(Bluman‚ A. G. 2500‚ page 221) An example for an arithmetic sequence is: 1‚ 3‚ 5‚ 7‚ 9‚ 11‚ … (The common difference is 2. (Bluman‚ A. G. 2500‚ page 221) “A geometric sequence is a sequence of terms in which each term after the first term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a nonzero number. This number is called the common ratio.” (Bluman‚ A. G. 2005‚ p. 225) Here you can see that there is always added 2. 1 + 2 = 3; 3 + 2 = 5; 5 + 2 = 7; 7 + 2 = 9; … An example for a geometric sequence
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Debate Outline University should be free I. Proposition: A. Introduction Thesis: University should be free. Today‚ university fees are usually quite high. Many students find that it is extremely difficult to find the funds to pay for an expensive education‚ so they look for school loans. These loans can weigh heavily on the minds of university students and put too much pressure to lead to students dropping out. Thus‚ free higher education is necessary for everyone. B. Terms define
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ACTIVITIES WEEK 1: “Introducing Each Other” (PAIR WORK) Description: Participants are asked to break up into pairs to learn about each other in order to briefly introduce the other person to the group Time Guideline: 20 to 30 minutes‚ depending on the number of participants. Purpose: To serve as both an icebreaker and a way for participants to learn more about one another Resources: None required Presentation: 1. 1. After welcoming participants to the class/session‚ tell them that they are going
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Case Study: Southwestern University: F The recent success of Southwestern University’s football program is causing SWU’s president‚ Joel Wisner‚ more problems than he faced during the team’s losing era in the early 1990s. For one thing‚ increasing game-day attendance is squeezing the town of Stephenville‚ Texas and the campus. Complaints are arising over parking‚ seating‚ concession prices‚ and even a shortage of programs at some games. Dr. Wisner‚ once again‚ turns to his stadium manager‚ Hank
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First Day of Class: Ancient (greek and Roman) Dark Ages (things were a mess) Medieval Modern 1/27/12 Stock market is a signal of economy (optimistic) When pessimistic bad stock market 1982 people became excessively optimistic (excess debt) wages stagnant since the early 1970s made up difference by borrowing debt Start of the FIRE economy Finance Insurance Real Estate Manufacturing peaked in the 1970s With FIRE Wall Street got huge Securitization (sold bundled debt
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Centers and Peripheries George Bancroft- Not officially a historian Charles Austin Beard- Officially historian Bancroft: Philosophical ideals Beard: Economic Determinism Sources- Primary(he looks into documents(constitution)) ‚ Secondary(Books he wrote about)‚ All suspicious (victims to their own prejudice) Fredrick Jackson Turner “The aim of history‚ then ‚ is to know the elements of the present by understanding Analysis (SPEC) Social Political Economic Cultural
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ENGL227 Week 1 Assignment Scenario You are an upper-level manager in a large metropolitan hotel. One of your assistant managers‚ Jeff Clarke‚ has left you a voicemail message requesting emergency leave for the upcoming holiday weekend. Here’s what the message stated: I’m calling to request emergency leave again for this weekend. I know I’ve had three emergency leaves in the last two months‚ but my grandma isn’t feeling well again‚ and she really needs me to take care of her. I’ll be in later
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MBA Week 1 Assignment Scenario 1. * What Communication Channel will you use? We would use telephone and web conferencing to develop a strategy. The product is being rolled out in a global market so we would need to communicate to all the sites in the different continents. * Why is this channel the best choice in this situation? Time being of essence here this mode of communication would be the best and fastest. It will be easier to get feedback as well as keep track of all the
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27/02/2013 LAW302/9302 Law of Business Organisations Gabriel Garcia Tutor – Room: 67. 238 – Email: ggarcia@uow.edu.au – Consultation times: Topic 1: Introduction to the Law of Business Organisations Seminar (Week 2) 2/27/2013 Using the Learning Resources in this subject Your weekly study program: 1. 2. Read the workbook‚ noting the learning objectives Do the prescribed reading‚ recording – – 3. 4. 5. your reflections on the learning activities and seminar questions‚ and your comments
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1. A generous university benefactor has agreed to donate a large amount of money for student scholarships. The money can be provided in one lump-sum of $10mln‚ or in parts‚ where $5.5mln can be provided in year 1‚ and another $5.5mln can be provided in year 2. a) Assuming the opportunity interest rate is 6%‚ what is the present value of the second alternative? According to Douglas‚ "a dollar received in the present period is worth more than a dollar received in a future period" (2010‚ ch. 1
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