Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Multiple-Choice Technique: The Ambiguity of "Young Goodman Brown" "Young Goodman Brown" is a short‚ fictional story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Along with symbolism and religious allusion‚ Hawthorne uses an interesting technique in his works‚ keeping his audience wondering about what they just read. This technique can best be described as a multiple-choice technique‚ where there are different choices to interpret the text. The multiple-choice technique is ambiguous
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HBE613 ECONOMICS Higher Education Division Microeconomics Test Term 1‚ 2013 12.5% of Total Unit Marks (to be marked out of 20) Time Allowed: 1 hour Name: ______________________________________ Student ID: ______________________________________ Swinburne University of Technology‚ Sarawak Campus Short Answer Questions There are 4 questions in this section. Each question is worth 10 marks. ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS (2x10=20 marks) Question 1 (2+4+2+2
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1 We have scarce resources so in our choices of consumption we wish to maximize the satisfaction we receive from those choices. The economist terms this maximizing the __utility_________ 2 Since it is unlikely that we can grow our own food‚ sew our own clothes or build our house‚ it would be better if we would __specialize___ in what we do best and __exchange_ for those needs that others do better 3 The term _product market___ is a place where and economic exchange occurs between buyers and sellers
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Assignment Questions (Semester 1‚ 2012) Microeconomics – Worth 20% of total assessment: Answer all five (5) of the following questions. Each question is worth 10 marks. Question 1: Explain and illustrate with diagrams the differences between diminishing marginal returns and decreasing economies of scale and cite causes and examples. (10 marks – 2.5 marks diagrams‚ 2.5 marks for explanation‚ 5 marks for causes / examples) Question 2
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Some review questions for Lecture 4‚ 5 and 6 4.1 When and in which areas MAY local officials overstate or understate the economic growth rates? Briefly explain. 4.2 Indicate FOUR economic measures which are supplementary to and more reliable than the GDP data. 4.3 Between 1952 and 1978‚ the average annual growth rates of GDP and population were 6.0% and 1.9% respectively. Then how to calculate the average annual growth rate of GDP per capita? 4.4 China’s GDP measured at current or official exchange
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that conflict with the owner’s goals of maximizing shareholder wealth. Potential conflicts occur when managers seek to maximize their own utility at the expense of the firm’s shareholders. Conflict between owners and managers typically arise from choice of effort‚ perquisite taking ‚ differential risk exposure‚ differential horizons and overinvestment. The text uses the Baan brothers and R. Johnson of RJR Nabisco as examples to illustrate owner-manager conflicts that ultimately led to the failure
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The Three Basic Economic Questions 1. What to Produce? what items to produce and how much of each item to produce using its productive inputs in the most efficient manner. 2. How to Produce? one the decision has been made regarding what to produce. each country must choose which resources productive inputs will be used and in what combinations 3. For Whom to Produce? should the productive outputs be distributed based on social customs‚ personal wealth and ownership‚ or mandated by the government
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Module Business Analysis Wednesday 15 June 2011 Time allowed Reading and planning: Writing: 15 minutes 3 hours This paper is divided into two sections: Section A – This ONE question is compulsory and MUST be attempted Section B – TWO questions ONLY to be attempted Do NOT open this paper until instructed by the supervisor. During reading and planning time only the question paper may be annotated. You must NOT write in your answer booklet until instructed by the supervisor. This question paper
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Maritime Economics & Logistics‚ 2004‚ 6‚ (190–192) r 2004 Palgrave Macmillan Ltd All rights reserved. 1479-2931/04 $30.00 www.palgrave-journals.com/mel BOOK REVIEW The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business. C. Th. Grammenos ed. LLP: London‚ 2002 Maritime Economics & Logistics (2004) 6‚ 190–192. doi:10.1057/palgrave.mel.9100103 The International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2002. During its 10-year of existence‚ it has developed into
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File: Chapter 1 Essentials CAEQBPro Multiple Choice 1. QuickBooks Pro 2008 Student Trial Edition will operate for how many days after registration? a. 30 days. b. 60 days. c. 120 days. d. 140 days. Ans: d 2. Once QuickBooks Pro 2008 Student Trial Edition is installed‚ all of the following icons will appear on the desktop except: a. QuickBooks Pro 2008. b. Support for QuickBooks. c. QuickBooks Library. d. Payroll for QuickBooks. Ans: c 3. The
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