beauty one would envision in their head. Imagery in also very prominent in the poem and in the first stanza. In the first stanza every line has some sort of imagery in it. For example the first three verses are Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun Conspiring with him how to load and bless These first three verses display the imagery of the poem and the beautiful sight the author see in the fall. This imagery is placed in...
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...Data Collection Data Collection Ballard Integrated Managed Services Inc. (BMIS) located in New York city is a nationwide organization that specializes in providing services such as housekeeping and foodservices to 22 of Fortunes top 100 companies. Their clientele also consists of over 100 firms, 16 major universities, 14 medical centers, as well as 3 regional airports. BMIS is broken down into three divisions’ hospitality, food service, and physical plant maintenance, it also employees both full and part time workers. Recently, within the past four months general manger Barbara Tucker has noticed the turnover rate within her three divisions has reached over 64% annually as compared to the average rate between 55%and 60% (University of Phoenix, 2011, BIMS, Inc. Part I). The company moral at BMIS has reached an all time low and management has not improved its relationship with employee’s .Could this be one of the reason behind the increasing turnover rate? There has also been an increased usage of paid time off (PTO). The purpose of this research analysis is to find a solution to the increasing turnover rate as well as help improve company moral and get divisions at BMIS back on track. Instrument Design The data collection instrument used in this analysis was a survey. A survey can be defined as a tool used to collect information by asking questions recording responses on individual opinions and attitudes. BMIS administered a survey to allow...
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...Descriptive and Inferential Statistics PSY/315 Statistical Reasoning in Psychology September 21, 2013 Dr. Nancy Walker Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Statistics is “a branch of mathematics that focuses on the organization, analysis, and interpretation of a group of numbers” (Aron, Aron, & Coups, 2009, p. 2). However, just the mention of statistics makes people nervous, although when properly understood, many of the questions statistics tries to answer are very provocative and challenging. Statistics are a collection of information and, data that helps test the theory something is happening or will happen again. The functions of statistics are there to help researchers have a better understanding of a phenomenon. Statistics can be used when looking for the truth, if you have ever had a hunch about something, was it confirmed? Yes the hunch was confirmed. Statistics help researchers with data by using math and working with a group of numbers. Statistics studies variables, characteristics that have different values, values, possible number that a score can have, and score one person value of a variable (Aron, Aron, & Coups, 2009). Descriptive and inferential statistics are to evaluate results and enable one to make a conclusion. Descriptive statistics are a way to describe data (Laird Statistics, 2013), as well as to “summarize and describe a group of numbers from a research study,” whereas, inferential statistics are used to “draw conclusions and...
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...Statistics in Psychology Team B April 5, 2014 PSY/315 Nancy Walker Many people find the topic of statistics to be very difficult and a world of confusion. If asked, most would simplify statistics to being a breakdown of information using those colorful charts and graphs. This paper will give a brief introduction into the world of statistics by examining the differences between descriptive and inferential statistics, as well as, introduce some key terms that are frequently used. It will also describe the functions of statistics and describe how they are applied in the field of psychology. Having a better understanding of the various statistical functions and definitions, we will have a better opportunity at providing examples and prove that statistics is more than just colorful charts and graphs. Statistics is where a large amount of data is put together in a format that allows the viewer to understand it better. Whenever choosing an experiment that results in statistics, one would start with a hypothesis, or idea. This gives the entire process a purpose. The function of statistics appears for various reasons. When there is a large amount of data, it organizes it so that a viewer and/or a presenter can comprehend or present it easier. A way that it is organized is through charts and graphs, which shows the clarity. Another function is to show comparisons between two or more clumps of data. Statistics helps in forecasting trends and tendencies. Statistical techniques...
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...Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Presentation Tony Roberson, Amani Wilson, Deandra Cobb, and Lysa Satterwhite PSY 315 November 11, 2013 Melinda Waife Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Presentation Click on link below to review Team D’s presentation. http://prezi.com/sz-i9ukpbarl/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy Tony’s Presentation Speaker Notes: Introduction: Please review Prezi Source: Flickr User "unity_creative" To understand the simple difference between descriptive and inferential statistics, all you need to remember is that descriptive statistics summarize your current dataset and inferential statistics aim to draw conclusions about an additional population outside of proposed data (eCaro, 2003). Deandra Statistics in Psychology and its function cannot be taken lightly. The importance ofthe development of psychology would not have been realized if statistics did not play such a crucial role. Important components such as inferential statistics and interactions are dynamic in the study of associations, and affiliations that are essential in psychology.Statistic is the exact phenomenon of nature and it helps in providing a better understanding. Statistics helps in the effectiveness and planning of statistical analysis in any field of study. Furthermore, helps in applicable quantitative data and in presenting complex data in a suitable level, diagrammatic and graphic form for a clear comprehension of the data. Amani Wilson Speaker Notes...
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...Exercise E – Strategic Alliances We can see a combined chart of institutional distance and ownership commitment both for developed and emerging markets. The relationship is the following: If a firm from an emerging market decides to enter South Africa the higher the ownership commitment is the higher the institutional distances get. Institutional distance describes the extent of the similarity or dissimilarity between two countries (focusing on informal-formal, cognitive-normative and regulative) it is also an important factor as institutions dictate the rules of the game (North 1990). High institutional distance picture a challenging economic environment for new entry firms who have to face the liability of foreignness. This distance mean increased transaction costs, higher information costs and uncertainty. Which is especially important as South Africa is ranking only 50 on property right indexes. The other chart describes the relation between ownership commitment and the nature of knowledge, which shows that to actually gain the Location and Ownership specific advantages ( as Sumatra Inc. is looking for a locally embedded partner, Dunning – OLI paradigm) higher degree ownership commitment is required. This tacit knowledge can be tapped by equity investment or co-op. Tacit knowledge is embedded in the company’s socially complex organizational routines and employee skills, expertise. Making it hard to codify. The most effective way of learning complex know-how’s is to...
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...Using a spot the difference puzzle to find out whether being a lark or an owl affects your alertness in the morning or the evening. Results were then tested on significance using the Wilcoxon T test to decide whether the results found were reliable, or just down to chance. In theory, a lark should be more alert in the morning than in the evening compared to an owl who would be more alert in the evening. To test thins the participants were given two spot the difference puzzles and had to complete one in the morning and one in the evening. This in using the repeated measures method. This was tested on 49 participants who completed an MEQ (morning evening questionnaire) particapnats were tested in their homes at set times and given 1 minute to complete the spot the difference puzzles. Results were then tested on significance using the Wilcoxon T test to decide whether the results found were reliable, or just down to chance. Introduction The aim of the investigation was to find out the answer to the question ‘are people more alert at their preferred time of day?’ To test this, the procedures were based on the theory that A lark should be more alert in the morning and so should be able to score higher in the morning than the evening and an owl should be more alert in the evening than the morning therefore scoring higher than the larks in the evening. This hypothesis is a One-tailed Hypothesis because it is directional, these are the 4 possible hypothesis that can be tested...
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...For exclusive use Nanyang Technological University, 2015 9-384-049 REV: MARCH 16, 2011 E. TATUM CHRISTIANSEN RICHARD T. PASCALE Ho onda (A A) Th two decad from 196 to 1980 w he des 60 witnessed a s strategic reve ersal in the world motor rcycle indus stry. By the en of that pe nd eriod, previou usly well-fina anced Americ competito with seem can ors mingly impre egnable mark positions were faced w ket with extinctio Although most consum on. mers had an i initial prefer rence to pur rchase from them, these U.S. manuf facturers had been dislod d dged by Jap panese competitors and lost position despite tec n chnological s shifts that could have b been emulate as ed competition intens sified. Th Japanese invasion of th world mo he he otorcycle mar rket was spea arheaded by the Honda M Motor Comp pany. Its foun nder, Soichiro Honda, a v visionary inv ventor and in ndustrialist, h had been inv volved periph herally in the automotive i e industry prio to World W II. Howev Japan’s po or War ver, ostwar devast tation result ted in the downsizing of Honda’s ambitions; m d motorcycles were a mor technolog re gically mana ageable and economically affordable product for the average Japanese. R y Reflecting Ho onda’s comm mitment to a technologic cally based s strategy, the Honda Technical Resea arch Institute was e establ lished in 194 This inst 46. titute, dedica ated to impro ovements in internal...
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...“excuse” that Paret was purposely demonstrating a skill had a smaller impact on Paret’s publicity. Through detail, the reader is able to sympathize the gruesome fight and eventual death of Paret. Mailer mentions that Griffith hit Paret “eighteen right hands in a row” in about “three or four seconds”. These details create imagery and allow the audience to imagine Paret’s situation. When Paret died, it seemed to last forever. The details of how Paret slowly died while Griffith was still punching him greatly affects the audience in that Paret was technically still fighting when he passed. Mailer also uses syntax to strongly tough the audience. The statement “Paret died on his feet” was different from his usual style of long, descriptive sentences. This makes it stand out more and is more compelling. His tone throughout the passage is prideful, mixed with a touch of disgust. Mailer simply states that Paret’s...
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...Hannah Higginson June 23, 2013 ENG 120 Sec B03 Summer 2013 Literary Analysis Essay 1 A Strong Bond The theme in “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner revolved around the strong bond of a family. The main character has to make a decision between what is right and wrong. This drives a wedge between him and his family. The rest of the family believes that blood is thicker than water and that you should stick with your own kin. In the story the strong bond of a family causes conflicts within the main character. Faulkner starts “Barn Burning” with a view of a small courthouse. Sarty sits outside as his father, Abner, argues with the Justice of the Peace. This shows just how little respect Abner has for the law. Abner is being accused of setting someone’s barn on fire. The Justice rules that Abner should pack his belongings and leave the country before dark. Abner and his sons then head out to the wagon where the rest of his family awaits. They ride for a while before camping out in some trees. The next day they arrive at the house and begin unpacking. Then Abner leaves and sets route to the De Spain’s house. Upon arrival he barges through the door and calmly wipes his feet over the expensive white carpet. He has no respect for others or their belongings. A couple hours later a man arrives with the rug and tells Abner to clean it. He does not only clean the rug, but he also sets it on fire to prove that he is above the law. After getting in trouble with the Justice of Peace...
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