...advantages and disadvantages of living in a world such as GATTACA and Unwind. Use examples from the book and movie. Unwind In the book Unwind there are many advantages and disadvantages. One advantage is that when you are severely injured you can have affected body parts replaced with body parts from an unwind, In chapter 1, the trucker that gave Connor a ride had an arm from an unwound because his original arm was severely damaged in an accident . However a disadvantage in the world of Unwind is that if you are between the ages of 13 to 18, your parents can abort you which means you will be transported to a harvest camp where you will be unwound. After you are unwound your body parts are donated to people in need of new body parts. In the book,...
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...Running Head: ABSENTEEISM AS VIEWED BY THE STUDENTS OF COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Absenteeism as viewed by the Students of College of Arts and Sciences Bradlee H. Futalan Divine Word College of Legazpi Author Note This paper was prepared for Educational Psychology, taught by Dr. Rose Marie Clemeña Absenteeism as viewed by the Students of College of Arts and Sciences 2 . Abstract Absenteeism has been one of the mainstream problems of the instructors to their students. This study explored many reasons behind why the students are being absent in their classes. The study adopted a survey research design as the original framework for data gathering. Data were collected with 50 students from the College of Arts and Sciences of the Divine Word College of Legazpi. The study revealed that the most common reason of student absenteeism is attending an important appointment such as: Family Events, Meetings, Conference and other important gatherings. The study also found that the least reason of student absenteeism is being bully by a classmate. Keywords: Absenteeism, Students Absenteeism as viewed by the Students of College of Arts and Sciences 3 . Class Absenteeism as viewed by the Students of College of Arts and Sciences Attendance is an important factor in school that help the students’ get a high grades. Studies show that better attendance is related to higher academic achievement for students of all backgrounds (Shaini Jaura, 2012). One common discipline problem found...
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...Equity Markets MARK MITCHELL, TODD PULVINO, and ERIK STAFFORD* ABSTRACT We examine 82 situations where the market value of a company is less than its subsidiary. These situations imply arbitrage opportunities, providing an ideal setting to study the risks and market frictions that prevent arbitrageurs from immediately forcing prices to fundamental values. For 30 percent of the sample, the link between the parent and its subsidiary is severed before the relative value discrepancy is corrected. Furthermore, returns to a specialized arbitrageur would be 50 percent larger if the path to convergence was smooth rather than as observed. Uncertainty about the distribution of returns and characteristics of the risks limits arbitrage. THIS PAPER EXAMINES IMPEDIMENTS to arbitrage in equity markets using a sample of 82 situations between 1985 and 2000, where the market value of a company is less than that of its ownership stake in a publicly traded subsidiary. These situations suggest clear arbitrage opportunities, yet, they often persist, and therefore provide an interesting setting in which to study the risks and market frictions that prevent arbitrageurs from quickly forcing prices to fundamental values. Arbitrage is one of the central tenets of financial economics, enforcing the law of one price and keeping markets efficient. In its purest form, arbitrage requires no capital and is risk free ~see Dybvig and Ross ~1992!!. By simultaneously selling and purchasing identical...
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...Semaj Griffin Psych 101 9/16/2014 Research paper 1 Ivytech community college Sleep disorders essay Sleep the thing we need the most in our everyday lives. Unfortunately for some people this task the most simple of all tasks, something your parents would tell you to do if you were misbehaving by saying the words go take a nap, is unbearable. People from around the world suffer from many sleep disorders and don’t even know why. So what is a sleep disorder you ask? A sleep disorder is are problems with sleeping, including trouble falling or staying asleep, falling asleep at the wrong times, too much sleep, or abnormal behaviors during sleep. To be completely honest sleep can be compared to quicksand in a way no matter how you try to fight it you will just end up finding your self-trapped it will take over your body and the more you try to fight it the more it will win and by it I mean sleep. The effects of sleep are not uncommon in fact, back then even till this day sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture in certain camps of certain countries. Not only that, but many victims of sleep deprivation commonly a form of torture used on criminals is used to extract information from them for however long as possible. It leaves no physical markings but its psychological effects can be very harmful. Victims will literally go crazy. Those who have gone through it say that no sleep is even worse than starvation. The number of people who suffer from a lack of sleep is growing...
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...The Detection of Gravitational Waves, How Close Are We? Since the realization that the general theory of relativity predicts gravitational waves, there have been attempts to actually detect these waves. Indirect observations have been made that support their existence but no direct measurement. This paper gives a brief explanation of gravitational waves and discusses the current condition of the experimental search for gravitational waves. It deals with the newest techniques that will enable their detection. The focus of the paper is on three experimental groups: LIGO, VIRGO, and LISA. From our research of these groups we believe that the detection of gravitational waves will occur within the next decade. Gravitational waves: Understanding and Detection Gravitational waves carry information about catastrophic events in the universe. We give a brief description of gravitational waves with an overview of the current projects underway to detect them. We begin by discussing the theoretical prediction of gravitational waves from Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. We listseveral possible sources of these waves and describe how they produce gravitational waves. We also discussthe characteristic signals each source sendsto Earth. We outline advantages and challenges for several detection methods now being...
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...Saruni ITT Technical Institute Aram Saruni EN 1320; Composition I Mr. Steven Berndt Research Paper Aguste 11, 2014 The Effects of Sleep Deprivation People today have many problems in their life and sleep deprivation is often a silent stressor. Sleep deprivation can affect any age group of people and getting a few extra hours of sleep on the weekend just it not enough. There is no substitution for sleep. Many people overlook the importance of sleep because they do think that there is a big threat to one’s health. However, this can be very dangerous in the long term. As members of a want it now society, people overlook the importance of sleep due to the fact that people are constantly working. Overlooking the amount people sleep will result in negative health effects, reduced alertness, and the use of pharmaceuticals or other substances. What can be done to prevent and break this silent danger? Sleep deprivation is a problem that with many consequences. There is an alarming lack of awareness about sleep deprivation. To understand how serious sleep deprivation can be, what is the cause or causes it, what are the effects and long term consequences, and one must understand why sleep is important. Sleep is the mental and physical resting state of a person. People go through different stages of sleep and need to go through these stages to get their bodies physically to unwind and mentally rest our brains. Sleep is a necessary process we must perform to sustain life.(...
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...Abstract For years the alcoholic cop was a commonplace fixture around police stations nationwide. Both large and small departments had to contend with the issues surrounding the disease of alcoholism and its progression among members of their forces. While it is common knowledge that the law enforcement profession is not the only occupational group to experience alcoholism among the ranks and the alcoholic officer is not unlike millions of others in the workforce that contend with the disease, how prevalent does the abuse of alcohol among police officers remain? It was 1975 when former law enforcement turned novelist, Joseph Wambaugh, shared The Choirboys with us. Wambaugh’s fictional tale of the shenanigans involving police officers spent a great deal of time discussing the use and abuse of alcohol by the police. Are cops are still turning up the bottle and at an alarming rate? From the Wambaugh’s tales of the after-shift meetings in MacArthur Park to today’s “stress-relief” briefings at various wing houses and sports bars across the country police officers are boozing it up and alcohol abuse among the profession has reached an all-time high. Recent studies indicate that one-quarter of all police officers in the U.S. are afflicted with the disease of alcoholism. Not surprisingly, studies have established a significant correlation between occupational stress and increased alcohol use by police officers today. Occupational...
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...Introduction In recent years, the search of quality lifestyle with an affordable pricing seems to be one of the main stream desire within this little Far East city, Hong Kong. Since the 1960s to the 21st century now, the culture and life style had experienced significant change in being a colony to a special administrative region and from man power industry to a more customer base industry. These changes have created many impacts to the people who live in this city. Due to the extreme transformation of the nature in the aspect of work, the society is no longer satisfied with a simple life style. The need for different ways of relaxation have been increasing and the locals live within has an extremely high demand for their choices in traveling, dining and cultural information. With the strong influence from the east and the west, combining with its own root from China, this created a high diversity of acceptance from the people within this city. There are many types of magazines that accommodate the reader’s need locally, from gossip to politics, gadgets to latest fashion. One of the most outstanding out of all is the ‘U Magazine’. Under Hong Kong Economic Times Limited, this publication was launched in 2005, offering an all-inclusive leisure guide in Hong Kong, consisting three individual parts with five topics – U Travel, U Food combine with U Life, U People combine with U Style. Target Audience The purpose and genre of U magazine is somewhat obvious. The front cover...
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...Name: Shoaib Shakir Company: Folio3 Job Title: SEO Specialist Company URL: http://www.folio3.com Contact No: 0341-2471043 1. Is GA difficult for new or inexperienced users? If so, why? What typically trips up new users of GA, and why? To an extent I do agree that GA (Google Analytics) can be difficult for inexperienced users. This can possibly be because of the massive data and information overdose that GA provides to users and they are unable to handle and manage it. I think setting up a GA account is typically a hectic job for new users, mainly because they find code handling and scripts extremely confusing. Well, with some of the screenshots below you might get an idea of how to do it in very simple and easy steps. Once you have a Google account, you can go to (analytics.google.com). Here you will be greeted with three steps that you need to complete for setting your Google Analytics account. On clicking ‘Sign Up’ button you will land of this page where you are required to fill in all important details related to your website After filling in all the details when you click the ‘Submit’ button a page will appear in front of you that would be like this Once you are finished, you will click the ‘Get Tracking ID’ button a pop-up will appear with Google terms and conditions, which you have to agree to. Then you will get your GA Tracking code. This needs to be placed on all pages of your website. The installation depends on the nature of website. For...
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...Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School Of Business & Entrepreneurship Assignment for Course: OPS 5095 – Service Operations Management Submitted to: Dr. Rickey Casey Submitted by: Date of Submission: February 8, 2015 Title of Assignment: Case Study: Sunset Grill at Blue CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data, ideas or words, either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. Student's Signature: ***************************************************************** Instructor's Grade on Assignment: ________________________________________________________ Instructor's Comments: _______________________________________ CASE GRADING RUBRIC TITLE OF RUBRIC: OPS 5095 Student Case Grading Rubric | Course: OPS 5095 | LEARNING OUTCOME/S: CC1, CC3, CC7 | Date: November 4, 2011 | PURPOSE: Apply OPS Theory to Business Practice | Name of Participant: Student | VALIDITY: Best Practices in OPS Management | Name of Rate: Professor | COMPANION DOCUMENTS: Individual Cases, Assigned Articles and APA Style Manual | | Earning maximum points in each box in ‘PROFICIENT’ column and / or points in columns to the right of ‘PROFICIENT’ meets standard. | |...
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...ĐỒNG QUỐC TIẾN The Impact of Social Networking in Traveling Websites Introduction As has been noted by different authors, the advent of information technology and the internet has gave way to different changes on the way how business, marketing and other transaction or social networking is done. Since, different industries and business wanted to gain competitive advantage through the use of information technology, most of these enterprises are considering changes. There is a notion that users surf the internet, there are many enterprises that have their own website and thousands of advertisement are open with just a blink of an eye (Donthu & Garcia, 1999). The use of websites is available for any enterprise who wants to make each and every target consumer aware of their existence. In addition website development may enable the enterprise to be known worldwide since more and more users are being independent on the internet as a tool to get essential information. It is considered today as the most significant part of the travel marketing strategy in the world where competition is very stiff, and that is the market environment. In today’s generation, travelers or visitors are not only visiting a specific place or events, simply just for fun. Most of them are looking for excitement, and more importantly learning process and tourists and travelers are looking for new products and services that would satisfy their needs. This is one of the reasons why, more and more countries...
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...things I envision doing in the future. My life time goal is to run my own successful venture in a high-end STEM specialization. This being my professional goal, I want to spend time with friends and family in a happy environment, unwinding in my free time doing things that I enjoy doing. Science and technology has always interested me and the basic sciences were my favourite subjects throughout middle school. I have undertaken various projects and represented my school in various interschool exhibitions and workshops. The projects I presented at two such workshops include: the prospects of using Piezo electricity effectively in Mumbai railway stations, which I presented at the TRAI Summit at the American School of Bombay and a Research on Paper Chromatography that I presented to scientists at Expiscor, a regional science fair hosted by the Science Society of India (SSI). Independent of school, I attended various Robotics workshops. In one of these, at Ark technologies, I used Embedded C and understood how programs send signals to a robot at the click of a few buttons and how that brught about physical movements in machines. These projects and experiences have fortified my interest in computer science applications. Therefore I intend to pursue a BS in Computer sciences or in a related engineering domain. I have also had various experiences that have helped shape my personality and thinking. At Bombay Scottish, I have been a part of the student council for three years...
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...needs assistance and advice on how to successfully have both areas of life (Voydanoff, 2005). Kathy Kudler is a business owner and single mother so she has little downtime whether she is at work or home. Other factors of her life, such as her upcoming nuptials and ill mother also affect her ability to find a balance between home life and work. Kathy may be definitely suffering from what is known as burnout. Burnout is a condition in which stress levels at work affect home life (Salmela-Aro, Tynkkynen, & Vuori, 2011). If Kathy Kudler cannot find an effective balance both areas of her life could suffer. The purpose of this paper is to create an outline of how and Industrial/Organizational Psychologist may intervene with the issues Kathy Kudler is currently facing. The paper will also provide three work and family interventions to her. Finally, the paper will show the pros and cons of each of the three work and family intervention suggestions. Having two children at home is a demanding task but Kathy Kudler feels as though she does not give this job her full attention. With a demanding career, Kathy Kudler may deem it necessary to take care of the financial well-being of her children first. Many parents make the mistake of thinking that finances are what a child needs over anything (Rupert, Stevanovic, Hartman, Bryant, & Miller, 2012). As parents, working adults must work to find a balance that works for both sides of life. Without this balance, work and...
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...Acknowledgement This research paper would not be accomplished without the generous contribution of any individuals. The researcher would like to acknowledge the following contributions: For the unwavering support and guidance of her family. They are the one who gave her courage and inspiration. To her professor, for giving this study, this could be the task that would help her become more resourceful and knowledgeable. To Almighty Father for the safety, strengths, courage, inner peace and knowledge to make this term paper a success. Table of Contents Acknowledgement Chapter I The problem and Its Scope Introduction Statement of the Problem Significance of the Study Definition Chapter II The Content of the Study Absenteeism Factors Contribute to Teachers Absence Impact of Teachers Absenteeism Measuring Absenteeism Controlling Absenteeism Conclusion Bibliography 3 Chapter I The Problem and Its Scope Introduction Rates of employee absences and the effects of absences on productivity are topics of conversation in many organizations. One reason is that high rates of employee absence may signal weak management and poor labor-management relations. In the education sphere, employee absenteeism is a special problem, not only in terms of the cost to the school (payment to substitute teachers) but also the wasted education-time that is liable to impair the sense of confidence that the general...
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...Internship/Dissertation Report On Organizational Commitments of Employees in Hospitality Industry By Md. Rubayet Hasan ID NO.: 2013210005069 Program: MBA (Friday) MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT School of Business Studies SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY, DHAKA, BANGLADESH Date of submission: 23rd January, 2015 1 Internship/Dissertation Report On Internship/Dissertation Title An internship/A dissertation report submitted to the School of Business Studies, Southeast University, Dhaka in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Business Administration Major in Finance By Md. Rubayet Hasn ID. NO.: 2013210005069 Program: MBA (Friday) School of Business Studies Under the supervision of Afreen Ahmad Hasnain Lecturer School of Business Studies Southeast University Dhaka, Bangladesh 2 Organizational Commitments of employees in hospitality industry Submitted By Md. Rubayet Hasan ID. NO.: 2013210005069, a student of MBA Friday Program has been accepted as satisfactory in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Business Administration major in Human Resource Management on January 23, 2015. BOARD OF EXAMINERS (The board constitutes by four multi-disciplinary faculty members headed by one convener at the level of minimum assistant professor. The concerned supervisor will be included as the mandatory members.) 1. ______________________________________________ Designation:____________________________________...
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