For Kottak’s Chapter 10 and lectures‚ The Modern World System: -world systems theory: identifiable social system based on power and wealth differentials and it extends beyond individual countries. -core: geographic center (most dominant position in the world system) includes strongest‚ powerful‚ most advanced industrial nations. -semi-periphery: (between the core and periphery nations) industrialized- export both industrial goods and commodities but lack power and economic dominance of core
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1. What are four alternative theoretical approaches to personal helping listed in your text? Ego psychology‚ behavioral practice‚ cognitive practice‚ and crisis intervention. 2. What are four basic steps identified by Parad‚ Selby and Quinian (1976) in crisis intervention that are designed to help the client return to pre-crisis level of functioning? The search for the precipitating event and its meaning to the client. The search for coping means utilized by the client. The search for
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Chapter 3: Second industrial Revolution: -many believe began with Bessemer steel process -firms grew‚ with this came market power -rising concern over monopolies let to anti-trust legislation -worried that Malthus’s economic prediction might come true-that growth would explode‚ leading to more-thinly spread resources (food) among starving and dying population (appendix 20.1)-the classical(malthusian) growth model -from 1860-1890: real wages for manufacturing employees increased
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Accounting ReportJosephine SpeignerBCOM/230May 8‚ 2014Professor Fran CarterAccounting ReportTo: Marketing Manager From: Account Manager Attention: John‚ Marketing Manager; report of the Accounting Manager I have performed the duties of Accounting Manager to ABC Company for the year ended 31 December 2013 as requested by you. The annual financial statements listed below are the responsibility of the members. No audit is required and no audit was conducted. Accordingly‚ I do not imply or express
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1. a) Write the Gibbs equation for free energy and specify the terms in the equation and their respective units in the SI system. G = U + PV – TS b= H – TS Where G = Gibbs free energy(Joule) H =Enthalpy(Joule) U = Internal energy(Joule) P = Pressure(Pa) V = Volume (m3) T = Temperature (K) S = Entropy(Joule/K) b) Write the Gibbs phase rule and explain the meaning of the terms in the equation. F = VAR – REL (where VAR= P(C+1)‚ REL = (P-1)(C+2)) F = P(C+1)
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1. Yield spreads represents the difference in yield between issues of different terms to maturity but same risks. a. T b. F 2. The coupon rate is the interest rate that equates the current purchase price of the bond with the economic value of all anticipated future interest and principal payments. a. T b. F 3. Zero coupon bonds are sold at an original price that is a substantial premium from their face amount. a. T b. F 4. Municipal bonds are interest-bearing securities
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1. TCO (4). A disk drive ____ controls the transfer of data from a motherboard to a disk drive and vice versa. (Points : 2) mapper regulator controller manager 2. TCO (4). ____ drives are small‚ portable drives that use flash memory or external hard drives to store data for backup or transfer between PCs. (Points : 2) USB Tape Optical Floppy 3. TCO (1). FireWire is a very fast digital input/output system‚ providing transfer rates of up to ____Mbps. (Points : 2) 100 400 480 750
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Page 1 Question 1.1. (TCO B) Which of the following statements concerning the MM extension with growth is NOT CORRECT? (a) The tax shields should be discounted at the unlevered cost of equity. (b) The value of a growing tax shield is greater than the value of a constant tax shield. (c) For a given D/S‚ the levered cost of equity is greater than the levered cost of equity under MM’s original (with tax) assumptions. (d) For a given D/S‚ the WACC is greater than the WACC under MM’s original
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Please respond to each question in 100-200 words. Make sure they are your own words (i.e. you cannot use direct quotes! I want to know your understanding of a topic). Do not copy directly from the book or any other source. Each question is worth 1.5 points‚ for a total of 15 points. You should be able to answer all questions with the textbook. If you use your textbook as a source‚ please reference the book and use in text citations where possible. 1. What is a species? How do we place value
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1) In a survey of 50 corporations‚ which of the following was rated as a benefit of strategic management? A. Clearer sense of vision for the firm B. Higher levels of employee motivation C. Higher levels of job satisfaction D. Improved productivity E. Lower employee turnover 2) Research suggests that strategic management evolves through four sequential phases in corporations. The first phase is A. externally-oriented planning B. basic financial planning C. internally-oriented
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