A recent draft manuscript suggested that Facebook use might be related to lower academic achievement in college and graduate school (Karpinski‚ 2009). The report quickly became a media sensation and was picked up by hundreds of news outlets in a matter of days. However‚ the results were based on correlational data in a draft manuscript that had not been published‚ or even considered for publication. This paper attempts to replicate the results reported in the press release using three data sets:
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In "States" the author‚ Edward Said‚ discloses the story of his people‚ the Palestinians‚ in an epic to express to the world the disconcerting challenges endured by the struggling Palestinian culture. The underlying claim is that of which is fair for any people to aspire‚ the dream to be master in your own house. Thus translated into the ideals of nationalism: blood and belonging. Said uses a combination of both photographs and writing style to tell a story that is deeper than the plain text.
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Assembly of Notables was to do exactly what ought not to have been done at that moment: it was exactly the half-measure which on one side made the National Assembly inevitable‚ and on the other hand inspired distrust of the Court and hatred of the two privileged orders‚ the nobility and the clergy. Through that Assembly it was learned that the national debt had mounted up to sixteen hundred and forty-six millions — an appalling sum at that time — and that the annual deficit was increasing by one hundred
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Shoulder Joint Anatomy Shoulder joint is a complex multi-dimension joint in the human body‚ also known as the “ball-and-socket”. The fact behind the label of this joint that it’s very mobile and it can be easily injured. For example‚ people can suffer instability of the glenohumeral joint by posture‚ sports‚ or normal due to aging. Shoulder joint has multiple bones‚ ligaments‚ tendons and muscles to maintain equilibrium. The bones are scapula‚ humerus‚ clavicle and sternum. Moreover‚ these bones
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have been lost. Cam‚ Zak‚ etc: large group of people staying near a ravine. Robert: Was in a plane with family‚ went to bathroom to brush teeth‚ weird stuff going on with reflection‚ and randomly wakes up in a kind of forest‚ naked and alone. After making arrangements (shelter‚ food‚ clothes)‚ realizes that the plane might have crashed. Finds fur blanket sewn by human in his burrow. | * It does seem likely that the plane crashed and brought Robert to this place. * The fur blanket was probably
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developed‚ or even‚ were born with instable shoulders and have undergone physical therapy‚ are inevitably plagued with the notion‚ when therapy fails to work‚ to either have surgery to fix their shoulder(s) and to continue participating in their sport‚ or to quit their sport. In this sense‚ for the athletes who want to carry on in their sport‚ it appears that an open or arthroscopic Bankart Repair is the most plausible solution in correcting on-going shoulder instability in athletes who have not improved
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simplest things. I remember back when I was a child and being frightened of leaving home to go to school — it was as if I feared that my family would not be there when I got back from school or that I wouldn’t know what to do in school. All my life I’ve had similar fears about many things — being able to do a good job and succeed at my work‚ worrying whether I’d grow up to become an independent individual who could stand on his own two feet. And‚ each time with each new worry‚ I would somehow find
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Rules & Regulation for employee of A company 1. to wear company uniform properly at all time 2. to stick you id and swipe your id before in and out of company everytime‚ if you did not swupe please contact HR department 3. to wear safety shoes properly 4. in work place you must wear the mask/safety glasses/earplug depended on your job 5. do not bring company properties out of the area 1. all kinds of alcohol beverages are prohibited in company area including company dormitory
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Martin Daisy Miller was not the average young European woman during the 1800’s. Much like Huckleberry Finn‚ Daisy‚ coming from America did not want to conform to the norms of European society. She wanted to be her own individual. While reading Daisy Miller there were three common themes that arose which led me to believe that Daisy could be addressed as the female version of Huck Finn. Some of the themes include: the constant search for freedom‚ rejecting the norms of society‚ and the uncultured
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schools. We live today in the era of technology. In everything that we do technology plays a big part‚ there are always things that we do that have to include technology in it. Take a look at the computer for example. It is what we call now the hero of the modern era. It is included in every part of our life. Whether it is in academic‚ scientific‚ or business purposes. It is very much a part of our life. Thus as we live today‚ we can’t help but wonder about the things a computer does to
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