It demands that not only must the dress represent pecuniary standing but it must also “convey the impression that the wearer is not engaged in any productive labor” (1899‚ p.340). According to Veblen it was viewed that restrictive dress indicated the highest level of social worth. He used the example of the bonnet‚ high-hat‚ cane‚ and corsets that women and men wore. All these materials made it hard for them to move around
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02B‚ also known as Cyclone Nilam) was the worst tropical cyclone to directly affect south India since Cyclone Jal in 2010. Originating from an area of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal on October 28‚ the system began as a weak depression 550 km (340 mi) east-northeast of Trincomalee‚ Sri Lanka. Over the following few days‚ the depression gradually intensified into a deep depression‚ and subsequently a Cyclonic Storm by October 30. It made landfall near Mahabalipuram on October 31 as a strong Cyclonic
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As reviewed in her essay “The Copycat Syndrome: Plagiarists at Work‚” Meghan O’Rourke investigates the multiple reasons and different factors that make people consider plagiarism a huge issue. One of the main things that bothers people about plagiarism is that it lacks originality. As Robert McCrum wrote in the Observer‚ “We prize originality above everything and place a high value on novelty of expression” (O’Rourke 338). Thus‚ a partial answer to the question why people consider plagiarism such
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Lope Félix de Vega Carpio was born in Madrid‚ Spain‚ in 1562 and educated at the University of Alcalá de Henares. In 1583 he became involved in the theater world‚ writing several plays for his mistress Elena Osorio‚ an actress and the daughter of an actor-manager. The love affair ended badly in 1587‚ after which Lope vented his feelings in writing. He circulated scurrilous verses about Elena and her family that resulted in his being convicted of malicious libel and exiled from Madrid for eight years
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fixators are a type of synergist‚ that prevents movement at another joint. This allows for maximum movement of the main muscle. Basically at elbow flexion‚ the muscles of the scapula help keep it still due to the fixators (Martini and Nath 2009 p. 340). This allows for flexion to be isolated to the elbow. You mentioned two types of movement that I wasn ’t as familiar with: "Retraction- Movement at your arms to your shoulders". Here I picture a superman pose. Retrusion- is opposite of Protrusion
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Throughout the 15th century the Spanish and Portuguese had been exploring lands throughout the Atlantic which drove Queen Isabella of Spain to commission Christopher Columbus in 1492 to "Discover and acquire islands and mainland in the ocean sea" (p.340) which eventually led to the discovery of North America. In the mid 1400 ’s Spain and Portugal began to take separate routes of discovery. Prince Henry of Portugal‚ in reaction to the shortage of bullion in Western Europe‚ was interested in sending
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The End of a Tyranny "The Declaration of Independence" is one of the most defining works of American history. During the writing of the "Declaration of Independence"‚ the Thirteen American Colonies were very busy deciding whether America should be independent or not. Some of the topics included how Britain treats the American Colonies‚ and whether the timing is right to depart from the rule of Great Britain. However all of this heated debate all boiled down to one inspirational document which set
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CHAPTER 5 Solutions—Series A Problems 5–1A.(a)Net FUTA tax $123‚400 × 0.006=$740.40 (b)Net SUTA tax$123‚400 × 0.048=5‚923.20 (c)Total unemployment taxes$6‚663.60 5–2A.Earnings subject to FUTA and SUTA: $737‚910 – $472‚120 = $265‚790 (a)Net FUTA tax$265‚790 × 0.006=$1‚594.74 (b)Net SUTA tax$265‚790 × 0.029=7‚707.91 (c)Total unemployment taxes$9‚302.65 5–3A.(a)Net FUTA tax$67‚900 × 0.006=$407.40 (b)Net SUTA tax$83‚900 × 0.037=$3‚104.30 5–4A.(a)SUTA taxes paid to Massachusetts$18‚000 × 0
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promote customer loyalty by providing outstanding quality‚ service‚ cleanliness‚ and value and to promote employee loyalty through leadership training‚ promotion‚ benefits‚ and rewards. Castle’s Family restaurant currently employee’s approximately 300-340 employees of which 40% is full time; in the eight restaurants owned in the northern California area. Currently Jay Morgan is both operations manager and HR manager for the eight restaurants in which time and money is spent traveling between the eight
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Chapter 3 Problem 3 Operating Activities: Net Income $5‚560 Depreciation $4‚268 Change in Working Capital $1‚397 Cash from Operating Activities $11‚225 Investing Activities: Increased in Fixed Assets ($6‚068) Cash from Investing Activities ($6‚068) Financing Activities: Decrease in Debt ($7‚655) Dividends Paid ($2‚900) New Stock Sold $4‚800 Cash from Financing Activities ($5‚755) Net Cash Flow ($598) Beginning Cash Flow $3‚245 Net Cash Flow ($598) Ending Cash $2‚647 Problem
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