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    The first book I read was The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. It can be debated that it was more reciting than reading because at the time it was my favorite book‚ and I had others read it to me as often as possible. I remember thinking the the tree was such a kind and devoted friend‚ while the boy was a “meanie.” I see now that the tree gave everything away and lost herself in the process. The unhealthy relationship between the tree and the boy led to the tree being abandoned and entirely unhappy

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    In Shel Silverstein’s acclaimed children’s story‚ The Giving Tree‚ Silverstein confronts the unhealthy relationship between humanity and nature. She illustrates this idea through the relationship between a female apple tree and a young boy. The tree would provide for the boy by allowing the boy to eat her apples‚ play with her leafs‚ and climb her trunk. Following his entire childhood‚ Silverstein explores the internal shift within the boy. Slowly‚ the boy begins to spend less time with the tree

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    relationships became corrupted and would slowly deteriorate due to Europeans belief of supremacy over Natives‚ Europeans forced conversion of Natives’ lifestyle to Europeans’ beliefs‚ and Europeans hostile take over of Native land. The act of gift giving created a kinship between Natives and Europeans and eventually a very lucrative trading market was formed. Even though the kinship between Natives and Europeans was a booming economic opportunity the incoming settlers always looked down upon the Native

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    Interest Rate

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    Effects of Raising Interest Rates If a central bank increases the base rate‚ this tends to increase all major interest rates in the economy. This means interest rates for both savers and borrowers will increase. Higher interest rates will have various economic effects: 1. Increases the cost of borrowing. Interest payments on credit cards and loans will be more expensive. Therefore this discourages people from borrowing and saving. People who already have loans will have less disposable income

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    The discount rate Main article: Discount rate The rate used to discount future cash flows to their present values is a key variable of this process. A firm’s weighted average cost of capital (after tax) is often used‚ but many people believe that it is appropriate to use higher discount rates to adjust for risk or other factors. A variable discount rate with higher rates applied to cash flows occurring further along the time span might be used to reflect the yield curve premium for long-term

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    Unemployment Rate

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    be defined as the number of people (of working age) who are willing and available to work at current wage rates‚ but not currently employed • Unemployment rate: the percentage of the labour force without a job but registered as being willing and available for work • Labour force: those people holding a job or registered as being willing and available for work • Participation rate: the percentage of the population of working age declaring themselves to be in the labour force TYPES

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    Mortality Rate

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    Mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths (in general‚ or due to a specific cause) in a population‚ scaled to the size of that population‚ per unit of time. Mortality rate is typically expressed in units of deaths per 1000 individuals per year; thus‚ a mortality rate of 9.5 (out of 1000) in a population of 1‚000 would mean 9.5 deaths per year in that entire population‚ or 0.95% out of the total. It is distinct from morbidity rate‚ which refers to the number of individuals in poor health

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    Metabolic Rate

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    Resting metabolic rate can vary with age independently from body mass changes in the Colorado potato beetle‚ Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Abstract A study was done by Saija Pironine‚ leena Lindstrom‚ and Anne Lyytinen in the Journal of Insect Physiology‚ to investigate the age dependence of resting metabolic rate in Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsadecemlineata) from adult emergence until age 10 days. In their hypothesis they expected to see a bell shaped pattern in metabolic rate with adult age

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    Pulse Rate

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    Posture | Time (Minutes) | Pulse Rate(Beats/30 seconds) | Pulse Rate x2(Beats/minute) | Lying Down | 1 | 24 | 48 | Standing Up | 1 | 30 | 60 | Pulse Rate after 15 seconds of exercise (Beats/15 seconds) | Pulse Rate x6 in order to measure beats/minute(Beats/minute) | 11 | 66 | 3. Record how long this takes in seconds. - 38 seconds 4. Calculate the increase in the pulse rate immediately after the 15 seconds exercise compared with your standing rate. 66-60= 6. 6 pulses increased

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    Corporate Rate

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    Corporate rate (Hotel Equatorial Penang) Introduction Hotel Equatorial Penang is a city type hotel that are located at the south part of the Penang Island. It is a luxurious 4-star property conveniently located only 6km (3.8mi) from the center of Penang. Local places of interest include Queensbay Mall. The hotel is situated adjacent to the prestigious international 18-hole Bukit Jambul golf course which was designed by Trent jones and declared one of the most challenging golf courses in Asia. It

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