Johnny Greavu June 22‚ 2015 The Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge The 11‚012-acre (17.2 sq mi) Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington‚ Minnesota is the largest urban National Wildlife Refuge in the country. Shockingly close to the Mall of America and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport‚ it is home a handful of habitats including tall-grass prairie‚ wetland‚ floodplain‚ and upland hardwood forest. 11‚700 to 9‚400 years ago‚ the valley was the River Warren‚ the drainage river of
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Decision-Making Process MGT/230 October 22‚ 2012 Dr. Claude Toland Decision-Making Process A time in my life in which I had to make a personal decision was when I purchased my first home. It was a hard decision to make because I was single with four children and only one income. I have worked at my job for a year and a half and have recently gotten a raise. I was getting tired of renting and wanted a place of my own for my children. There were several steps that I knew I had to do
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Jimmy Carter’s speech about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is difficult to disagree with. By appealing to multiple opinions of potential audience members‚ from all walks of life‚ Carter easily taps into the minds of others through imagery and poetic descriptions‚ personal stories‚ and the Refuge’s significance. To start off‚ Carter describes in detail the facade of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Through poetic lines and stylistic writing‚ Jimmy Carter paints a wonderful
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In a "Foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land‚ A Photographic Journey"‚ Jimmy Carter tries to sway his audience to leave the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in its "pure‚ untrammeled state" for its beauty and history. Carter uses sensory imagery‚ a personal anecdote‚ and appeals to emotion to dissuade the audience from developing the Refuge for industry. In the first paragraph‚ Carter sets the scene of the Refuge. He uses sensory diction like vast‚ wild‚ windswept
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Oil and gas production‚ drilling‚ and trading is a big issue in the United States. Currently‚ much of the oil we use comes from foreign sources. Many argue that we should reduce foreign oil dependency by reducing our consumption and by drilling for oil right here in the U.S. For approximately forty years‚ a debate has been brewing about oil exploration and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is 19‚000‚000 acres of land in northern Alaska‚
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Role of the Non-Arab States post-Arab Spring Name: Chua Chee Keong Matriculation Number: A0085762W Module: PS2255 Discussion Group: E2 Question Number: Q4 One cannot help but notice the cognitive bias in Western views of the Arab Spring. The apparent focus has been on clamours for democracy and how the democratic ethos has finally permeated a hitherto impenetrable region. Even President Barack Obama‚ in his speech before congress‚ lauded the efforts of the Arabs in advocating democracy
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In former US President Jimmy Carter’s Foreword to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land‚ A Photographic Journey‚ he writes about his stance on the controversial debate of whether or not to preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Carter claims that the human-spoiling of the pristine tundra and the life the ecosystem holds is not worth the little “benefits” it would cost “America’s only Arctic Refuge.” The author utilizes authoritative sources and his personal hands-on experiences
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The Role of Perception in the Decision-Making ProcessWhat is perception? How can a person’s perception of others impact an organization’s behavior? What are the positive and negative effects of using perceptive shortcuts when judging others? How are decisions in real world organizations actually made? How can our perceptions shape ethical or moral decisions? These are the questions that will be attempted to be answered in this essay. According to Robbins‚ S. (2005) "Perception is a process by which
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Compare the decision making process in the EU to that of other European Nations I am going to talk today about the processes of decision making in the EU and how it compares to that of the European nations‚ focusing mainly on western European nations such as France and Britain. I will firstly outline the processes undertaken by the EU when decision need to be made. Decisions made in the EU have a great effect on all member states‚ as such it is important that all the nations involved
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buyer’s decision-making process is a way to better understand the way consumers go about when purchasing a product or service. It gives marketers a great insight into the world of buyers and the factors that affect their final decision‚ such as emotions‚ environment‚ and attribute-based decisions. It is a complex process in which internal and external factors have an impact on the buying decisions of the consumer. There are five stages through which a consumer passes‚ before coming to a decision on the
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