2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at Stanford‚ this renowned citadel
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national (royal mail)‚ regional (water companies) or local (petrol station). Unlike a perfect competition situation were firms are ’price takers ’ and only respond to consumer demand‚ a monopoly finds itself in an imperfect competition market. In this type of market the firm is more of a ’price maker ’ and can therefore influence the market price. When comparing monopoly and perfect competition under the same conditions‚ we can find that the monopolist when in equilibrium produces a lower output
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As most of you know this month is devoted to raising awareness and educating individuals about breast cancer and honoring thousands of women across our nation who have been Sadly‚ we all know someone--a mother‚ a sister‚ a friend‚ a neighbor--who has faced breast cancer. I know that I do. In fact‚ the circle grows larger every day with friends‚ families and loved ones who are stricken by breast cancer. diagnosed‚ fighting or have survived breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among
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Why do you want to become a Medical Practitioner? I can still vividly remember a terrifying night from my childhood when I suddenly awoke from my sleep because I was choking. My parents rushed me to the hospital and in the weeks that followed‚ I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. As an eight year old child‚ the kindness of one of the doctors who gave me a lollipop or another one who drew a smiley face on my band-aid after my blood test turned a situation that was difficult for me to understand
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Can training benefits be accurately measured? It is without doubt that customer satisfaction is imperative for the very existence of any organization. Customer satisfaction could be viewed as an element‚ which fuels the sustainability of organisations to operate. However‚ very few consider customer satisfaction as a measuring tool in determining the effectiveness of training programs in organisations. Bregman and Jacobson’s article though introduces and attempts to determine whether organizations
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Apple computer 2002 Abstract This case basically introduces the history of the Apple Company‚ and shows the company’s ups and downs in the computer industry. Apple Computer is the key factor to upgrade computer industry innovation. It is one of the first companies to venture into the computer marketplace. Apple Computer founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack. After launching the first product Apple 2‚ Apple quickly became the industry leader and ready to change the world
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Racism and prejudice is a thing of the past. A new generation is well on its way‚ with new ideas and new opinions. Or is it just as racist and bias as the previous generations? “After You‚ My Dear Alphonse!” by Shirley Jackson‚ 1949‚ is about two boys; Johnny‚ a white boy and Boyd a black boy. The short story takes place in Johnny’s kitchen. Johnny invites Boyd inside for some lunch. Mrs. Wilson‚ Johnny’s mother‚ has no knowledge of Boyd being a black boy‚ and does not know how to react when
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11 do you think that college professional show favoritism among student Teachers respond more to students who express interest in the material taught in class. Nevertheless‚ other teachers are interested in the personal appeals they receive from individual students‚ making extra attention to such students appear discriminative. Therefore‚ I think teachers show favoritism among students because of their relationship in and out of class. Personally‚ I think that it is difficult for teachers
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which support this process. EU is an example of a union of countries witch removed most of the political and economical barriers for it’s citizens to make their free choice for the member country to study or to work in. It’s new east European members are those who use this opportunity more frequent. There are several advantages of studying and working abroad‚ for single people as well for the countries and the whole world. Firstly‚ international resources are maintained better this way‚ knowledge
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After reading Chapter Three of the text‚ Introduction to Sociology and the article‚ Durkheim’s Classic Contribution‚ consider the following question‚ why do you think Emile Durkheim allege that if we didn’t have deviants‚ we would create them? Support your answer with detailed examples. Within the context of the functionalist perspective‚ Durkheim made a real interesting point. You must have deviants in society in order for society to know where or what their values and norms will tolerate. If not
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