...Countries with the Highest GDP per Capita |view as: list / map | | |▲ |Country |GDP per capita | |1. |[pic] |$179,000 | | |Qatar | | | | | | |2. |[pic] |$141,100 | | |Liechtenstein | | | | | | |3. |[pic] |$82,600 | | |Luxembourg | | | | | | |4....
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...Influence of romances on students` academic achievement in KIMEP Survey Results Spring 2011 The problem under investigation was the association of love relations and academic achievement among students of KIMEP. The main goal was to find out the influence of romances on students’ academic performance in KIMEP and changes in their GPA depending on age and gender. It was hypothesized that problems in personal relationship result in a poor academic performance of a student. In addition, it was assumed that if there any problems in students’ love relations it will be reflected on their attendance and participation in classes. Moreover positive and negative sides of changes in study progress were examined. In order to achieve relevant data researchers used questionnaire distributed among 30 students of KIMEP. The present research found the following results. 30 people aged from 16 to 25 were asked by means of questionnaire. Table 1 shows that 57% were males and 43% were females. The majority of respondents were BSSPA students (43%), 30% were BSC, 14% BAE students and 10%, BSSIR/PS and only 3% were students of BAIJ program. Table 1. Program of students BSSPA | 43% | BSSIR/PS | 10% | BAE | 14% | BAIJ | 3% | BSC | 30% | First of all students were asked do they have any love relations with somebody not necessary from KIMEP. The Figure 1 and Figure 2 show the answers on the question. There were 47% of males were single and 53% have relations. Among female students...
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...The Views of Far Eastern University - East Asia College Students on the Effects of Boyfriend/Girlfriend Relationship in Academic Grades A Research Paper Presented to: Ms. Loida R. Soreta Submitted by: Ruth Anne Geliberte Kathleen D. Mendoza Far Eastern University - East Asia College April 12, 2011 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study On a daily basis, college students are faced with a conflict of interest: to study or not to study. Often times these decisions are affected by outside factors that are beyond the control of the student (i.e. work, athletics, involvement in organizations). One other factor that is believed to be a major influence is the existence of a significant other. While involved in a relationship during college, one might be forced to choose either studying for school or spending time with the significant other, leaving the student with increased amounts of stress. Level of commitment to the relationship must also be taken into consideration. Many factors contribute to a student’s academic grades; the aim of this research was to know the effects of having a boyfriend/ girlfriend relationship while studying and if it affects the student’s academic grades. There are lots of different types of relationships but romantic ones have a special quality to them that sets them apart. Unlike other forms, they are created through a desire to be with an opposing sexual energy, a different flavour. Not necessarily different gender...
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...jobs, involvement in organizational activities, etc. Another major factor that affects students’ academic performance according to researchers is dating or being in a relationship. Upon entering a relationship during college, one might be forced to choose to either study, or spend time with his partner. This may leave the student with a lot of stress that may affect the student including his studies. The course Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Human Resource Operations Management (BSBA-HROM) is a course taken up by hundreds of students in Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM). PLM is known for its quality education and high standards. Applicants are screened and went to several tests and interviews before being accepted. In this university, each student is required to have a general average of 2.25 at the end of every semester. Whoever fails to meet the required general average, might get kicked out of the university. As a concerned fellow student, the researcher observed that despite the high grade requirement, some students still have time to enter relationships. Along this thought the study about the effects of having relationships to the academic performance of selected students in BSBA-HROM has been conceived. Statement of then problem 1. What is the profile of the respondents in term of: a. Gender b. Age c. Year Level 2. What are the effects to the respondents about being involve in an early relationship in terms of: a. Commitment Level ...
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...Introduction Interpersonal behavior is the interaction between two or more persons. It is imperative to building and maintaining any type of relationship in our social world. However, when looking at interpersonal behavior in the workplace, things become a little more complicated. Interpersonal behavior affects the relationships between coworker and coworker, coworker and supervisor, and even worker and customer. Interpersonal relationships are important in career and job success. Positive relationships can lead to harmonious work achievement, overall happiness, and even success. Negative relationships can lead to poor work performance and can hinder problem solving and conflict resolution. Throughout this journey into interpersonal behavior, certain issues that can hinder the overall success or the organization will be dissected and different solutions to these issues will be proposed. The organization being used in this study is CB Richard Ellis Service Desk at Baylor. The unit consists of 10 employees. They come from different backgrounds and all have different goals. While a tight knit group, there are some interpersonal behaviors that hinder the organization as a whole. Throughout this project interpersonal behavior is substituted for words such as interpersonal skills and interpersonal relationships. Problem Statement Interpersonal skills are important attributes in maintaining a positive business atmosphere. Without these skills, relations...
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...0 The Relationship between being in a Committed Relationship and Academic Performance in College Females Tania Jimenez and Ashley Tatem Abstract This correlational study investigated the relationship between being in a committed relationship and academic performance in college females. The study involved 60 female undergraduate participants from a small, private, Catholic women’s college in northeastern New Jersey. It was hypothesized that college females who were in a supportive committed relationship would have significantly higher GPAs than students who were in unsupportive relationships. The Psychosocial Intimacy Questionnaire (PIQ, Tesch, 1985) was used to measure intimacy, specifically romantic love, supportiveness, and communication ease in a participant’s committed relationship. A student’s current GPA and questions regarding course failure and academic probatio0n. This study investigated the relationship between being in a committed relationship and academic performance in female college students. College students refer to female undergraduates attending a small, private, Catholic women’s college in northeastern New Jersey, at any class standing (freshmen, sophomore, etc). Committed relationship refers to a monogamous, supportive relationship with the student’s significant other. Academic performance refers to the student’s GPA. A study by Bailey and Miller (1998) investigated if female and male undergraduates are more satisfied with their lives if they have more or less...
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...THE EFFECTS OF ANIME ADDICTION TO STUDENTS Thesis Statement: There are negative and positive effects that may result from Anime addiction. Introduction Anime is a style of animation in Japan which it can lead into addiction. Nowadays, anime addiction is very rampant especially among students. People with obsessive interest in anime are called otaku. I. Anime II. The negative effects of Anime Addiction to students A. Academic B. Health C. Behavior III. The positive effects of Anime Addiction to students A. Increased Social Interaction B. Interest in arts C. Interest in Japanese Language and Culture D. Relieves Problem E. Influence their English Vocabulary Conclusion Anime Addiction is affecting the academic, health, and behavior of the students. Their parents don’t like their child watching anime, because they can’t focus in their studies. But it depends on the child that he will balance his study and the anime or not. References INTRODUCTION Anime is a style of animation in Japan, heavily influenced by the Manga (Japan comic) and typically featuring characters with large eyes, big hair, exaggerated facial expression and it is classified according to its genre. Nowadays, anime addiction is very rampant especially among students. People with obsessive interest in anime are called, otaku (Ninai, 2011). This study aims to answer this following question: 1. Why is anime addiction? 2. What are the negative effects of anime addiction to...
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...Romantic comedy is a popular genre that depicts burgeoning romance in humorous terms and focuses on the foibles of those who are falling in love Title page of the first quarto of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream (1600) "Comedy", in its Elizabethan usage, had a very different meaning from modern comedy. A Shakespearean comedy is one that has a happy ending, usually involving marriages between the unmarried characters, and a tone and style that is more light-hearted than Shakespeare's other plays.[13] Comedy (from the Greek: κωμῳδία, kōmōidía), in the contemporary meaning of the term, is any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or to amuse by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film and stand-up comedy. This sense of the term must be carefully distinguished from its academic one, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in Ancient Greece. In the Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters.[1] The theatrical genre can be simply described as a dramatic performance which pits two societies against each other in an amusing agon or conflict. Northrop Frye famously depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old",[2] but this dichotomy is seldom described as an entirely satisfactory explanation. A later view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth...
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...Hillary Reburn Professor Childree ENG 1233 23 September 2014 Undergoing the Knife Plastic Surgery is at an all-time high in today’s generation. “Over all there has been a dramatic, average increase of 26 percent in the performance of the top three procedures over the past year” (“Increasing Popularity”). Liposuction, Breast Augmentation and Eye Lid Surgery are of the top three chosen procedures for both male and female genders. Plastic surgery has been an argument for decades; society has made it a social norm, but now health risk and the biblical principles one stands on argue every point society tries to stand for. In the past, a woman’s beautiful physic depended on her bodies’ curves and her child-bearing abilities. “A woman’s body with a round, soft stomach and a full bottom that signifies reproduction was considered as beauty. Today, a thin, firm body with full breasts and a tight bottom is the ideal body” (Lee 504). Society has constructed woman’s views on their body to constantly be changing and improving and this is resulting in the constant fear of never being good enough. ”Our culture has taught women to constantly monitor their bodies as objects of imperfection and to pursue improvements because, compared to the ideal body, women’s bodies are naturally flawed” (Bordo 1993) (Lee 504). Plastic Surgery started in World War I as a result of wounded veterans, and has quickly spiraled out of control to fit the needs of our society. ”In the affluence of the postwar...
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...The Effects of Romantic Relationships on the Academic Performance of University of the Philippines – Cebu College Students (A.Y. 2011-2012) A Research Paper Submitted to the Humanities Division University of the Philippines Cebu College Lahug, Cebu City In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Communication II Researchers: Alma Mae J. Bernales Fretzy Colonia Adviser: Ms. Crina Tanongon October 2011 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We, researchers would like to express our sincere appreciation to the following people who offered their untiring support and help to make this research complete. To, Ms. Crina Tanongon, for her constructive criticism, patience in checking the grammatical errors, untiring effort in sharing us new ideas, and encouragement which inspired us to make this study a success. To our parents, Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Bernales and Mr. & Mrs. Efren Colonia who sustained and motivated us throughout this whole semester, for willingly giving us the moral and financial support for this study, and for the patience in understanding us when we have our sleepless nights while making this study. To our fiends, who were really there to make us smile when things gone wrong, and for their cheers and inspirational comments when we were so down. To our respondents, the BSCS-II students, for their participation in this study and for their time and effort in answering the questionnaires sincerely. Most of all, to the Almighty God who gives...
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...in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Speech Communication in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011 Urbana, Illinois Doctoral Committee: Professor Barbara J. Wilson, Chair Associate Professor John P. Caughlin Associate Professor Kristen Harrison Associate Professor Travis L. Dixon ABSTRACT Romantic comedy films have been popular since motion pictures first entered the media world. Scholars have speculated why these movies remain appealing to viewers and have argued for several reasons. These movies might foster hope about real-life romance (Galician, 2004), or demonstrate that that there are no limits to how love may manifest itself (Harvey, 1998). Despite this speculation, few studies have systematically investigated the content of these movies or the effects they may have on viewers. The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate that potential. In particular, I conducted two studies that explored the nature of romantic ideals in romantic comedy films and their influence on viewer endorsement of romantic beliefs. The first study was a content analysis of the themes or romantic ideals embedded in romantic comedies. The second study was a survey designed to explore whether exposure to such films encourages the learning of romantic ideals among young people. The theories of uses and gratifications, social cognitive, and cultivation served to inform this project. I first analyzed...
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...Theresian School of Cavite Habay, Bacoor, Cavite In Partial Fulfillment Of the requirement in English IV “The Effects of having Boyfriend/Girlfriend Relationships in the Academic Performance of selected high school students of Theresian School of Cavite” By: Altair Marie Acosta John Daniel Buerano John Jeric Chan Trixia Roxanne Dela Cruz Odyssea Hermes Estrella Donald Philip Florendo Alyssa Javier Karen Louise Miranda Monique Reyes Patrick Joshua Villones March 2008 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis entitled “The Effects of having Boyfriend/Girlfriend Relationships in the Academic Performance of selected high school students of Theresian School of Cavite” prepared and submitted by, Altair Marie Acosta, John Daniel Buerano, John Jeric Chan, Trixia Roxanne Dela Cruz, Odyssea Hermes Estrella, Donald Florendo, Alyssa Javier, Karen Louise Miranda, Monique Reyes, Patrick Joshua Villones in partial fulfillment of the requirements in English IV is hereby accepted. _________________________ Ms. Menchie Ibasco English Teacher _________________________ Mrs...
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...as reader in first person, telling us without any background information on the 4th page of the novel the name of a girl who is the person he would ‘of course’ pray for. This shows that Nicole is of significance to the character and to the rest of the novel, we assume as his mentioning of her was so brief but exact that she will be expanded on more. ‘It will always be Nicole Renard’ as she is mentioned again it assures the reader that she will definitely be included more. The structure of the name drop raises interests and we become intrigued, Cormier is wanting us to make assumptions about her. The second paragraph starts with ‘I saw Nicole Renard for the first time in seventh grade’. It’s an instant impact to the reader similar to the effect we assume Nicole had on Francis. The suddenness of the statement shows there was an automatic spark for Francis as he still remembers the exact time they had their first encounter. ‘followed by the most beautiful girl I had ever seen’ Nicole is presented as very pretty, ‘the pale purity of her face reminded me of the statue of St Therese’ Francis is so overwhelmed that his he even compares her to a religious icon. Fresh faced, innocent and pure looking, we get the impression that Nicole is untouched. This reflects the events later in the novel when her innocence is forced from her in the rape scene. When Francis first laid eyes...
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...Chapter 1 Introduction Background of the Study In the world of reading, our interest is one of the most salient factor that needs to be consider. It depends on the reasons why we read a certain material. We read because we are force to do so, for school requirements or we read we like it. If we like to read, reading materials matters most. Among the four macro skills in learning, Reading is the most important that a person needs to acquire because it is a vehicle that can be used to know and discover the world of learning and experiences. Reading defined as the process of decoding the printed materials. It is the very important aspect in education. It is basic tool of all subject areas. As stated by Santiago (2003) of Department of Education, National Capital Region. Reading is the mother of all skills. Reading is one of the myriad vehicles that provide readers with opportunities to anchor their spaceship of eagerness and interests – to know and discover the secrets behind the wonderful planet of vision and ideas. (Violesa S. Adrian) However, students nowadays, reading is taken for granted. They access to almost anything electronic such that old habits like playing street games or even reading have almost gone extinct. And one important educational issue is to increase the amount of interesting reading that students engage in. The bulk of the research in this area examined text characteristics that contribute to making reading materials more interesting. Gregg Schraw...
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...international students can experience in Australian universities. Hint: Think about how you can relate the text you are reviewing to its broader context. 4. Summarising the text (see paragraphs 2-6) As we noted, one of the main components of a review is to summarise the original text. A good summary like this one will do the following: • accurately represent the ideas in the original text • focus on the more important ideas • be perfectly understandable to someone who has not read the original How long should a summary section be? It will depend on the required length of the review. Hint: In a well-constructed review the summary section will be no longer than the evaluation section that follows it. Language and Learning Services (Arts) Academic Style and Conventions What makes a good critical review? Read the topic and sample review. Then study the comments on the side. (A copy of...
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