Topic maps are a new ISO standard for describing knowledge structures and associating them with information resources. As such they constitute an enabling technology for knowledge management. Dubbed "the GPS of the information universe"‚ topic maps are also destined to provide powerful new ways of navigating large and interconnected corpora. While it is possible to represent immensely complex structures using topic maps‚ the basic concepts of the model Topics‚ Associations‚ and Occurrences
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Homosexuality has been a great social‚ psychological and biological issue discussed amongst experts. Although‚ same sex relationships have been discriminated and misunderstood‚ over the years they have more and more accepted socially‚ but some stigma still lingers. This essay will expose the origin and biological explanation of homosexuality to better understand it. This essay uses research studies‚ examinations and tests that will ultimately reveal that homosexuality is not a learned behavior‚ it
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2 - CAUSES OF INEQUALITY OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION 2.1 Differences in education During the British rule‚ each ethnic group also generally experienced different education systems. Most Malays were educated in the government school system located in the rural areas that used the Malay language as the medium of instruction. The Chinese on the other hand sent their children to the Chinese medium schools‚ which mere established by Chinese voluntary associations. Nevertheless ‚ the elite segment of each
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Introduction To become a registered nurse‚ you go through grueling training and studying. It takes time‚ effort‚ dedication‚ a couple breakdowns‚ and calling. It would be assumed that an individual going through all of this struggle and work to get those two influential letters behind their name would never think to turn away from the profession once finally achieving the role that such commitment was given to. Unfortunately‚ no one can prepare an eager R.N. graduate for the journey they are about
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The general topic of “All the Silks of China” is economic rise and fall of the Chinese Empire as a power in the Indian Ocean trade system (317). The central question is‚ “Why did China‚ when it was on the verge of a hegemonic role‚ withdraw from the Indian Ocean trade system(322)?”. Abu-Lughod systematically explains why China was capable of being a major world power during the 1300s. Her main pieces of evidence was China’s “technological sophistication” and its “Business Practices and Institutions”
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Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 2000‚ Vol. 5‚ No. 3‚ 347-358 Copyright 2000 by the Educational Publishing Foundation 1076-8998/00/$5.00 DOI: 10.1037fl1076-8998.5.3.347 Perceptions of Safety at Work: A Framework for Linking Safety Climate to Safety Performance‚ Knowledge‚ and Motivation Mark A. Griffin Queensland University of Technology Andrew Neal University of Queensland Research in the areas of organizational climate and work performance was used to develop a framework for
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Soranlly Jardines Ms. Hickey Critical Essay-First Draft June 3‚ 2011 The Truth Hidden in Silence Adrienne Rich once said “Lying is done with words‚ but also with silence”. This quote means that lying is done when someone is not only saying the truth‚ but knowing the truth and keeping it to themselves and not saying anything. It can also mean keeping a secret from someone and not knowing the consequence that can happen. I agree with this statement because now and days people either lie or
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“percentage analysis sidesteps the materiality problems of comparing different size companies by measuring changes in percentages rather than absolute amount; in other words‚ each change is converted to a percentage of the base year.”( Edmonds et al 2010‚ p. 326). Second‚ as Edmonds et al stated‚ vertical analysis of an income statement also known as a common size statement‚ involves converting each income statement component to a percentage of sales; however‚ vertical analysis suggest examining only one period
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elements of a strong individual. It also helps in time management and in general healthy living. In going through the book‚ one of the things that come out is the fact that pastoral ministry is not a job but rather‚ it is a “call from God” (Willimon‚ 326). The author states that‚ “The ordained life would be too great a burden for anyone‚ were it not that God calls us to do that which God is already doing”( Willimon‚ 355). The author‚ being a pastor with
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Cited: Cheever‚ John. ‘The Swimmer.’ 1964. The Stories of John Cheever. London: Vintage‚ 1990. 776–88. Print. Byrne‚ Michael D. ‘The River of Names in “The Swimmer”’‚ Studies in Short Fiction. (Summer 1986) Vol. 23. Iss. 3. 326–27. Print.
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