Week 9 Tutorial: Ethics of Consumption (Assessed) Readings: Shaw et. al. (2013)‚ Chapter 5: The Morality and Ethics of Consumption. Textbook Reading: Why Do We Consume So Much‚ by Juliet Schor‚ pp.258-66. Task for students Once you have read the textbook chapter and the Reading‚ answer discussion questions 1‚ 3- 5 (ignore questions 2 and 6). Q1. Who is the “we” in the question “Why do we consume so much?” Is Juliet Schor correct that “there is increasingly little that we do which is not a consumption
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COMMERCE 450 ASSIGNMENT 1 FALL 2013 DUE: September 25 All questions should be answered to the nearest full dollar except that earnings per share questions are to be answered to the nearest cent. You should assume‚ unless it is stated otherwise‚ that all companies are Canadian public companies which must comply with the International Financial Reporting Standards and that all companies have December 31 year-ends. Question 1 (16 marks) a) Manaus Manufacturing provides
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Communication Concepts and Skills Unit 4 Assignment Kenneth Peter Smith CM115 November 11‚ 2014 Prof. Sally Anello On Saturday November 9‚ 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:00PM EST I sat in the Centre of Salisbury mall in Salisbury Maryland. I sat on the north side of the mall near the entrance and at this end of the mall there is a movie theatre‚ a Game Stop video game store and a large sporting good’s store called Dicks Sporting goods and not to far off from where I was sitting on the east
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Ndeah Terry 1/23/15 Community Psychology Exercise 1 Exercise 1- “Abnormality” In the space provided indicate (a) in which you are “abnormal‚” or different‚ for each of your reference groups‚ (b) the ways that your being different from most is a positive quality you want to keep‚ and (c) the ways that your being different from most is a negative quality that interferes with your life in some ways. Reference Group Ways you are abnormal Positive Quality Negative
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1. The $2‚400 gym membership is a non-taxable benefit. The $1‚200 personal training cost is a taxable benefit. 2. Standby charge: (%2)($101‚000)(12) (11‚000/20‚004) = $13‚329 Operating Cost Benefit – Lesser of: [($0.27)(11‚000)] = $2‚970 [(1/2)(13‚329)] = $6‚665 Gas allowance benefit: ($300)(12) = $3‚600 Payment for operating expenses: ($7‚512) 3. As her employer contributes to the plan and the contributions do not create a taxable benefit‚ the $4‚345 in benefits received will be included
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Introduction Home Cleaning Inc. needed this done due to their recent growth. Their growth has lead to some new ideas being able to be viable as decisions in the moving forward of the company. Needing a Proforma Income statement to see the next 3 years ahead of them approximately. They want to exercise their ability to purchase a set of their own cleaning equipment. To do that they need to see the numbers and how much they will have to pay and how it compares to other options. 1. 1. Mrs. Clea
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Santo Mojica COM/155 Imagine that you are teaching English in a local high school. As an English instructor I carry out one of the most vital jobs to the general public. As an educator of English studies‚ I educate juvenile minds how to read‚ write‚ spell‚ think seriously and use correct grammar. As a teacher I show my interest for literature‚ writing‚ grammar and vocabulary. Like most teachers they work with individuals from a? wide variety of ethnic backgrounds which can present a challenge
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A Day I’ll Never Forget It was a normal September day. I was 14 years old and had just arrived home on the school bus with my sister from a long day at school and was looking forward to skateboarding and playing with my dog. When I opened my front door I came in to only find my mother with a look of nervousness in her eyes as she stared at the t.v. (1-channel‚ Haun 4). There was a building on fire and the man on the news was saying the words “terrorist attack” over and over (2-linear transaction
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Self‚ Technology and Technology+ Digital Presence and Social Media Personhood 1. The distance between virtue and physical 2. Social network 3. Signaling 4. Honesty 5. Deception 6. Newbie midbie and oldbies 7. Representation 8. Embodiment How much are people disguising themselves on social networks‚ and to what extend are these disguise acceptable? With the overflow of social networks‚ people get a chance to present themselves online. These social networks
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Chapter 1 5 communication principles for a lifetime 1. Be aware of your communication with yourself and others 2. Effectively use and interpret verbal messages 3. Effectively use and interpret nonverbal languages 4. Listen and respond thoughtfully to others 5. Appropriately adapt messages to others Human communication- the process of making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others by creating meaning through the use of verbal and nonverbal messages The 3 criteria that are
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