defined as something that replaces reality with its representation. Don Delillo uses the concept of simulacrum in his book‚ White Noise to help Delillo does illuminate how modern culture has substituted reality with manufactured reality. this through a variety of key components in the book including the SIMUVAC program‚ the most photographed barn in America‚ and the effects of Nyodene D and Dylar. SIMUVAC is hired to clean up the aftermath of “the airborne toxic event. ” SIMUVAC represents the ideal
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Discuss the implications of the paradox that although financial theory assumes that investors are rational in practive‚ few if any investors appear to approach investments decisions in a rational manner. Can Noise Traders Survive? 1. Introduction Noise Trader is a financial term introduced by Kyle (1985) and Black (1986). It refers to a stock trader who lacks access to inside information and makes irrational investment decisions (De Long et al.‚ 1990). Traditional financial theories are
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A significant part of the play Noises Off written by Michael Frayn‚ was the dysfunction of the characters and the use and importance of props. In this play‚ each character had a specific dilemma which caused the play to fail in a humorous manner. Additionally‚ props‚ such as sardines were such a significant aspect of the play and for the director. This all sounds silly‚ but the dysfunction and ridiculous props work well. Frayn constructed a farcical comedy around unusual aspects‚ and the humor and
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The existence of healing hospitals is not a new ideology. “Historically‚ hospitals were often founded and funded by religious orders” (Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2014). Hospitals of yesteryear were built on the premise of healing and fulfilled several of the requirements of institutions established for healing. As early as 4000 B. C. many religions identified and associated some of their deities with healing powers. However‚ the modern concept of hospitals dates from 331 C E‚ when Roman emperor
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relationship between the spiritual aspect of the patient and healing. All too often‚ the patient as a whole does not get treated. Hospitals get ran as a business instead of a place of respite and healing. You may ask what can be done about this‚ and there is in fact a movement that is occurring in health care that addresses this very issue. Let’s take a look at how some hospitals are changing their culture to address this issue. As stated in the earlier paragraph‚ medicine has become so advanced
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The noise generated by windfarms is a very important parameter to be studied in the design phase. Sound propagation models like ISO 9613-2 is commonly used in noise prediction studies due to its simple input parameters required but it does not take into account some factors that have a significant effects on the results such as wind velocity‚ wind direction and some weather conditions like temperature gradient. Also it assumes the condition of downwind in all directions. So‚ the calculations can
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Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm A healing hospital is with a concept of giving compassionate‚ loving‚ and efficient care to patient as well as to the family members and to community. It should be built in tradition of love as the center for healing. Within the framework‚ a faith in God that balanced between the technological and scientific achievements and the demand of spiritual needs of a human being. Healing is a journey toward wholeness or wellness of the patient. According to Mercy
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2.1. Definitions of Noise Pollution Noise in generally can be defined as unwanted sound. Noise has many definitions depending on the sources of the sound and the effect to the recipients. (Zulkepli & Hazel‚ 2000). Noise is sound that can create an undesired physiological or psychological effect in a person‚ that may interfere with social between a person and group which include communication‚ work‚ rest‚ recreation‚ and sleep. (Davis & Cornwell‚ 2013). The word noise is suitable to define as unwanted
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EFFECT OF DEVALUATION OF NAIRA ON PRICE LEVEL IN NIGERIA BY ¹MR. IKECHI‚ PRINCE OBINNA MBA (Marketing)‚ MCIM‚ MNIMN‚ Lecturer‚ Marketing Department; Rivers State College Of Education‚ St. John’s Campus‚ Port Harcourt‚ Nigeria. Email: obinnapikechi@yahoo.com. Tel: +234(0)8033429869; ²HON. TAMUNO‚ MAUREEN PIRIBONEMI KBVM MBA (Marketing)‚ FCIM‚ AMNIM. Member‚ Rep.: Ogu/Bolo Constituency & Chairman‚ House Committee on Education Rivers State House of Assembly‚ Port Harcourt‚ Nigeria E Mail: maureentamuno@yahoo
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Effects of hyperventilation on CO2 and pH levels Alidrin Armandico Physiology Lab 142 Egle Ortega Aprill 25‚ 2014 Abstract The aim of this experiment was to analyze how pH and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood change during hyperventilation and how the renal system compensates for this condition. Hyperventilation decreases CO2‚ increases pH‚ and lowers H+ levels which then results to respiratory alkalosis. In the experiment‚ we used the PhysioEx 8.0 software to simulate hyperventilation
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