generational and cultural conflicts within the family. My parents arrived in the United States during the 1970’s. My brother was born in 1975 and I was born 9 years later. Not only is there a cultural difference between the rest of the family‚ but also a semi-generational difference between my brother and myself. In the Philippines‚ it is‚ from my understanding‚ a strict custom to always show respect to your elders‚ never talk back‚ and take care of your elders. However‚ here in the US‚ it generally
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relationship between the two without having knowledge of both disciplines. Economics focuses on wealth‚ trade‚ consumption behaviour patterns‚ et cetera and even involve some complex models rooted in the discipline of Mathematics. Anthropology is oftentimes associated with the study of simpler societies while sociologists study more complex societies. Also‚ it is said that while sociology tends to focus on social institution‚ anthropology is more holistic in its approach to society. As the two disciplines
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INTERACTION BETWEEN MUTUAL FUNDS AND MACRO-ECONOMIC VARIABLES: A GHANAIAN CONTEXT MSc FINANCIAL ECONOMICS 1 ABSTRACT This paper analyses the interaction between mutual fund prices‚ exchange rates and inflation in Ghana. The study focuses on the first and the largest equity mutual fund in Ghana known as the Databank EPACK Investment Fund. With over 50 million shareholdings and investments in 12 African countries‚ the fund is arguably the leading Pan African mutual fund. A total of
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The two poems‚ Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out and Portrait of a Machine both talks about machines and they are related to our everyday lives. There are quite a few differences and similarities in the two poems‚ Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out and Portrait of a Machine. To start off with‚ the poem Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out is warning everyone about how the machines would take over the world and teaching all of us what we should do usually to prevent them taking over and hurting us. The poem picks out all
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AFM 351: Audit Strategies Satyam Fraud: A case of India’s Enron 1. Describe the governance structure at Satyam. What was the “tone-at-the-top” at Satyam during the fraud period? • • • • • • • 2. In terms of the confirmation of cash balances‚ what deficiencies can you identify in terms of the procedures followed in the Satyam engagement? • • • • 3. Ramalinga Raju was the Chairman of the Board His brother‚ Rama Raju‚ was the Managing Director and CEO They both had direct operational
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studies the correlation between violence‚ mainly suicide‚ and the effects of prison overcrowding as it relates to prisoners‚ the economy and communities outside of prison. The author uses national data on prisons in the U.S in order to show the consequences such as suicide that prison overcrowding causes. The author believes that prison overcrowding is a pivotal part of prison which deprives prisoners of having a fair life in prison which results in depression then suicide. He examines two theories
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Descriptive Statistics QNT/561 July 29‚ 2014 Descriptive Statistics Job Satisfaction Central Tendency: Mean=8.5 JDI Dispersion: Standard Deviation=1.16 JDI Number: 139 Min/Max: 7 to 10 JDI Confidence Interval: 8.36 to 8.75 JDI *JDI=Job Descriptive Index Months of Employment Central Tendency: Mean= 136.24 Months Dispersion: Standard Deviation= 117.26 Months Number: 139 Min/Max: 1 to 359 Months Confidence Interval: 116.74 to 155.73 Months Descriptive
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Understanding the Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) The Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r) assesses the degree that quantitative variables are linearly related in a sample. Each individual or case must have scores on two quantitative variables (i.e.‚ continuous variables measured on the interval or ratio scales). The significance test for r evaluates whether there is a linear relationship between the two variables in the population. The appropriate correlation coefficient depends on
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compared to a weight scale. It is a result of an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. There are several notable health consequences directly linked to obesity‚ such as: hypertension‚ type 2 diabetes‚ stroke‚ osteoarthritis‚ cardiovascular disease‚ gallbladder disease‚ osteoarthritis‚ sleep apnea‚ respiratory problems‚ endometrial‚ breast‚ prostate‚ and colon cancer (National Institutes of Health‚ 1998). The correlation of obesity’s effect on healthcare costs can be assessed in
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Retail Business Research Sistamack@yahoo.com RES/351 Business Research Retail Business Research In the retail business industry‚ retailers have to be creative in providing value for its customers. Customer value is a priority and must be implemented at all times when maintaining or running a business‚ company‚ and/or organization. Customers like convenience without having to jump through hoops. For example‚ when opening a new business‚ or establishing a way to build customer
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