...ADOLESCENT ALCOHOL USE AND DATING VIOLENCE PERPETRATION: THREE STUDIES EXAMINING CONCURRENT AND LONGITUDINAL RELATIONS ACROSS GRADES 8 THROUGH 12 Heathe Luz McNaughton Reyes A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education Chapel Hill 2009 Approved by Vangie A. Foshee, PhD Susan T. Ennett, PhD Daniel J. Bauer, PhD Carolyn T. Halpern, PhD J. Michael Bowling, PhD UMI Number: 3387971 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. UMI 3387971 Copyright 2010 by ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This edition of the work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest LLC 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346 © 2009 Heathe Luz McNaughton Reyes ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii ABSTRACT Heathe Luz McNaughton Reyes—Adolescent alcohol use and dating violence perpetration: Three studies examining concurrent and longitudinal relations across grades 8 through 12 (Under the direction of Vangie A. Foshee, Susan T. Ennett,...
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...THE SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY OF INTERNET DATING IN THE UNITED STATES* Jessica M. Sautter Rebecca M. Tippett S. Phillip Morgan Duke University Durham, NC *The authors share equal authorship. We thank Doug Downey, Mary Madden, Emilio Parrado, and Lynn Smith-Lovin for comments on earlier drafts and the Pew Internet & American Life Project for making the data used here available. Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the Southern Sociological Society Meetings, March 25, 2006 and the Southern Demographic Association Meetings, November 5, 2005. We acknowledge research support from an NIH contract, “New Approaches to Explaining Family Change and Variation” (N01-HD-3-3354). Direct correspondence to Rebecca M. Tippett: Department of Sociology, Duke University, Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708-0088. E-mail: rtippett@soc.duke.edu APPROX 8,808 WORDS (FULL DOCUMENT, INC ABSTRACT, TABLES, REFERENCES) Social Demography of Internet Dating THE SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY OF INTERNET DATING IN THE UNITED STATES Abstract: Using the first nationally representative survey to focus on internet dating, we identify those “at risk” of using internet dating, i.e., one must have internet access and have been single in the past five years during the technology’s growth. We identify socio-demographic correlates of both these selective processes and estimate use of internet dating net of these processes. We find that socioeconomic and demographic factors have strong effects on the selective processes...
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...Jackalyn C. Majors American Intercontinental University Unit 1 Individual Project MKT640 – A Managerial Approach to Marketing Abstract This paper will follow two specific products and services that have come to development for the global marketplace in the last few years. This paper will discuss the product launch, and the impact of technology on the product along with the legal and ethical implications and how they were handled. The companies being discussed in this paper are Red Box and eHarmony. Understanding a Successful Launch Introduction These two companies discussed in this paper are Red Box movie DVD rental, and eHarmony online dating service. It will be it is important to understand these challenges in today global economy these two strong successful companies endured. Understanding these challenges can teach what is examined in launching new products along with the impact of technology on these products, along with the legal and ethical implication of launch of these products and services. Challenges in New Product Launches When Red box first evolved it was owned and placed in McDonalds fast food restaurants as a subsidiary of McDonalds and soon was sold to Coinstar who quickly moved Red box to grocery stores, drugstores and others including Walmart, Walgreens and 7-Elevens increasing Red box location to over 28000 kiosks in the United States (Augustine, C 2011). In the late 1990’s after 35 years of work as a psychologist and marrage counselor...
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...Narrative/Descriptive Writing Parasailing (Vignette) Narrative and descriptive writing is the writing style I enjoy the most. The vignette I wrote about is a story that happened to me when I was younger and this kind of writing allows me to relive this memory on paper. I find this kind of writing easier to write and easy to relate to because it’s all about me. It is harder for me to write and relate to a book that we read in class since it isn’t about my personal life. This kind of writing style helps me reflect on the something I learned because I have seen how much I have grown this school year based off of what I wrote about and my writing style. This kind of writing style allows me to describe...
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...Interview Paper The first person I chose to interview was my brother Jeremy. He said, “I believe the time of six days that the Bible speaks of in Genesis one is correct.” Also, my brother Jeremy believes in a young earth and life because he has studied carbon dating and believes it to be inaccurate. Although in the interview my brother admitted we look similar to apes he believes in a divine creation from God and not a big bang theory. He said,” I believe we are so much more advanced than apes and we couldn’t achieve this without God being incorporated somehow.” Jeremy said, “I definitely believe Adam and Eve were real people because I believe in the Bible fully. I also believe in the word as much as I do in the one true God.” I really was shocked how much fun the interview was we just agreed on all levels and had good fellowship together through the process. My co-worker Holly was my second interview. Holly said that she believed Genesis to be more of a story to inspire and not really a means of judging time of creation. My response was, “So you don’t believe the bible to be literal?” Holly said, “No I do I just have trouble believing creation took just six days.” Also, Holly believes that carbon dating is accurate and has trouble believing in a young earth, which isn’t millions of years old. Holly said, “I believe the earth and life is millions of years old due to the sediments being tested by carbon dating.” My response was, “Well I understand, I have thought about God...
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...XXX10.1177/1529100612436522Finkel et al.Online Dating 2012 Research Article Online Dating: A Critical Analysis From the Perspective of Psychological Science Psychological Science in the Public Interest 13(1) 3–66 © The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1529100612436522 http://pspi.sagepub.com Eli J. Finkel1, Paul W. Eastwick2, Benjamin R. Karney3, Harry T. Reis4, and Susan Sprecher5 1 Northwestern University; 2Texas A&M University; 3University of California, Los Angeles; University of Rochester; and 5Illinois State University 4 Summary Online dating sites frequently claim that they have fundamentally altered the dating landscape for the better. This article employs psychological science to examine (a) whether online dating is fundamentally different from conventional offline dating and (b) whether online dating promotes better romantic outcomes than conventional offline dating. The answer to the first question (uniqueness) is yes, and the answer to the second question (superiority) is yes and no. To understand how online dating fundamentally differs from conventional offline dating and the circumstances under which online dating promotes better romantic outcomes than conventional offline dating, we consider the three major services online dating sites offer: access, communication, and matching. Access refers to users’ exposure to and opportunity to evaluate potential romantic...
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...eHarmony Final Paper December 15, 2010 If you are single and looking for long-term love, eHarmony.com Inc. wants to find you the "perfect mate." With traditional values and modern matchmaking possibilities, eHarmony.com has taken the electronic dating scene by storm. eHarmony has united more than 10,000 couples in marriage in its short history and, during 2008, had more than seven million registered users. Background In 2000, eHarmony was founded by Dr. Neil Clark Warren an evangelical Christian who worked for 30 years as a psychologist specializing in counseling married couples. He also authored two books, “Finding the Love of Your Life” and “Date…or Soul Mate?”, the former selling over one million copies. After a successful career of counseling married couples and research into marital problems, he came to one solid conclusion. In his biography on eHarmony’s website he states, “In almost every case, these were two persons who should never have married each other! They really didn’t belong together. They thought they did, but they were not well matched”. From there, he identified 29 dimensions that he found were consistently present in successful marriages. Dr. Warren found online dating as an opportunity to take his match making theories to a new level. eHarmony’s competitive advantage is that it established its credibility by using a scientifically developed questionnaire based on Dr. Warren’s 29 dimensions. The questionnaire does not...
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...MDP Paper: Black Dahlia Have you ever heard of The Black Dahlia? The story behind Black Dahlia is confusing, which is why many people don’t have a good understanding of it. This paper talks about how the early life of Black Dahlia, how she died, and the possible murderers. Elizabeth Short or also known as The Black Dahlia July 29, 1924, in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was the third child out of five, born into Cleo and Phoebo. When Elizabeth was only six years old her father abandoned the family. In Elizabeth sophomore year of high school she dropped out and started working. At the young age of 16 Elizabeth was traveling around America, picking up jobs such as a waitress and working in food service. Elizabeth was also known for dating different men. Black Dahlia body was found at Leimert Park at January 15, 1947. ELizabeth body was found cut into two pieces with blood drained out of her and scratch marks found all over. Black Dahlia was missing a small patch of skin, which was later found out the murderer cut of her flower tattoo and put it inside her body. Along with missing patches of skin and bruising Elizabeth had a gash on her breast and on her mouth shaped up into a smile. “Elizabeth Short was no doubt...
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...children between 2 and 18 years of age spend an average of 6 hours and 32 minutes each day using media (television, commercial or self-recorded video, movies, video games, print, radio, recorded music, computer, and the internet)” (Media Violence, 2001). A significant part of this media disclosure includes acts of violence, which if believed, could very well be acted out by our youths. Research has shown that when children watch media violence, especially if the characters (the bad guys) are portrayed as attractive and not held accountable for their actions, children may be adversely affected, and act out the aggressive behavior seen on TV. As stated in one article the authors note, For decades, researchers have studied the effects of exposure to violent media on aggression in children. The evidence from these studies have been reviewed numerous times, and nearly all have reached the same conclusion--exposure to media violence can increase aggression. (Bushman, Gollwitzer, & Cruz, 2015) Though an aggressive act on TV may be short lived, its influence can stay with a child for a long time. Further...
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...Speed Dating Techniques in Mock Interviews: Lessons to be Learned Sofia Vidalis, Ph.D. and Joseph J. Cecere, Ph.D., CPC Penn State Harrisburg Abstract A student seeking that professional position or practical summer experience has become enormous in their educational experience. A university provides the information and skills for the student so they can be successful in their job search. This may include resume preparation and cover letters towards the next step, the job interview. A mock interview is one way to prepare students for an actual employment interview. It allows students to gain experience and practice in answering questions similar to ones asked during an actual interview. It also helps students become more comfortable in the interview setting. Despite of the importance of mock interviews, most college students do not have that experience until their first job interview during a career fair, internship, or even after graduation. However, in today’s economic, interview preparation may be the determining factor to securing employment. One way in breaking the ice of interviewing jitters is to prepare the students in advance. The Civil Engineering/Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology program at Penn State University held a Mock Interview and Panel Discussion event to help students better prepare for an interview as realistic as possible. This was accomplished by inviting professionals from the industry from the construction management and engineering...
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...Marketing Roderick Phipps MKT 421 March 18, 2013 Donald Gregory Steve Jobs CEO and Co-founder of Apple Inc. looked at a laptop then had a vision of a light weight tablet that could serve the same functions as a laptop. Mr. Jobs developed and fulfilled a basic consumer need with the IPhone and the IPad. Identifying and creating a need is the concept referred to as marketing. The intent of this paper is to define marketing, and the importance in organizational success, discuss business world examples. Marketing is defined by the American Marketing Association as the activity, set of processes for creating delivering and exchanging goods and services that have value to and for a customer, partner and society at large. (American Marketing Association) In short marketing is the process of identifying a demand then fulfilling the requirement from creation to customer. Why is marketing essential to the success of an organization? As you continue reading I will identify the marketing process in hopes to establish why marketing is essential to the success to an organization. Marketing is everywhere and in everything; it extends from hard goods, things that can be touched to services rendered. Marketing is essential to the success of any organization. It is a process by which businesses build relationships, satisfy consumer needs, and generate revenues (Cannon, McCarthy, & Perreault, 2011) Let’s look at a few companies that require marketing and their end states. ...
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...Re-advance of the last British- Irish Ice Sheet during Greenland Interstade 1 (GI-1): the Wester Ross Re-advance, NW Scotland The importance and nature of glacial records in terms of global climate and environmental situations has become apparent in recent years, and over a century’s worth of investigation has greatly aided the scientific community in their understanding, and thereafter in the reconstruction of paleoclimate, environmental influences and extent thereof (Broecker, 2002). Glacial records are commonly known as proxies: Proxy data is the indirect measure of past environmental and climatic conditions, usually gathered from natural recorders of climate variability (NGDC, 2008). Glacial Landforms such as drumlins, ribbed moraines and end moraines provide a record of the nature, scale and timing of ice-sheet oscillations. There are many uncertainties surrounding the last British-Irish Ice-Sheet (BIIS), as extensive amounts of glacial records are hidden beneath the sea. Most evidence would suggest that two dynamic ice lobes came offshore across the shelf from both Ireland and Scotland, resulting in the entire North West shelf to be extensively glaciated during the ice age. Data shows that an extensive ice sheet margin extended offshore onto the shelf, and may have reached the shelf edge at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). The deglaciation of the Last BIIS was helped by the Minch paleo-ice stream at the Late Devensian glaciation, which drained the North-West...
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...OF INTERNET DATING IN THE UNITED STATES* Jessica M. Sautter, Duke University Rebecca M. Tippett, Duke University S. Philip Morgan, Duke University This is a preprint of an Article accepted for publication in Social Science Quarterly © 2010 Southwestern Social Science Association. *All authors contributed equally and share authorship of this article. Direct all correspondence to Rebecca M. Tippett, Department of Sociology, Duke University, PO Box 90088, Durham, NC 27705 (rtippett@soc.duke.edu). Data and coding used in this article are available upon request for those wishing to replicate this study. This research was partially supported by a contract, (N01 HD-3-3354; PI. S. Philip Morgan) "Designing New Models for Explaining Family Change and Variation," with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Data collection was carried out and funded by the Pew Foundation with partial support from Duke University. The authors wish to thank Emilio A. Parrado, Seth Sanders, Lee Rainie, John Horrigan, Lynn Smith-Lovin, Amanda Lenhart, Mary Madden, Douglas Downey, Linda K. George, and Nathan D. Martin for helpful comments and suggestions. Early versions of this article were presented at the 2005 Southern Demographic Association Annual Meeting and the 2006 Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. 1 THE SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY OF INTERNET DATING IN THE UNITED STATES ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the sociodemographic correlates of internet dating net of selective...
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...Dibble tHello, I hear so many good things and am so fascinated with what you can do with the Internet. Finding all this information so quickly must make your life very easy. But please tell me: how do you assess the value of all this information you find on the Internet? How can you be sure that it is reliable and credible? Also, I have heard the term “digital divide.” What exactly does it mean, and how do you think this divide could be bridged? Thank you for helping me to understand these issues! Best regards, Your friend Resources: Week Three Readings and Videos Write a 700-to 1,050-word letter in which you respond to your friend’s questions. My Dearest Friend, It’s good to hear from you and I’m so excited about your new found interest in the internet. There is so much that I would love to share with you about internet usage and I wish that I could give you a first- hand experience in using it. Let me first start of by explaining the term “digital divide”, to you. Digital divide is the gap between those who have access to digital technologies and those who do not; or the gap between those who use digital technologies and those who do not understood how to use it or the benefits of it. To put it into perspective it’s more like me and you, because I have readily available access to the internet and you don’t. I believe that the only way we can bridge this gap is to make internet available to everyone and to education people on how to properly...
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...Effective Papers Enjoy free essays, examples of research papers, sample term papers, free dissertation samples and paper writing tips for all students. Example papers and sample papers on the most popular topics. Pages This Blog Linked From Here | This Blog | | ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Linked From Here | | Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Research Paper on Ottoman Empire Research Paper on Ottoman Empire The Age of Reforms - Ottoman Empire The Ottomans first appeared on the historical arena at the end of the thirteenth century. According to the royal myth, the dynasty stretches much further back, certainly, but it was only under the leadership of Osman that this little group of warriors succeeded in moving out from its base in northwestern Anatolia and start conquering other territories. Their first important victories took place in the Balkans, and these conquests let them to return to western Anatolia flush with money and men. In the middle of the fifteenth century they had already got power over Byzantine capital Constantinople. This great city capture in 1453 laid the foundation for the imperial phase of Ottoman history. __________________________________________________________ We Can Write Custom Research Papers on Ottoman Empire for You! __________________________________________________________ During the next century they pushed confidently eastward and then southward. First they defeated...
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