Chapter 4—Quiz TRUE/FALSE 1. Business writers normally use active voice more frequently than passive voice because active voice conveys ideas more vividly. 2. Slow‚ deliberative writing is recommended when drafting a business message. 3. Passive voice is used in the following sentence: “The stockholders read the annual report.” 4. Active voice is used in the following sentence: “The report on current fundraising efforts was made available to the committee.” 5. The imagery in a passive
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Amiee Montano Heidi Gornto Public Speaking Tuesday: 5-9:15pm 12/03/2012 Final Outline Beyond the Stars Speech Topic: NASA Funding Speech Title: Beyond the Stars Categories: Policy General Purpose Statement: To Persuade Organizational Pattern: Problem‚ Cause‚ Solution Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade to my audience that we as tax payers should fund NASA. Central Idea Statement: To persuade to my audience‚ that we as tax payers should fund NASA. By first‚ discussing
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Running Head: ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE DESPERATELY NEEDS MORE 1 Alzheimer’s Disease Desperately Needs More Research Funding Kirti Bhagat Grand Canyon University ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH DESPERATELY NEEDS MORE 2 Alzheimer’s Research Desperately Needs More Research Funding Alzheimer’s disease is fast-becoming one of the most common maladies suffered by Americans‚ yet promising research on
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The $17.4 billion Auto Bailout GM and Chrysler get $17.4 Billion Bailout Thesis: Some have even asked the question as to why is the Federal Government giving Gm and Chrysler a 17.4 Billion dollar bailout when so many people are losing their homes? An emergency loan prevented bankruptcy for two Detroit automakers today‚ in a 17.4 billion dollar package given to General Motors and Chrysler‚ the Washington Post reported today. The Post notes that this is only the beginning of a financial bailout
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America. They are now a model‚ not just for retail‚ but all companies across the United States and the world. Walmart is setting new standards that firms need to follow in order to even compete. They are the paradox of economies of scale. So‚ how did Walmart get to be as successful as it is today? Walmart is the epitome of one-stop-shopping‚ with a cornucopia of differing products at the lowest prices. They make their money from high volume and very fast turnover. Walmart is also an efficiency machine
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The Pearl Chapters 1-5 Chapter 1 1. In what ways does Steinbeck show the depth of feeling between Kino and Juana? Steinbeck shows the depth of feeling between Kino and Juana by saying that they can communicate with each other without even speaking to each other. They can tell what the other one is feeling just by simple signs such as sighing and facial expressions. 2. Why do you think that no new songs were being added to the old songs of Kino’s people? I think that no new songs were being added
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Funding NASA Imagine this for a second. A young teary-eyed boy sits in the waiting room of the hospital as the doctor informs him about his father’s failing heart. As awful and heartbreaking as this situation sounds‚ that boy’s father is able to stay alive via a ventricular assist device that will continue to pump blood through his veins until he can receive a necessary heart transplant. This device is ever-present in the field of medicine and is responsible for saving countless lives. Well
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Lin Yar COMM 100W November 1‚ 2011 Humans Vs Earth‚ Current Score: 7 Billion to 1 Everything is good in moderation. We humans need sugar‚ salt‚ and fat in our bodies to survive. However‚ excess sugar can lead to diabetes‚ excess salt can lead to high blood pressure‚ and excess fat can cause obesity as well as heart disease. Water is also a vital necessity‚ but too much of it has proven to be lethal. Moderation applies to the planet as well‚ but the threshold of a moderate human population
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Week 5 Quiz 5 Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 1 -15.0 Points 1.0 Points The basic colors in the color circle are A.red‚ white‚ and blue B.black‚ white‚ and gray C.red‚ green‚ and blue D.red‚ green‚ blue‚ and yellow Answer Key: D 1.0 Points The trichromatic theory of color vision is also known as the _________ theory. A.Suerat-Signac B.Hering C.Young-Helmholtz D.Young-Adhart Answer Key: C 1.0 Points By changing _________ only‚ we can create about a million (or more) discriminative
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Pharmaceutical Development Funding According to the Accounting Standards Codification‚ the funding arrangement between Pharmagen (Pharma) and the private equity investor (PEI) would be applicable under the Research and Development Arrangements standard (ASC 730-20). This standard provides guidance for entities that are entered into a research and development (R&D) arrangement who acquire the results of research and development through the entire or partial funding by others (ASC 730-20-15-2)
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