...Video Games: Friends or Foes Individual Research Paper JRSB 311: Ethics Fundamentals Online Class Chaitanya Patel March 22, 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Introduction to modern games 1 The history of gaming 2 1976 2 1985 3 Early 1990’s 3 1997 3 Modern gaming 4 Influence of violent games 5 Other Factors 6 Ethics Point of View 9 Government Policy 10 Conclusion 10 References 11 Introduction Introduction to modern games Everyone loves playing games, whether it is a two year old or a 20 year old; it is the kind of game they play is different. The younger generation has turned towards playing video games; with every generation of new graphics card comes out a new level of realism is achieved, and the developer tries to make more games that look like and has feel of a real life. We already spend hours out of our daily routine either killing zombies in walking dead, or killing other people and dealing drugs to become a crime lord in Grand Theft Auto, or sometimes just living a completely different life style in a role playing game like second life and World of Warcraft. We prefer to sit home and play video games rather than go out and play hide and seek. Most of us who are not good at physical sports like soccer or baseball, tries to play and be good at those sports in video games like NBA and Tiger Woods. We try to be a person that we are not or in some cases we cannot be, in video games. Someone tries to live their fantasy of...
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...news Pope Francis in Brazil: A crowd mobs a silver Fiat carrying Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro.Pope's wrong turn thrills crowd in Brazil . San Francisco Bay Area has a problem: Gulls gone wild Woman sexually assaulted during Sunday church service in Seattle Florida sued by DOJ for keeping disabled kids in nursing homes sports Image: Von Miller (© Joe Mahoney/AP)Report: Broncos star facing suspension . Police: MTSU player choked woman as teammates watched Attorney: Dwyane Wade reaches financial settlement with ex-wife Bucs release Eric Wright after failed physical & voided trade entertainment Image: Paula Deen (© Peter Kramer/NBC)Deen fans launch butter campaign . Is 'Real Housewives' star getting a spin-off? Pink not angry about Kanye West's leaked foul-mouthed rant Ryan Murphy: 'Glee' tribute episode for Cory Monteith money Image: Dog taking a nap (© Alexander Chiu Werner/Getty Images)5 household items you should insure . Following Detroit's path? 10 cities that are selling stuff to get by Jim Jubak: Financial crisis never really ended, & it's still being felt One less thing to worry about: Great places to retire without a car popular searches Prince Charles (© Ben Wyeth/Rex Features)Prince Charles delighted with grandson . Beyoncé fan faints in front row after star grabs his hand Abu Ghraib prison raid frees hundreds of inmates in Iraq New data suggests Mars may have had huge oceans autos Image: Volkswagen Phaeton...
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...Distributions CONTENTS STATISTICS IN PRACTICE: CITIBANK 5.1 RANDOM VARIABLES Discrete Random Variables Continuous Random Variables 5.2 DEVELOPING DISCRETE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS 5.3 EXPECTED VALUE AND VARIANCE Expected Value Variance 5.4 BIVARIATE DISTRIBUTIONS, COVARIANCE, AND FINANCIAL PORTFOLIOS A Bivariate Empirical Discrete Probability Distribution Financial Applications Summary 5.5 BINOMIAL PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION A Binomial Experiment Martin Clothing Store Problem Using Tables of Binomial Probabilities Expected Value and Variance for the Binomial Distribution POISSON PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION An Example Involving Time Intervals An Example Involving Length or Distance Intervals HYPERGEOMETRIC PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION 5 5.6 5.7 74537_05_ch05_p215-264.qxd 10/8/12 4:05 PM Page 219 5.1 Random Variables 219 Exercises Methods SELF test 1. Consider the experiment of tossing a coin twice. a. List the experimental outcomes. b. Define a random variable that represents the number of heads occurring on the two tosses. c. Show what value the random variable would assume for each of the experimental outcomes. d. Is this random variable discrete or continuous? 2. Consider the experiment of a worker assembling a product. a. Define a random variable that represents the time in minutes required to assemble the product. b. What values may the random variable assume? c. Is the random variable discrete or continuous? Applications SELF test ...
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...Bullying in Schools 1 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION EXPERIENCES, PERCEPTIONS, AND ATTITUDES OF THIRD GRADERS TOWARDS BULLYING A RESEARCH REPORT RESEARCH ADMIN 5163 BY Jimmy C. Clark. PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS 2008 Bullying in Schools 2 Table of Contents Page Abstract……………………………………………………………………………3 Chapter 1. Statement of the Problem Introduction-Background and Content………………………………………….5 Statement of the Problem……………………………………………………...10 Purpose of the Study…………………………………………………………..11 Research Questions…………………………………………………………....11 Null Hypothesis………………………………………………………………..11 Significance of the Problem…………………………………………………....11 Operational Definition………………………………………………………….12 Chapter 2. Review of Literature……………………………………………………12 Chapter 3. Method…………………………………………………………………...20 Identification of the Research……………………………………………………20 Design……………………………………………………………………………20 Target Population………………………………………………………………..21 Sample of Participants…………………………………………………………...22 Sampling of Procedure…………………………………………………………..22 The Instrument…………………………………………………………………...23 Statistical Techniques……………………………………………………………27 Summary of Research Procedure………………………………………………..27 References……………………………………………………………………………28...
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...Article I. ------------------------------------------------- Marfa, Texas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marfa, Texas | City | Presidio County courthouse in Marfa | Location of Marfa in Presidio County, Texas | Marfa, TexasLocation in the United States of America | Coordinates: 30°18′43″N 104°1′29″WCoordinates: 30°18′43″N 104°1′29″W | Country | United States | State | Texas | County | Presidio | Government | • Mayor | Dan Dunlap | Area | • Total | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) | • Land | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) | • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) | Elevation | 4,685 ft (1,428 m) | Population (2010) | • Total | 1,981 | • Density | 1,354.6/sq mi (523.0/km2) | Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) | • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ZIP code | 79843 | Area code | 432 | FIPS code | 48-46620[1] | GNIS feature ID | 1340942[2] | Website | marfacc.com | Marfa is a city in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos in far West Texas, located between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park. It is the county seat of Presidio County, and its population as of the 2010 United States Census was 1,981. The city was founded in the early 1880s as a waterstop; the population increased during World War II, but the growth stalled and reversed somewhat during the late 20th century. Today, Marfa is a tourist destination and a major center for Minimalist art. Attractions include Building 98, the Chinati Foundation, artisan shops, historical architecture...
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...Reading Section Directions: These sample questions in the Reading section measure your ability to understand academic passages in English. You will read one passage and answer questions about it. In a real test, you would have 20 minutes to read the passage and answer the questions. Candidates with disabilities may request a time extension. Meteorite Impact and Dinosaur Extinction There is increasing evidence that the impacts of meteorites have had important effects on Earth, particularly in the field of biological evolution. Such impacts continue to pose a natural hazard to life on Earth. Twice in the twentieth century, large meteorite objects are known to have collided with Earth. 5 If an impact is large enough, it can disturb the environment of the entire Earth and cause an ecological catastrophe. The best-documented such impact took place 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period of geological history. This break in Earth’s history is marked by a mass extinction, when as many as half the species on the planet became extinct. While there are a dozen or more mass extinctions in the geological record, the Cretaceous mass extinction has always intrigued paleontologists because it marks the end of the age of the dinosaurs. For tens of millions of years, those great creatures had flourished. Then, suddenly, they disappeared. The body that impacted Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period was a meteorite with a mass of more than a trillion tons and a diameter of...
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...DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY MA (Sociology) MA (Social and behavioural studies in HIV-AIDS) (Delete the one that is not applicable) A RESEARCH PROPOSAL BY: Full names: Student no: Postal address: TITLE: (See notes on page 4) Telephone number: E-mail: Date of submission: SUPERVISORS: (Fill out the details above) I declare that the work I am submitting for assessment contains no section copied in whole or in part from any other source unless explicitly identified in quotation marks and with detailed, complete and accurate referencing. …………………………………….. (Signature) CONTENTS PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 The research problem. 4 1.2 Rationale or purpose of the study. 4 1.3 The objectives of the study. 4 1.4 Research question(s). 4 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 5 3. PROPOSED METHODOLOGY 6 3.1 Research design. 6 3.2 Data sources 7 3.3 Data collection techniques. 7 3.4. Issues of reliability and validity. 8 3.5 Sampling techniques. 8 3.6 Definitions of key terms, concepts and variables. 9 3.7 Data analysis and interpretation. 9 3.8 Ethical considerations. 10 3.8.1 Confidentiality. 10 3.8.2 Informed consent 10 3.8.3 Provision of debriefing, counseling and additional information. 10 3.9. Pretest or pilot study. 11 4. MY PERSONAL WORK PLAN 12 LIST OF SOURCES 12 From here on, please use 1, 5...
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...Reading Section Directions: These sample questions in the Reading section measure your ability to understand academic passages in English. You will read one passage and answer questions about it. In a real test, you would have 20 minutes to read the passage and answer the questions. Candidates with disabilities may request a time extension. Meteorite Impact and Dinosaur Extinction There is increasing evidence that the impacts of meteorites have had important effects on Earth, particularly in the field of biological evolution. Such impacts continue to pose a natural hazard to life on Earth. Twice in the twentieth century, large meteorite objects are known to have collided with Earth. 5 If an impact is large enough, it can disturb the environment of the entire Earth and cause an ecological catastrophe. The best-documented such impact took place 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period of geological history. This break in Earth’s history is marked by a mass extinction, when as many as half the species on the planet became extinct. While there are a dozen or more mass extinctions in the geological record, the Cretaceous mass extinction has always intrigued paleontologists because it marks the end of the age of the dinosaurs. For tens of millions of years, those great creatures had flourished. Then, suddenly, they disappeared. The body that impacted Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period was a meteorite with a mass of more than a trillion tons and a diameter of...
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...DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY MA (Sociology) MA (Social and behavioural studies in HIV-AIDS) (Delete the one that is not applicable) A RESEARCH PROPOSAL BY: Full names: Student no: Postal address: TITLE: (See notes on page 4) Telephone number: E-mail: Date of submission: SUPERVISORS: (Fill out the details above) I declare that the work I am submitting for assessment contains no section copied in whole or in part from any other source unless explicitly identified in quotation marks and with detailed, complete and accurate referencing. …………………………………….. (Signature) CONTENTS PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 The research problem. 4 1.2 Rationale or purpose of the study. 4 1.3 The objectives of the study. 4 1.4 Research question(s). 4 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 5 3. PROPOSED METHODOLOGY 6 3.1 Research design. 6 3.2 Data sources 7 3.3 Data collection techniques. 7 3.4. Issues of reliability and validity. 8 3.5 Sampling techniques. 8 3.6 Definitions of key terms, concepts and variables. 9 3.7 Data analysis and interpretation. 9 3.8 Ethical considerations. 10 3.8.1 Confidentiality. 10 3.8.2 Informed consent 10 3.8.3 Provision of debriefing, counseling and additional information. 10 3.9. Pretest or pilot study. 11 4. MY PERSONAL WORK PLAN 12 LIST OF SOURCES 12 From here on, please use 1, 5...
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...Chapter 6: Communication Chapter Outline 1. Introduction of topics and concepts to be discussed in the chapter. a. Mission b. Principles i. Customer Focus ii. Leadership Commitment iii. Inclusion of Communications in Planning and Operations iv. Information Collection, Analysis and Dissemination v. Media Partnership c. Conclusion 2. Case Studies a. Risk Communication During the Washington D.C. Sniper Crisis b. The Homeland Security Advisory System c. A Comparison of Leadership Between Two Outbreaks of Smallpox in the United States: New York City, 1947, and Milwaukee, 1894 3. Additional Sources of Information 4. Glossary of Terms 5. Acronyms 6. Discussion Questions a. General b. Washington, DC Sniper c. Homeland Security Advisory System d. Smallpox Outbreaks 7. Suggested Out of Class Exercises Introduction Communications has become an increasingly critical function in emergency management. The dissemination of timely and accurate information to the general public, elected and community officials and the media plays a major role in the effective management of disaster response and recovery activities. Communicating preparedness, prevention and mitigation information promotes actions that reduce the risk of future disasters. Communicating policies, goals and priorities to staff, partners and participants enhances support and promotes a more efficient disaster...
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...PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Willis Yuko Oso Faculty of Education and School of Postgraduate Studies Amoud University - Somaliland [pic] Barkhadleh Printing, BORAMA - SOMALILAND Typesetting and Printing By Barkhadleh Printing, Borama, Somaliland. Barkhadleh52hotmail.com /0025224509257 Copyright © Willis Yuko Oso, 2013. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part or transmitted in any form or by any means (except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical review for educational purposes) without the express permission of the publisher in writing. Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Willis Yuko Oso Faculty of Education and School of Postgraduate Studies Amoud University Somaliland ISBN: 978-9966-793-32-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS iii LIST OF TABLES vii LIST OF FIGURES vii SYMBOLS USED IN THE TEXT x PREFACE xi 1: EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH – CONCEPTUALIZATION 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Defining Educational Research 1 1.2 Characteristics of Educational Research 4 1.3 Purpose of Educational Research 5 1.4 Types of Research 9 1.4.1 Basic Research 9 1.4.2 Applied Research 10 1.4.3 Action Research 11 1.4.4 Research and Development (R&D) 15 1.4.5 Operations Research 15 2: THE RESEARCH PROCESS 18 2.0 Introduction 18 2.1 Research Topic 18 2.1.1 What is a Research Topic? 18 2.1.2 Elements of a Research Topic 19 2.1.3 Identifying a Research Topic...
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...CHAPTER 9 Behavioural Finance and the Psychology of Investing “The investor’s chief problem, and even his worst enemy, is likely to be himself.” —Benjamin Graham “There are three factors that influence the market: Fear, Greed, and Greed.” —Market folklore Be honest: Do you think of yourself as a better than average driver? If you do, you are not alone. About 80 percent of the people who are asked this question will say yes. Evidently, we tend to overestimate our abilities behind the wheel. Is the same thing true when it comes to making investment decisions? You will probably not be surprised when we say that human beings sometimes make errors in judgment. How these errors, and other aspects of human behaviour, affect investors and asset prices falls under the general heading of “behavioural finance.” In the first part of this chapter, our goal is to acquaint you with some common types of mistakes investors make and their financial implications. As you will see, researchers have identified a wide variety of potentially damaging behaviours. In the second part of the chapter, we describe a trading strategy known as “technical analysis.” Some investors use technical analysis as a tool to try to exploit patterns in prices. These patterns are thought to exist (by advocates of technical analysis) because of predictable behaviour by investors. Chapter 9 Behavioural Finance and the Psychology of Investing 273 9.1 Introduction to Behavioural Finance Sooner...
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...Y METHODS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH From Theory to Practice Marguerite G. Lodico, Dean T. Spaulding, Katherine H. Voegtle METHODS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Y METHODS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH From Theory to Practice Marguerite G. Lodico, Dean T. Spaulding, Katherine H. Voegtle Copyright © 2006 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by Jossey-Bass A Wiley Imprint 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741 www.josseybass.com No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600, or on the Web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 201-748-6011, fax 201-748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this...
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...Hand Test Professor Edwin E. Wagner, Ph. D. Dr. Wagner was born in 1930 in Philadelphia, PA and is a widower and has two sons. He has authored over 200 publications in Psychology including manuals, reviews, monographs, books and journal articles. He received his B.A. Psychology, summa cum laude in 1956 and his Masters in Psychology in the year 1957. He had his Ph. D in Psychology in 1959. Dr. Wagner’s academic appointments include Instructor at Pennsylvania State University and Temple University. He was also a Professor Emeritus at University of Akron and Dean at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology. He received professional honors from: ABPP (Clinical and Counseling), ABAP (American Board Assessment Psychology) Fellow, and Society for Personality Assessment Fellow, APA Division 12. Not only that he has academic appointments but he also practiced privately in Akron, Ohio and in Huntsville, Alabama (assessment of pain patients for Alabama Pain Center and Counseling). He has a license in Counseling Psychology in the State of South Carolina. PURPOSE OF THE TEST The purpose of Hand Test is to elicit life-role responses which are common. This operational definition is a circumcised view of personality; it should also be considered exhaustive in regard to the multidimensional possibilities of personality assessment. The test usually uncovers the action tendencies that are near to the motor system and thus readily expressed in behavior. Therefore, fantasy life...
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...Myojo November 2012 JUMP Anniversary Crosstalk The member who changed the most in these 5 years is an ex-burrs!? Yabu: Hai! So, it’s soon to be the 5th Anniversary since we became JUMP, so today we’re looking back at the history of JUMP! To start off, who do you think changed the most since we became JUMP? Arioka: Keito! Takaki: He can now say more to members. Yamada: Just a total tengu（笑）(Note: Tengu is a Japanese expression of an over confident person.) Chinen: It just means that he’s more friendly with members now. Yaotome: Back then he never talked, and he even started crying in the middle of our choreography session. （笑） Yabu: Unfortunately he changed. Okamoto: Just say “He changed.” And leave it! It’s not unfortunate. （笑） Yabu: Back then he was all like, “I don’t wanna play the guitar…” Arioka: Oh, yeah yeah! He had absolutely no intention of playing it! Inoo: He changed. Chinen: He changed. Yabu: You’re suddenly like, a guitarist.（笑） Arioka: What happened? Okamoto: Well you know, I… Takaki: Fujirock. Nakajima: Hahahaha Summer Sonic? (translator’s note: they are both famous rock music festivals.) Okamoto: Fuhahahahaha! Well, you know our debut concert at Tokyo Dome? There Yuto was playing the drums. Nakajima: Jealousy? Okamoto: Yup. I wanted to play an instrument too. Yabu: So you were influenced by that? Okamoto: Yep. Takaki: So it’s not your dad. Okamoto: No…well, I wanted to play an instrument and I had a good teacher nearby… Arioka: Lessons...
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