...“A pressure group’s chance of success will be largely influenced by the nature of its core aims” Discuss All pressure groups that are available for the public to access offer unique, varying views on specified topics. They get their opinion/aims known to the public by using access points, these are methods of gaining the groups soul objectives. Some of the access points are more controversial than others though and so each group forms a kind of ‘media image’. One group that uses more controversial access points is P.E.T.A who are fighting for animal rights across the globe. They have been known to break certain laws in order to free animals, or just to make a statement. These actions often get the group media attention and publicity, but not the kind that will make people empathise with their opinions as their actions can be seen as unjustified, and so the public often tend to avoid associating themselves with the group making negotiations with those in power very hard. Insider pressure groups, such as the Nation Farmers’ Union (NFU), however use more legal and formal access points to make their core aims and opinions heard. This means that the public are more likely to trust them on the whole, and also it means they can have influence within the government when they are consulted as they offer specialist knowledge. The media may not take much interest, only when they are consulted which is the downside to being an insider group, although they do also operate as an establishment...
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...“Analyse the current government’s argument that the nature of jobs created within an economy dictate the degree of success rather than the amount of jobs”. 1. Introduction The Irish economy has changed greatly in the last Forty years. An educated workforce and Urbanisation of our towns and cities has seen an industry shift. There are a number of important factors that allowed this to happen so quickly. Ireland’s membership of alliances such as the E.U. and the O.E.C.D and the directives that were incurred as a result of these memberships. More recently in the Nineties the economy had enjoyed a period of prosperity which was generally accredited to the provision of subsidies to knowledge based industries such as I.T., Financial Sectors and Research & Development. This coupled with a desirable location and a new highly educated workforce. As stated in the department of finances report in 2011 the economy experienced imbalances due to bad auditing systems in the banking and building sectors. “The Irish economy was transformed over the past two decades. Per capita income rose strongly, converging towards and subsequently overtaking European average levels. However, from the early part of the last decade, imbalances began to emerge which made the economy increasingly vulnerable. A major property bubble began to unwind from 2007, and the fall-out from this was exacerbated by the major deterioration in the external environment...
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...process. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 286 Topic: The Nature of Strategy Evaluation Objective: 9.02 Explain why strategy evaluation is complex, sensitive, and yet essential for organizational success. 2) Adequate, timely feedback is important to effective strategy evaluation. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Page Ref: 287 Topic: The Nature of Strategy Evaluation Objective: 9.02 Explain why strategy evaluation is complex, sensitive, and yet essential for organizational success. 3) Too much emphasis on evaluating strategies may be expensive and counterproductive. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 287 Topic: The Nature of Strategy Evaluation Objective: 9.02 Explain why strategy evaluation is complex, sensitive, and yet essential for organizational success. 4) Strategy evaluation should have a long-run focus and avoid a short-run focus. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 287 Topic: The Nature of Strategy Evaluation Objective: 9.02 Explain why strategy evaluation is complex, sensitive, and yet essential for organizational success. 5) According to Richard Rumelt, consonance and consistency are mostly based on a firm's external assessment. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 288 Topic: The Nature of Strategy Evaluation Objective: 9.02 Explain why strategy evaluation is complex, sensitive, and yet essential for organizational success. 6) According to Rumelt, consistency and feasibility are largely...
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...The Nature versus Nurture Debate Sharon Turzai Western Governors University The Nature versus Nurture Debate Nature versus nurture, a debate of the influence of genetics compared to a persons’ environment has been, and continues to be a debate of scholars over many years. On one side of the argument there stands “heritability, a measure of the degree to which a characteristic is estimated to be influenced by heredity” (Wood, Wood, & Boyd, 2011, p. 247). The individuals’ environment or how, where and with whom the person was raised would be the other side of the discussion. On one hand, some believe that nature, the genetics of a person is what decides how a person shall end up in life. Many have argued that intelligence, personality, and even sexual orientation are decided by a person’s genetics. On the other hand, some have stated that it is the individuals’ environment, or nurture that molds the person. Some of course argue that both genetics and environment make up a persons’ destiny. “Today, most psychologists agree that both nature and nurture contribute to intelligence, but they continue to debate the relative contributions of these two factors” (Wood et al., 2011, p. 247). There has been much controversy regarding the nature versus nurture debate. The dispute that develops with the debate comes much from the social and political inequalities that is seems some of the research results in. There are many examples of such issues. Some individuals have...
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...or a one page mind map. Part 2 - Tuesday 11 June 2013 (in your lesson), 2013 Term 2, Week 7 (PF- P4, MW-P3) Component: Inquiry & research, Communication of business information, ideas & issues in appropriate forms, Knowledge and understanding of course content Outcomes: P1 discusses the nature of the business, its role in society and its legal structure P2 explains internal and external influences on business P3 describes factors contributing to the success or failure of small to medium business enterprises P4 assesses the processes and interdependence of key business functions P6 analyses the responsibilities of business to internal and external stakeholders P7 plans and conducts investigations into contemporary business issues P8 evaluates information for actual business situations P9 communicates business information and issues in appropriate format Outcomes: P1 discusses the nature of the business, its role in society and its legal structure P2 explains internal and external influences on business P3 describes factors contributing to the success or failure of small to medium business enterprises P4 assesses the...
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...and short.” The provision of physical security is undoubtedly a fundamental requirement of a successful state; in this sense, Hobbes’ understanding of a successful state is accurate. But economic health comprises another requirement. States must provide economically inclusive institutions for their citizens, which in turn require well-established notions of property rights and courts of law. For a state to achieve successful development, it must satisfy these two criteria. But success does not come overnight; it is a process, and geography often poses significant, though surmountable challenges to successful development. In the end, though, it is in large part the nature of a state that dictates its development trajectory – with success entailing state-provided physical security and economically inclusive institutions for citizens. Many Westerners today equate developmental success with democracy and the politically inclusive institutions and civil liberties that accompany it. But this definition of success is misguided. It was not until the end of the Cold War, when it beat out communism on the world stage, that...
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...bike riding, running, playing sports, etc. According to Fogel, there are more positive benefits when it comes to outdoor exercising. A few examples includes increased feelings of happiness, tranquility, relaxation, and energy. This article was a reliable source in the sense that the author was well educated and did his research. He included outside studies and linked them into his article. His article was slightly biased in the sense of his previous experiences of enjoying the outdoors as a child. There is also little information about the positive effects of participating in indoor activities to counter argue to not sound so biased. This article Green Exercise is important because it does demonstrate the power of nature as it relates to humans and success. This article provides evidence that Green exercise is a positive aspect in an individual’s life. In the article by Katherine Reed called “A repeated measures experiment of Green exercise to self-esteem in the UK school children.” In the experiment children were asked to run 1.5 miles in indoor and outdoor settings in order to determine if there was any affect in their self-esteem. As a result when it came to the children there was not a significant difference when it came to exertion or enjoyment between the indoor and outdoor conditions. This source is useful and extremely objective in the sense of rhetoric. This article did not attempt to persuade their own personal opinions on the reader and were able to...
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...with? Explain. Cite references from your reading to support your answer. Max Points: 20 Details: Write an 800-1,000-word essay on your personal worldview. Briefly discuss the various possible meanings of the term “spirituality,” and your understanding of the concepts of pluralism, scientism, and postmodernism. Primarily, address the following seven basic worldview questions: 1. What is prime reality? 2. What is the nature of the world around us? 3. What is a human being? 4. What happens to a person at death? 5. Why is it possible to know anything at all? 6. How do we know what is right or wrong? 7. What is the meaning of human history? Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. HLT 310V WEEK 1 COMPLETE ASSIGNMENT AND DQ To purchase this tutorial visit here: http://wiseamerican.us/product/hlt-310v-week-1-complete-assignment-and-dq/ contact us at: SUPPORT@WISEAMERICAN.US WEEK 1 TOPIC 1 DQ1 In preparation for the Personal...
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...SURVIVAL GUIDE GEN 105 DUE January 11, 2009 What personal action plans would I develop to achieve success for? Following topics: o Using Axia's Educational Resources o Upholding Academic Honesty o Setting and Achieving Goals o Managing Time Wisely o Fostering Reading Comprehension and Retention o Applying Personality and Learning Styles The personal action plan I would develop for using Axia's Educational Resources to achieve success would be to construct a hard copy overview of all the resources and refer to it during my course work. By constructing this outline of sorts I will be providing myself with a reference that will show me where to go for the specific project information I am in need of at that time. Axia provides files I can download to my computer as tools for my coursework enhancement such as: “Microsoft Internet Explorer / Outlook Express, Adobe Reader® 6.0, Macromedia Flash Player, Macromedia Shockwave Player, Microsoft Office Online File Converters and Viewers, Netscape and University of Phoenix Custom Screensaver.” I also have the advantage of the Universities Library for research of all kinds and depths. The Library is housed with article databases, books, journals, testing aids and the Library Tutorial that is the key to the Library’s use. While I use the Library’s resources searches for specific information can be made by using Boolean and wildcard logic to isolate my search needs in different databases such as Thomson Gale PowerSearch and EBSCOhost...
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...As we gather information to outline the relative success of the Reconstruction, we find that several positives were accomplished in the result of the Reconstruction. During the Civil War, the south was separated from the north, it was a time of brother against brother. The separation of the United States brought turmoil and retribution for the south's decision to separate itself from the rest of the United States. While the separation of north and south led to retribution, it also signified that which was wrong within the country and how President Abraham Lincoln planned to lead the nation to success. Although, Abraham Lincoln was not able to guide the nation to success, he was shot and killed, his southern successor Andrew Johnson did not...
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...“The Beauty of Nature” The poems The Tyger by William Blake and Work without hope by Samuel Coleridge seems to relate to one another. The characters of these two poems lack appreciation of the beauty of nature that is around them; whether it is because of their constant questioning or emotional issues. These two characters seem to have something that holds them back from appreciating the true beauty in life. A close analysis of The Tyger and Work without hope allows us to examine human nature and lack of appreciation for the true beauty in life. In the poem The Tyger, Blake incorporates religion and creation. He is constantly questioning God, from the beginning of his poem all the way to the last line of his poem. “What immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?” (p.498) this quote by far is the most significant line in this poem. He not only uses it in the first stanza, but he also ends his poem with this quote. A tiger is referred to as being evil. Readers of this poem should be aware that the word symmetry means the quality of being made up of similar parts. If the tiger is evil and is made up of similar parts of its creator, does that mean God is both evil and good? Blake leaves his readers to question whether or not God is truly pure. “And what shoulder, & what art, could twist the sinews of thy heart?” (p.499) Due to this quote, there is no doubt that Blake leaves his reader to ultimately question the establishment of a higher power. He cannot fathom how...
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...Deepak Chopra Introduction The person I have chosen as a role model is Deepak Chopra. Through my essay, I will explain the worldview of Deepak Chopra and significance of his worldview in his life. I will compare and contrast Deepak Chopra’s values and actions to my worldview and values. First, I will compare my nature of God view to Deepak Chopra’s view of the nature of God. Second, I will compare my view of sexuality to Deepak Chopra’s view of sexuality. Third, I will compare my money and career views to those of Deepak Chopra. Lastly, I will support an explanation by providing reasons why I believe Deepak Chopra is a perfect role model. Compare/Contrast the Values and Actions of Deepak Chopra with My Worldview and Experiences Nature of God I believe Deepak Chopra has a secular spirituality worldview (Frye, 2013) because he believes God is the creator of the universe who is within each one of us. Deepak Chopra is an endocrinologist who now practices the alternative medicine of Ayurveda, which has its roots as an ancient Indian medicine. Ayurveda medicine is a way of keeping one’s “body, mind, and spirit in perfect equilibrium with nature” (Das, n.d.). Dr. Chopra believes God reveals Himself to us through our spiritual practices and God does not reveal Himself to us solely because we believe (Roff, 2009). After reading about Deepak Chopra and his worldview, I would say that I have beliefs about God that are similar to those of Deepak Chopra. I believe that God is the creator...
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...12 14 a. X2 c. Y2 b. Y1 e. X1 d. X3 The following payoff table is using for next 6 questions. 2. (1 pt) What decision would an optimist make? a. Alternative 1 c. State of Nature A b. Alternative 2 e. Alternative 3 d. Do Nothing 3. (1 pt) What decision would a pessimist make? a. Alternative 1 c. State of Nature B b. Alternative 2 e. Alternative 3 d. Do Nothing 4. (1 pt) What is the best decision if using Criterion Realism (Hurwicz) approach? α = 0.7 a. Alternative 1 c. State of Nature C b. Alternative 2 e. Alternative 3 d. Do Nothing Powered by TAs (Le Phuoc Thien Thanh and Le Nhat Ho) | Fall 2013. [Quantitative Methods for Business] | MIDTERM EXAMINATION: SAMPLE TEST X1 1 International University IU 5. (1 pt) What is the best decision if using Equally Likely (Laplace) approach? a. Alternative 1 c. State of Nature A b. Alternative 2 e. Alternative 3 d. Do Nothing 6. (1 pt) What is the best decision if using Minimax regret approach? a. Alternative 1 c. State of Nature A b. Alternative 2 e. Alternative 3 d. Do Nothing 7. (1 pt) Given probability of state of nature P(A) = 30%, P(B) = 30%, P(C) = 40%. What is the best decision if using EOL approach? c. State of Nature A b. Alternative 2 e. Alternative 3 d. Do Nothing 8. (1 pt) A rational decision maker must choose between two alternatives. Alternative 1 has a higher EMV than Alternative 2, but the decision...
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...upon the essential nature of their freedoms. The French must take these learning and place them into their own practices to ensure they have a long last Democracy. In the Introduction chapter of “Democracy in America” by Alexis De Tocqueville and Richard D. Heffner, Heffner goes into length to describe all of the extravagant and detailed descriptions Tocqueville gives about the way Americans feel and act, due to the essential nature of freedoms from their Democracy. I have organized this paper into six different paragraphs that will be described in the following: First, an opening paragraph will let you know what literature I am referencing to when discussing this topic....
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...considering the changing nature of terrorism from 1879 to 2005, How far can the internationalisation of terrorism that began on the 22nd July 1968 be regarded as the key turning point? The 1968 hijacking proved to be significant as a turning point as it laid a framework for the internationalisation of terrorism as its aims and objectives shifted beyond its borders. The operation being the first to investigate fear through the trade of hostages, served as a catalyst for terrorist actions to be involved on an international scale. Through the immense media generated from the terrorist attack as well as the new form of approach as Zehdi Habib stated the “hijacking aroused the consciousness of the world and awakened the media and world opinion much more- and more efficiently…” The 1968 redefinition of a legitimate target and the implementation of their objectives beyond their frontiers could be seen as “the advent of what is considered Modern international terrorism” as depicted by Hoffman. However other significant terrorist groups did massively contribute to the development of terrorism such as Anarchist through the adoption of the principle “propaganda by deeds” in carrying out their terrorist acts in the mid-80s, the IRA which made excellent use of martyrdom to attract foreign aid and generate diaspora support, likewise the suffragette movement. Nevertheless the 1968 hijacking targets of civilians was a significant turning point in the nature of terrorism. The success of propaganda by...
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