Explain how‚ having lost the popular vote in 2000‚ Bush nevertheless became president. Even though President Bush lost the popular vote in 2000‚ he was still able to win the election because he still had the majority. There are 538 total votes in the Electoral College and a presidential candidate must win a majority of the electoral votes to be elected‚ exactly 270. In 2000 there were a total of 538 electoral votes available with 270 needed to win the election between George Bush and Al Gore. Bush
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Michael Trusov‚ Randolph E. Bucklin‚ & Koen Pauwels Effects of Word-of-Mouth Versus Traditional Marketing: Findings from an Internet Social Networking Site The authors study the effect of word-of-mouth (WOM) marketing on member growth at an Internet social networking site and compare it with traditional marketing vehicles. Because social network sites record the electronic invitations from existing members‚ outbound WOM can be precisely tracked. Along with traditional marketing‚ WOM can then
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People’s words and actions do not reveal their true intentions. In Hamlet‚ several characters were acting activities and saying certin words ‚ but inside of them they meant the opposite such as Claudius‚ Polonius‚ and Ophelia. In the beginning of the play‚ the audience was tricked into Claudius being the caring uncle that was giving Hamlet a long speech on how he should move on with his life “Tis sweet and commendable in your nature‚ Hamlet‚ To give these mourning duties to your father But‚ you must
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The word "nigger" has become a popular saying amongst our current population. The word appears to be used more each day by an assorted group of people. I’ve conducted a research in order to gather a better understanding as of to why the word "nigger" is so commonly used. I’ve collected responses from my fellow class mates and read a book called nigger to acquire addition information about the different opinions brought on by its usage. In these responses were patterns that helped me to get better
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Examples of Age word problems : 1. Six years ago Jun was 4 times as old as Joan.In four years‚ he would be twice as old as Joan. How old are they now? 6 years ago joan x jun 4x .. after 4 years joan x+10 Jun 4x+10 4x+10=2(x+10) 4x+10=2x+20 4x-2x=20-10 2x=10 x=5 joan 6 years ago. Now age = 11 Jun 4x‚ = 20‚ 6 years ago. Now age =26 years now 2. At present‚ Pedro’s age is 25percent of his father’s age.Twenty years from now Pedro’s age would be 50percent of his fathers age. How old
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Immediate Free Recall Of Semantically Related or Unrelated Words Abstract Past research has shown that words that are used at a higher frequency‚ or those that are more familiar‚ and used in day-to-day life corresponds to higher immediate free recall. It has also been found that semantically related words appear to be recalled at a higher frequency as opposed to semantically unrelated items. In this study‚ we aim to investigate two variables‚ word familiarity and semantic relatedness would‚ and their
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Week 4 - Hand-in Assignment- Final Project Proposal 1. Background Woodworking Company‚ plans on expanding its current factory floor for additional 25% of existent floor area to meet new required capacity. 2. Objectives The main goal of the expansion project is to install a new semi-automatic production train including‚ air conditioning and dust free paint and finishing shop with additional compressor capacity. 3. Statement of Work In order to successfully
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20‚000 Leagues Under the Sea By: Jules Verne Lindsey Mathias Mr. Martin Biology 1 Honors Due: Friday‚ December 18‚ 2009 Summary The novel begins with rumors about a large sea monster in the ocean waters destroying large vessels. The United States government sends the USS Abraham Lincoln to search out and destroy this monster. On board the USS Abraham Lincoln were famous French marine biologist Pierre Aronnax along with his sidekick‚ Conseil. Also‚ a harpooner‚ named
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Method Design: A corelational analysis was used. Two co-variables that were being measured were the attractiveness level of males and females and the fact of weather they were in a couple or not. The ethics that could come across is deception‚ as the experimenter couldn’t tell the participants what the experiment was about otherwise they would give the answer that the experimenter was looking for‚ or they may give the answer that the experimenter wasn’t looking for and therefore not be
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During this time period there were many lives lost from bad ventilation‚ it had been so bad that it lost more people’s lives than a modern war. Now adult life are in jeopardy with them being shortened. From the smoke in the factories going in the air and lungs of people. Chadwick‚ Edwin. Report Of The Sanitary Conditions Of The Laboring Population Of Great Britain. On Line‚ 1842. Document three‚ where the first sentence can be found. The Graphic. Weekly magazine dealing with social issues‚1870. In
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