which distinctive ecologies can develop along routeways (10 marks) Routeways such as roads‚ railways and canals can provide habitats for many species of plant and insect life because they often act as protected areas in which ecological succession can occur. There are several ways in which this can happen. One way in which ecologies can develop along routeways is that plant seeds‚ e.g. Oxford ragwort or buddleia‚ that have become windborne can be transported along by cars or trains and are often planted
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Writing 121 9 June 2014 Response: Get a Knife‚ Get a Dog‚ but Get Rid of Guns Molly Ivins‚ a liberal columnist who was made famous by picking fun at her home state of Texas and mocking politicians‚ battled breast cancer before she died in 2007. Although her essay‚ Get a Knife‚ Get a Dog‚ but Get Ride of Guns is over a decade old‚ her words are still a hot topic today. Molly Ivin’s essay takes on the gun control debate‚ engaging the audience with a sarcastic perspective that leaves them asking
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Ageism in the Workplace Abstract This paper examines the issue of ageism in the workplace‚ including how ageism is defined‚ issues associated with it‚ and ways to overcome this form of discrimination. Ageism is usually thought to affect older adults‚ but research shows that ageism can affect adults of all ages. For the purposes of this paper‚ I will focus on two particular groups; Baby-Boomers and Generation X. There are numerous issues associated with ageism such as health and how it
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Violence in the Workplace Susan Roman SOC 203 Professor Jill Harvan October 29‚ 2012 Abstract Workplace violence is any act or threat of real violence‚ harassment‚ intimidation‚ or any other threatening‚ disruptive behavior that occurs at work (Korgen & Furst‚ 2012). Violence in the workplace acts in the form of threats‚ physical assault‚ and even homicide. It affects and involves all employees‚ clients‚ customers‚ and visitors to workplaces. Violence
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THE WORKPLACE Organizational Communication Capstone Project Motivation in the Workplace: Theory and Practice Author’s Note: OLRM 250 Organizational Communications Dr. Jeffrey Yergler Sandy Johnson August 18‚ 2011 sajo69@msn.com MOTIVATION IN THE WORKPLACE Abstract 1 There are few things worse in an average person’s life than working at a job you detest. What is even worse is that your manager does nothing to make it better. Motivation‚ whether is it personal or in the workplace has
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or even in their personal life (Collins English Dictionary‚ 2012) . Professionalism is a quality that is a great asset for any individual to have‚ and a person that is professional should always act with integrity‚ be trustworthy‚ be respectful of others‚ and always conduct their business in the appropriate manor. Wither a person owns their business or works for another company this is a necessary trait for every employee and everyone affiliated with the business. Professionalism plays a major
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Fineman Et al (2010) defined emotions in the workplace as an external presentation of our personal experiences‚ meaning feelings are internal but emotions on the other side‚ can be intentionally influenced. Service organisations‚ even more than ordinary organisation‚ have to deal with a great deal of communication‚ with customers‚ suppliers and staff. For a long time ‚ communication was seen as mainly verbal but an undeniable amount relied in non-verbal and this is the product of emotions. To understand
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PsychSim 5: GET SMART Name: _David Dai____ Period: ___2____ Date: _3/23/2012________ This activity will explore the concept of intelligence and some of the methods of measuring intelligence. Intelligence and Adaptability ? What does it mean to say that intelligence is a social construct? A concept that humans invented in order to explain individual differences ? What do two children from dramatically different cultures (a boy working on an arrow and a girl working on a computer) have in
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December 15‚ 2012 Abstract “Workplace bullying is repeated‚ health-harming mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators that takes one or more of the following forms: (1) Verbal abuse; (2) Offensive conduct/behaviors (including nonverbal) which are threatening‚ humiliating‚ or intimidating; (3) Work interference/sabotage‚ which prevents work from getting done.” (Workplace Bullying Institute‚ 2011) “Workplace bullying undermines legitimate business
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freedom. Issues that have and still plagued women in the workplace are many. Women in today’s workplace face many challenges such as discrimination‚ negative stereotypes of themselves‚ and sexual harassment. Although women in all careers are faced with these problems‚ the one thing that is clear is that women are striving to gain equality in the work force today. In order to understand the full realm of women’s inequality in the workplace it would be important to understand some of the history of
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