instability. It wasn’t until 1971 when Hafez al-Assad‚ leader of the Syrian Correction Movement‚ came to power that Syria unified under one regime and stabilized. Assad governed aggressively‚ fighting to take back lands believed to belong to Syria and using intimidation to get what his regime wanted. After his death in 2000‚ his son Bashaar al-Assad gained power. In 2011‚ the people of Syria grew tired of the Assad regime’s military grip over the country‚ and began protesting his rule. The regime’s
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Descriptive Statistics using Excel May 2011 / Dr Rensvold Open the Excel spreadsheet labeled "Example Database." The first page is the Data Dictionary. The Variable Label is the "handle" used for computation. The Variable Name is longer and more descriptive. The Values column shows the numerical values associated with categorical variables. In the data dictionary‚ you can see that the only categorical (nominal) variable is SEX. The others are ratio variables (why?) Click on the Data tab
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Drama 88 Day 6 Thank god for Google docs! This week the group’s task was to create a proposal for our performance. During class we decided to create a Google doc‚ which allowed all us to collaborate using our laptops at the same time on the document. As soon as Olivia made the Google doc‚ we started to assign each group member with his or her responsibility. My responsibility was to write about the project development ideas. I wrote about how we included the Brechtian technique into our performance
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Accounting is involved in the recording‚ analyzing‚ classifying and interpreting of the financial affairs of a business. Accounting is a science that is involved in the recording‚ monitoring and assessment of the financial affairs of a business at any time. Accounting was developed in ancient times. The system we have today arose from that ancient development. We know that previous communities kept primitive records by way of drawings on rocks or caves or cutting into trees. Later on these
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The Dhammapada is a collection of rules and observations about how people should live. As such‚ the content of this work centers predominantly around matters of doctrinal and ethical matters. "Those who thing the unreal is‚ and think the Real is not‚ they shall never reach the Truth‚ lost in the path of wrong thought." (#11) Doctrinally‚ this encourages followers to understand the world on a metaphysical level. The unreal is this world of dukkha and samsara‚ that is‚ impermanence and rebirth.
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RISHI SARASWAT A MODERN HISTROY OF IRAN DR. ARMITAGE 6/21/2012 Introduction Iran‚ formerly known as Persia‚ has a rich fascinating history that shapes the modern day culture of the region. Iran is known for housing one of the world’s oldest major civilizations that has its roots dating back to 4000 BC. The Medes were the first people to occupy the region; they unified the Iran as a nation and major empire. Iran was ruled by a series of empires and dynasties‚ starting with The Achaemenid
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Page 517 918 F.2d 517 54 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 870‚ 55 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40‚455‚ 59 USLW 2378 Emma S. VAUGHN‚ Plaintiff-Appellant‚ v. Robert EDEL‚ et al.‚ Defendants‚ Texaco‚ Inc.‚ Defendant-Appellee. No. 90-3181 Summary Calendar. United States Court of Appeals‚ Fifth Circuit. Dec. 6‚ 1990. Page 518 Kenneth J. Beck‚ Harvey‚ La.‚ for plaintiff-appellant. Albert H. Hanemann‚ Jr.‚ Lemle & Kelleher‚ John D. Fitzmorris‚ Jr.‚ Legal Dept. New Orleans‚ La.‚ for Texaco
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Good afternoon everyone‚ welcome to our presentation. We are Bravery and here are our group members…this is …this is… and I am Steven. The company we are going to analyze today is Costco. Before our introduction‚ let’s first watch a video. Firstly‚ we will introduce the overall background information of Costco. Secondly‚ the vision and mission of Costco will be analyzed. Thirdly‚ we will talk about how did they come up with their dreams. Fourthly‚ the analysis about the strategic objectives will
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Background & Significance of the Policy Issue Diabetes is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease‚ blindness‚ lower limb amputations and kidney failure in the United States (CDC‚ 2013a; Green‚ Brancati‚ & Albright‚ 2012). Diabetes is also a major cause of diabetic neuropathy‚ retinopathy‚ stroke and the seventh-leading cause of death in the U.S. (CDC‚ 2013a; O ’Connor‚ & Wellenius‚ 2012). The Centers for Disease Control estimated that diabetes would affect up to 33% of the U.S. population by
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Caitlin Teuton Dowd Sociology 1101 September 8‚ 2013 Chapter One Question for Review #6: You tell a friend that you’re taking a class in sociology. There’s a chance they know about sociology and are quite jealous. There’s also a chance they’re confusing sociology with the other social sciences. How would you describe sociology? How does sociology differ from history and psychology? Sociology is technically described as the study of human society‚ but you can break that up into two smaller
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