...In the novel, Marital Cruelty in Antebellum America, author Robin C. Sager explores various marriages within the South. This novel analyzes various abusive relationship dynamics, which include verbal, physical, sexual abuse, as well as the effects of alcohol and neglect. This book explores a series of questions that address the nature of marriage in Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin during antebellum America. Sager declares that when domestic roles in a marriage are unclear, tensions within a household increase, which causes an increase in domestic violence. Two decades leading up to the Civil War, marital issues were at an all time high, and many struggled to discover what it truly meant to be married. Sager begins the novel revealing how the...
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...Bretton Woods Agreement Definition: The Bretton Woods Agreement is the result of a 1944 meeting in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire involving delegates from forty-four countries following World War II. The resulting agreement established a fixed rate exchange system, the International Monterey Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. This also included an exchange rate agreement, also known as the gold exchange standard. (Satterlee, 2009, p.157). Summary: A Bretton Woods for innovation This article by author Stephen Ezell highlights one of the issues overlooked upon the conclusion of the 1994 meeting, policies governing innovation. “We need a new international framework that sets clear parameters for what constitutes fair and unfair innovation competition, creating new institutions (and updating old ones) that maximize innovation” (Ezell, 2011, para. 1). Ezell begins by defining the current policies in play concerning innovation and providing examples. Ezell breaks down countries’ policies into four categories, “Good”, “Bad”, “Ugly” and "Self-destructive". “"Good" innovation policies include increasing investments in scientific research; offering research and development tax credits; welcoming highly skilled immigrants; providing strong science, technology, engineering, and math education; and deploying advanced information and communications technologies” (Ezell, 2011, para. 4). “"Bad" policies are strategies like import substitution industrialization that a country believes will...
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...Danielli Thompson Mr. MacInnis ENG4UC November 13 2015 My Reflection on Families Count: Family Diversity My ISP assignment will focus on the article “Families Count: Family Diversity” written by Eric Sager. As I read through the article, some of the long and short term events that could potentially occur in one’s everyday life are: the age of first marriage increasing, a delay in when a couple has children, a decrease in the amount of children couples are planning to have, and longer lengths of time living at home due to the continued increase of post-secondary fee. Nevertheless, some positive aspects mentioned in the article are: the ability to have freedom of choice as to whom one wishes to marry, and the freedom to have untraditional marriages (i.e. same sex). I am able to make connections between events in my personal experience and events in the article, I have experienced firsthand how young adults, like my older brother, are taking even longer to move out from their parents’ house. Furthermore, the article states “every individual’s understanding of family is shaped by his or her past” (Sager 1) which I find true in my family’s dynamics are very diverse. For example, I do not live in the ‘typical nuclear family’ rather, I live in an extended family and my parents have entirely different backgrounds. The article is not similar to any books I have read in the past due to the unique themes presented. However, mental images that formed throughout my reading were...
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...Gun Control Stephen Devoid BCOM 275 July 3, 2013 Dean Clark Gun Control This topic of Gun Control is one of the most argued in this country. The article I read was written by Josh Sager. Mr. Sager’s paper covers what he calls 15 Pro-Gun” arguments and debunks them. His first argument is to address the 2nd Amendment and how he feels about people who believe that it was written for the rights of individuals to keep and bear arms are misinformed. Mr Sager writes. “Those who make this argument are misinformed as to the original intent of the 2nd Amendment and have either been tricked by the modern gun lobby’s marketing or are actively perverting its meaning” (Segar, 2012). Although Mr. Sager makes his point with a written quote from Chief Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger about his thought on the 2nd Amendment and its meaning on protecting every Americans right to own guns. “…one of the greatest pieces of fraud, I repeat the word ‘fraud,’ on the American public by special interest groups that I’ve ever seen in my life time. The real purpose of the Second Amendment was to ensure that state armies—the militias—would be maintained for the defense of the state. The very language of the Second Amendment refutes any argument that it was intended to guarantee every citizen an unfettered right to any kind of weapon he or she desires.” What Mr. Segar fails to realize is the credibility of his source. Because another credible source the US Supreme Court, in 2008 declared...
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...at one study where they did benefit. Apple Gets Investigated and Charged Apple, which has an oligopoly market structure because of their number of competitors, pricing similarities and dependencies with other vendors, was hit with a huge fine for antitrust violations (in the 840 million range). Apple was investigated for helping facilitate a price hike in the e-book market space by colluding with major publishers. The U.S. Department of Justice said this conspiracy was designed to undercut online retailer, Amazon.com Inc’s dominance of the fast-growing e-book market (Reuters, 2013). However, what really drew attention was the immediate price increase for books that the specific publishers that had an agreement with Apple implemented (Sagers, 2013). By cutting out Amazon, Apple could have changed their economy of scale since they were positioning themselves as a powerhouse in the E-book space. Other organizations, such as Amazon, would have experienced barriers to entry into the market, especially...
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...Artiklar om språk och språksociologi [Ange dokumentets underrubrik] 2013-01-01 Vasaskolan Sammanställda av Anders Lindqvist och Malin Jacobsson Innehållsförteckning Vi begriper mindre än vi tror 3 Riktigt språk och kvinnospråk – verklig makt och kärringvälde 6 Tänk om engelska var Sveriges nästa språk? 9 Trendiga svordomar 11 På Egalia tas fokus bort från könet 13 Vilken makt har ditt språk? 15 Vi hade en gång ett språk 18 I begynnelsen var ordet men hur vårdar vi vårt språk? 20 Historien om när det svarta ordet skulle bytas ut 23 "Miljonsvenska" är språkglädje 28 Vem har rätt att bedöma någon annans språk? 30 Med manipulation ska valet vinnas 33 Makthavare på en retorisk resa 35 SD:s språkbruk vinner mark 37 Rikssvenskans fina kusin 40 Kronolekt 42 Ordvalen som bäddar för konflikt 44 Ungdomars språk idag - vanlig svenska i morgon 46 Korthuggn minimalism 48 Ungdomar är ofta kreativa språkbrukare - Finlandssvenskt ungdomsspråk kartläggs 50 Ännu ett svenskt pronomen i farozonen 52 J*vla h*lv*te! 54 Vi begriper mindre än vi tror Svåra ord är fortfarande svåra. För yngre tycks de till och med bli svårare. Som tur är verkar de veta om det. Vet du vad jämka betyder? Fler än hälften som får den frågan svarar fel. Också mandat, påföra och komplettera vållar stora problem. Uppåt 60 procent vet inte eller ger fel svar. Mycket av den information som skickas ut i samhället, om skattedeklaration, försäkringsvillkor, huslån och...
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...hela skolpersonalen ifrågasätter honom och försvarar de som mobbar så verkar ändå Mannen i mockajackan stå på sig. I novellen så beskrivs det att mannen i mockajackan är en aning hjulbent och kutryggig, hans huvud är format som en gammal sadel och rösten är grötig precis som han har ätit sand. Mannen är oerfaren lärare runt 50 års ålder, det är den första gången han vikarierar som lärare. Man kan förstå utifrån texten att Mannen är lugn men ändå bestämd, eleverna beter sig illa och gör inte vad det ska så han säger till eleverna med bestämda ord men samtidigt så gör han det på ett lugnt sätt. Efter första lektionen som vikarie då det var många elever som inte dök upp så bestämde mannen sig för att ringa hem och meddela deras föräldrar, dagen där på fick han tillsägelse av rektorn att det var fel och att de inte gör sådant på denna skola. Man kunde lätt förstå att Mannen blev upprörd över detta. Han är självsäker och hård som person, han säger till när ingen annan vågar göra det. Eftersom hans bror har blivit utsatt utav lärarna så har det blivit att Mannen är ensam och utstött, inte bara utav personalen utan blir även kränkt och blir hotad till döds av eleverna på skolan. I slutet av novellen så beskrivs det hur Mannen i mockajackan visar att det är han som bestämmer och ställer mobbarna till...
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...Härskartekniker Berit Ås, professor i socialpsykologi och norsk politiker etablerade teorin om de fem ursprungliga härskarteknikerna 1976. Härskartekniker handlar om sociala manipulationer som syftar till att en person eller grupp skall behålla sin position gentemot någon eller några andra. Det handlar om en negativ makt, då avsikten är att förminska andra för att framhäva sig själv. De används oftast omedvetet, men förekommer även medvetet. Ett tecken på att du blivit utsatt för en härskarteknik kan enligt Bergqvist (2007) vara att du får en dålig magkänsla och du känner dig illa behandlad, men ofta är härskarteknikerna subtila och svåra att ta på. Det är viktigt att medvetandegöra dessa tekniker för att kunna svara upp mot dem (genom motstrategier) och inte använda sig av härskartekniker utan istället föregå med gott exempel genom att använda bekräftelsestrategier (se nedan). Härskarteknik Motstrategi (synliggöra, intellektualisera och påtala) Osynliggörande Tag plats Förlöjligande Ifrågasättande (Ifrågasätt logiskt, skratta aldrig med. Säg t.ex: ”vad menar du med…?”) Undanhållande av info. Korten på bordet (påpeka att du inte fått infon.) Dubbel bestraffning Bryta mönstret (se över dina prioriteringar, förklara varför) Skuld och skam Intellektualisera (lyft upp till ytan, hur gick det till när någon försökte lasta över skuld och skam på dig, se mönster i beteenden) Senare kompletterade hon med ytterligare två härskartekniker: Våld eller hot om våld och...
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...Introduction Special populations are those that are in some way unable to meet his or her needs. The role as case manager can be a very diverse one, but is one that ultimately aimed at helping people to be equipped and come in contact with the necessary resources that allows for adequate assimilation into society. Resources and Populations Reviewed There were a variety of online resources available that covered issues such as certification, information, links to other sites and search engines for available resources by location. The wide array of information gives the case manager a start at providing assistance in a much greater scope to meet client needs. Casemanager.com and Case Manager Resource Guide help specifically with the work of the case manager in providing clients’ resources. The populations that were reviewed primarily include behavioral health, disease management and welfare reform. Welfare reform encompasses the management of welfare and low income families. The aim is to develop evaluation plans and assess the effects on the government. On the part of the client, the aim is to help them to attain skills that will improve their self-esteem and ability to be financially self-sufficient. Disease Management includes teaching and sharing of information with clients and family members that will help them to understand and better control their conditions. The client is encouraged to make lifestyle changes to be able to stay healthy and improve life. Behavioral...
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...AT4 DNA Dan/Eng/Bio | | | | Livets grundsten DNA revolutionere vores måde at se verdenen på: Livets grundsten Mændene bag DNA’et Forskerne Watson og Crick fandt i 1953 DNA’s struktur. De havde hverken megen erfaring, godt udstyr eller overlegen intelligens, men de holdt fast i deres idé, og med hårdt arbejde lykkedes det dem at føre bevis for deres spiralmodel. DNA er i dag et af de allermest attraktive emner at forske i. Siden 1953, hvor vi fandt DNA’s struktur, har vi kunne løse mange gåder om livet og effektivisere mange dele af vores samfund. Robin Gablui Berg DNA – livets byggeklodser Alt liv fremtræder i den form det har på grund af DNA. DNA er et puslespil med utallige brikker. Hvis man kender alle brikkerne kan man finde en løsning til mange af livets store problemer og gåder. Efter mennesket i årtier har forsket i DNA’s opbygning, kan vi nu drage nytte af vores viden på rigtig mange områder. Det er kun 60 år siden at vi blev bekendte DNA’s struktur, men i dag bruges afkodning af DNA både inden for politi, arkæologi og landbrug, samt til at bekæmpe sygdomme og afgøre familiære relationer. Dette skaber dog en del etiske problemer. Ens DNA er for mange mennesker noget af det mest private, og det betragtes som unaturligt at pille ved DNA’et. Sygdomsbekæmpelse og arvelighed Mange arvelige sygdomme kan spores gennem DNA. Derfor kan man finde ud af om ens barn har arvet en sygdom allerede mens det er i fosterstadiet. Dette skaber...
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...Abstract Large igneous provinces are conspicuous features of late Phanerozoic geology, and include continental flood basalts, rifted continental margin volcanic sequences and oceanic plateaus. Many large igneous provinces can be associated with mantle plumes. Where plumes ascend beneath spreading ridges, their energy is transformed into a large melt volume, producing over-thickened plateau crust. Comparing the timing of mass extinctions with the formation age of large igneous provinces reveals a close correspondence in several cases. The Columbia River Basalt Group is a large igneous province, which covers parts of the western United States. There are significant landforms associated with this formation that provide evidence as to the age and controlling mechanisms of its emplacement. 1. Introduction Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are massive emplacements of extrusive and intrusive mafic rock. Processes other than seafloor spreading form these mass emplacements and they are the primary mechanism of terrestrial magmatism on earth. LIPs are distinguishable from mid-ocean ridge magmatism and arc magmatism on the basis of petrologic, geochemical, geochronological and physical volcanological data. Large igneous provinces occur in both continental and oceanic crust.(Coffin and Eldholm, 1991). The purpose of this review is to give an overview of the types of LIPs, their formation, and the possibility of their contribution to mass extinction events. 2. Types of Large Igneous...
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...In the short story The Most Dangerous Game, Written by Richard Connell, Sanger Rainsford is being hunted by General Zaroff. In the end of the story he wins the game by killing Zaroff. But how did he win. Sanger Rainsford succeeded at the game because he is great at making traps, he is very fit, and he is an amazing hunter. His first skill is in trap making. And his first trap is the malay mancatcher, then there is the burmese tiger pit, and finally the uganda knife trap. These traps are very dangerous. The first on injured General Zaroff’s shoulder and after he said, “If you are within the sound of my voice, as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you. Not many men can make a malay mancatcher”(Connell 26). All of the traps helped...
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...som inte fanns när de första orden skrev ner i den svenska ordboken. Ulf Teleman berättar i en artikel att 20 % av alla nya ord som tillkommit inom de senaste femton åren övertagits från engelskan. Dock menar Telemark att den stora boven till förändringen i vårt språk ligger hos tv-tittandet. Nu för tiden uttrycker man sig enkelt i tv-program så att folk ska förstå och denna enkelhet leder till att vårt skriftspråk allt mer börjar likna vårt talspråk. Vi byter ut standarspråket mot ett ”enklare” och det blir allt svårare att veta om man skriver rätt. Detta är något som även Lasse Mannheimer tar upp i en intervju med språkvetaren Susanna Karlsson. Hon berättar att vi får allt svårare att veta om vi kan skriva så som vi säger ord och meningar, just eftersom vi säger det så. Dock menar hon att detta inte kommer vara något problem i framtiden då rätt och fel inte kommer spela någon större roll. Även Karlsson förklarar, precis som Telemark, att vi fått in...
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...American Civic Values Terriana Clark-Ishola POS/110 November 26, 2011 D. Ryan Sagers American Civic Values America revolves around morals, individual freedom, and liberties. Today society reinforces America civic values by allowing every individual to have the freedom of choice, to be left alone and to live freely. The government does not have the right to interfere if a community wants to help someone who is in need. However, the government officials are elected in office to help support these civic values because civic values are individually and community based to show generosity to other people. There are several things that undermine American civic values. The media plays a big part on undermine America values because they focus on the negativity that goes on this country. Also today’s global redistribution of jobs and investments has devastated American as a whole with the unemployment rate being high as ever and the American people are not investing like they were several years ago. With these types of situations it makes our communities grow further apart. Civic values can have certain guidelines for people to follow. These guidelines can come from each individual, different group of people, and from the government. These values are created to keep the communities safe, peaceful, and together. If someone breaks the law there can be criminal charges enforced, but if someone is failing to adhere by civic values there would not be any penalties...
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...Management Theory/Model/Strategy Taxonomy Jo Student BUS/325 March 5, 2012 Dr. David A. Smith Table of Contents Theory/Characteristic/Application (TCA) 4 Theory of Bureaucracy 4 Characteristic 5 Application 5 TCA #2 6 Characteristic 6 Application 6 TCA #3 6 Characteristic 6 Application 6 TCA #4 6 Characteristic 6 Application 7 TCA #5 7 Characteristic 7 Application 7 TCA #6 7 Characteristic 7 Application 7 TCA #7 7 Characteristic 7 Application 7 TCA #8 8 Characteristic 8 Application 8 TCA #9 8 Characteristic 8 Application 8 TCA #10 8 Characteristic 8 Application 8 Conclusion 9 References 10 Management Theory/Model/Strategy Taxonomy Trained scholars may manifest thought into the outside world by manner of classifying ideas into ideology. Classification of categories, known as taxonomy, may help individuals, organizations, and countries to achieve objectives by maximizing productivity (Williams & Knicki, 2009). In like fashion, Martín-Peña and Díaz-Garrido (2008) established that theories, models, and strategies increased organizational value when implemented efficiently. The purpose of this research will explore the tenets of taxonomy protocol exhibited in three categories: (1) Theory, model, or strategy, (2) Characteristic, and (3) Application. Even though creating taxonomies requires an investment of time, categorizing topics into a logical format inspires individual assertiveness and organizational efficiency within a structured...
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