Is gold a safe investment in the current economic situation? Global demand for gold has been on the rise and with good reason- the price of the precious metal has been consistently breaking new highs even though markets throughout the world remain weak (Lee‚ 2011). In the last decade alone‚ gold has achieved a 500% increase in value and more relevantly‚ it has soared from $1400 (an ounce) in January this year to a peak of $1920 (Prial‚ 2011). Thiru (2011) of Lloyd TSB‚ determined that gold has
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My Most Embarrassing Situation Everyone has been embarrassed at one time or another. It is that moment in time when you wish the earth would open up and swallow you. The anxiety and discomfort felt during that time which may only last a few seconds feels like time has stood still. I remember so well when I had my most embarrassing moment. I was in Form 4 and it was during the school recess. The minute the bell rang for recess‚ I rushed to the toilet because I had been
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Some people would agree with the statement that situation ethics is a practical and effective method in calculating what the most morally justifiable answer is. Situation ethics is practical in its moral decision making because one of the key and fundamentals of this ethical system‚ the four presumptions‚ is pragmatism; the proposed course of action must work‚ and must work towards the end‚ or Love. For example if a mother of four was taken as a prisoner of war‚ thereby separated from her young family
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playing. On the life all the person have somebody that I admire on my case The persons that I admire most are my parents because they know how to handle a bad situation and I know how to tranquilize me in situations where I can not perform. Also because when we’ve been through bad situations they were able to continue on no matter what the situation. Do I have any of those characteristics maybe in some cases I have the characteristic of Organized and Flexible/Adaptable because some times when I am distracted
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Mundane Situations Does Curiosity Foster Intimacy in Mundane Situations The article I have chosen to review is titled‚ When Curiosity Breeds Intimacy: Taking Advantage of Intimacy Opportunities and Transforming Boring Conversations. The article addressed issues of conversation and intimacy in a variety of interesting perspectives. The paper will show supporting evidence for the hypothesis that people who have high levels of curiosity will transform situations from mundane or boring situations‚ into
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363 Developıng Scenarıos Based on Real Emergency Sıtuatıons Reza Ziarati TUDEV Institute of Maritime Studies‚ Tuzla‚ Istanbul‚ Turkey rziarati@tudevedu.com Martin Ziarati Centre for Factories of the Future‚ Coventry University Technology Park‚ Coventry‚ UK martin.ziarati@c4ff.co.uk Ugurcan Acar Centre for Factories of the Future‚ Coventry University Technology Park‚ Coventry‚ UK ugurcan.acar@c4ff.co.uk Abstract This paper reports on the outcome of the recent research carried out
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Explain how you responded to a problem and/or an unfamiliar situation. What did you do‚ what was the outcome‚ and what did you learn from the experience? (maximum 200 words) Moving to a new country with a completely different culture and school system was a new and exciting experience‚ however it was one I had never encountered before. Moving countries meant leaving a familiar environment behind. I found the Canadian school system difficult to integrate into. I struggled to make friends and found
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thinking behind a persuasive speech. The five situations which a speaker may encounter‚ as put forward by Cicero‚ are the resultant of five different kinds of audiences which one may face with during a presentation or delivery. Therefore‚ as emphasized by Cicero himself‚ one must use different strategies in addressing different audiences‚ and it is absolutely vital one does that in the opening of one’s speech (571). The five different kind situations or causes as referred to by Cicero are namely
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In Conflict there are those who choose to sit on the side and ignore or turn a blind eye to the situation at hand. Bystanders that do so are often overpowered by the pressures of conflict and are forced to take part in the conflict or create another further complicating the matters involved. When a Bystanders values and opinions are challenged indirectly they generally shrug the opposing value and opinion off‚ ignoring the actions or words that have challenge them‚ but an individual can only do this
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important things you do being in the Army‚ or any branch in the armed services‚ enlisted or reserve. Obedience is what enables the military to operate in an organized and effective manner which is clearly very important during challenging military situations. While many individuals can question the notion of obedience in daily their life‚ this luxury is often not available to us in the military‚ where the grand goals and aims require smooth internal functioning and hierarchical coordination throughout
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