Basseri of Iran: Past and Present Jonathan Hixon ANT101 Instructor Brown-Warren February 24‚ 2013 When the Achamenian emperors of ancient Persia built their capital at Persepolis‚ in a valley of the Zagros‚ they did so with strategy in mind. Persepolis was placed in a common “bottleneck” in the annual migration routes of several tribes from the warm coastal plains to the cool summer pastures in the north. Twice a year‚ several whole confederations of tribes had to pass by Persepolis with
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Present value is where the value on a set date of a future payment is discounted to reflect the time value of money and other factors. This can also apply to a series of future payments. Present value calculations are commonly utilized in business and economics to provide a way to compare cash flows at different times. Present value can be described as the current worth of a future sum of money or stream of cash flows given a specified rate of return. (http://www.getobjects.com) Future cash flows
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1. If you deposit $10‚000 in a bank account that pays 10 percent interest annually‚ how much money will be in your account after 5 years? 2. What is the present value of a security that promises to pay you $5‚000 in 20 years? Assume that you can earn 7 percent if you were to invest in other securities of equal risk. 3. If you deposit money today into an account that pays 6.5 percent interest‚ how long will it take for you to double your money? 4. Your parents are planning to retire in 18
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Devastating as shown in Marie Howe’s “What the Living Do’’ While reading the story “ What the living do” one could equate the poem to something that has taken place in their own life. Through out life everyone has or will have a time when they lose someone near and dear to their heart. People choose to deal with this in different ways. Many chose to express their feelings for this tragedy in writing. As illustrated in “What the living do”‚ Marie Howe uses tone‚ irony‚ and diction to express the loss
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remember‚ whether it is for entertainment use or work use‚ computers are part of our everyday lives. They have an effect on almost everything you do. When you buy groceries at a supermarket‚ a computer is uesed with laser and barcode technology to scan the price of each item and present a total. Barcoding items (clothes‚ food and books ) requires a computer to generate the barcode labels and maintain the inventory. Most televison advertisiments and many films use graphics produced by a computer. In hospitals
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Sports is a waste of time. Do you agree? What can give us health benefits besides exercise? A sport is commonly defined as an organized‚ competitive‚ and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play. Playing a sport is an art. An art where you hone both physical and mental skills. No art can ever be a waste of time. Thus‚ I do not agree that sports is a waste of time. Sports gives us health benefits. Research by Harvard School of Public Health shows that physical exercise‚ supplemented
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Running head: AMERICA PAST‚ PRESENT‚ AND FUTURE America Past‚ Present‚ and Future Minh Tran University of Phoenix America Past‚ Present‚ and Future Human emotions are complex. They express positive or negative reactions to external and internal stimuli. Emotion‚ behavior‚ and cognition influence each other. Thus‚ each emotion distinctly affects human motivation‚ learning‚ thinking‚ and physical acts. Emotions influence writers or authors in the way he or she expresses himself or herself
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UNIT 74 Support individuals with specific communication needs 1 Understand specific communication needs and factors affecting them 1.1 Explain the importance of meeting an individual’s communication needs It is therefore important for the carer to be aware of the individuals preferred method of communication and also to support the individual to use their preferred method. Individuals have the right to communicate through their chosen method and their choice should be acknowledged and respected
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1)“Jack is a better person than Ralph.” How far do you agree with this assessment? Support your answer with close reference to Chapter 1-2. I believe that Ralph is a better person in terms of his diplomacy and tact when dealing with the boys and his democratic leadership‚ however‚ Jack is better than Ralph with regards to adaptability and survival instincts. Ralph is tactful and diplomatic when dealing with the boys. Despite knowing the Piggy would not be much of a help but rather a liability
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are now living in a modern century because of there were more important developments than in the past. Those biggest changes in separate areas such as computer‚ transportation‚ and medical technology have changed human beings live to be more convenience and easier. This essay will discuss how those three segments made human beings live changed. First‚ one of the biggest changes in the 20th century was in the area of computer technology. Thanks to technological development‚ people can use instruments
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