Straight edge‚ also known as sXe‚ is a movement that emerged on the East Coast of the U.S. from punk subculture in the early 1980s. At that time‚ straight edge held appeal to young people who opposed the traditional lifestyle of young adults. Those who became members of sXe swore to abstain from drugs‚ smoking‚ alcohol‚ and maintain a healthy sexual lifestyle – only having sex while in committed relationships. If a member broke their oath‚ they would lose any right to call themselves a member of
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Injuring yourself on purpose by making scratches or cuts on your body with sharp objects is called cutting. Cutting is a type of self-injury. People may cut themselves on their wrists‚ arms‚ legs‚ or bellies. Some people self-injure by burning their skin with the ends of cigarettes or a lighted match. People who injure themselves usually hide the cuts and marks and sometimes no one else knows. The urge to cut might be triggered by feelings the person can’t express‚ such as anger‚ hurt‚ shame‚ frustration
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Matters October 26‚ 2009 Formal Analysis: Judith Cutting Off the Head of Holofernes As I was walking across the 17th century art section at Walters Art Museum‚ hanging behind the big rectangular pillar in the middle of the hallway‚ an oil painting on panel by Trophime Bigot draws my attention. The high contrasting tones of colors and values and the artist capability to make the grotesque painting appealing interest me. Judith Cutting Off the Head of Holofernes (Figure 1)‚ ca. 1640‚1 is
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Singapore has the edge over Hong Kong | Evidence from Macro-economic analysis | | | | | | | Singapore has the edge over Hong Kong Both known as “East Asian Tigers”‚ Hong Kong and Singapore share numerous similarities and are often compared by people‚ especially economists. Both being metropolises in East Asia with high population density and serving as most important financial centres not only in Asia but also in the world‚ the two cities appear like twin brothers prima
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What is your assessment of the job Jim Triandiflou has done getting started and assembling key human resources? Positive things: - He made very effective use of his network (John Yates‚ Mike Meisenheimer‚ Greg Corgan (IBM)‚ Ron Hardin) to get the company started. - He was very aware of the fact that he had to find people for different roles and responsibilities (e.g. finding “the best overall athlete”). This was especially important when building the found-ing team. He was very reflective on
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Dr Nasina Mat Desa nasinausm@gmail.com 1-1 JOW 365E – INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT E Book :Deresky‚ H. (2011). International Management: Managing Across Borders and Cultures‚ 7ed.‚ Prentice Hall‚ NJ. EVALUATION CRITERIA: Paired Assignment 2 Continuous Assessment - 20% 20 % Final Examination - 60% Copyright ©2011 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Assignment Find a partner. Case study : Canada Timber : Negotiating with the Japanese Deadline : 01 April 2015 Allocation
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1 Limits‚ Alternatives‚ and Choices McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Introduction • LO1 Economics defined: • Briefly: Economic wants exceed productive capacity. • A social science concerned with making “optimal choices” under conditions of “scarcity”. The Economic Perspective • • LO1 Thinking like an economist Key features (of economic perspective): • Scarcity and choice(next slide) • Rational self-interest(max. satisfaction)
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LOCUS OF CONTROL Where is your Control . . . LOC Locus means Place Control means “You all know” LOC = Where is your control Lets check LOC What is Locus of Control? Locus of Control is considered to be an important aspect of personality within Psychology. The concept was developed originally Julian Rotter in the 1950s (Rotter‚ 1966). Internal External What is Locus of Control? Locus of Control refers to an individual’s perception about the underlying main causes of events in his/her
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STUDY GUIDE ONLY SLIDE1 CLASSICAL CONDITIONING AND FEAR Phobias are a Product of Classical Conditioning Classical Conditioning is Used to Treat phobias (Speaker Notes) Phobias are developed through classical conditioning. Olson & Hergenhahn‚ (2013) define classical conditioning as “An experimental arrangement whereby a stimulus is made to elicit a response that was not previously associated with that stimulus” (p. 418). Just as phobias are developed through classical conditioning‚ it is also
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11 Pure Competition in the Short Run McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Four Market Models • Pure competition • Pure monopoly • Monopolistic competition • Oligopoly Pure Competition Monopolistic Competition Oligopoly Pure Monopoly Market Structure Continuum LO1 Four Market Models Characteristics of the Four Basic Market Models Pure Characteristic Competition Monopolistic Competition Oligopoly Monopoly Number of firms A very large
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