Authors: Lasgaard‚ Mathias‚ Nielsen‚ Annette‚ Eriksen‚ Mette‚ Goossens‚ Luc Source: Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders‚ Feb2010‚ Vol. 40 Issue 2‚ p218-226 The present study investigates whether adolescents with ASD are more likely to report feeling lonely than typically developing adolescents. Additionally‚ the study investigates the relationship between loneliness and perceived social support. 39 adolescent boys with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) were examined for Loneliness
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Thira is the main island of Santorini‚ the location of an ancient city. Excavation carried out in 1896 by Baron Hiller indicated that there was some kind of settlement dating back as early as the 9th century BC. However back then little else was known. After the ancient architecture was excavated more recently‚ the archeologists discovered more clues to this lost city. The commercial buildings in Thira were constructed of dressed limestone blocks‚ while residential houses were constructed by using
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To what extent can free trade be viewed as beneficial to economic development? Trade is one of the oldest types of economic activities known to mankind. Through decades of refining and developing‚ the traditional method of trading goods has evolved into exchanges of products and services. In the 18th century a British economist‚ Adam Smith‚ defined the first principle of unrestricted trade or ‘free trade’. Free trade states the possibility of exchanging goods or services without government interference
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES Vol 3‚ No 2‚ 2011 ISSN: 1309-8047 (Online) APPLYING RELATIONSHIP MARKETING PRINCIPLES BASED ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RESEARCH IN A DIRECT MARKETING COMPANY IN ROMANIA Ioan Fotea Emanuel University of Oradea Nufarului 87 St.‚ Oradea‚ Romania ioan.fotea@emanuel.ro Silvia Fotea Emanuel University of Oradea Nufarului 87 St.‚ Oradea‚ Romania silvia.fotea@emanuel.ro Emanuel Poli Emanuel University of Oradea Nufarului 87 St.‚ Oradea‚ Romania emanuel
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JEAN RHYS WIDE SARGASSO SEA. This essay will explore the post colonial text Wide Sargasso Sea. It will pay particular attention to the identity of the protagonist Antoinette Cosway‚ in Jean Rhys’ most popular book. It will explore the alienation and confused identity of Antoinette and whether this confusion was self inflicted or instigated by the actions of others. Wide Sargasso Sea is a text that is classed as‚ ‘re-visionary’ writing and this genre of literature will be explained by Peter Widdowson
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Caterin L. Villar November 27‚ 2011 English 102 Professor Rigney Is Assuming the Role of Citizen Journalist worth the Risk? Amateur journalism is becoming more and more popular everyday with the advancement of technology. Newspapers across America have become so decimated by staff cutbacks that citizen journalists are stepping in to fill the gap in covering the news. Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Youtube are only some of the free websites where users are connected with others and can share in
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publishing in 1997‚ the United States had not yet entered the War on Terror or become entangled in foreign affairs in the Middle East. Additionally‚ the ground breaking text Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy‚ written by Professor Annette Gordon-Reed‚ had not yet been widely circulated and thus the fallout surrounding the likelihood of Jefferson fathering children with his slave had not yet become revived as a hot topic of discussion. This left a void of attributes to assign to Jefferson
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Women in Shakespeare´s Plays 1. Appearance and Behavior - women are adorable creatures of sweetness and grace‚ phantoms of delight - they are angels of purity and they are "good" - they are the most enchanting women in literature and they are beautiful‚ but Shakespeare could not describe them in detail - their voices are charming‚ beautiful and well-placed - they seem to exist only in their attachment to others 2. Roles in the plays - in more than half of Shakespeare´s
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Business Proposal Feedback Checklist (Annette Doiron) by Iftekharul Islam Important information Included? Comments Identification of market structure Yes No The identification of the market structure has been included: monopolistic competition Assumptions regarding market structure and elasticity Yes No Market structure has been related to elasticity mentioning it to be highly elastic demand. To what degree do you agree or disagree with the items below? SD=Strongly
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In the book‚ Outliers‚ Malcom Gladwell expresses situations in different people’s lives through statistics and probability. This book focuses on the “Outliers” of the world‚ these people are the smartest‚ most successful‚ and well achieved human beings. He describes how we pay too much attention to what successful people. We observe minor things like and how they live‚ and not enough attention to their background‚ their culture‚ their family‚ their generation‚ and the way they live‚ and their upbringing
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