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    Steps in recognizing genuine BSP banknotes Version 1 and 2 1. Paper - the genuine note is printed on a special kind of paper which is rough when we run our fingers through it. 2. Watermark - is the shadow of the portrait appearing on the face of the note. 3. Security fibers - embedded red and blue visible fibers are scattered at random on both surfaces of the note. 4. Embedded security thread - special thread vertically implanted off center of the face of the note. It can easily be seen when

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    controlling. Mintzberg then questioned the folklore of what a manager does and concluded that management involves brevity‚ fragmentation and verbal communication best describes the job of a manager. The nature of a manager’s job differs greatly from organization to organization due to there being a wide variety of factors which will demand a certain set of skills from the manager. The size of an organization would determine the job of a manager to a large degree. Shop and Save would require their

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    The study of language By: ... Semester: ..; Group: .. 2012/2013 Plan: ✓ Introduction. ✓ Varieties of language. ✓ Language‚ culture and thought. ✓ Speech as social interaction. ✓ The quantitative study of speech. Introduction:

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    Poe use’s private thoughts‚ action‚ personification and symbolism to create the theme. According to paragraph number 11‚ it states "I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die!...". In other words‚ the narrator felt the agony that was being placed on him by the noises he was hearing. Another example of an indirect characterization is action. According to paragraph number 8‚ it states‚ "In an instant I dragged him to the floor‚ and pulled the heavy bed over him"

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    Plummer English Composition 2 Why the United States doesn’t have a Designated Language   Why the United States doesn’t have a Designated Language Why the United States does not have an official language has been an ongoing debate for a long time. A lot of people are for it and a lot of people are against it. While conducting my research I learned that if the United States made English the official language of the country it would be going against the first amendment‚ Freedom of speech. Regardless

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    WORKSHEET MOLE By Sir Shah Murtaza Q1. Potassium reacts with water as shown in the equation. a. Describe what you would see when potassium reacts with water. b. A sample of 0.195 g of potassium was added to 500 cm3 of cold water. When the reaction was finished‚ 100 cm3 of 0.100mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid was added to form solution X. (i) Calculate the number of moles of hydroxide ions formed when the potassium was added to water. (ii) Calculate the

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    Structure of Language

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    he Structure of Language Language is a system of symbols and rules that is used for meaningful communication. A system of communication has to meet certain criteria in order to be considered a language: A language uses symbols‚ which are sounds‚ gestures‚ or written characters that represent objects‚ actions‚ events‚ and ideas. Symbols enable people to refer to objects that are in another place or events that occurred at a different time. A language is meaningful and therefore can be understood

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    Language is a persuasive tool but can also be misleading and confusing. Barriers such as distorting euphemisms‚ acronyms‚ lingo‚ illogicalities‚ and clichés can distort the meaning of words or phrases (Kirby et al‚ 1999‚ pg. 92). The most powerful ability of language is to understand and effectively communicate. Being able to clearly communicate ideas to each other allows empowerment and the ability to be open to new thoughts and opinions. The ability to reproduce this information to another in a

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    In “Thought Experiments” from Scientific America in November 2011‚ Joshua Knobe evaluates a number of scientific experiments on the nature of free will conducted by experimental philosophers. Knobe analyses studies of how a person feels and thinks‚ a very insightful question in philosophy‚ to get a better understanding of peoples beliefs in free will and how people views can be relative or…if a person can be morally responsible under circumstances. “Thought experiments” merges information and

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    1. The three major schools of thought surrounding the phenomenon of globalisation are Hyperglobalizers‚ Sceptics and Transformationalists. Hyperglobalizers argues that Globalisation is here to stay. “Today’s global economy is genuinely borderless. Information‚ capital and innovation flow all over the world at top speed‚ enabled by technology and fuelled by consumers’ desires for access to the best and least expensive products”. (K. Ohmae‚ 1995) The main arguments put forward by Hyperglobalizers

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