How does culture affect the process of attribution in communication? Can you relate this to some experiences you have had with your classmates? When the message reaches the receiver‚ it undergoes a transformation which is influenced by the receiver’s culture. What is stereotyping? Give some examples. How might people stereotype you? Stereotyping happen when a person assumes that every member of a society or subculture has the common characteristics. Take UK is an example. Vietnamese often
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ENGL Composition: Writing and Research Why is border security important? 8/9/2013 There are a lot of things that come into account when we talk about border security‚ but why is border security important? Our borders help keep the drugs‚ undocumented aliens‚ terrorists‚ and contraband that is coming into our country. If we can keep our borders secure then a lot of these things will not make it into our country. Another thing that would change is the crime that’s associated with these things
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Critically discuss the difference between qualitative and quantitative work. Your answer should include some indication of the benefits and disadvantages of both approaches and indicate the circumstances in which you might use either approach. Your answer should include at least two examples. There has been the reason for many debates among educational researchers since mid 19th century. During the 1970s and 80s the critique against quantitative research which had dominated the field for several
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On behalf of the City of Long Beach‚ I write deeply concerned about a Border Adjustment Tax and urge that you oppose this potential burden on imports and trade overall. Such a tax would disincentive imports and skew the market in favor of exporters‚ which would have a negative effect on the current business and growth of Long Beach’s local seaport. The Port of Long Beach is one of the world’s busiest seaports and the second-busiest port in the United States. It supports over a million jobs nationally
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Task 1 - How would you define criminology? I would define Criminology as a body of knowledge that focuses on behaviour that violates the criminal law and seeks an explanation for that given behaviour‚ aimed principally at clarifying the connection between crime and the personal characteristics of the offender and/or his environment with special reference to the origin of the offence itself. The Criminologists major role is to provide a general background in the causes of crime‚ which is in itself
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The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at
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learning potentials: 093.1.1/2 1. UNICEF works for children in more than 190 countries. We believe that every child‚ no matter who they are or where they live‚ has the right to grow up safe‚ happy and healthy. In 1989‚ the world’s leaders officially recognised the human rights of all children and young people under 18 by signing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention is the basis of all our work. UNICEF is the only organisation working for children recognised by the Convention
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the stomach. (www.cbsnews.com) But was that the only thing different Vioxx could do? Vioxx was introduced in 1999. Almost immediately reports started pouring in about patients having complications while taking the drug‚ such as heart attacks‚ strokes‚ and congestive heart failure. (www.vioxxnews.com) As the complaints were coming in‚ Merck continued to defend the drug. The Merck executives met in 2000 to discuss whether or not to look into
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Define personality and how it affects sports performance P1 (Must include definition‚ description of personality types A/B‚ personality theories and effects on performance) Describe motivation and how it affects sports performance P2 (Describe the factors that affect the motivation of athletes‚ must include: definition‚ views/theories of motivation such as trait view‚ motivation types intrinsic/extrinsic and effects on performance. Personality - the combination of characteristics or qualities that
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Health and Safety How to work safely at a computer All jobs have elements of risks to your health. Some maybe more than others. Even working at a computer poses a risk on your health and well-being. The risk? Upper limb disorders (ULD’s) or repetitive strain injuries (RSI’s) Now in order to reduce the risk of suffering from these problems‚ it is essential to understand how you get them in the first place. ULD’s normally occur when you have a job which requires a lot of twisting
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