behavior of university students was investigated in a two-instrument study. In this study‚ 41 students evaluated the acceptability of an act of dishonesty under 24 different circumstances where a person’s motive for transgressing differed. Results indicated that college students took motives into account when evaluating the acceptability of cheating. Acceptance of cheating behavior was expected to be more common among male students than females and younger students than older students. Research
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realize. Do you automatically say‚ "Bless you‚" when someone sneezes? Have you ever knocked on wood or avoided waling under a ladder‚If yes‚then its definitely you are practicing superstitious belief. Today‚I’m going to talk about superstitious belief among students.What are superstition?According to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary‚8th Edition‚ Superstition is the belief that particular events happen in a way that cannot be explained by reasons or science. Superstition are based on a belief
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1. In the Quon V. Ontario case‚ the police officers filed a lawsuit even thought they were not fired for the information that the police chief learned about their text messages. How‚ if at all‚ is someone harmed simply by another person reading private text messages? This case centered on the apparent right of privacy. DesJardin’s described privacy as “…important because it serves to define one’s individuality” (p.142). It is likely Jeff Quan did not give any indication to his peers of his outlandish
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POSSIBLE RAESONS FOR DECLINE IN READING SKILLS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS A comparative study by the ministry of education shows a worrying downward trend in reading skills. This is evident from the dismal performance in reading skill test undertaken by the students. Furthermore‚ according to a comprehensive U.S.-wide study of reading skills by the National Endowment for the Arts. (2007).Americans reading a lot less: a study on reading skills. Retrieved from www.washingtonpost.com .in Washington
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Ashley Smith Professor Joy Versluis English 121 24 Sept 2012 Smoking among College Students The reason why this topic motivates me is because I have many family members who smoke cigarettes. Both my grandfather’s heavily consumed cigarettes throughout their lives. They both became ill from cigarette smoking and got cancer which is a common disease in result of smoking. The disease eventually took both their lives. I would like to study this to learn more about tobacco use and the illnesses
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Social Networking for Small Businesses Cortez (2011) notes “Marketing and advertising is the key to any small business success. This began with direct selling‚ evolved into advertisements with flyers‚ posters‚ then emails‚ websites‚ and now electronic ads on social networking sites. Targeting the appropriate customers is the best way to anticipate and meet the needs of those customers.” According to Dodds (2012‚ p.1) “Social media – blogs‚ Twitter‚ Facebook‚ LinkedIn‚ YouTube‚ and the like – are
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often do you visit social networking sites? A.) Always B.) Never C.) Sometimes D.) Occasionally 2.) How much time do you spend on visiting social networking sites? A.) 30 mins. – 1 hr. B.) 1 hr. – 2 hrs. C.) 2hrs. – 3 hrs. D.) Others (Pls. specify): _________________ 3.) Do you enjoy visiting social networking sites? A.) Yes B.) No C.) Sometimes 4.) If Yes or Sometimes in number 3‚ what do you enjoy about social networking sites? A.) Communication
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lives‚ mentally and physically. Studies have showed that in the UK 1 out of 6 students are harassed or bullied at least once a week in schools. An alarming fact is that 40% of suicide victims had been bullied at school. Bullying behaviour is no longer confined to the school room‚ or playground but throughout adulthood as well. ‘Bullying behaviour can be communicated via text‚ mobile phones‚ internet‚ social networking sites‚ forums and so on. There are many types of bullying‚ you may think calling
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NAME OF PROJECT: THE EFFECTS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA ON RELATIONSHIP TRENDS BY: SARAI WANJIKU NJENGA I.D # : 621920 A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE JOURNALISM PROGRAM IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE JRN 3024 COMMUNICATION RESEARCH USIU JOURNALISM PROGRAM 2011 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this is my original work. It has not been presented to any other institution for any other purpose. Name : Sarai Wanjiku Njenga Signature : ____________________
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word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning "inflammation". The plural of arthritis is arthritides. Arthritis affects the musculoskeletal system‚ specifically the joints. It is the main cause of disability among people over fifty-five years of age in industrialized countries. Arthritis is not a single disease - it is a term that covers over 100 medical conditions. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and generally affects elderly patients
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