------------------------------------------------- All About Retrenchment Published: October 27‚ 2011 Back The word retrenchment is derived from an old French word and basically means to reduce or cut something down. It also happens to be a word that can strike fear into the hearts of millions of workers who often are the sole bread winner in their family. Another word for retrenchment is called downsizing. The most simple explanation or definition of downsizing is when a business or organization
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Explain the main differences between absolute and relative morality (25 marks). Absolute morality is morality with fixed rules. An absolutist argues that moral actions are right or wrong in themselves – regardless of circumstances‚ cultures or intention. They believe in ethical absolutes – rigid moral rules true for all time in all places and situations; they are facts – morality is objective. Most absolutists follow a set of rules that they view as universal truth – a religious person may see their
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All about Distillation Distillation is a process that is used to purify a lot of substances on a domestic as well as commercial basis. It is very interesting to know about the process in detail as it is a natural process. The story begins when a liquid or solid state of mater responds to the heat in environment. The heat makes the liquid state or solid state of matter to convert into gas state. Liquid Gas (Vaporization) Solids
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Deviance can be a powerful tool to encourage social change. Why does deviance encourage this change? I believe the answer is simple. Deviance sets in motion inside of everyone’s head a thought process. People begin to think positively and negatively about what happened‚ especially when it is highly publicized deviance. Opinions are formed and about what has happened. People begin to debate with each other about who is MORE wrong. For instance‚ its 7:50am and Bob an average working citizen is driving
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Examine the role of access to opportunity structures in causing crime and deviance. Opportunity structures can be described as a factor‚ situation or pathway which can lead towards or away from deviant or criminal behaviour‚ for example if someone does not gain access to the legitimate opportunity structure of education to achieve goals they may look to other‚ illegitimate opportunities and which can lead to them committing crime or engaging in deviant behaviour. One theory that supports the role
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Preparation and Characterization of Hydrocarbons Miranda‚ Marilyn1‚ Comaling‚ Leif Anthony B.2 1Professor‚ School of Chemical Engineering‚ Chemistry and Biotechnology‚ Mapua Institute of Technology; 2Student (s)‚ Subject/Section‚ School of Chemical Engineering‚ Chemistry and Biotechnology‚ Mapua Institute of Technology ABSTRACT Hydrocarbons are compounds that only contain carbon and oxygen atoms. Alkanes‚ alkenes‚ alkynes and aromatic rings are the four classifications of hydrocarbons
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stop right in front of the basketball court. I can’t believe I’m lying on this concrete with nothing but blood and a boy I don’t even know next to me. I blacked out for a moment and couldn’t hear anything‚ it was so silent but everyone talked. All I could see and remember is the faces on everyone’s face. My sister looked as if she was having a baby‚ and the boy looked as if he saw something ghastly. Everyone was panicking but what I couldn’t get out of my head is the fact that my stockings ripped;
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book written because of boredom; it did not have a distinct structure or plan‚ and consisted of individual chapters‚ formally unrelated to each other. Montaigne suggested his literary tests in form of initial essay‚ highlighting their subjective‚ relative‚ and inconclusive sides. In fact‚ those were stories of observer that was keeping honesty and integrity of thought. Observations and reflections on the properties of human nature were expressed often at random occasions. In his essays‚ Montaigne
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Assess the usefulness of Marxist approaches to an understanding of crime and deviance (21 marks) Karl Marx‚ would not have considered himself a Marxist but nevertheless‚ here’s what you get: Karl Marx believed that criminals are as much made as born. He theorized that Societies determine what they view as crime but that the "minority in control" determines the scope and distribution of punishments as well as the levels of punishments. Of capitalism Marx wrote about the concept of how crimes
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Name: Saj Jo Dan C. Odsey Date Performed: April 26‚ 2013 Lab-partner: Viktoria R. Beltran RELATIVE RATES OF ELECTROPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION I. Objective(s) In this Experiment‚ the relative reactivities of different substituted benzenes towards bromination will be determined‚ where bromine is dissolved in acetic acid. Materials and apparatus Test solutions: 0.2 M solutions in ethyl acetate: Benzene‚ chlorobenzene‚ phenol‚ nitrophenol‚ aniline
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